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Shrug Capital

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Shrug Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Consumer, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$250K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$250K
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
AUM
$125M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Consumer, Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA

Last verified: 2026-05-04

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $250K

AUM

$125M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Shrug Capital invests in early-stage consumer experiences focusing on digital relationships, fitness, and self-improvement.

How Shrug Capital invests

Shrug Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Consumer, Other.

Shrug Capital typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment, backed by approximately $125M in assets under management.

Shrug Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including DoNotPay, ROAM.

Partners & Team

ND

Niv D

Managing Partner

KB

Kyle Behag

Executive Assistant

ML

Moshe Lifschitz

Managing Partner

PR

Peter Rousseau

Chief Operating Officer

NB

Nikhil Basu Trivedi

Partner

Consumer
Social
Fitness

Industry Focus

Invests In

Consumer
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

DO

DoNotPay

Consumer Tech
RO

ROAM

Social Networking
How to pitch Shrug Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Consumer, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $250K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Niv D, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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