Social Capital — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($1.0M–$15.0M Checks)
Social Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, United States investing in Enterprise, Healthcare, EdTech. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$15.0M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$15.0M
- Portfolio
- 5 companies on record
- Partners
- 2 listed
- AUM
- $2.1B
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Enterprise, Healthcare, EdTech
- HQ
- Menlo Park, California, United States
Last verified: 2026-09-30
Seed, Series A
$1.0M – $15.0M
$2.1B
5+ companies
2 partners
Investment Thesis
Social Capital says it backs transformational ideas, technology, and people using permanent capital, at all stages. Its latest annual letter highlights AI and investments tied to physical bottlenecks such as energy and critical materials.
How Social Capital invests
Social Capital is a vc firm based in Menlo Park, California, United States. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Enterprise, Healthcare, EdTech.
Social Capital typically writes checks of $1.0M–$15.0M per investment, backed by approximately $2.1B in assets under management.
Social Capital has backed 5 companies in our records, including Slack Technologies, Inc., SurveyMonkey (Momentive), Box, Inc..
Partners & Team
Chamath Palihapitiya founded Social Capital in 2011. Prior to starting Social Capital, Chamath served as an early member of Facebook's senior executive team and led the development and launch of new platforms that drove their global growth. Prior to Facebook, Chamath held leading roles at The Mayfield Fund, AOL and Winamp.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (5)
Other
Slack Technologies, Inc.
Provider of a cloud-based collaboration and messaging platform for teams and enterprises.
SurveyMonkey (Momentive)
Cloud-based survey and feedback platform for individuals and enterprises.
Box, Inc.
Enterprise cloud content management and file-storage platform for businesses.
Yammer Inc.
Enterprise social networking and communication platform for workplace collaboration.
Intercom, Inc.
Customer messaging and support platform providing in-app chat, email, and automation tools.
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Enterprise, Healthcare, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $15.0M check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kusuma Ala, CFO.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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