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Social Capital

VC
US-SFWebsite

Social Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in US-SF investing in Enterprise, Healthcare, EdTech. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$15.0M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $15.0M

AUM

$2.1B

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing founders solving the world's hardest problems.

How Social Capital invests

Social Capital is a vc firm based in US-SF. 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..

Meet the Team

CP

Chamath Palihapitiya

Founder & CEO

All Sectors

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.

KA

Kusuma Ala

CFO

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
Healthcare
EdTech

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

SL

Slack Technologies, Inc.

Enterprise software / collaboration SaaS·Series C·The Social+Capital Partnership

Provider of a cloud-based collaboration and messaging platform for teams and enterprises.

SU

SurveyMonkey (Momentive)

Enterprise SaaS / data & analytics·Growth equity round·Social+Capital Partnership

Cloud-based survey and feedback platform for individuals and enterprises.

BO

Box, Inc.

Enterprise SaaS / cloud storage·Growth / pre-IPO round·Social+Capital Partnership

Enterprise cloud content management and file-storage platform for businesses.

YA

Yammer Inc.

Enterprise software / social collaboration·Venture round·Social+Capital Partnership

Enterprise social networking and communication platform for workplace collaboration.

IN

Intercom, Inc.

Customer engagement / SaaS·Series A·Social Capital

Customer messaging and support platform providing in-app chat, email, and automation tools.

How to pitch Social Capital
  • 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 Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder & CEO.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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