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Backstage Capital

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 53 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund $52K, Mar 2023

Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealth CareIndustryMobile

Deploying now
22%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 53 on record
Since the last cheque309days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$875KRounds led0 of 53Sole investor10 roundsMostly inUnited States, 97%
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Backstage Capital highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $220K

What they do

Backstage Capital has invested in 200 companies led by underrepresented founders.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Up to $50K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Health CareIndustryMobile
Based in
Los Angeles, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first53 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jan
    Novoron BioscienceGrant · US$2.5MWith 2 others
  3. 2025

    2 rounds

  4. Dec
    CreditRich AISeries A · US$4.0MSole investor
  5. Nov
    OmniSpeechPre-seed · US$500KWith 2 others
  6. 2024

    9 rounds

  7. Nov
    Shop LatinxVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  8. Sept
    AdventurelyPre-seed · US$120KWith 2 others
  9. Jul
    CurlMixCrowdfunding · US$5.7MWith 3 others
  10. Apr
    BoldHueSeed · US$3.4MWith 1 other
  11. Mar
    EdLightSeed · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  12. Mar
    UNOMiCrowdfunding · US$51KSole investor
  13. Mar
    Cloudnine Augmented Intelligence (AI)Pre-seed · US$120KWith 2 others
  14. Feb
    NicoletteVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Jan
    AlerjeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  16. 2023

    4 rounds

  17. Oct
    AquaaiPre-seed · US$468KWith 2 others
  18. Feb
    GuavaSeed · US$650KWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    QuarrioVenture · US$3.2MSole investor
  20. Jan
    Hava HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  21. 2022

    12 rounds

  22. Nov
    PopComCrowdfunding · US$305KWith 3 others
  23. Oct
    Modern PicnicCrowdfunding · US$102KSole investor
  24. Oct
    Kiira HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  25. Aug
    The JuggernautVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  26. Jun
    LocaleurVenture · US$220KSole investor
  27. May
    SnapStaysVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  28. May
    HostfullySeed · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  29. Feb
    SēkrSeed · US$2.3MWith 3 others
  30. Feb
    Whose Your LandlordSeed · US$2.1MWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    nēdlCrowdfunding · US$155KWith 3 others
  32. Jan
    PilotlyGrant · US$100KWith 9 others
  33. Jan
    CurrentsFMSeed · US$2.5MWith 2 others
  34. 2021

    10 rounds

  35. Dec
    Revry, Inc.Seed · US$4.8MWith 5 others
  36. Dec
    CEEKVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  37. Dec
    ROOMBUSPre-seed · US$205KSole investor
  38. Oct
    Flat Out of HeelsCrowdfunding · US$242KSole investor
  39. Aug
    Nickson LivingSeries A · US$12MWith 2 others
  40. Jul
    AfrocenchixSeed · GB$1.2MWith 2 others
  41. Jun
    MixtrozGrant$100KWith 2 others
  42. Apr
    BandwagonGrant$300KWith 1 other
  43. Mar
    TRIM-ITSeed$1.1MSole investor
  44. Feb
    Seed&SparkVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  45. 2020

    5 rounds

  46. Dec
    TopknotPre-seed$650KWith 1 other
  47. Oct
    WorkfromGrant$150KWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

AHArlan HamiltonManager of ManageriFiling they signed
BDBrittany DavisExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CPChristie PittsExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
HPHoang PhanOfficer of the Issuer's Administrative ManageriFiling they signed
JNJeremy NeilsonManaging Director of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
RTRichard ThomsOfficer of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 11 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Backstage Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Backstage Capital put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Backstage Capital in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Backstage Capital

What does Backstage Capital invest in?

Backstage Capital invests most often at Venture and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care, Industry and Mobile.

How active is Backstage Capital?

53 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2026.

What has Backstage Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Novoron Bioscience (Grant, Jan 2026), CreditRich AI (Series A, Dec 2025) and OmniSpeech (Pre-seed, Nov 2025).

How big are Backstage Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $875K.

Does Backstage Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 53 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Backstage Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is Backstage Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Backstage Capital invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (11 rounds together), Google for Startups (10 rounds together) and Right Side Capital Management (5 rounds together).

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