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Caffeinated Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 143 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $52M, Oct 2026VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
93%of best year27cheques in 12 months, 143 on record
Since the last cheque34days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led5 of 143Sole investor6 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Caffeinated Capital

Caffeinated Capital highlights

  1. 01

    27 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 61% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $13M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Caffeinated is a venture firm based in San Francisco and New York. We lead seed and Series A rounds and invest throughout the life of technology companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first143 appearances

  1. 2026

    20 rounds

  2. Sept
    AstrusSeries A · CA · BetaKit$12MLed
  3. Sept
    Luzern RiskSeries B · US · Ventureburn$45MWith 2 others
  4. Aug
    REGENT CraftSeries B · US · Ventureburn$240MWith 7 others
  5. Aug
    AntaresSeries C · US · TechCrunch$470MLed
  6. Aug
    GravitySeries A · US$31MWith 3 others
  7. Jul
    Twenty TechnologiesSeries B · US$30MWith 2 others
  8. Jul
    Integral Privacy TechnologiesSeries A · US$18MWith 2 others
  9. Jul
    OnebriefGrant · US$114KWith 4 others
  10. Jun
    BasetenGrowth · US · Crunchbase News$1.5BWith 16 others
  11. Jun
    TwentySeries B · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 3 others
  12. Jun
    Omen AISeries A · US$31MWith 2 others
  13. Jun
    Neion BioSeries A · US$23MWith 3 others
  14. May
    CapchaseUS · Crunchbase News$200MWith 6 others
  15. May
    AmcaSeries B · US · Ventureburn$300MLed
  16. May
    BiosphereGrant · US$9.0MWith 2 others
  17. May
    CedarVenture · US$22MWith 2 others
  18. Mar
    Sea12 TechnologiesSeries A · US$25MSole investor
  19. Feb
    MatiaSeries A · IL · TechStartups$21MWith 7 others
  20. Feb
    QuipuCO · LatamList$300KWith 7 others
  21. Jan
    BioAge LabsUS$115MWith 5 others
  22. 2025

    28 rounds

  23. Dec
    BobyardSeries A · US · Ventureburn$35MWith 6 others
  24. Dec
    Boom SupersonicSeries B · US · TechCrunch$300MWith 8 others
  25. Dec
    AntaresSeries B · US · TechCrunch$96MWith 6 others
  26. Dec
    AnySignalSeries A · US$24MWith 3 others
  27. Nov
    TwentySeries A · US · Ventureburn$38MLed
  28. Nov
    LavaDebt · Ventureburn$200MWith 7 others
  29. Nov
    FederatoSeries D · US$100MWith 4 others
  30. Oct
    Omen AISeed · US$11MWith 2 others
  31. Oct
    SenecaSeries A · US$60MWith 4 others
  32. Sept
    InCountryVenture · US$10MWith 5 others
  33. Aug
    Harmonic DiscoveryVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  34. Jul
    AshbySeries D · US · Crunchbase News$50MWith 6 others
  35. Jul
    Diode ComputersSeries A · US$11MWith 4 others
  36. Jun
    ObvioSeries A · US$22MWith 5 others
  37. Jun
    PolimorphicSeries A · US$19MWith 6 others
  38. Jun
    EventualSeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  39. May
    MicroAlchemySeed · US$2.1MWith 1 other
  40. May
    MicroAlchemyPre-seed · US$2.2MWith 1 other
  41. May
    Stately BioSeed · US · TechStartups$12MWith 7 others
  42. Apr
    Luzern RiskSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$12MLed

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 registration3 named

AGAvichal GargManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
RMRaymond Michael TonsingManaging Member of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
TRTonsing RaymondManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$3.9Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Caffeinated Capital Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 165964

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Smash.ggBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedDec 2020

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Y CombinatorAccelerator26rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm19rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm14rounds togetherFelicisVC firm13rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm11rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm10rounds togetherBoxGroupVC firm9rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm9rounds together8VCVC firm8rounds togetherDCVCVC firm8rounds togetherHaystackVC firm8rounds togetherCRVVC firm7rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Caffeinated Capital put money into.

Astrus$12M · Sept 2026Luzern Risk$45M · Sept 2026Antares$470M · Aug 2026Gravity$31M · Aug 2026Integral Privacy Technologies$18M · Jul 2026Onebrief$114K · Jul 2026

Mentioned on podcasts

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

Quick answers about Caffeinated Capital

What does Caffeinated Capital invest in?

Caffeinated Capital invests most often at Series A and Seed (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Caffeinated Capital?

143 investments on record, 27 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Caffeinated Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Astrus (Series A, Sept 2026), Luzern Risk (Series B, Sept 2026) and REGENT Craft (Series B, Aug 2026).

How big are Caffeinated Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does Caffeinated Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 143 investments on record (3%).

Where does Caffeinated Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%).

Is Caffeinated Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 27 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Caffeinated Capital invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (26 rounds together), Founders Fund (19 rounds together) and Khosla Ventures (14 rounds together).

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