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Capital Factory

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 212 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $2.6M, Oct 2026VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries AElectric CarSecuritySmart Manufacturing

Deploying now
70%of best year19cheques in 12 months, 212 on record
Since the last cheque17days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.2MCheque size, as they say$250K – $2.0MRounds led1 of 212Sole investor49 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Capital Factory

Capital Factory highlights

  1. 01

    19 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 49 rounds, median $750K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Electric CarSecuritySmart Manufacturing
Based in
Austin, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first212 appearances

  1. 2026

    15 rounds

  2. Oct
    IconSeries D · US · AI Insider$200MWith 9 others
  3. Sept
    Bluecore EnergySeed · US · Harlem Capital$50MWith 8 others
  4. Sept
    SenticellVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  5. Sept
    HandraiseSeed · US$4.5MWith 4 others
  6. Aug
    DexMatVenture · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  7. Jun
    Well Water FindersGrant · US$10KSole investor
  8. Jun
    ArtisSeed · US$7.3MWith 1 other
  9. May
    Casimir Inc.Seed · US · Ventureburn$12MWith 5 others
  10. May
    DarkhiveSeries B · US$30MWith 4 others
  11. Apr
    CoderSeries C · US$90MWith 4 others
  12. Mar
    Firehawk AerospaceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. Mar
    findhelpGrowth · US$250MWith 2 others
  14. Feb
    NatilusSeries A · US$28MWith 2 others
  15. Jan
    DexMatSeed · US$9.2MWith 4 others
  16. Jan
    MesodyneVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  17. 2025

    25 rounds

  18. Dec
    NadaSeries A · US · Ventureburn$10MWith 5 others
  19. Dec
    OutlierSeries A · US$5.7MWith 2 others
  20. Nov
    X-Bow Launch SystemsDebt · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  21. Nov
    Journey FoodsSeed · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  22. Oct
    GlīdSeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  23. Oct
    SolideonVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  24. Oct
    Civilized AISeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  25. Sept
    SkyfireVenture · US · Blitzscaling Ventures$14MWith 3 others
  26. Sept
    DataJointSeed · US$4.9MWith 2 others
  27. Sept
    AmplifAISeries B · US$34MWith 4 others
  28. Aug
    Direct Kinetic SolutionsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  29. Aug
    PrefixVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  30. Jul
    StrongsuitSeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  31. Jul
    b.well Connected HealthDebt · US$20MWith 3 others
  32. Jul
    Callidus Legal AISeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  33. Jun
    SkywaysDebt · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  34. Jun
    Autonomize AISeries A · US · Cigna Ventures$28MWith 5 others
  35. May
    X-Bow Launch SystemsSeries B · US$35MWith 2 others
  36. May
    Elite SweetsCrowdfunding · US$27KWith 2 others
  37. Apr
    Phantom NeuroSeries A · US$19MWith 2 others
  38. Mar
    Proteus SpaceSeed · US$6.1MWith 1 other
  39. Feb
    ICONSeries C · US · TechCrunch$56MWith 10 others
  40. Feb
    ApptronikSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$350MLed
  41. Feb
    Diligent RoboticsVenture · US$11MWith 4 others
  42. Feb
    Illuma LabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 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 registration7 named

ABAndrew BuseyManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
CGClarence Gordon DaughertyManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
JSJamie SerioManageriFiling they signed
JBJoshua BaerManager of the Ultimate General PartneriFiling they signed
LCLawton CummingsManager of the Ultimate General PartneriFiling they signed
MGMelinda Gordon PriceManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
MGMichael Gordon TraftonManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 48 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

$5.9Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Capital Factory Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 315354

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

KeepstreamBought by InfochimpsUndisclosedSept 2011

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 Capital Factory. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Capital Factory put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Capital Factory in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Capital Factory

What does Capital Factory invest in?

Capital Factory invests most often at Seed and Venture (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Electric Car, Security and Smart Manufacturing.

How active is Capital Factory?

212 investments on record, 19 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Capital Factory invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Icon (Series D, Oct 2026), Bluecore Energy (Seed, Sept 2026) and Senticell (Venture, Sept 2026).

How big are Capital Factory's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.2M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $2.0M.

Does Capital Factory lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 212 investments on record (0%).

Where does Capital Factory invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Capital Factory investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 19 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Capital Factory invest alongside?

Most often Silverton Partners (28 rounds together), Techstars (12 rounds together) and Next Coast Ventures (11 rounds together).

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