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Capital One

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 33 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries ASmall And Medium BusinessFintechData

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100%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 33 on record
Since the last cheque5days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$38MRounds led0 of 33Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 90%
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Capital One highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series A: 62% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $33M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Capital One Ventures is a strategic investor, harnessing the potential of startups to accelerate innovation.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Small And Medium BusinessFintechData
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first33 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    OverwatchSeries A · US · Google News search$15MWith 5 others
  3. Oct
    RestateSeries A · DE · Ventureburn$20MWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    Bird.comDebt · NL · Ventureburn$450MWith 9 others
  5. Aug
    VelocitySeries A · GB · Ventureburn$38MWith 8 others
  6. May
    SocketSeries C · US · TechStartups$60MWith 5 others
  7. 2025

    3 rounds

  8. Jul
    ObserveSeries C · US · TechStartups$156MWith 6 others
  9. Jun
    GleanGrowth · US · Crunchbase News$150MWith 17 others
  10. Jan
    Orchid SecuritySeed · TechStartups$36MWith 3 others
  11. 2024

    2 rounds

  12. Dec
    EvincedSeries C · TechCrunch$55MWith 7 others
  13. Oct
    PoolsideSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$500MWith 19 others
  14. 2019

    6 rounds

  15. Oct
    BrightfieldSeries A · US · Brightfield$53MWith 3 others
  16. Aug
    Credit SesameDebt · US · FinSMEs$43MWith 7 others
  17. Jul
    MoneyLionSeries C · US · TechCrunch$100MWith 4 others
  18. Jun
    ButtonSeries C · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 4 others
  19. Jun
    HazelcastSeries C · US · VentureBeat$21MWith 3 others
  20. May
    Folio PhotonicsSeed · US · FinSMEs$8.0MWith 2 others
  21. 2018

    2 rounds

  22. Nov
    PebblePostSeries C · US · FinSMEs$6.0MWith 1 other
  23. Jan
    DTTDebt · US · FinSMEs$80MWith 2 others
  24. 2017

    3 rounds

  25. Sept
    FaunaSeries A · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 12 others
  26. Sept
    Snowflake ComputingSeries D · US · FinSMEs$5.0MSole investor
  27. May
    VeraUS · FinSMEs$15MWith 6 others
  28. 2016

    2 rounds

  29. Oct
    Vera$21MWith 8 others
  30. Jan
    Cylance$100MWith 13 others
  31. 2015

    4 rounds

  32. Nov
    H2O.aiSeries B · US$20MWith 3 others
  33. Sept
    ChainSeries B · US$30MWith 7 others
  34. Sept
    ChainSeries C · US$30MWith 6 others
  35. Jul
    CylanceSeries C · US$42MWith 5 others
  36. 2014

    1 round

  37. Oct
    Saylent TechnologiesVenture · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  38. 2013

    3 rounds

  39. Oct
    DTTDebt · US · vcaonline.com$60MSole investor
  40. Sept
    PaydiantSeries C · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  41. Aug
    AdreimaDebt · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  42. 2009

    1 round

  43. Jan
    TRUECarSeries E · US · thealarmclock.com$37MWith 7 others
  44. 2008

    1 round

  45. Sept
    TRUECarSeries A · US$14MWith 4 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

We hold 146 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+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

PaydiantBought by PayPal$280MMar 2015

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

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Monsoon CompanyUndisclosedJul 2015
LevelUndisclosedJan 2015
Adaptive PathUndisclosedOct 2014
BundleUndisclosedNov 2012

Who they invest alongside

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

Citi VenturesCorporate VC4rounds togetherRedpointVC firm3rounds togetherSutter Hill VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherVisaCorporate VC3rounds togetherAnthem Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherArcturus CapitalGrowth equity2rounds togetherBain Capital VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherBattery VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherCapricorn ManagementGrowth equity2rounds togetherCitibankGrowth equity2rounds togetherDFJVC firm2rounds togetherDST GlobalPrivate equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Capital One put money into.

Overwatch$15M · Oct 2026Velocity$38M · Aug 2026Socket$60M · May 2026Observe$156M · Jul 2025Glean$150M · Jun 2025Orchid Security$36M · Jan 2025

On podcasts

6 episodes naming Capital One in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Capital One

What does Capital One invest in?

Capital One invests most often at Series C and Series A (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Small And Medium Business, Fintech and Data.

How active is Capital One?

33 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Capital One invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Overwatch (Series A, Oct 2026), Restate (Series A, Oct 2026) and Bird.com (Debt, Sept 2026).

How big are Capital One's cheques?

The median round it joins is $38M.

Does Capital One lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 33 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Capital One invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%).

Is Capital One investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Capital One invest alongside?

Most often Citi Ventures (4 rounds together), Redpoint (3 rounds together) and Sutter Hill Ventures (3 rounds together).

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