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Capital 49

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Dec 2025, closing $7M. Last cheque observed Aug 2025.

VC firmQuietNew fund $7.0M, Dec 2025

Series AFintechE-commerceArtificial Intelligence

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque455days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$35MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch Capital 49

Capital 49 highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Capital 49 is a venture fund backed by the founders of Airwallex. We work with exceptional founders building exceptional products in fintech, artificial intelligence and e-commerce.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
FintechE-commerceArtificial Intelligence
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2025

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    LorikeetSeries A · AU · QED Investors$35MWith 9 others
  3. Jun
    CampfireSeries A · US · TechCrunch$35MWith 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

CCChristopher ChengDirectoriFiling they signed
JZJack ZhangDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 2 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

$7.0Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Capital 49 Investment Management Limited
SEC number
CRD 340338

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

7 of 12 we have independently watched raise

11xAvocaFinwayOpenborderRutterSkuadWayflyerLorikeetcxMeetcampfireTraildsoftwareTrykintsugiUnifygtm

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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Capital 49 put money into.

Quick answers about Capital 49

What does Capital 49 invest in?

Capital 49 invests most often at Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech, E-commerce and Artificial Intelligence.

How active is Capital 49?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2025.

What has Capital 49 invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lorikeet (Series A, Aug 2025) and Campfire (Series A, Jun 2025).

How big are Capital 49's cheques?

The median round it joins is $35M.

Is Capital 49 investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2025.

What kind of investor is Capital 49?

Capital 49 is a VC firm based in New York, United States.

How much does Capital 49 manage?

About $7.0M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

Has Capital 49 raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Dec 2025, reporting $7.0M raised.

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