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Fresco Capital

Last cheque observed Nov 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietNew fund $300K, Apr 2021VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningAppsArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 43 on record
Since the last cheque4003days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.3MRounds led0 of 43Sole investor8 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 78%
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Fresco Capital highlights

  1. 01

    43 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 90% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are early stage venture investors supporting exceptional entrepreneurs to build remarkable businesses.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAppsArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first43 appearances

  1. 2015

    14 rounds

  2. Nov
    BridgeUSeed · GB$2.5MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    Fresco NewsSeed · US$1.2MWith 7 others
  4. Aug
    LingoLiveSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  5. Aug
    Get JamnSeed · HKUndisclosedSole investor
  6. Jul
    1DocWaySeed · US$1.7MWith 11 others
  7. Jun
    STAND TechnologiesSeed · US$2.3MWith 6 others
  8. May
    Savvy.isSeed$1.7MWith 8 others
  9. May
    ChaiSeed · US$1.0MWith 3 others
  10. Apr
    FrenzooSeed · HK$1.0MWith 2 others
  11. Apr
    ShowbieSeed$2.3MWith 4 others
  12. Apr
    News DeeplySeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. Mar
    GoWellSeed · HK$1.0MWith 1 other
  14. Feb
    ArdusatSeed · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  15. Feb
    NoRedInkSeries A · US$6.0MWith 7 others
  16. 2014

    16 rounds

  17. Dec
    Evidation HealthSeries A · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  18. Dec
    CognotionSeed · US$500KSole investor
  19. Nov
    Lingo LiveUS$4.0MWith 4 others
  20. Nov
    BridgeUSeed · GB$400KWith 3 others
  21. Oct
    ParkLUSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  22. Sept
    SchoolMintSeed · US$2.2MWith 9 others
  23. Aug
    Red ClaySeed · US$1.0MSole investor
  24. Jul
    Edvisor.ioSeed · US$20KWith 2 others
  25. Jun
    Share Some StyleSeed · US$100KWith 1 other
  26. Apr
    CompologyDebt · US$525KWith 1 other
  27. Feb
    Little BirdVenture · US$1.7MWith 1 other
  28. Feb
    PlukkaSeed · US$1.0MSole investor
  29. Jan
    LaunchpilotsSeed · HKUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. Jan
    EdPuzzleSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  31. Jan
    Front RowSeed · US$1.3MWith 3 others
  32. Jan
    Insight RoboticsSeed · HKUndisclosedSole investor
  33. 2013

    8 rounds

  34. Oct
    Beyond GamesVenture · US$800KWith 7 others
  35. Sept
    PipedriveSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.4MWith 7 others
  36. Sept
    SwivlSeed · US$1.5MWith 8 others
  37. Jun
    RiskpulseSeed · US$1.3MWith 3 others
  38. Mar
    LocalitySeed · US$1.6MWith 8 others
  39. Feb
    SnapteeSeed · HK · techcrunch.com$600KWith 5 others
  40. Feb
    PayrollHeroSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 7 others
  41. Feb
    SpireSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 4 others
  42. 2012

    4 rounds

  43. Oct
    EligibleSeed · US$2.5MWith 12 others
  44. Jun
    VolunteerSpotSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$1.5MWith 6 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 registration3 named

ABAllison BaumManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed
SFStephen ForteManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed
TMTytus MichalskiManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 13 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

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

36 of 49 we have independently watched raise

1docwayAlwayshiredBasepairtechBridge-uBuupassCirclelinkhealthCompologyConstanttherapyCovergoEdpuzzleEvidationFreckleFrenzooGlintsGowellIdonethisLeadiqMeroMoesifMpowerfinancingNewsdeeplyNoredinkOutvioParkluPipedriveReapRiskpulseSchoolmintShowbieSnapteeStoretaskerSubscriptTangiaTeiacareVericantY5zoneEdvisorEligibleapiEnableGeneralassembGlimpsek12IlabserviceLumifycareNextgenvestNuclaSpireSwivlThalamusgmeYellowbrick

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

1DocWayBought by GenoaUndisclosedNov 2015

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

Tytus MichalskiAngel5rounds togetherImagine K12Accelerator4rounds togetherKapor CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherRock HealthVC firm3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherAsset Management VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherDeborah QuazzoVC firm2rounds togetherGreylockVC firm2rounds togetherLightbankVC firm2rounds togetherSeedcampVC firm2rounds togetherSocial StartsVC firm2rounds togetherStartCaps VenturesVC firm2rounds together

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Fresco Capital in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

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Quick answers about Fresco Capital

What does Fresco Capital invest in?

Fresco Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (90% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Apps and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML).

How active is Fresco Capital?

43 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2015.

How big are Fresco Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.3M.

Does Fresco Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 43 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Fresco Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (78%), Hong Kong SAR China (16%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Fresco Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2015.

Who does Fresco Capital invest alongside?

Most often Tytus Michalski (5 rounds together), Imagine K12 (4 rounds together) and Kapor Capital (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Fresco Capital?

Fresco Capital is a VC firm based in San Francisco, United States.

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