# Lobby Capital: portfolio, investments and team > Lobby Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 3 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/lobby-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Lobby Capital Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 3 cheques on record. Email VC firm Deploying now Last fund, Aug 2024 Seed Series A Series B Generalist No Sector Industry-agnostic Follow Lobby Capital and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Flobby-capital) Deploying now **100%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **50** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$8.2M** Rounds led **3 of 3** Pitch Lobby Capital ## Lobby Capital highlights - 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds - 03 Led 3 rounds ## What they do > At Lobby Capital, we fund inspiring entrepreneurs who have the audacity and courage to challenge, disrupt and redefine the technological landscape. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Generalist No Sector Industry-agnostic - **Based in:** Palo Alto, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2026** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Gaia Dynamics](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaia-dynamics)** Seed · US · Ventureburn **$7.0M** *Led* - **Aug** **[Apate.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/apate-ai)** Seed · AU · Startup Daily **$8.2M** *Led* - **Jan** **[Mesh Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/mesh-security)** Series A · US · Bright Pixel **$12M** *Led* 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 registration **11 named** AH **Abigail Hipps** General Counsel i Form ADV BA **Buddy Arnheim** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed CW **Collin Wallace** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed DE **David Eric Hornik** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed DM **David Marquardt** Member i Form ADV EC **Eric Carlborg** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed HH **Howard Hartenbaum** Member i Form ADV JR **John R Johnston** Member i Form ADV RL **Ralph L. Arnheim** Member i Form ADV WE **W. Eric Carlborg** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed WE **William Eric Carlborg** Member i Form ADV 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 the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$2.3B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** August Capital Master Management Company, LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 160586 ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **9** of 14 we have independently watched raise [Apera AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/apera-ai)[Better Trucks](https://millionrounds.com/company/better-trucks)[Faros AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/faros-ai)[Feed](https://millionrounds.com/company/feed)[ForeVR Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/forevr-games)[Hidden Level](https://millionrounds.com/company/hidden-level)[Kolena](https://millionrounds.com/company/kolena)[Mesh Cybersecurity](https://millionrounds.com/company/mesh-security)[Ownify](https://millionrounds.com/company/ownify) Baton AI CarbonVoice Docyt Procyon Remix AI 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. Latest fund on file **Raised** a fund in Aug 2024 From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$8.2M** the round, not its cheque Led 3 of 3 rounds **100%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *2* - Series A said *1* - Series B said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 **Pitching Lobby Capital?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Lobby Capital put money into. [**Gaia Dynamics** $7.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaia-dynamics)[**Apate.AI** $8.2M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apate-ai)[**Mesh Security** $12M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mesh-security) ## On podcasts 2 episodes naming Lobby Capital in the title, and 1 more that mention it. - [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 7 Jul 2026 · 49 min VC10X - Dancing Among The Giants with David Hornik, Founding Partner, Lobby Capital With [David Hornik](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-hornik-3) Mentions [Lobby Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lobby-capital)[August Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page - [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) 1 Aug 2023 · 39 min VC10X - He passed on Uber & LinkedIn! - David Hornik, Founding Partner, Lobby Capital With [David Hornik](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-hornik-3) Mentions [Lobby Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lobby-capital)[August Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Give First](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/give-first) 6 Jan 2026 · 29 min The Long Game of Venture and Generosity with David Hornik Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Lobby Capital ### What does Lobby Capital invest in? Lobby Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Generalist, No Sector and Industry-agnostic. ### How active is Lobby Capital? 3 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Sept 2026. ### What has Lobby Capital invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Gaia Dynamics (Seed, Sept 2026), Apate.AI (Seed, Aug 2026) and Mesh Security (Series A, Jan 2026). ### How big are Lobby Capital's cheques? The median round it joins is $8.2M. ### Is Lobby Capital investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months. ### What kind of investor is Lobby Capital? Lobby Capital is a VC firm based in Palo Alto, United States. ### How much does Lobby Capital manage? About $2.3B, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026). ### Has Lobby Capital raised a new fund? Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Aug 2024. ## Raising now? 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