# Mischief: portfolio, investments and team

> Mischief is a vc firm based in United States. 66 investments on record, 12 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Mischief

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 66 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund $60M, Dec 2025

Pre-seed Seed Series A Healthcare Climate Consumer Marketplaces

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**67%** of best year **12** **cheques in 12 months**, 66 on record

Since the last cheque **13** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$13M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $5.0M** Rounds led **2 of 66** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

Pitch Mischief

## Mischief highlights

- 01 12 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 68% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $7.2M

## What they do

> Mischief is a venture firm based in San Francisco, investing $1-5m in early stage technology companies. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** $1.0M – $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Healthcare Climate Consumer Marketplaces
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **66 appearances**

- **2026** 11 rounds
- **Oct** **[BOB AI Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/bob-ai-holdings)** Seed · US · Pulse 2.0 **$5.5M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Light](https://millionrounds.com/company/light)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$46M** With 11 others
- **Aug** **[Ambrook](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambrook)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$30M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Boom](https://millionrounds.com/company/boom)** Series A · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Agave](https://millionrounds.com/company/agave)** Series A · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Allium](https://millionrounds.com/company/allium)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$40M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Plot](https://millionrounds.com/company/plot)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$10M** *Led*
- **May** **[Backpack](https://millionrounds.com/company/backpack)** Seed · US **$9.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Crafting](https://millionrounds.com/company/crafting)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[tapi](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapi)** Series B · MX · Contxto **$27M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Tivara](https://millionrounds.com/company/tivara)** Seed · US **$3.6M** With 2 others
- **2025** 13 rounds
- **Dec** **[DataLane](https://millionrounds.com/company/datalane)** Series A · US **$23M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[iVerify](https://millionrounds.com/company/iverify)** Venture · US **$12M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Cardless](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardless)** Series C · US **$60M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Ambrook](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambrook)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$26M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[OatFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/oatfi)** Series A · US **$24M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Clair](https://millionrounds.com/company/clair)** Series B · US **$23M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Owner](https://millionrounds.com/company/owner)** Series C · US **$120M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Coworker.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/coworker-ai)** Seed · US **$13M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Friday Harbor](https://millionrounds.com/company/friday-harbor)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Multiply Mortgage](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiply-mortgage)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$24M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Town](https://millionrounds.com/company/town)** Seed · US **$18M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Rain](https://millionrounds.com/company/rain)** Series A · US **$25M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Comulate](https://millionrounds.com/company/comulate)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$20M** With 5 others
- **2024** 16 rounds
- **Dec** **[Hamming AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/hamming-ai)** Seed · US **$3.8M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Ease Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/ease-capital)** Venture · US **$5.4M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Terrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/terrace)** Seed · US **$4.7M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Beacon AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-ai)** Series A · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Garden](https://millionrounds.com/company/garden)** Seed · US **$6.8M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Allium](https://millionrounds.com/company/allium)** Series A · US **$17M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[withco](https://millionrounds.com/company/withco)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Slope](https://millionrounds.com/company/slope)** Debt · US **$50M** With 10 others
- **Jun** **[AnchorZero](https://millionrounds.com/company/anchorzero)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Found](https://millionrounds.com/company/found)** Series C **$46M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Footprint](https://millionrounds.com/company/footprint)** Series A · US **$13M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[UserHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/userhub)** Pre-seed · US **$3.2M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Yuno](https://millionrounds.com/company/yuno)** Series A · DE **$25M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Authentic Insurance](https://millionrounds.com/company/authentic-insurance)** Series A · US **$11M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Cinder Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cinder-technologies)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Hyperline](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperline)** Seed · US **$5.2M** With 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 registration **6 named**

DM **Dustin Moring** Managing Director i Filing they signed

LG **Lauren Gavin Farleigh** Managing Director i Filing they signed

MD **Michael Dustin Moring** Manager i Form ADV

NA **Nate Abbott** Managing Director i Filing they signed

NA **Nathaniel Abbott** Manager i Form ADV

ZP **Zach Perret** Managing Director i Filing they signed

We also hold **6** 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

**$202M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Mischief Capital Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 315549

New fund on file

**$60M**

raised in Dec 2025

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$7.2M**

Led 2 of 66 rounds **3%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *27*
- Series A said *17*
- Series B *9*
- Venture *6*
- Series C *4*
- Pre-seed said *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 17
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 12
- [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) 6
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 4
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 4
- [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Spark Capital** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Karman Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures)[**Pear VC** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc)[**Thrive Capital** Family office **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2)[**Amplify Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners)[**Canaan** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners)[**Eniac Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Mischief put money into.

[**Light** $46M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/light)[**Ambrook** $30M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambrook)[**Boom** $15M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/boom)[**Plot** $10M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/plot)[**Backpack** $9.0M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/backpack)[**Crafting** $5.5M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/crafting)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Mischief in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) 22 Apr 2025 · 46 min E86: Inside Mischief VC's Evolution with Zach Perret and Lauren Farleigh With [Lauren Farleigh](https://millionrounds.com/person/lauren-farleigh)[Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) Mentions [Mischief](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mischief) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 16 Oct 2024 · 51 min 20VC: Why Founder Mode is Dangerous & Could Encourage Bad Behaviour | Why Fundraising is a Waste of Time & OKRs are BS | Why Angel Investing is Bad for Founders to Do and the VC Model is on it's Last Legs with Zach Perret @ Plaid Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Mischief

### What does Mischief invest in?

Mischief invests most often at Seed and Series A (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthcare, Climate and Consumer Marketplaces.

### How active is Mischief?

66 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Mischief invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BOB AI Holdings (Seed, Oct 2026), Light (Series A, Sept 2026) and Ambrook (Series B, Aug 2026).

### How big are Mischief's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $5.0M.

### Does Mischief lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 66 investments on record (3%).

### Where does Mischief invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

### Is Mischief investing now?

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

### Who does Mischief invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (17 rounds together), BoxGroup (12 rounds together) and Spark Capital (6 rounds together).

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