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Ritual Capital

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 8 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund, Mar 2026VC firm

SeedSeries APre-seed

Deploying now
86%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque94days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 8Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Ritual Capital

Ritual Capital highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 88% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
MENLO PARK, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Jul
    CentralizeSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$15MWith 7 others
  3. May
    FazeshiftSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$17MWith 5 others
  4. Apr
    SchematicSeed · US · Crunchbase News$6.5MWith 6 others
  5. Feb
    ConcourseSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$12MWith 6 others
  6. Jan
    RisottoSeed · TechCrunch$10MWith 6 others
  7. 2025

    3 rounds

  8. Dec
    MultifactorSeed · US · TechStartups$15MWith 8 others
  9. Aug
    CentralSeed · US · TechStartups$8.6MWith 9 others
  10. Feb
    SotiraPre-seed · US · TechCrunch$2.0MWith 4 others

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The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

CHChristopher HowardManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

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Who they invest alongside

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

Y CombinatorAccelerator6rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherPioneer FundPrivate equity2rounds togetherSurgePoint CapitalAngel network2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Ritual Capital put money into.

Fazeshift$17M · May 2026Schematic$6.5M · Apr 2026Concourse$12M · Feb 2026Sotira$2.0M · Feb 2025

Quick answers about Ritual Capital

What does Ritual Capital invest in?

Ritual Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (88% of the rounds on record).

How active is Ritual Capital?

8 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Ritual Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Centralize (Series A, Jul 2026), Fazeshift (Series A, May 2026) and Schematic (Seed, Apr 2026).

How big are Ritual Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Ritual Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ritual Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Ritual Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Ritual Capital invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (6 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (2 rounds together) and Pioneer Fund (2 rounds together).

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