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Tandem Capital

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in May 2026, closing $44M. Last cheque observed Sep 2019.

QuietNew fund $44M, May 2026VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BTransportation/logisticsMedia & EntertainmentFood/beverage/cpg

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 51 on record
Since the last cheque2615days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led1 of 51Sole investor19 roundsExits7 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
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Tandem Capital highlights

  1. 01

    51 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 19 rounds, median $213K

  4. 04

    7 exits from the portfolio

What they do

The Seed Fund Backing Traditional Industry DisruptionFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Transportation/logisticsMedia & EntertainmentFood/beverage/cpg
Based in
Burlingame, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first51 appearances

  1. 2019

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    Bellwether CoffeeSeries B · US · FinSMEs$40MWith 10 others
  3. Aug
    CloudleafSeries B · US · FinSMEs$26MWith 5 others
  4. May
    XStream TruckingSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 5 others
  5. Jan
    OutdoorsySeries C · US · TechCrunch$50MWith 3 others
  6. 2018

    4 rounds

  7. Aug
    Bellwether CoffeeSeries A · US · TechCrunch$10MWith 7 others
  8. May
    NomNomNowUS · FinSMEs$13MWith 4 others
  9. Feb
    May MobilitySeed · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 6 others
  10. Feb
    Lambda SchoolSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 3 others
  11. 2017

    3 rounds

  12. Nov
    PacketZoomSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  13. Sept
    CloudleafSeries A · US · FinSMEs$13MWith 3 others
  14. Mar
    HoloBuilderUS · Vrfocus$2.3MWith 1 other
  15. 2016

    3 rounds

  16. Dec
    Boom.tvSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.5MWith 1 other
  17. Dec
    SixaSeed · US · TechCrunch$3.5MLed
  18. Dec
    ConnectedYardSeries A · US · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 2 others
  19. 2015

    6 rounds

  20. Sept
    RoominateVenture · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  21. Sept
    OnlineTyariSeries A · IN$750KWith 4 others
  22. Sept
    ConnectYardSeed · US$2.2MWith 1 other
  23. Apr
    PacketZoomSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  24. Jan
    CuffSeries A · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  25. Jan
    PerchBabySeed$200KSole investor
  26. 2014

    6 rounds

  27. Oct
    TileSeries A · US$9.5MWith 10 others
  28. Sept
    DoublieUSUndisclosedWith 2 others
  29. Jul
    popSlateUSUndisclosedWith 1 other
  30. Jul
    ArbiterUSUndisclosedSole investor
  31. Jul
    CaarbonSeedUndisclosedWith 4 others
  32. Jul
    Shoe LoversSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. 2013

    10 rounds

  34. Nov
    Sift ShoppingSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 7 others
  35. Sept
    CuffSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  36. Aug
    PacketzoomSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  37. Jun
    AppingtonSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.2MWith 2 others
  38. May
    UpOutSeed · US · pehub.com$1.1MWith 2 others
  39. Mar
    HometapperVenture · US$225KSole investor
  40. Mar
    ApptheGameSeed · US$200KSole investor
  41. Mar
    NokoriSeed · US$200KSole investor
  42. Feb
    TileSeed · US · techcrunch.com$200KSole investor
  43. Jan
    SiftSeed · GB · pandodaily.com$540KSole investor
  44. 2012

    2 rounds

  45. Dec
    Shoptimize Inc.UndisclosedSole investor
  46. Nov
    PlayHavenVenture · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 2 others
  47. 2011

    3 rounds

  48. Oct
    BASH GamingSeed · US$200KSole investor
  49. Aug
    GimmieSGUndisclosedSole investor

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 registration4 named

ABAlex BeanDirectoriFiling they signed
JNJeremy NeilsonManaging Director of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
MDMckay DunnDirectoriFiling they signed
RTRichard ThomsOfficer of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 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)

14 of 19 we have independently watched raise

7shiftsBellwethercoffeeCloudleafDeakoHolobuilderLambdaschoolMaymobilityNomnomnowOutdoorsyPacketzoomPagerdutyPhinXstreamtruckingboom.tvKeynexusSafesitehqThetileappYardzenshoptimize.in

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 listed7 in all

PlayHavenBought by RockYouUndisclosedMay 2015
PlayHavenBought by ScienceUndisclosedSept 2014
BASH GamingBought by GSN$165MMar 2014
FlightCasterBought by Next JumpUndisclosedJan 2011
AttassaBought by HightailUndisclosedJan 2011
ZecterBought by Motorola MobilityUndisclosedDec 2010
Localyte.comBought by NileGuideUndisclosedMay 2010

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Tandem Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Tandem Capital

What does Tandem Capital invest in?

Tandem Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Transportation/logistics, Media & Entertainment and Food/beverage/cpg.

How active is Tandem Capital?

51 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2019.

What has Tandem Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Bellwether Coffee (Series B, Sept 2019), Cloudleaf (Series B, Aug 2019) and XStream Trucking (Series A, May 2019).

How big are Tandem Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Does Tandem Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 51 investments on record (2%).

Where does Tandem Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%).

Is Tandem Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019.

Who does Tandem Capital invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (3 rounds together), Autotech Ventures (2 rounds together) and Congruent Ventures (2 rounds together).

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