# Trajectory Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Trajectory Capital is a family office based in United States. 34 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/trajectory-capital-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Trajectory Capital

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 34 cheques on record.

Deploying now New fund $20M, Dec 2024 Family office

Seed Series A Series B Marketech Decentralized Finance Crypto

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 34 on record

Since the last cheque **116** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$27M** Rounds led **0 of 34** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Trajectory Capital highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 87% of its rounds
- 03 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Family office (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Marketech Decentralized Finance Crypto
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **34 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Nebex](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebex)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$30M** With 12 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Jan** **[YourMechanic](https://millionrounds.com/company/yourmechanic)** **$24M** With 54 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Padlet](https://millionrounds.com/company/padlet)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Spoon University](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoon-university)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Pilot](https://millionrounds.com/company/pilot)** Seed · US **$775K** With 5 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Jukely](https://millionrounds.com/company/jukely)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Transfix](https://millionrounds.com/company/transfix)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Flexport](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexport)** Seed · US **$6.9M** With 38 others
- **2013** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Adcade](https://millionrounds.com/company/adcade)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[AdYapper](https://millionrounds.com/company/adyapper)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[URX](https://millionrounds.com/company/urx)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.1M** With 31 others
- **Aug** **[The Runthrough](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-runthrough)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.2M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[InstaEDU](https://millionrounds.com/company/instaedu)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Bottlenose](https://millionrounds.com/company/bottlenose)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.6M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Jukely](https://millionrounds.com/company/jukely)** Seed · US · techstars.com **$300K** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[1000museums.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/1000museums-com)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$648K** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[CoverHound](https://millionrounds.com/company/coverhound)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$8.2M** With 4 others
- **2012** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Skyscraper](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyscraper)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$500K** With 13 others
- **Nov** **[Adcade](https://millionrounds.com/company/adcade)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$1.5M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Moveline](https://millionrounds.com/company/moveline)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$1.5M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Luvo](https://millionrounds.com/company/luvo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[CourseHorse](https://millionrounds.com/company/coursehorse)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$500K** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Enigma Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/enigma-technologies)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$815K** With 3 others
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **May** **[ToutApp](https://millionrounds.com/company/toutapp)** Seed · US · www1.toutapp.com **$350K** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[500Friends](https://millionrounds.com/company/500friends)** US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[UpNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/upnext)** Series A · US **$557K** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2010** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$550K** With 6 others
- **May** **[SetJam](https://millionrounds.com/company/setjam)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$340K** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[LearnVest](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnvest)** Series A · US · bits.blogs.nytimes.com **$4.4M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Comixology](https://millionrounds.com/company/comixology)** Debt · US · sec.gov **$150K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[SeatGeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/seatgeek)** Seed · US · sec.gov **$550K** With 9 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Aug** **[LearnVest](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnvest)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 5 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Sept** **[ChallengePost](https://millionrounds.com/company/challengepost)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 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 **2 named**

MF **Michael Frankel** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

PS **Paul Sethi** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **2** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all**

**[LearnVest](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnvest)** Bought by [Northwestern Mutual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northwestern-mutual-future-ventures) **$250M** Mar 2015

**[500Friends](https://millionrounds.com/company/500friends)** Bought by [Merkle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merkle) **Undisclosed** Nov 2014

**[InstaEDU](https://millionrounds.com/company/instaedu)** Bought by [Chegg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chegg) **$30M** Jun 2014

**[Comixology](https://millionrounds.com/company/comixology)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

**[UpNext](https://millionrounds.com/company/upnext)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Jul 2012

**[SetJam](https://millionrounds.com/company/setjam)** Bought by [Motorola Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motorola-mobility) **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$20M**

raised in Dec 2024

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$27M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 34 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *20*
- Series A said *7*
- Debt *3*
- Venture *1*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 6
- [Dave Lerner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-lerner) 4
- [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) 4
- [New York Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-angels) 4
- [PKS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pks-capital) 4
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**BoxGroup** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Dave Lerner** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-lerner)[**David Cohen** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen)[**New York Angels** Angel network **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-angels)[**PKS Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pks-capital)[**Techstars** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**ff Venture Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Ashton Kutcher** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[**Bradley C. Harrison** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bradley-c-harrison)[**David Lerner** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-lerner)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Trajectory Capital put money into.

[**Nebex** $30M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nebex)

## Quick answers about Trajectory Capital

### What does Trajectory Capital invest in?

Trajectory Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (87% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Marketech, Decentralized Finance and Crypto.

### How active is Trajectory Capital?

34 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has Trajectory Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nebex (Seed, Jul 2026) and YourMechanic (Jan 2016).

### How big are Trajectory Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $27M.

### Does Trajectory Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 34 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Trajectory Capital invest?

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

### Is Trajectory Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Trajectory Capital invest alongside?

Most often BoxGroup (6 rounds together), Dave Lerner (4 rounds together) and David Cohen (4 rounds together).

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