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Uncork Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 233 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $225M, Jul 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAINetworkingRetirement

Deploying now
92%of best year24cheques in 12 months, 233 on record
Since the last cheque8days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MCheque size, as they say$700K – $2.0MRounds led6 of 233Sole investor11 roundsExits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Uncork Capital

Uncork Capital highlights

  1. 01

    24 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $3.7M

  4. 04

    9 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Uncork is a seed-stage venture firm investing in founder potential long before it’s obvious.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$700K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AINetworkingRetirement
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first233 appearances

  1. 2026

    21 rounds

  2. Oct
    Warp SciencesSeries A · US · Analytics India Magazine$215MWith 27 others
  3. Oct
    EvosPre-seed · US · Silicon Angle$9.0MLed
  4. Sept
    NumeralSeries C · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 7 others
  5. Sept
    BuildcheckSeries A · US$12MWith 1 other
  6. Sept
    Epsilon HealthSeries A · US$20MWith 2 others
  7. Sept
    SoleaSeed · US$10MWith 4 others
  8. Jul
    DubClubVenture · US$7.5MWith 1 other
  9. Jul
    QuadricSeries C · US$16MWith 4 others
  10. May
    Knit HealthSeed · US$12MWith 2 others
  11. Apr
    Amperos HealthSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$16MWith 2 others
  12. Apr
    Soma EnergySeed · CA$7.0MWith 3 others
  13. Apr
    CoderSeries C · US$90MWith 4 others
  14. Apr
    UnkeySeed · US$4.5MWith 1 other
  15. Mar
    Looking Glass FactoryVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  16. Feb
    Inertia EnterprisesSeries A · US · Crunchbase News$450MWith 5 others
  17. Feb
    WyvernDebt · CA$2.2MWith 4 others
  18. Feb
    MiraiSeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  19. Feb
    DuckbillVenture · US$7.8MWith 1 other
  20. Jan
    IvoSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$55MWith 6 others
  21. Jan
    QuadricSeries C · US$30MWith 3 others
  22. Jan
    SurePath AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  23. 2025

    20 rounds

  24. Dec
    BuildcheckSeed · US$5.9MWith 1 other
  25. Nov
    GammaSeries B · US · TechCrunch$68MWith 4 others
  26. Nov
    Dual BirdSeries A · US$17MWith 3 others
  27. Sept
    AnythingSeed · US · TechCrunch$11MWith 4 others
  28. Sept
    NumeralSeries B · US · TechCrunch$35MWith 4 others
  29. Sept
    GroqGrowth · US · TDK Ventures$750MWith 11 others
  30. Sept
    DroneDeployVenture · US$15MWith 4 others
  31. Sept
    Loft OrbitalVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  32. Jul
    PackForge AISeed · US$2.5MSole investor
  33. Jul
    PhilDebt · US$60MWith 5 others
  34. Jun
    Amperos HealthSeed · US · AlleyWatch$4.2MLed
  35. Jun
    KoobzSeed · US$7.3MWith 3 others
  36. May
    WanderSeries B · US · QED Investors$50MWith 5 others
  37. May
    MolekuleVenture · US$6.6MWith 4 others
  38. Apr
    TailscaleSeries C · CA$161MWith 4 others
  39. Feb
    IvoSeries A · US · Startup Daily$26MWith 6 others
  40. Feb
    Oxen AIVenture · US$6.7MWith 1 other
  41. Jan
    Loft OrbitalSeries C · TechCrunch$170MWith 5 others
  42. Jan
    PseudolithicSeed · US$6.0MWith 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 registration3 named

AMAndrew McLoughlinManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JCJean-Francois ClavierManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SPStephanie PalmeriManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 14 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

$1.5Bgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Uncork Capital, Inc.
SEC number
CRD 160391

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed9 in all

TakeLessonsBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedSept 2021
StrikeAdBought by Sizmek$12MMay 2015
StitchBought by SugarCRMUndisclosedMar 2015
NicheBought by Twitter$50MFeb 2015
isocketBought by Rubicon ProjectUndisclosedNov 2014
BylinerBought by PronounUndisclosedSept 2014
LiveRampBought by Acxiom$310MMay 2014
WittlebeeBought by FabkidsUndisclosedNov 2013
Tasty LabsBought by WalmartLabsUndisclosedMay 2013

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

Crosslink CapitalVC firm25rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator23rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm16rounds together500 GlobalAngel13rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm13rounds togetherBessemer Venture PartnersVC firm12rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherLerer HippeauVC firm10rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC9rounds togetherRedpointVC firm9rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm8rounds togetherGaingelsPrivate equity8rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Uncork Capital put money into.

Buildcheck$12M · Sept 2026Epsilon Health$20M · Sept 2026Solea$10M · Sept 2026DubClub$7.5M · Jul 2026Quadric$16M · Jul 2026Knit Health$12M · May 2026

On podcasts

4 episodes naming Uncork Capital in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Uncork Capital

What does Uncork Capital invest in?

Uncork Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI, Networking and Retirement.

How active is Uncork Capital?

233 investments on record, 24 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Uncork Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Warp Sciences (Series A, Oct 2026), Evos (Pre-seed, Oct 2026) and Numeral (Series C, Sept 2026).

How big are Uncork Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $700K to $2.0M.

Does Uncork Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 6 of its 233 investments on record (3%).

Where does Uncork Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Canada (8%).

Is Uncork Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 24 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Uncork Capital invest alongside?

Most often Crosslink Capital (25 rounds together), Y Combinator (23 rounds together) and SV Angel (16 rounds together).

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