About Active Capital
Active Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of San Antonio, United States. As of Jun 2026, Active Capital is an active investor, having invested in 22 companies, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Zero Drift Overall, Active Capital portfolio has seen 4 unicorns and 4 acquisitions including key companies like DataRobot, Cart.com and ZenBusiness. A lot of funds co-invest with Active Capital, with names like Capital Factory sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Active Capital has team of 13 people including 9 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Active Capital's List of Top Investments
Active Capital has a portfolio of 22 companies, including 4 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Cloudsnap and Cloudsnap.Their portfolio spans across United States and Switzerland. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Active Capital:
1. DataRobot
Provider of an agent workforce platform for enterprise artificial intelligence. The platform offers tools to build, operate, and govern artificial intelligence at scale. It integrates into business processes, offering agents for finance, supply chain, and operations. The platform supports predictive, generative, and agentic artificial intelligence, along with governance and observability features. It provides resources, integrations, and services for various industries.
Key facts about DataRobot
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.05B
- Employee Count: 888 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Glynn Capital and 77 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Jun 29, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Cart.com
Provider of unified commerce and logistics solutions for business growth. The company offers services including fulfillment, order management, warehouse management, and transportation management. It also provides growth marketing, marketplace services, and customer engagement solutions. The company delivers end-to-end management for businesses to focus on brand growth.
Key facts about Cart.com
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $735M
- Employee Count: 872 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: B. Riley Financial, TriplePoint Capital and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 05, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. ZenBusiness
Cloud based business incorporation platform. It provides solutions and guidance for business owners. The platform offers tools, services, and support to start, run, and grow a business. It helps customers to protect the liability, manage finances, and establish online presence with a dashboard.
Key facts about ZenBusiness
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $275M
- Employee Count: 306 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Omega Venture Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 08, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Slang
Key facts about Slang
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $56M
- Employee Count: 70 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Underscore VC, Wing Venture Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 24, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. LawnStarter
Effortless lawn care services with online booking and trusted professionals. They connect homeowners with local lawn care professionals, offering a range of services from basic lawn mowing to landscaping and lawn treatments. The platform provides instant pricing, easy online ordering, and flexible scheduling. Customers can manage their services through a user-friendly app, with options to cancel, skip, or reschedule as needed. The company emphasizes quality service, ensuring that only vetted professionals with insurance verification are part of their network. Their business model supports small businesses by providing them with tools to manage and grow their operations. They offer a guarantee, ensuring customer satisfaction with every service. This is a B2C business model, offering multiple services through a SaaS platform, with online booking, subscription options, and transparent pricing.
Key facts about LawnStarter
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Blacksburg (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $27M
- Employee Count: 507 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Lerer Hippeau, Active Capital and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 12, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Active Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Active Capital has invested in 22 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Zero Drift and most recent follow-on round was in Schematic.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Active Capital's Investments by Stage
Active Capital has made 9 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.39M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.85M and 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 9 |
Series A | 2 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Active Capital's Investments by Sector
Active Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS, High Tech and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 21 Tech companies, 19 Software companies, 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 3 |
Vertical SaaS | 3 |
High Tech | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Active Capital's Investments by Geography
Active Capital has made most investments in United States (11), followed by Switzerland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 11 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Active Capital's recent investments
Active Capital has made 6 investments in 2026 so far. Zero Drift and Dreambase are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Active Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 02, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6640 | [+7] | |
May 01, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1280 | [+5] | |
Mar 11, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3841 | [+3] | |
Feb 24, 2026 | United States | Series B | 5445 | ||
Feb 24, 2026 | United States | Conventional Debt | 4575 |
Unicorns in Active Capital's Portfolio
Active Capital has 4 unicorns in its portfolio - Cart.com, Teleport, ZenBusiness and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Cart.com. It became a unicorn in 2023, 3 years before Active Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Active Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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69 | Provider of unified commerce and logistics solutions for business growth | 2020 | Houston | Series D | efixjad | ||
59 | Provider of unified identity platform securing classic and AI infrastructure | 2015 | Oakland | Series C | pstqjmp | ||
66 | Cloud based business incorporation platform | 2017 | Austin | Series C | h{kaksn | ||
71 | Provider of an agent workforce platform for enterprise artificial intelligence | 2012 | Boston | Series G | ujlyecn |
Acquired companies in Active Capital's Portfolio
4 companies from Active Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Rollfi in Jan 2025 by Priority for $*****.Here are Active Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jan 24, 2025 | - | - | 9944 | |
Jan 29, 2024 | Aug 14, 2020 | Seed | 8051 | |
Jan 19, 2022 | 2018 | Seed | 7948 | |
Nov 05, 2021 | - | - | 4823 |
Team profile of Active Capital
Active Capital has a team of 13 members including 9 Partners and 2 Venture Partners located in United States. Active Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Active Capital:
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Co-investors of Active Capital
Over the past 8 years, 78 investors have co-invested in Active Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Active Capital: Underscore VC, Homebrew and 11 others have invested in rounds before Active Capital. There is 1 company where Underscore VC has invested before Active Capital and 1 company where Homebrew has invested before Active Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Active Capital: 58 investors entered a company along with Active Capital. These include investors like Capital Factory (2 companies).
- Invested after Active Capital: A total of 7 investors have invested in Active Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Telescope Partners (1 company), S3 Ventures (1 company) and Ritual Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Active Capital
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Dreambase Secures $3.7 Million in Funding Led by FelicisThe SaaS News•May 01, 2026•Active Capital, Felicis Ventures, Dreambase, Darkmode Ventures and 5 others
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Slang AI just raised $36M: Can its voice AI really handle chaos of private dining better than human host?Tech Funding News•Feb 24, 2026•Slang, Thayer Investment Partners, USVP, Active Capital and 5 others
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Ardent AI launches 'first agentic engineer' for data pipeline maintenance after fundingSiliconAngle•Sep 24, 2025•Ardent Health, Active Capital Company, Crane Venture Partners, Active Capital and 2 others
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Fathom Raises $17 Million Series A to Continue Transforming Meetings with AIintelligence360•Oct 14, 2024•Telescope Partners, Active Capital, Character, Maven Ventures and 1 other
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Schematic Raises $4.8M in Funding For the Last Mile of Pricing and Packaging For SaaS CompaniesPRWeb•Sep 20, 2024•Schematic, MHS Capital, NextView Ventures, Active Capital and 1 other
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Fathom Raises $17 Million Series A to Continue Transforming Meetings with AISalesTech Star•Sep 19, 2024•Telescope Partners, Maven Ventures, Character, Active Capital and 4 others
