About Azafran Capital Partners
Azafran Capital Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of May 2018, Azafran Capital Partners has invested in 4 companies. 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 Yobe Overall, Azafran Capital Partners portfolio has seen 1 IPO, namely Aterian. Azafran Capital Partners has team of 9 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Azafran Capital Partners' List of All Investments
Azafran Capital Partners has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments include Aterian and Yobe.Their portfolio spans across United States and Australia. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 1 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of all investments by Azafran Capital Partners:
1. Aterian
Platform for acquiring and partnering with digital-first brands. The company acquires and operates consumer brands. It offers a consumer product platform to build a product based on consumer feedback and provides a marketplace for businesses to acquire and bid for sales partnerships. Its technology and machine learning calculates performance for the e-commerce marketplaces and channels using data and automation tools.
Key facts about Aterian
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $93.5M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 178 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Interplay and Azafran Capital Partners
- Highlight: Public
2. Yobe
Provides AI-based customer voice analysis solutions. It has a portfolio of intelligent audio technologies for both speech and multimedia content with applications for voice authentication, mobile devices, telecommunications, VoIP, audio equipment, and streaming media, etc. The company claims that the Yobe frequency manipulation process has the ability to decrease the audio file while simultaneously increasing the audio quality. It works by detecting voice and understanding customer emotions, speech, and behaviors.
Key facts about Yobe
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: United States
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.54M
- Employee Count: 5 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: MaC Venture Capital, Azafran Capital Partners and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 10, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Aspinity
Developer of analog processing semiconductors for AI-driven event detection and classification. The company’s technology combines machine learning accuracy with ultra-low power analog processing. It provides solutions for event detection, classification, notification, and prevention. The semiconductors are software programmable and designed for automotive, smart home, and IoT applications.
Key facts about Aspinity
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Morgantown (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $22.1M
- Employee Count: 25 as on Jul 22, 2025
- Investors: Riverfront Ventures, Techstars and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 17, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. tagSpace
Location based augmented reality platform. It allows users to create mobile, location based experiences using augmented reality. It offers AR solutions for city experiences, festivals, and events.
Key facts about tagSpace
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Sydney (Australia)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $515K
- Employee Count: 9 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Techstars, Quake Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Azafran Capital Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Yobe.Azafran Capital Partners' Investments by Stage
Azafran Capital Partners has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.6M.Azafran Capital Partners' Investments by Sector
Azafran Capital Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 3 Software companies and at least 1 company focusing on AI-Native.Azafran Capital Partners' Investments by Geography
Azafran Capital Partners has made most investments in United States (1).Azafran Capital Partners' recent investments
Azafran Capital Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Azafran Capital Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 08, 2018 | United States | Seed | 4334 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Azafran Capital Partners' Portfolio
1 of Azafran Capital Partners' portfolio company became public - Aterian. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2019.Here are Azafran Capital Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2019 | - | - | 2094 |
Team profile of Azafran Capital Partners
Azafran Capital Partners has a team of 9 members including 2 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States and United Arab Emirates. Azafran Capital Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Azafran Capital Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | Dubai | - | - | |
Principal | Reston | - | - | |
Principal | San Francisco | - | - |
Co-investors of Azafran Capital Partners
Over the past 8 years, one investor has co-invested in Azafran Capital Partners's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Azafran Capital Partners: National Science Foundation has invested before Azafran Capital Partners.
