About Debut Capital
Debut Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Brooklyn, United States. As of Jan 2023, Debut Capital has invested in 28 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 Consumer and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Qualifi Overall, Debut Capital portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 2 acquisitions, namely Chipper Cash, Plural and Qualifi. A lot of funds co-invest with Debut Capital, with names like Lightspeed Venture Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Debut Capital has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Debut Capital's List of Top Investments
Debut Capital has a portfolio of 28 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in TargetDocs and Ami Colé.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, HealthTech and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Debut Capital:1. Chipper Cash
Cross-border remittance platform for individuals. It enables users to connect multiple mobile money accounts to the wallet and use the wallet to transfer money globally. The application is available on iOS and Android platforms.
Key facts about Chipper Cash
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $305M
- Employee Count: 243 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: 137 Ventures, Rocketship and 45 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 02, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Squire
Provider of SaaS-driven salon management software. It offers appointment scheduling, operations management, mobile apps, point of sales system, revenue analytics, brand showcase, commission payouts management, automated booth rent collection, virtual waiting rooms, customer engagement & more. It also provides pre-certified card readers for making payments. It provides pricing-based software solutions.
Key facts about Squire
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $140M
- Employee Count: 227 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: CRV, 645 Ventures and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 29, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Sugar
SaaS-driven home management solution for residential living. Features include property reputation management, app-based door unlocking management, property management dashboard, monitoring management, building analytics management, integration with existing software, community management, cost management, resident retention rates management, and more.
Key facts about Sugar
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.5M
- Employee Count: 35 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Sequoia Capital, Collide and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 26, 2021, $*****
4. Plural
Platform offering policy analysis software. It includes a legislative intelligence engine that discovers and monitors legislation changes. It enables users to discover, track and organize the bills. The platform allows users to organize and distribute policy notes and updates.
Key facts about Plural
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $13.1M
- Employee Count: 16 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Menlo Ventures, Engage and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 12, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Loop
AI-driven auto insurance platform for individuals. It offers solutions for property damage, collision, bodily injury, and more. It uses artificial intelligence technology to create more equitable insurance products. It also offers claims assistance solutions.
Key facts about Loop
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $24.3M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: 01 Advisors, Altair Capital and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 27, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Debut Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Debut Capital has invested in 28 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Aja Labs and most recent follow-on round was in Qualifi.Debut Capital's Investments by Stage
Debut Capital has made 12 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.41M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $10M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 12 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Debut Capital's Investments by Sector
Debut Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, HealthTech and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 21 Tech companies, 17 Consumer (B2C) companies, 12 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 6 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Retail | 3 |
HealthTech | 2 |
Media & Entertainment | 2 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Debut Capital's Investments by Geography
Debut Capital has made most investments in United States (13).Debut Capital's recent investments
Debut Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Debut Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 11, 2023 | United States | Series A | 4445 | [+9] | |
Dec 01, 2022 | United States | Seed | 1744 | [+5] | |
Nov 29, 2022 | United States | Seed | 2597 | ||
May 12, 2022 | United States | Series A | 7926 | [+8] | |
Feb 20, 2022 | United States | Seed | 6124 | [+5] |
Unicorns in Debut Capital's Portfolio
Debut Capital has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Chipper Cash. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Chipper Cash which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Debut Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Debut Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 | Cross-border remittance platform for individuals | 2018 | San Francisco | Series C | nxzduca |
Acquired companies in Debut Capital's Portfolio
2 companies from Debut Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Plural in Dec 2025 by SAI360 for $*****.Here are Debut Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 01, 2025 | May 12, 2022 | Series A | 1291 | |
Oct 14, 2025 | Nov 08, 2021 | Seed | 8965 |
Team profile of Debut Capital
Debut Capital has a team of 1 member located in United States. Debut Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Debut Capital
Over the past 5 years, 98 investors have co-invested in Debut Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Debut Capital: Techstars, Higher Ground Labs and 8 others have invested in rounds before Debut Capital. There are 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Debut Capital and 1 company where Higher Ground Labs has invested before Debut Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Debut Capital: 82 investors entered a company along with Debut Capital. These include investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 companies).
- Invested after Debut Capital: A total of 6 investors have invested in Debut Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Live Nation Urban (1 company), m]x[v Capital (1 company) and Armory Square Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Debut Capital
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Qualifi Raises $4.5M in Growth FundingFinSMEs•May 17, 2023•Qualifi, m]x[v Capital, Rally Ventures, Armory Square Ventures and 6 others
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Aja Labs Raises $2.5M in Seed FundingAI Express•Dec 01, 2022•Aja Labs, Impact America Fund, Hire Ventures, IndieBio and 4 others
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Plural Secures $10M in Series A Funding Led by S3 VenturesPlural•May 11, 2022•ff Venture Capital, Plural, Backstage Capital, Debut Capital and 3 others
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Civic Eagle Secures $10M in Series A Funding Led by S3 VenturesGlobeNewswire•May 11, 2022•Civic Eagle, S3 Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Consonance Capital and 5 others
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Qualifi Raises $2.5 Million to Eliminate Recruiting’s Biggest Bottleneck: Phone ScreensRad AI•Feb 17, 2022•Qualifi, Rally Ventures, Techstars, Sixty8 Capital and 7 others
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Sugar raises $2.5M in seed funding to connect apartment residentsTechCrunch+•Aug 26, 2021•Sugar, MetaProp, Agya Ventures, Concrete Rose and 8 others
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Breakr raises $4.2M to connect influencers with emerging musiciansTechCrunch+•Jul 19, 2021•breakr, Slow Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Time ventures and 13 others
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A men’s brand, Faculty, launches with nail polish — and seed funding from Estee LauderTechCrunch+•Jun 09, 2021•FACULTY, Estee Lauder Companies, RareBreed Ventures, Debut Capital and 4 others
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Somewhere Good just raised $3.75M to make your somewhere goodTechCrunch+•May 18, 2021•Somewhere Good, True Ventures, Debut Capital, Canvas Ventures and 1 other
