About Equity
Equity is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of St. Louis, United States. As of Apr 2022, Equity has invested in 10 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 Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Crossbar Overall, Equity portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 2 acquisitions, namely Nerdy and OneSpace. Cultivation Capital co-invest with Equity, sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Equity has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Equity's List of Top Investments
Equity has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investmentis in CrossbarTheir portfolio spans across United States, Mexico and Panama. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Equity:
1. Capacity
AI-based information and data integration management solution. It allows users to handle the company knowledge, enterprise search, knowledge management, knowledge sharing, and data integration management solutions. It uses artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and machine learning technologies. It also handles process automation solutions. It caters to solutions to asset management, banking, credit unions, education, mortgage, and wealth management solutions.
Key facts about Capacity
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: St. Louis (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $286M
- Employee Count: 704 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: IAG Capital Partners, Staley Capital Management and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Aug 07, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Nerdy
Online platform providing AI-based multi-disciplinary learning solutions. The platform offers one-on-one learning solutions, group-based classes, and self study-based learning. The platform enables users to take an assessment and assess them through the data-driven solutions, connects them to the tutors, and provides personalized learning.
Key facts about Nerdy
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3. GAIA
Online marketplace offering furniture and home decor accessories. Its range of products includes sofas, chairs, dressers, tables, rugs, lamps, textiles, paintings, etc. It has its own team of designers and also sources products from other Mexican furniture designers.
Key facts about GAIA
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Mexico City (Mexico)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $67.8M
- Employee Count: 191 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: SoftBank Group, SoftBank Latin America Fund and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 20, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Crossbar
Developer of an online team engagement platform for multiple sports. It offers a platform where users can manage information regarding teams, registration, schedules, volunteers, jersey numbers, financials, and communication. It caters to baseball, across, hockey, basketball, softball, and volleyball.
Key facts about Crossbar
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: St. Charles (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $750K
- Employee Count: 39 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Cultivation Capital and Equity
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 11, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. OneSpace
Online vendor management system. OneSpace (formerly CrowdSource) is a flexible workforce solution designed to connect companies in need of scalable talent to freelancers. It is an end-to-end freelance management system that can help company access, integrate and manage talent on demand. Users can find freelance talent from multiple sources on a single platform.Users can customize virtual workspace to support any task or project and Performance Management to monitor and report on performance, projects and processes.
Key facts about OneSpace
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Illinois City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $21.5M
- Employee Count: 97 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Equity, Lewis & Clark Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 08, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Equity's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Crossbar.Equity's Investments by Stage
Equity has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $750K.Equity's Investments by Sector
Equity has a portfolio focused on Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 7 Tech companies, 5 Software companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Saas.Equity's Investments by Geography
Equity has made most investments in United States (1).Equity's recent investments
Equity has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Equity:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 11, 2022 | United States | Seed | 4305 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Equity's Portfolio
1 of Equity's portfolio company became public - Nerdy. It got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Nov 2020.Here are Equity's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 27, 2020 | - | - | 5059 |
Acquired companies in Equity's Portfolio
2 companies from Equity's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was OneSpace in Sep 2021 by Ascential for $*****.Here are Equity's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 13, 2021 | - | - | 7139 | |
Nov 28, 2012 | - | - | 2445 |
Team profile of Equity
Equity has a team of 1 member. Equity's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Equity
Over the past 4 years, one investor has co-invested in Equity's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Equity: Cultivation Capital entered a company along with Equity.
