About GOOSE Capital
GOOSE Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. It is primarily based out of Houston, United States. As of Apr 2026, GOOSE Capital is an active investor, having invested in 36 companies, with 2 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 High Tech to Life Sciences and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of NanoTech Materials Overall, GOOSE Capital portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 4 acquisitions, namely NanoGraf, Immix Biopharma and Decisio Health. A lot of funds co-invest with GOOSE Capital, with names like Mercury Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. GOOSE Capital has team of 18 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
GOOSE Capital's List of Top Investments
GOOSE Capital has a portfolio of 36 companies. Their most notable investments are in Lantha Sensors and NuMat.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany and Israel. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by GOOSE Capital:
1. Numat
Developer of metal-organic framework solutions for chemical capture and separation. The company provides materials designed for protection, separation, and purification in extreme environments. It offers solutions for industrial decarbonization and semiconductor manufacturing. The company scales precision chemistries to reduce the negative impact of chemical products and processes.
Key facts about Numat
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Skokie (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $21.4M
- Employee Count: 65 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Aramco Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jul 10, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. BrainCheck
Mobile games for cognitive health tracking. It uses established neurocognitive tests to develop mobile interactive games, offering a snapshot of a user's cognitive health. It is a mobile-first (iPad and Android), a gamified platform to appeal to a wide variety of test-takers and is HIPAA compliant.
Key facts about BrainCheck
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $49.8M
- Employee Count: 71 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: UPMC, S3 Ventures and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 26, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of technology for sustainable aviation fuel, methanol, syngas, and hydrogen. The company's technology uses light-powered reactors to replace traditional, high-emission processes. It offers technology to scale clean fuel production and meet sustainability targets. The technology catalyzes various feedstock sources that contain methane and CO2 into syngas for clean fuels.
Key facts about Syzygy Plasmonics
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $116M
- Employee Count: 68 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Chambiz, Mitsubishi and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 11, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about NanoTech Materials
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $43.7M
- Employee Count: 72 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: GOOSE Capital, Ecliptic Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 15, 2026, $*****
Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. The lead candidate, Tegavivint is an inhibitor of a nuclear beta-catenin signaling pathway. The molecule has completed preclinical trials and showed efficacy in desmoid tumors, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), osteosarcoma, and multiple solid tumor types. The company is conducting a phase 1 trial for its lead candidate.
Key facts about Iterion Therapeutics
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $28.8M
- Employee Count: 15 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Green Park & Golf Ventures, JLABS and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
GOOSE Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
GOOSE Capital has invested in 36 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in NanoTech Materials and most recent follow-on round was in FibreCoat.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
GOOSE Capital's Investments by Stage
GOOSE Capital has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.99M, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $24.7M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $44M, 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $433K and 1 investment in Post IPO stage with an average round size of $9.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 4 |
Series B | 2 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GOOSE Capital's Investments by Sector
GOOSE Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Chemicals and Materials Tech, Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 32 Tech companies, 31 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Software companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 7 |
Chemicals and Materials Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Sustainability Tech | 3 |
Energy Tech | 2 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GOOSE Capital's Investments by Geography
GOOSE Capital has made most investments in United States (13), followed by Germany where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 13 |
Germany | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GOOSE Capital's recent investments
GOOSE Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - NanoTech Materials.Here are the most recent investments by GOOSE Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 15, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3890 | [+1] | |
Sep 10, 2025 | United States | Post IPO | 6544 | - | |
May 14, 2025 | United States | Seed | 5084 | [+15] | |
Apr 16, 2025 | Germany | Series A | 8913 | [+4] | |
Aug 19, 2024 | Germany | Series B | 7457 | [+5] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in GOOSE Capital's Portfolio
1 of GOOSE Capital's portfolio company became public - Immix Biopharma. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 2021 at marketcap of $37.9MHere are GOOSE Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 16, 2021 | Sep 10, 2025 | Post IPO | 5560 |
Acquired companies in GOOSE Capital's Portfolio
4 companies from GOOSE Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was NanoGraf in May 2026 by Monomyth Group for $*****.Here are GOOSE Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 12, 2026 | Jan 27, 2023 | Series B | 1960 | |
Jan 06, 2025 | - | - | 4435 | |
Apr 07, 2017 | - | - | 4246 | |
May 19, 2015 | - | - | 6056 |
Team profile of GOOSE Capital
GOOSE Capital has a team of 18 members including 2 Partners and 15 Principals located in United States. GOOSE Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in GOOSE Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Houston | - | - | |
Partner | Houston | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | Houston | - | ||
Principal | Houston | - | ||
Principal | Houston | - | - | |
Principal | Sugar Land | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | Houston | - | ||
Principal | Spring | - | - |
Co-investors of GOOSE Capital
Over the past 13 years, 113 investors have co-invested in GOOSE Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before GOOSE Capital: Capital Factory, Engine and 16 others have invested in rounds before GOOSE Capital. There is 1 company where Capital Factory has invested before GOOSE Capital and 1 company where Engine has invested before GOOSE Capital.
- Top Co-investors of GOOSE Capital: 57 investors entered a company along with GOOSE Capital. These include investors like Mercury Fund (2 companies).
- Invested after GOOSE Capital: A total of 38 investors have invested in GOOSE Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include OS Fund (2 companies), Osage University Partners (2 companies) and Tin Shed Ventures (2 companies).
Recent News related to GOOSE Capital
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NanoTech Materials Raises $29.4M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Apr 15, 2026•NanoTech Materials, HPI Real Estate, Milliken, GOOSE Capital
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Immix Biopharma Announces Strategic Investment by Goose CapitalGlobeNewswire•Sep 09, 2025•GOOSE Capital, Immix Biopharma
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Persona AI Secures $27 Million in Pre-Seed Funding for Humanoid Robotsintelligence360•May 23, 2025•Persona Technologies, Unity Growth Fund, Tides Ventures, Mirae Asset and 13 others
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Persona AI Secures $27M Pre-Seed Funding for Humanoid RobotsFinSMEs•May 14, 2025•, Mirae Asset, Invicta Growth, Fathom Fund and 12 others
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Germany-based FibreCoat has Secured over €20Million in FundingStartup Rise EU•Dec 05, 2024•FibreCoat, NewSpace Capital, GOOSE Capital, NOVA by Saint-Gobain and 4 others
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With new funding, FibreCoat targets space and defense marketsSpaceNews•Dec 04, 2024•Fiberpipe, NewSpace Capital, GOOSE Capital, FibreCoat and 2 others
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P6 Technologies Closes $3.25M Seed Funding RoundFinSMEs•Aug 17, 2023•P6 Technologies, GOOSE Capital, Tupperlakepartners, Veritec Capital Partners and 2 others
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Battery Startup NanoGraf Raises $65 Million Series B to Scale North American Production of Silicon Anode ProductsGlobeNewswire•Feb 14, 2023•NanoGraf, Volta, CC Industries, Emerald Technology Ventures and 9 others
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Syzygy Plasmonics Raises $76M Series C FundingFinSMEs•Nov 17, 2022•Syzygy Plasmonics, Carbon Direct, Aramco Ventures, Chevron and 9 others
