About OSS Capital
OSS Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jul 2026, OSS Capital is an active investor, having invested in 28 companies, with 1 new investment 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 Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of W4 Games Overall, OSS Capital portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Aleph Alpha, Dagster and Liquid AI. A lot of funds co-invest with OSS Capital, with names like Naval Ravikant sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. OSS Capital has team of 11 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Unicorns
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OSS Capital's List of Top Investments
OSS Capital has a portfolio of 28 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Merico and W4 Games.Their portfolio spans across United States, Germany, India and 8 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by OSS Capital:1. Aleph Alpha
Provider of an AI-enabled text and image analytics platform. It offers text analytics, image recognition, and OCR technologies. It is applicable for copywriting, press releases, content creation, text extraction, translation, and visual understanding.
Key facts about Aleph Alpha
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Heidelberg (Germany)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $533M
- Employee Count: 320 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures, Earlybird and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 06, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Dagster
AI-based data preparation and integration software solution provider. The features of the solution include data analytics, data pipelines, data extraction, transportation, loading, and more. It also provides a self-service data platform, debug pipelines from a UI.
Key facts about Dagster
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $47M
- Employee Count: 83 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Georgian, Amplify Partners and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 24, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Liquid AI
Developer of efficient AI models and deployment platforms for various applications. The company provides tools for customizing, optimizing, and deploying AI on devices. It offers solutions for enterprise and startup businesses, along with developer resources. The company's products support industries including automotive, consumer electronics, finance, and healthcare.
Key facts about Liquid AI
4. Plane
Key facts about Plane
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Hyderabad (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹10 - ₹50 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4M
- Employee Count: 101 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Sherpalo Ventures and OSS Capital
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 24, 2024, $*****
5. Extropic
Hardware platform to build substrate for generative AI. Its technology is based on physics-based computing and supports to reduce the amount of electricity needed to run AI models while automating coding tasks.
Key facts about Extropic
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $14.1M
- Employee Count: 36 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Atacama Ventures, Kindred Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jul 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
OSS Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
OSS Capital has invested in 28 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in CUE Labs and most recent follow-on round was in W4 Games.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2022 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2021 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
OSS Capital's Investments by Stage
OSS Capital has made 21 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $9.93M and 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.83M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 21 |
Series A | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OSS Capital's Investments by Sector
OSS Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Consumer, FinTech and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 25 Tech companies, 20 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 19 Software companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 18 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 12 |
Consumer | 4 |
FinTech | 3 |
High Tech | 3 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OSS Capital's Investments by Geography
OSS Capital has made most investments in United States (12), followed by India where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 12 |
India | 3 |
Canada | 2 |
Germany | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OSS Capital's recent investments
OSS Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - W4 Games.Here are the most recent investments by OSS Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 30, 2026 | Ireland | Series B | 1393 | [+3] | |
Oct 31, 2025 | Switzerland | Series A | 2356 | [+2] | |
Aug 01, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1216 | [+2] | |
Jul 30, 2025 | United States | Series A | 3956 | ||
Dec 13, 2024 | United States | Series A | 7824 | [+2] |
Unicorns in OSS Capital's Portfolio
OSS Capital has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Liquid AI. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Liquid AI which became a unicorn in 2024, 1 years after OSS Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in OSS Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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63 | Developer of efficient AI models and deployment platforms for various applications | 2023 | Brookline | Series A | pldquhv |
Acquired companies in OSS Capital's Portfolio
4 companies from OSS Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Dagster in Jul 2026 by Prefect for $*****.Here are OSS Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 13, 2026 | Nov 16, 2021 | Series A | 4403 | |
Apr 26, 2026 | - | - | 6200 | |
May 30, 2025 | Oct 14, 2021 | Seed | 7067 | |
Oct 31, 2022 | Oct 11, 2021 | Seed | 7796 |
Team profile of OSS Capital
OSS Capital has a team of 11 members including 6 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States. OSS Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in OSS Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Sausalito | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | Orange | - | ||
Principal | Orange | - |
Co-investors of OSS Capital
Over the past 7 years, 191 investors have co-invested in OSS Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of OSS Capital: 132 investors entered a company along with OSS Capital. These include investors like Naval Ravikant (7 companies).
- Invested after OSS Capital: A total of 59 investors have invested in OSS Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Naval Ravikant (2 companies), 8VC (1 company) and Human Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to OSS Capital
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CUE Labs exits stealth after $10 million capital increaseStartupticker•Oct 31, 2025•Sequoia Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, OSS Capital, Founders Fund and 2 others
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Comp AI Secures $2.6M Pre-Seed to Disrupt SOC 2 MarketTechStartups.com•Aug 01, 2025•Trycomp, Grand Ventures, OSS Capital
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Liquid AI just raised $250M to develop a more efficient type of AI modelTechCrunch+•Dec 13, 2024•Liquid AI, AMD, OSS Capital, Duke University and 3 others
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Vultr Collaborates with AMD, Broadcom and Juniper Networks on New GPU Data Center ArchitectureHpcwire•Dec 12, 2024•Vultr, Juniper Networks, Broadcom, AMD and 5 others
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Plane Secures $4 Million Investment to Revolutionize Project Management SolutionsStartup Story•Apr 25, 2024•Plane, OSS Capital
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W4 Games raises $15 million to boost Godot engine development and servicesPocket Gamer•Dec 15, 2023•W4 Games, OSS Capital, Angel List
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Liquid AI, a new MIT spinoff, wants to build an entirely new type of AITechCrunch+•Dec 06, 2023•TechCrunch+, Liquid AI, Bold Capital Partners, Samsung NEXT and 6 others
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Extropic raises $14.1M to build ‘physics-based computing’ hardware for generative AISiliconAngle•Dec 04, 2023•Extropic, Kindred Ventures, HOF Capital, Julian Capital and 6 others
