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Bullpen Capital

https://www.bullpencap.com/
Last activity: 26.08.2024
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Bullpen Capital invests in post-seed companies that have achieved product-market fit, but have not yet proven sufficient market scalability to raise a major VC round. We invest in companies that have an operational plan to hit big milestones within a 12-month period, and we work closely with the companies in our portfolio to develop this early traction into large, sustainable businesses.

Seed financing is now more of a process than an event, with multiple rounds of investment layered into the early stages of startup companies. The "post-seed"​ stage is often the inflection point of value, the last lean money in before a “super-sized” A round. Bullpen’s strategy aims to provide leverage for founding teams, who can minimize dilution to maintain ownership and control of their companies, while retaining the option of choosing either a quick acquisition or raising major growth capital to go for a big win.
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Mentions
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Location: United States, California, Menlo Park
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2010
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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Portfolio 3

DateNameWebsiteTotal RaisedLocation
05.04.2023Picohype.co$10M-
14.12.2016Suitenesssuiteness.com$6MUnited Sta...
07.05.2012Echoecho M...echoecho.me$1.5MUnited Sta...

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26.08.2024 HomeLight raises $20M to expand Buy Before You Sell productProptech HomeLight has raised $20 million to expand the offering of its Buy Before You Sell product to mortgage lenders and real estate agents across 40 new states, the company announced on Monday. Zeev Ventures, an early-stage venture fund...
22.08.2024CruxOCM: Control Room Co-Pilot Platform Secures $17 Million (Series A)CruxOCM, a leader in co-pilot technology for control room operators, announced the closing of a $17 million Series A funding round. The funding round was led by M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), with participation from new investors, includin...
06.05.2023Amazon launches free channels, check marks come to Gmail and OpenAI raises more moolahIt’s that time of week again, folks — Week in Review (WiR) time. For those new to the scene, WiR is TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the biggest tech stories over the past few days. There’s no better digest for the person on the ...
01.05.2023Ann Lai says she was fired from Bullpen Capital after helping deliver a $145M fundAnn Lai, a general partner at Bullpen Capital, has been fired from the firm, she says. The investor described the termination experience as “discriminatory and retaliatory” in a LinkedIn post published on Monday. Lai helped raise Bullpen Ca...
21.02.2023A tech VC explains how startups should structure their pitch decks — and offers fundraising advice for founders from underrepresented backgroundsAnn Lai primarily works to finance founders from underrepresented backgrounds. Ann Lai This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now Ann Lai joined venture-capital fund Bullp...
22.11.2022Startup founders need to be data-informed, not just ‘data-driven’Ann Lai Contributor Share on Twitter Ann Lai joined Bullpen Capital in 2020 as a general partner and has invested in and advised more than 30 early- to late-stage companies. Among all the buzzwords startups use when pitching investors and i...
13.02.2022Crypto needs 'to come crashing back to Earth' : An early FanDuel investor explains why even the huge splurge on sports isn't enough to draw him into 'the hype' — and shares 2 picks for defying a chall...Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams reacts after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game at SoFi Stadium Christian Petersen/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an In...
14.10.2021Ureeka Announces $8.15M Series A-1 Funding RoundThe platform is paving a new pathway for entrepreneurs to build their digital presence and acquire more customers Burlingame, CA – Ureeka, the small business growth engine, today announced it has completed an $8.15 million Series A-1 fundin...
09.02.2021Nanome raises $3 million to help scientists get up close with molecular structures in VRDiscovery and research of new molecular compounds is an expensive business, with development costs exceeding $10 billion per substance in some cases. Part of that comes from the need to closely examine every relevant molecule, studying its ...
14.12.2020Healthcare in Politics Conference Session 3: Open up/Shut downInstitutions contempt for Trump are behind lockdown rationales Vator · Healthcare in Politics: Open up/Shut down In the thirst part of Healthcare in Politics, speakersDuncan Davidson (Partner, Bullpen Capital), Leslie Krigstein (Vice Presid...
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