El Cap

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Type: Venture FundStage: Pre-Seed, SeedLead: FollowsSeries: Fund ILocation: Utah, United StatesContinent: North AmericaWebsite

El Cap (El Cap Holdings) is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with additional presence in Austin, Texas and New York. Co-founded and managed by Kunal Tandon and Stew Bradley, the firm focuses on partnering with founders at the earliest stages — maintaining high context on their businesses and providing hands-on support. El Cap is a generalist investor that has backed companies across AI, climate, web3, developer tools, SaaS, agriculture, and advanced materials. Portfolio companies include Rhizome (climate resiliency SaaS for utilities), Foundation Alloy (metals), Rooted Ag (AI for farmers), Robo (AI agents for biopharma), and Arkestro (ML-powered procurement), among others. The firm operates El Cap Equity Fund I and has made 22+ investments to date. Founders can reach the team directly at partners@elcap.xyz.

GeneralistAI and Machine LearningClimate Tech (Generalist)AgricultureSoftware and SaaSAdvanced Materials and NanotechnologyBiotech, Life Sciences, Synthetic Biology

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