Animal Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Marshall Sandman, focused on early-stage consumer technology investments. The firm leverages celebrity networks and cultural influence to drive growth for startups across consumer, media, fintech, and health sectors.
Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (6 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (45% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $36.6M (across 36 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
33
Fund Size
$33M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
6
Team
DS
Dylann Sands
Managing Partner
MS
Marshall Sandman
Managing Partner
SM
Sameep Mangat
Principal
EN
Ethan Nouchi
Venture Capital Intern
JR
Josh Richards
Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
40 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Grounded | Seed | $5M | Aug 2026 |
 Array Labs | Series A | $20M | Jan 2026 |
 Array | Series A | $20M | Jan 2026 |
 Footprint | Series B | $25M | Jan 2026 |
 Colossal | Series B | — | Dec 2025 |
 Lemurian Labs | Series A | $28M | Dec 2025 |
| Colossal | Growth | — | Sep 2025 |
| PPlatter | Pre-Seed | — | May 2025 |
| Colossal | Series C | $200M | Jan 2025 |
| CColossal Biosciences | Series C | $200M | Jan 2025 |
 Whop | Series A | $17M | Jul 2023 |
 Fireside Chat | Series A | $25M | Apr 2023 |
| Colossal | Unknown | — | Jan 2023 |
 One More Game! | Series A | $22M | Apr 2022 |
| Colossal | Series A | $60M | Mar 2022 |
 The Routing Company | Series A | $15M | Jan 2022 |
 Airstack | Pre-Seed | $3M | Jan 2022 |
 Arch | Seed | $5.5M | Dec 2021 |
 Noops | Pre-Seed | $2M | Sep 2021 |
| SSyng | Series A | $48.8M | Sep 2021 |
 StateSpace | Series C | $50M | Sep 2021 |
 Statespace | Series C | $50M | Sep 2021 |
 Statespace | Series C | $50M | Sep 2021 |
 Immi Eats | Seed | $3.8M | Sep 2021 |
 Whoop | Series F | $200M | Aug 2021 |
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Top Co-Investors
Animoca Brands5 shared
Bold Capital Partners5 shared
Breyer Capital5 shared
Gaingels5 shared
Index Ventures4 shared
Draper Associates4 shared
Lerer Hippeau4 shared
Craft Ventures3 shared
Good Friends3 shared
JAZZ Venture Partners3 shared
In-Q-Tel3 shared
US Innovative Technology3 shared
Operator Partners3 shared
BoxGroup3 shared
Mirae Asset3 shared
The Riverside Company3 shared
FirstMark Capital3 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners3 shared
Soma Capital2 shared
Builders VC2 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026