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Goldcrest Capital is a Dallas-based venture capital fund that invests in private technology companies. Founded in 2015 by Adam Ross and Daniel Friedland, the firm takes a network-driven, low-profile approach and frequently backs developer-tools and infrastructure startups, with portfolio companies including SpaceX, Anduril, Peregrine, Sentilink, and Sourcegraph.
Average disclosed round size is $54.9M (across 34 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
31
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
AB
Adam Brian Ross
Partner
DF
Daniel Friedland
Partner
VR
Vinutha Raju
Venture Capital
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
38 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPeregrine.io | Series D | $250M | Jun 2026 |
| PPerimeter | Growth | $60M | Apr 2026 |
 Northslope | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
 Renew | Series A | $12M | Oct 2025 |
 Unblock | Seed | — | Jul 2025 |
 The Nuclear Company | Series A | $51.3M | May 2025 |
 Arena | Series B | $30M | Apr 2025 |
| PPeregrine.io | Series C | $190M | Mar 2025 |
 Peregrine Technologies | Series C | $190M | Jan 2025 |
 Arena Ai | Series B | $30M | Jan 2025 |
 Arena | Series B | $30M | Jan 2025 |
 Daisy | Series B | $7M | Sep 2024 |
 Peregrine Technologies | Series B | $30M | May 2024 |
 QuoteWell | Series A | $15M | Oct 2023 |
| Renew | Seed | $8M | Apr 2023 |
 MOZART DATA | Series A | $15M | Apr 2022 |
 Terray | Series A | $60M | Feb 2022 |
 Mio | Series A | $8.7M | Dec 2021 |
 Callin | Series A | — | Sep 2021 |
 Zenput | Series C | $27M | Jul 2021 |
 River Financial | Series A | $12M | Mar 2021 |
 Sourcegraph | Series B | $23M | Mar 2020 |
 Bird | Growth | $300M | Jun 2018 |
| Bird | Series A | $15M | Feb 2018 |
| Bird | Series B | $100M | Jan 2018 |
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Top Co-Investors
Craft Ventures10 shared
Fifth Down Capital8 shared
Godfrey Capital6 shared
Upfront Ventures5 shared
Sequoia Capital5 shared
Friends & Family Capital5 shared
Valor Equity Partners4 shared
Y Combinator4 shared
Founders Fund4 shared
Tusk Venture Partners3 shared
Two Sigma Ventures3 shared
Garuda Ventures3 shared
Shield Capital3 shared
Initialized Capital3 shared
Accel2 shared
Index Ventures2 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center2 shared
Redpoint Ventures2 shared
Alexandria Venture Investments2 shared
Digitalis Ventures2 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026