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Okapi Venture Capital focuses on seed and early-stage investments in capital-efficient technology startups, primarily within the information technology and life sciences sectors in Southern California. The firm's strategy emphasizes venture fundamentals, disciplined investment, and active engagement with portfolio companies, often taking lead or co-lead positions and board seats to provide strategic guidance.
Their most common stage is seed (67% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $9.3M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
12
Fund Size
$900M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
1
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
12 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 MagicDoor | Seed | $4.5M | Sep 2025 |
 Chargezoom | Series A | $11.5M | Dec 2024 |
 Specright, Inc. | Series B | $30M | Jul 2021 |
 Daasity | Seed | $3.4M | Mar 2021 |
 Slingshot Aerospace | Series A | $8M | Oct 2020 |
 TrackStreet | Seed | $5.1M | Jul 2020 |
| Slingshot Aerospace | Seed | $3.3M | Dec 2017 |
 Welltok | Series E | $33.7M | Oct 2016 |
| CConnectifier | Seed | $6M | Jun 2015 |
| BBabyList | Seed | $620K | Jun 2013 |
 LeadrPro | Seed | $1.1M | — |
| Slingshot Aerospace | Seed | $5M | — |
Top Co-Investors
VMG Catalyst2 shared
Motley Fool Ventures2 shared
Mucker Capital2 shared
AXA Venture Partners2 shared
Sway Ventures2 shared
Techstars2 shared
Sierra Ventures1 shared
Kickstart Ventures1 shared
Gaingels1 shared
Rise of the Rest Seed Fund1 shared
NEA (New Enterprise Associates)1 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners1 shared
Emergence Capital1 shared
Georgian Partners1 shared
Sigma1 shared
HLM Venture Partners1 shared
Flare Capital Partners1 shared
EDBI1 shared
Early Light Ventures1 shared
Vitalize1 shared
Last updated: 16 April 2026