Penny Jar Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm anchored by Stephen Curry, founded in 2021 by Bryant Barr and Rich Scudellari. The firm invests in exceptional founders building industry-defining tech companies, with a focus on AI-driven businesses.
Deal activity increased 150% year-over-year (5 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $43.3M (across 20 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
16
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
5
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
23 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Primepoint | Seed | $10M | Apr 2026 |
 Upwind | Series B | $250M | Jan 2026 |
| UUpwind Security | Series B | $250M | Jan 2026 |
| Primepoint | Seed | $10M | Jan 2026 |
 Burnt | Seed | $3.8M | Jan 2026 |
 Parallel | Seed | $2.4M | Oct 2025 |
 Parallel | Seed | $2.4M | Oct 2025 |
| Burnt | Seed | $3.8M | Sep 2025 |
| Upwind | Series A | $100M | Dec 2024 |
 Ducky | Pre-Seed | $2.7M | May 2024 |
 Compa | Series A | $10M | Jan 2024 |
| Upwind | Series B | — | Sep 2023 |
 Tokenproof | Seed | $5M | Aug 2022 |
 HiveWatch | Series A | $20M | Oct 2021 |
 Praxis Labs | Series A | $15.5M | Oct 2021 |
 Local Kitchens | Series A | — | Jun 2021 |
 Local Kitchens | Series A | $25M | Jun 2021 |
| Praxis Labs | Series A | $15.5M | Jan 2021 |
| HiveWatch | Series A | $20M | Jan 2021 |
| Upwind | Series B | $100M | — |
 SiteVue | Seed | $7.5M | — |
 Ezra AI Labs | Seed | — | — |
 a1mobile | Seed | $11.5M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Greylock Partners5 shared
Leaders Fund5 shared
Cyberstarts5 shared
Craft Ventures4 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners4 shared
Picture Capital3 shared
TCV3 shared
Alta Park Capital3 shared
General Catalyst3 shared
Y Combinator3 shared
Scribble Ventures2 shared
Salesforce Ventures2 shared
Precursor Ventures2 shared
Firework Ventures2 shared
Emerson Collective2 shared
Ulu Ventures2 shared
Norwest Venture Partners2 shared
NextView Ventures2 shared
Navitas2 shared
GS Futures2 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026