Seed-stage VC, US

Soma Capital

Venture capital firm · San Francisco

Quick read

Soma Capital is a seed-stage VC firm operating primarily out of San Francisco. It's best known for its Fellows program — offering up to $2M uncapped to early-stage founders — and early bets on companies like Ramp, Cognition, Mercor, Deel, and Kalshi. The firm claims early positions in 40+ unicorns with a combined portfolio valuation exceeding $60 billion.

Key facts

Sectors
generalist
Website
somacap.com

Investment thesis

Soma Capital backs seed-stage founders across all sectors, with a recurring focus on technical and category-defining companies. It invests early — often pre-product — and runs a Fellows program to source and support founders before they raise a formal round.

Recent activity

  • Jan 2022fundraise
    Soma Capital closed Fund III at $412 million, described at the time as one of the largest seed funds in the world. The firm also announced plans to launch a Growth fund to follow on in its fastest-growing late-stage companies, pushing total AUM past $1 billion. johngannonblog.com
  • 2023product
    Soma Capital launched its Spring 2023 Fellows program, selecting 10–12 teams each receiving $100,000 in funding and a 6-week program that included virtual fireside chats with portfolio founders. linkedin.com
  • 2022investment
    Soma Capital participated in a seed round for Rider, a Pakistan-based last-mile logistics startup focused on online shippers. teaserclub.com
  • 2022investment
    unshETH closed a $3.3 million seed round with Soma Capital and MH Ventures among the backers. zoominfo.com
  • 2022investment
    Haiqu raised $4 million in pre-seed funding from a round that included Soma Capital alongside MaC Venture Capital, Toyota Ventures, and others. zoominfo.com
  • May 2026investment
    Soma Capital's latest recorded investment was in Cognition as part of their Series D on May 27, 2026, bringing total investments tracked by CB Insights to 1,116. cbinsights.com
  • Apr 2026leadership
    Katelyn Kimber joined Soma Capital as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel on April 1, 2026. zoominfo.com
  • Mar 2026investment
    Soma Capital invested in Eragon, a business/productivity software company, on March 18, 2026. pitchbook.com
  • Mar 2026investment
    Portfolio company Starcloud, which puts NVIDIA H100s in orbit, reached unicorn status with a $170M raise led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures on March 31, 2026. crunchbase.com
  • Jan 2026leadership
    Robert Raus joined Soma Capital on January 1, 2026. zoominfo.com
  • Dec 2025investment
    Made Card, a Visa card built for homeowners, announced $8MM+ in seed funding with Soma Capital among the backers, alongside Village Global and Jump Capital. tracxn.com
  • 2025press
    Portfolio company Embed, a European payments infrastructure firm, agreed to be acquired by OpenFX to expand regulated payments coverage in Europe; closing expected Q3 2026. f4.fund

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What is Soma Capital?+

Soma Capital is a seed-stage VC firm operating primarily out of San Francisco. It's best known for its Fellows program — offering up to $2M uncapped to early-stage founders — and early bets on companies like Ramp, Cognition, Mercor, Deel, and Kalshi.

Where is Soma Capital headquartered?+

Soma Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

What sectors does Soma Capital invest in?+

Soma Capital focuses on generalist. They primarily invest in these sectors.

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