Tribe Capital
Tribe Capital, founded in June 2018 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, manages over $1.6 billion in assets and focuses on using product and data science for investments. It operates multiple venture funds, including specific ones for India, Africa, and crypto, and has invested in a wide range of technology and crypto companies.
Company History
Tribe Capital was founded in June 2018 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, USA. Since its inception, the firm has managed to accumulate over $1.6 billion in assets under management. Tribe Capital was established with a focus on leveraging product and data science to create unique products, companies, and investments. The organization focuses on expanding access to quantitative diligence methodologies through developments such as the Termina product.
Services and Investment Funds
Tribe Capital operates a range of venture funds, including a Global Flagship venture fund and specific venture funds dedicated to regions such as India and Africa. The company also engages in the cryptocurrency market through its Crypto Flagship fund and supports crypto incubations. With a centralized structure that includes functions such as data science, engineering, marketing, operations, finance, legal, and compliance, Tribe Capital aims to provide comprehensive support to its investment portfolio.
Key Investments
Tribe Capital has invested in a variety of companies across different sectors and stages, demonstrating a sector and stage agnostic approach. Some notable investments include companies like Carta, Relativity Space, Shiprocket, Kraken, Bolt, Metamap, Docker, Apollo.io, Upward Farms, Saildrone, Instabase, JupiterOne, Athelas, Alpaca DB, BlackBuck, Certn, Chipper Cash, Rula, Teampay, and QuotaPath. In the crypto space, the firm has also invested in companies such as Berachain, Akash, Grass, Analog, Cyberconnect, Concrete, Eclipse, Lumerin, Hourglass, Flipside, Lava Network, Switchboard, Linera, Pocket, Alkimiya, BuildBear, Frax, Parcl, Rush Gaming Universe, Cosmos, Humanode, Thetanuts, Lit Protocol, Mudrex, Auki, Mnemonic, and Exa Protocol.
Sector and Investment Focus
Tribe Capital focuses on investing in seed to growth-stage technology companies, without restricting itself to any specific sector. The firm's investment strategy aims at recognizing and amplifying early-stage product-market fit. By utilizing product and data science, Tribe Capital seeks to engineer one-of-a-kind products and companies, making it possible for the firm to identify and back highly promising ventures irrespective of the industry.
Organization and Team
Tribe Capital has a team composed of 33 operators, founders, and investors. The organization believes in the importance of transparency and open collaboration with its constituents. With offices located in Menlo Park and Boston, the company maintains a centralized structure by function, which includes data science, engineering, marketing, operations, finance, legal, and compliance to provide holistic support and drive success for their portfolio companies.