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Soma Capital

Q: When was Soma Capital last fund created?

Soma Capital last fund was created/launched in 2026-06-04.

General contacts

Investor type

Founded

2015

AUM

$1 000 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A

Region of investment

South America North America Europe Middle East Africa Asia

Investor profile last updated: 18 July, 2026

Profile

Soma Capital is a fund built by founders for founders, focused on software. We've invested seed in +20 unicorns worth ~$100b combined often 1st check including Deel, Rippling, Ramp, Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Lambda School among others.

Soma Cap partners and advisors have built billion dollar software co's, for example Vivek Ranadive is the founder of multi billion dollar enterprise software company Tibco ($4.3 billion exit to Vista Equity Partners). Tibco services include big data, analytics, event processing, among others, generating over $1bn in yearly revenue and powers 80% of Fortune 500 companies. This gives Soma CEO-level relationships with many of the biggest brands in the world. Vivek has also been involved early investing and mentoring all time great tech companies including google, yahoo, salesforce, ebay and apple.

Soma Cap partners also own the Sacramento Kings NBA team and are developing over 200 acres of land in downtown Sacramento including hotels, condo's, restaurants, malls and more.

Industry

Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Gaming Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Real Estate Robotics Security Software Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Transportation Travel Energy Music HealthTech TravelTech Business Services (B2B) SaaS Blockchain/Crypto AI CleanTech PropTech / ConTech Mobility Logistics

Soma Capital Funds

Name	Type	Industry	Stage	Region	Size	AUM	Launch date
Soma Capital Fund I	Venture Capital (VC)	Business Services (B2B) Robotics SaaS Software Blockchain/Crypto AI CleanTech PropTech / ConTech HealthTech Mobility Logistics	Seed	North America Europe Asia	$5-10 m	$20 M	January 2015
Soma Capital Fund II	Venture Capital (VC)	Fintech Robotics SaaS Software Blockchain/Crypto AI PropTech / ConTech Mobility Logistics	Seed	North America Europe Asia	$5-10 m	$60 M	March 2018
Soma Capital AI Fund III	Venture Capital (VC)	Financial Services Fintech Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Security Software Transportation	Pre-seed Seed	North America	$5-10 m	$20 M	June 2026

Contacts

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Aneel Ranadive Managing Partner

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FAQs about Soma Capital

Is Soma Capital a venture capital or private equity firm?

Soma Capital is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.

Where is Soma Capital located?

Soma Capital is located in San Francisco, California, United States.

When was Soma Capital founded?

Soma Capital was founded in 2015.

What sectors and industries does Soma Capital invest in?

Soma Capital invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, Energy, Music, HealthTech, TravelTech, Business Services (B2B), SaaS, Blockchain/Crypto, AI, CleanTech, PropTech / ConTech, Mobility, Logistics.

What is Soma Capital geographical focus of investments?

Soma Capital invests in companies and startups in South America, North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia.

At what stages of companies and startups does Soma Capital typically invest in?

Soma Capital invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A.

What is the usual amount of Soma Capital investment?

Soma Capital usually invests $0-1 m on average.

What is the amount of assets of under management (AUM) for Soma Capital?

Soma Capital has around $1 000m assets under management.

When was Soma Capital last fund created?

Soma Capital last fund was created/launched in 2026-06-04

What are the contacts of Soma Capital?

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