3L Capital

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$810 M

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series B Series A Seed Pre-seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

3L Capital is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2017. The firm is composed of a small team of professionals and operates as a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA). 3L Capital differentiates itself by focusing on tech-enabled consumer and enterprise sectors, leveraging its expertise to support innovative founders and management teams.

The firm invests in tech-enabled services, enterprise software, and commerce platforms, with a particular emphasis on opportunities where mergers and acquisitions and creative financing strategies can enhance organic growth. 3L Capital typically invests in early to late-stage companies, with a focus on North America. The firm manages a fund named 3L Capital I, which has an AUM of $217 million, launched in 2019.

Notable investments by 3L Capital include AvantStay - a hospitality company, ChowNow - a food ordering platform, Classy - a fundraising platform, Crisp - a business productivity software, and Daily Harvest - a food delivery service.

Industry

Education Business Services (B2B) Software Marketing and Advertising Consumer Products Digital E-commerce/Marketplace Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Internet and Web Services Consumer Services (B2C) SaaS

3L Capital Funds

Name Type
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Region
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3L Capital I
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
SaaS
Software
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$217 M
July 2019

Contacts

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Dave Leyrer Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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Shawn Colo Co-founder and Managing Partner
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FAQs about 3L Capital

3L Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Series B, Series A, Seed, Pre-seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
3L Capital is located in New York, New York, United States.
3L Capital was founded in 2017.
3L Capital invests in companies and startups in Education, Business Services (B2B), Software, Marketing and Advertising, Consumer Products, Digital, E-commerce/Marketplace, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Internet and Web Services, Consumer Services (B2C), SaaS.
3L Capital invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
3L Capital invests in companies and startups at Series B, Series A, Seed, Pre-seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
3L Capital usually invests $10-50 m on average.
3L Capital has around $810m assets under management.
3L Capital last fund was created/launched in 2019-07-20
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