CapitalX

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Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2020

AUM

$50 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

CapitalX is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2020. The firm is led by Cindy Bi, a notable solo GP known for her online-first investment approach. CapitalX focuses on early-stage investments, particularly in enterprise, fintech, frontier, and deep tech sectors. The firm is distinguished by its fast commitment process and high conviction in its investments, aiming to be proactively helpful to its portfolio companies.

CapitalX primarily invests in pre-seed and seed stages, with a typical check size of $250K. The firm focuses on the United States market and has a diverse portfolio across various sectors. CapitalX has a strong track record, with 19 unicorns and 25 top startups on Y Combinator's Top Companies List. Notable LPs include Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, and David Sacks, among others.

Some of CapitalX's notable investments include Owner.com - a real estate platform, Mercury - a financial software company, Turing - a coding provider, Cart.com - an e-commerce platform, and Rippling - a business software company. These investments highlight CapitalX's focus on innovative and high-growth potential companies.

Industry

Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Medical Devices Other Pharmaceuticals Real Estate Robotics Security Software Transportation Travel MedTech Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy LegalTech HealthTech AdTech TravelTech Consumer Products SaaS Blockchain/Crypto Technology

CapitalX Funds

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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Fintech
SaaS
Software
Blockchain/Crypto
Technology
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$50 M
August 2020

Contacts

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Title
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Social Networks
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Cardi Bi General Partner
General Partner
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LinkedIn
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Leon Hillmann Investor
Investor
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about CapitalX

CapitalX is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed and Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
CapitalX is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
CapitalX was founded in 2020.
CapitalX invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Medical Devices, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Software, Transportation, Travel, MedTech, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, LegalTech, HealthTech, AdTech, TravelTech, Consumer Products, SaaS, Blockchain/Crypto, Technology.
CapitalX invests in companies and startups in North America.
CapitalX invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed.
CapitalX usually invests $0-1 m on average.
CapitalX has around $50m assets under management.
CapitalX last fund was created/launched in 2020-08-10
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