Kapor Capital

VC Oakland, United States · Founded 1999

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Kapor Capital invests in early-stage, technology-driven startups that close gaps of access, opportunity, and outcomes for low-income communities and underrepresented communities of color in the United States.

About Kapor Capital

Kapor Capital is an Oakland-based impact-focused early-stage venture firm founded by Mitch and Freada Kapor, investing in companies that close gaps of access, opportunity, or outcome for low-income communities and communities of color, with healthcare being one of the most active verticals alongside fintech, education, and the future of work. The fund writes initial checks of roughly $250K to $1.5M at seed and Series A, typically as a co-investor with selective lead capacity, and has built a large portfolio across hundreds of mission-aligned companies. Healthcare exposure is meaningful and concentrated in digital health, behavioral health, maternal health, and care delivery models for underserved populations. AI focus is welcome where it advances access or equity. Founders best suited are seed-stage CEOs from underrepresented backgrounds, particularly Black, Latino, and women founders, building healthcare or other gap-closing companies, who want an explicitly mission-aligned investor with deep operational support and warm follow-on relationships. Founders who do not fit include therapeutics, devices, capital-intensive businesses, and digital health companies targeting only commercially-insured high-income populations without an access angle. Geographic preference is US with a Bay Area and Oakland bias but no hard constraint. The entry path is the Kapor Capital application process on the website, plus warm introduction through a portfolio CEO or a co-investor. Expect a values-aligned diligence process and a partner that values long-term commitment to underrepresented founders and underserved markets.