Engineering Capital
| Private | |
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Ashmeet Sidana |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Slogan | Venture capital for engineers |
| Website | www.engineeringcapital.com |
Engineering Capital is a venture capital firm located in Silicon Valley. The firm was established in 2015, and manages an initial $32 million[1][2][3] in investment capital.
The firm's limited partners include a combination of institutional investors such as a university endowment, a foundation and a fund-of-funds, as well as individuals such as serial entrepreneur and university lecturer Steve Blank, GGV Capital Founding Partner Scott Bonham, Invati Capital founder Mukesh Patel, and Kathryn Gould, a pioneer female venture capitalist.[4] Cedana Capital, a firm which has previously invested in micro-VC funds, is also an investor in Engineering Capital.[1]
Engineering Capital typically invests in seed stage startups. Its portfolio companies include CloudHelix, Datawise, Datos IO, Menlo Security, Palerra, SignalFX, and StackStorm.[5]
References
- 1 2 Gage, Deborah (February 24, 2015). "Venture Firm Engineering Capital Emerges With $32 Million Fund". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ Boslet, Mark (February 24, 2015). "Engineering Capital raises $31.4 mln maiden seed fund". PE Hub. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ "SEC Form D". US Securities and Exchange Commission. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Loizos, Connie (February 23, 2015). "The Kingmaker in the Background: Kathryn Gould". StricklyVC. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ Hackett, Robert (April 8, 2015). "Palerra, an automated cloud security company, raises $17 million—and 'coolness'". Fortune. Retrieved April 26, 2015.