Earnest Capital
VC Fund
Jackson St Forest, United States
Earnest Capital is a VC fund in Jackson St Forest focused on Software and TV. Earnest Capital provides early-stage funding, resources, and a network of experienced advisors to founders. It specializes in the fields of angel investment and financial services. The firm was founded in 2019 and is based in Jackson St Forest, California, United States.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
- Fund size:
- $5.3M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Earnest Capital invests in
Stages Earnest Capital invests in
Countries Earnest Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $450k–$2M
- Pre-Seed
- $120k–$150k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (75%)
- TV 2 (25%)
- Film 2 (25%)
- SaaS 2 (25%)
- Video 2 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (63%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (25%)
- Series A 1 (13%)
Country
- United States 7 (88%)
- Hong Kong 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gil Hernandez
Dealflow
|
Dealflow | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Sibi Murugesan
Chief of Staff and Head of Platform.
|
Chief of Staff and Head of Platform. | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Allison Esposito Medina
Lead Investor
|
Lead Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Moritz Dausinger
Mentor
|
Mentor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Tyler Tringas
General Partner and Founder
|
General Partner and Founder | Total investments: 15 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binery provides an AI-enabled accounting service for growing businesses. Binery services customers who dislike dealing with self-service accounting software and seek a more digital accounting experience compared to legacy practices by traditional accountants. We strive to provide an affordable & hassle-free experience, ultimately enablingbusiness owners to focus on the core aspects of their business. Accounting is notoriously confusing and laborious for a founder without a financial background, even with accounting software. Business owners deserve a better accounting experience. | $1M / Seed / Sep 25, 2021 | ||
| Sales teams get more meetings with Magic Sales Bot. It creates intel on spending, contacts, & news. Then, it generates personalized emails. | Series A / Jun 15, 2021 | ||
| Scripto is a collaborative writing, media data, and script management system created by Stephen Colbert and his team. Scripto solves several common problems in scripted media production and has grown to power some of the best-known and prestigious shows on TV including The Late Show, The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight, and SNL Weekend Update, withclients including WarnerBrosDiscovery (Max, CNN), Paramount/CBS, NFL Films, and NBCU.Scripto addresses numerous scripted media categories that share common requirements, including:• Narrative Scripted Film/TV • Video Games • Corporate Video • Award Shows • Podcasts • Scripted Streaming ContentThese requirements are not being met by incumbent solutions because they are either standalone non-collaborative desktop software in the era of cloud platforms (Final Draft), lack the industry-specific functionality to support required workflows (Google Docs and Sheets), or lack API-based connectivity to support a connected ecosystem.Additionally, Scripto’s API-accessible platform uniquely positions us as a System of Record for IP owners, and a Single Source of Truth for partners and licensees, creating foundational value in the emerging AI ecosystem that depends on the availability of authenticated script-based data, regardless of which AI tools a client uses. | $2M / Seed / Jun 01, 2020 | ||
| Launch, manage, and grow your startup. All in one place. | $150K / Pre-Seed / Nov 26, 2019 | ||
| Endcrawl is a SaaS for managing and rendering end credits for film, television, and other creative works. Used by over 1,000 productions including Moonlight, Halloween, and The Big Sick. | $450K / Seed / Jul 23, 2019 | ||
| HostiFi provides remotely monitor and manage unifi network devices. They also provide UniFi hosting, UISP hosting, ubiquiti, UniFi, UNMS, MSP, UCRM, UniFi Video, WISP, and UISP services. | Seed / Apr 12, 2019 | ||
| 1 Second Everyday is a private diary app that creates a movie that includes everyday lives. It is a video diary that makes it easy to take a day to day moments and create a meaningful movie of a life story. It is awarded by Webby Award as Best Use of Mobile Camera. It was launched in 2011 and is based in New York. | Seed / Mar 31, 2019 | ||
| Callingly is a sales & marketing automation platform for instant follow-up calls. | $120K / Pre-Seed / Mar 15, 2019 |
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FAQ
What does Earnest Capital invest in?
Earnest Capital invests primarily in Software, TV and Film startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Earnest Capital's check size?
Earnest Capital typically joins rounds of $450k–$2M at Seed and $120k–$150k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Earnest Capital participates in.
How do I contact Earnest Capital?
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Who are the partners at Earnest Capital?
The team at Earnest Capital includes Gil Hernandez (Dealflow), Sibi Murugesan (Chief of Staff and Head of Platform.) and Allison Esposito Medina (Lead Investor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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