# El Cap

> El Cap is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Industrial. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Salt Lake City, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/el-cap-holdings
- Website: https://elcap.xyz

El Cap is a venture capital firm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for El Cap. Shizune tracks 2 team members at El Cap. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/el-cap?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| Industrial | 1 | 20% |
| Power Grid | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kunal Tandon | General Partner & Co-Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kunal-tandon-6752 |
| Stew Bradley | Co-founder and Managing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stew-bradley-f59e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foundation Alloy | Foundation Alloy leverage advanced materials technology to design novel alloys optimized for additive manufacturing. | $22M | Series A | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Rhizome | Rhizome's AI-powered climate platform helps utilities identify vulnerabilities from climate threats, quantify risk at high resolutions, and measure the benefits of grid-enhancing investments. At its core, we provide the highest standard of climate risk mitigation to ensure that communities and businesses are protected against intensifyingextreme weather events. | $6.5M | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| Foundation Alloy | Foundation Alloy leverage advanced materials technology to design novel alloys optimized for additive manufacturing. | $7.5M | Seed | May 07, 2025 |  |
| Vallor | Board AI is a SaaS AI developer. | $4.2M | Seed | Apr 02, 2025 |  |
| Strange Loop Labs | Guru automates tax, insurance, and audit processes with generative AI | $2M | Seed | Jan 23, 2025 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-invest-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [America’s Frontier Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/america-s-frontier-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Engine Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/engine-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Material Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/material-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Yamaha Motor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yamaha-motor-ventures-laboratory-silicon-valley) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does El Cap invest in?

El Cap invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Industrial and Power Grid startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact El Cap?

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### Who are the partners at El Cap?

The team at El Cap includes Kunal Tandon (General Partner & Co-Founder) and Stew Bradley (Co-founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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