# Exceptional Capital

> Exceptional Capital is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology. See 33 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 33
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/exceptional-capital/
- Website: http://www.exceptionalcap.com/

Exceptional Capital is an early stage VC fund that invests primarily in B2B SaaS

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | 24% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 21% |
| Software | 6 | 18% |
| Internet | 4 | 12% |
| SaaS | 3 | 9% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 45% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 27% |
| Series A | 6 | 18% |
| Series B | 2 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 20 | 61% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| a1Mobile | A1Mobile replaces your phone carrier with AI that talks, texts, and works | $11.5M | Seed | Jul 04, 2026 |  |
| HUD | HUD is a platform that evaluates and enhances computer use agents across diverse environments and tasks. | $14M | Series A | Jun 18, 2026 |  |
| Gradient Labs | Gradient Labs is an AI firm developing an operating system for AI agents to automate manual, repetitive tasks. | $13M | Series A | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Glidepath | AI-native platform purpose-built for multi-unit franchise success, from brand discovery through portfolio optimization |  | Pre-Seed | May 30, 2026 |  |
| Trajectory | Trajectory is a research and product company developing a platform that enables continual learning for AI-powered products. | $15M | Seed | May 27, 2026 |  |
| Graphene | Graphene is an AI-native data analytics platform |  | Pre-Seed | May 12, 2026 |  |
| AccessGrid | AccessGrid is an API platform that uses MIFARE technology to issue NFC credentials for mobile devices. It is specifically compatible with the market's existing DESFire-capable NFC readers. | $4.4M | Seed | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Keycard | Keycard is on a mission to reimagine machine identity for the Internet, assisting developers in seamlessly connecting people, agents, and services across networks, clouds, and apps. | $30M | Series A | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Zipline AI | Zipline AI is a next-generation data platform helping enterprises accelerate AI/ML development with faster deployment. | $7M | Seed | Aug 19, 2025 |  |
| Gradient Labs | Gradient Labs is an AI firm developing an operating system for AI agents to automate manual, repetitive tasks. | $13M | Series A | Jul 08, 2025 |  |

10 of 33 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ame-cloud-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [EQT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eqtventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Exceptional Capital invest in?

Exceptional Capital invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 33 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Exceptional Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Exceptional Capital closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 33 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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