# GiantLeap Capital

> GiantLeap Capital is a VC fund in New York backing Software and SaaS. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/giantleapcapital/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Giantleapcap
- Website: https://www.giantleapcapital.com/about-us

GiantLeap Capital is a research-driven growth investor in innovations that are reshaping industries at the intersection of physical and digital infrastructure.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 14% |
| SaaS | 1 | 7% |
| Computer | 1 | 7% |
| Security | 1 | 7% |
| Wireless | 1 | 7% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 2 | 14% |
| Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Himanshu Sekhar | Founder and Managing PartnerFounder | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/himanshu-sekhar-0077 |
| Samir Parikh | Co-Founder/Managing Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samir-parikh-cd7e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Standard Bots | Standard Bots develops industrial robotics systems that combine robotic hardware with AI-driven software to automate manufacturing and operational tasks. Its product portfolio includes collaborative robotic arms with different payload capacities, as well as software platforms that support robot programming, fleet management, and applicationdevelopment. The company’s technology enables users to teach robots through demonstration rather than relying solely on traditional coding methods, allowing robots to perform tasks such as machine tending, inspection, palletizing, welding, and material handling. Standard Bots also provides AI capabilities that allow robots to learn from observed actions, adapt to changes in their environment, and improve task execution over time. In addition to its robotic systems, the company offers operating software, development tools, and integration capabilities designed to support deployment across a range of industrial workflows. | $200M | Series C | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Membrion | Membrion™ is a 2016 spin-out from the laboratories of the University of Washington (UW). Commercialization funding from the UW, the Murdock Charitable Trust, Amazon, the National Science Foundation (Award #1648517) and a consortium of California utilities (Rocket Fund) has helped to bridge the translation gap to a commercial product. In total, 11different funding organizations have evaluated and financially supported Membrion's product development and commercialization plan. Most recently, that support has translated to private investment by angel investors as they scale their technology into commercial production. | $20M | Series B | Oct 07, 2025 |  |
| Firefly Aerospace | Firefly was created for one simple reason: provide low-cost, high-performance space launch capability for the under-served small satellite market, where secondary-payload launches are often the only option. The technologies employed in their state-of-the-art rockets provide a clear pathway for future incremental improvements in vehicle capability.Later vehicles will also have reusable elements and employ air-breathing propulsion.Small satellites are playing an increasingly significant role in space. Smaller, lighter, and cheaper satellite technologies have led to functional systems that are a fraction of the size of their predecessors. Meanwhile, constellations of small satellites are showing promise for replacing larger custom-built systems, thus providing redundancy and the ability to regularly refresh system technology. Lastly, many advanced technologies languish at middle TRL levels. Low-cost rides to space will allow these technologies to be proven and advance their collective space-flight capabilities.Firefly Aerospace was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas, United States. | $175M | Series D | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| Vantage Data Centers | Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability,efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. For more information, visit https://www.vantage-dc.com/.Why Vantage?As IT infrastructure consumes more than 300 kW of power, the electrical, mechanical and design architectures have a greater impact on IT operating and capital expenses. Vantage offers customers more control over critical design and infrastructure (which means more control over capital and operating expenses and critical data center capabilities and attributes) than traditional wholesale data center developers. As a result, Vantage gives its tenants the opportunity to outperform its competitors on key performance metrics, including capital and operating efficiency, ability to grow within an existing space without disruption and the advantage of having a dedicated substation near the data center. | $2.8B | Private Equity | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| Vantage Data Centers | Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability,efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. For more information, visit https://www.vantage-dc.com/.Why Vantage?As IT infrastructure consumes more than 300 kW of power, the electrical, mechanical and design architectures have a greater impact on IT operating and capital expenses. Vantage offers customers more control over critical design and infrastructure (which means more control over capital and operating expenses and critical data center capabilities and attributes) than traditional wholesale data center developers. As a result, Vantage gives its tenants the opportunity to outperform its competitors on key performance metrics, including capital and operating efficiency, ability to grow within an existing space without disruption and the advantage of having a dedicated substation near the data center. | $2.8B | Private Equity | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| Vantage Data Centers | Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability,efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. For more information, visit https://www.vantage-dc.com/.Why Vantage?As IT infrastructure consumes more than 300 kW of power, the electrical, mechanical and design architectures have a greater impact on IT operating and capital expenses. Vantage offers customers more control over critical design and infrastructure (which means more control over capital and operating expenses and critical data center capabilities and attributes) than traditional wholesale data center developers. As a result, Vantage gives its tenants the opportunity to outperform its competitors on key performance metrics, including capital and operating efficiency, ability to grow within an existing space without disruption and the advantage of having a dedicated substation near the data center. | $2.8B | Private Equity | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| Articul8 | Articul8 operates as a Generative AI enterprise software company focused on helping organizations. |  | Seed | Jan 03, 2024 |  |
| Articul8 | Articul8 operates as a Generative AI enterprise software company focused on helping organizations. | $40M | Series A | Jan 03, 2024 |  |
| Articul8 | Articul8 operates as a Generative AI enterprise software company focused on helping organizations. | $40M | Series A | Jan 03, 2024 |  |
| Membrion | Membrion™ is a 2016 spin-out from the laboratories of the University of Washington (UW). Commercialization funding from the UW, the Murdock Charitable Trust, Amazon, the National Science Foundation (Award #1648517) and a consortium of California utilities (Rocket Fund) has helped to bridge the translation gap to a commercial product. In total, 11different funding organizations have evaluated and financially supported Membrion's product development and commercialization plan. Most recently, that support has translated to private investment by angel investors as they scale their technology into commercial production. | $5.5M | Series B | Aug 08, 2023 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DigitalBridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digitalbridge-abbc) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Foundation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Fin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fin-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Giant Leap Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giant-leap-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [GS Futures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gs-futures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does GiantLeap Capital invest in?

GiantLeap Capital invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Computer startups, most often at Series D and Seed stage. Most of the 14 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 GiantLeap Capital?

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### Who are the partners at GiantLeap Capital?

The team at GiantLeap Capital includes Himanshu Sekhar (Founder and Managing PartnerFounder) and Samir Parikh (Co-Founder/Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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