Launchpad Capital
VC Fund
Oakland, United States
Launchpad Capital is a VC fund in Oakland focused on Financial Services and FinTech. The world of financial services is transforming and more ready than ever for thoughtful disruption.The combination of permanent structural changes to the global financial services industry and readily accessible infrastructure will unlock empowering financial and technology innovation at across the FIRE sector - from finance, to insurance andreal estate - through products and services that are fair, transparent and give consumers and businesses full control of their hard earned money and the data tied to it. LaunchPad Capital builds and invests in pre-seed and seed stage Fintech companies.
- Total investments:
- 42
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 21%
- Last fund:
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Industries Launchpad Capital invests in
Stages Launchpad Capital invests in
Countries Launchpad Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.5M–$14M
- Pre-Seed
- $303k–$5M
- Series B
- $20M–$150M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 19 (45%)
- FinTech 14 (33%)
- Payments 7 (17%)
- Software 7 (17%)
- Finance 6 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 21 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 6 (14%)
- Series B 4 (10%)
- Series A 3 (7%)
- Series C 3 (7%)
Country
- United States 31 (74%)
- Argentina 1 (2%)
- Lithuania 1 (2%)
- United Kingdom 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Gilbert
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 25 | Find email | |
Dominykas Stankevicius
Investment Associate
|
Investment Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO is a multi-chain DeFi yield optimizer that allocates user deposits into a curated set of yield-generating pools across several blockchains, rebalancing them to target the best risk-adjusted yield using Exponential.fi’s risk ratings. It is positioned as an automated “set-and-forget” yield layer that abstracts away chain selection, strategymanagement, and rebalancing for both end users and integrators like wallets or fintech apps. | $10M / Series A / Dec 14, 2025 | ||
| MIC Global is a full-stack digital micro-insurance company that provides embedded micro-insurance products and underwriting solutions. | $6M / Seed / Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| MIC Global is a full-stack embedded micro insurance provider purpose-built to transform the insurance industry by reimagining and integrating simple and relevant insurance products that provide protection for people so that they can provide for their families and recover swiftly. We were founded with an aspirational goal to help close the insuranceprotection gap by providing inclusive and affordable insurance to people and to support them in their time of need. | $6M / Seed / Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| inbanx’s budget and spending control solution enables businesses to budget, manage their card program, and control spending across divisions, departments, and teams. The solution presents real-time data in an elegant UX, leverages AI-generated insights, and reports expenses automatically. | $3.6M / Seed / Apr 21, 2023 | ||
| Sora develops an automated finance tool design to help families obtain personalized rates for mortgage, auto, and student loans. | $3.9M / Mar 09, 2023 | ||
| Sora develops an automated finance tool design to help families obtain personalized rates for mortgage, auto, and student loans. | $3.9M / Seed / Mar 03, 2023 | ||
| Zurp is a fintech platform built for superfans. Instead of a traditional reward program, Zurp offers exclusive experiences with cardholders' favorite influencers. | $5M / Pre-Seed / Jan 24, 2023 | ||
| Pinnacle Realty Advisors offers real estate services. They provide real estate brokerage, property sales, and rental services. | $5M / Seed / Oct 05, 2022 | ||
| Exponential DeFi platform makes it easy to discover, assess, and invest in DeFi yield opportunities. | $14M / Seed / Oct 03, 2022 | ||
| Tongo is a financial program that works like a debit card on future income. | $7M / Seed / Sep 22, 2022 | ||
| See all 42 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Launchpad Capital invest in?
Launchpad Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Launchpad Capital invest in?
Launchpad Capital typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$14M at Seed, $303k–$5M at Pre-Seed and $20M–$150M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Launchpad Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Launchpad Capital took part in.
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Who are the partners at Launchpad Capital?
The team at Launchpad Capital includes Ryan Gilbert (Founder) and Dominykas Stankevicius (Investment Associate). 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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