# Launchpad Capital

> Launchpad Capital is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 42 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oakland, United States
- Total investments: 42
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/launchpad-vc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/launchpadcap
- Website: http://www.launchpad.vc/

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$14M |
| Pre-Seed | $303k–$5M |
| Series B | $20M–$150M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 19 | 45% |
| FinTech | 14 | 33% |
| Payments | 7 | 17% |
| Software | 7 | 17% |
| Finance | 6 | 14% |

62 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 21 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 14% |
| Series B | 4 | 10% |
| Series A | 3 | 7% |
| Series C | 3 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 31 | 74% |
| Argentina | 1 | 2% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryan Gilbert | Founder | 23 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-gilbert |
| Dominykas Stankevicius | Investment Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominykas-stankevicius |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YO Labs | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| MIC Global | 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 | 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 |  |
| Inbanx | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Pinnacle Realty Advisors offers real estate services. They provide real estate brokerage, property sales, and rental services. | $5M | Seed | Oct 05, 2022 |  |

10 of 42 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Blisce](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blisce) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Greenlight Reinsurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenlight-reinsurance) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ironsides Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ironsides-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Quiet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quiet-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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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 is Launchpad Capital's check size?

Launchpad Capital typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$14M at Seed, $303k–$5M at Pre-Seed and $20M–$150M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Launchpad Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Launchpad Capital?

Public channels for Launchpad Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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 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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