# Magarac Venture Partners

> Magarac Venture Partners is a VC fund backing Software. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Pittsburgh, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last fund: Jan 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/magarac-venture-partners/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/magaracvc
- Website: https://www.magarac.vc/

Magarac Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Pittsburgh, PA that invests in early-stage companies. Founded in 2021, the firm's goal is to be the "MVP" by empowering bold, forward-thinking founders with capital and resources on their journey to shape the future.The firm was founded by Mike Stubler, Jay Katarincic,Zach Malone (former colleagues at Draper Triangle Ventures), and Will Allen.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 22% |
| Retail | 1 | 11% |
| Medical | 1 | 11% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 67% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jay Katarincic | Co-Founder, Partner | 19 | — |
| Mike Stubler | Co-founder, Partner | 16 | — |
| Will Allen | Co-founder, Partner | 2 | — |
| Zach Malone | Co-founder, Partner | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gray Swan | Gray Swan AI is an AI security company that develops tools for evaluating and protecting large language model deployments. Its platform focuses on identifying vulnerabilities such as jailbreaks, prompt injections, harmful outputs, and other adversarial attacks that can affect AI systems in production. The company offers products including Shade, anautomated red-teaming and vulnerability assessment tool, and Cygnal, a runtime protection layer that monitors and filters AI interactions in real time. Gray Swan’s technology is designed to work with multiple AI providers and is used to test the security and reliability of AI applications, agents, and workflows. The company also operates adversarial testing programs and collaborates with AI researchers and enterprises to study emerging threats and improve AI safety practices. | $40M | Series A | May 28, 2026 |  |
| Hellbender | Hellbender develops and manufactures lot and robotic products. | $12.5M | Seed | May 19, 2026 |  |
| Profitmind | Netail enables retailers to auto-identify competitors across the internet and track their assortments, and optimize prices in real time, leading to dramatic increases in traffic, profits and revenue. | $9M | Series A | Jan 08, 2026 |  |
| FreeNav, Inc. | Founded in 2021 to provide a better solution to the need for more effective tracking of clinical tools and instruments during minimally invasive procedures. As medical procedures utilize smaller incisions, demand for better visualization and navigation is increasing. FreeNav’s wireless EM solutions provide instrument manufacturers state-of-the-arttechnology to equip clinical users with trackable tools.FreeNav is based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, and ideally positioned to draw from its thriving Life Sciences and Medical Devices ecosystem and the robust local investment community. | $5.7M | Seed | Aug 30, 2024 |  |
| QuAIL Technologies | QuAIL Technologies is an AI-driven company focused on the integration of quantum computing and AI to solve global challenges. It develops solutions that enhance decision-making in finance, agriculture, and healthcare. Its flagship platform, Q(Fin), applies quantum AI to investment management, providing portfolio insights, optimization, and riskanalysis. | $1.6M | Seed | Jul 05, 2023 |  |
| Bloomfilter | Bloomfilter is a developer of an enterprise software planning application. Bloomfilter helps software executives and leaders illuminate the path to software project success through our platform. | $5.5M | Seed | May 04, 2023 |  |
| MOGL | MOGL provides brands with scalable advertising solutions to build awareness and increase profitability. They connect with athletes for marketing campaigns. Their services include influencer campaigns, affiliate marketing, appearances, and brand ambassadors. They respond to customer inquiries by phone, contact form, and email. | $2.6M | Seed | Mar 23, 2023 |  |
| MOGL | MOGL provides brands with scalable advertising solutions to build awareness and increase profitability. They connect with athletes for marketing campaigns. Their services include influencer campaigns, affiliate marketing, appearances, and brand ambassadors. They respond to customer inquiries by phone, contact form, and email. | $2.6M | Seed | Mar 23, 2023 |  |
| Profitmind | Netail enables retailers to auto-identify competitors across the internet and track their assortments, and optimize prices in real time, leading to dramatic increases in traffic, profits and revenue. | $5M | Seed | Nov 29, 2022 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AI Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-ng-ai-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accenture Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accenture-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Active Angels Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-angels-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bettor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bettor-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Castor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Magarac Venture Partners invest in?

Magarac Venture Partners invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 Magarac Venture Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Magarac Venture Partners?

The team at Magarac Venture Partners includes Jay Katarincic (Co-Founder, Partner), Mike Stubler (Co-founder, Partner) and Will Allen (Co-founder, Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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