# MKT1 Capital

> MKT1 Capital is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and Apps. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last fund: Jan 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mkt1/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mkt1co
- Website: https://www.mkt1.co

MKT1 Capital is an early-stage fund, founded by marketing leaders Emily Kramer and Kathleen Estreich. We invest $100-$300K in Pre-Seed-Series A B2B startups across industries and helps startups build marketing.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for MKT1 Capital. Shizune tracks 4 team members at MKT1 Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/mkt1?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$8M |
| Pre-Seed | $770k–$770k |
| Series A | $10M–$23M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 43% |
| Apps | 2 | 14% |
| Operating Systems | 2 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 14% |
| SaaS | 1 | 7% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 36% |
| Series A | 3 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 43% |
| Canada | 2 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emily Kramer | Co-Founder & Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-kramer-2 |
| Andrew Caravella | LP | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-caravella |
| John-Henry Scherck | Limited Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-henry-scherck |
| Ron Pragides | Limited Partner | 221 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-pragides |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joyn | Joyn streamlines Operations for Growth Stage companies by blending task automation with an understanding of how individuals excel, freeing up teams to prioritize impactful work over administrative burdens. | $770K | Pre-Seed | Apr 10, 2024 |  |
| Joyn | Joyn streamlines Operations for Growth Stage companies by blending task automation with an understanding of how individuals excel, freeing up teams to prioritize impactful work over administrative burdens. | $770K | Pre-Seed | Apr 10, 2024 |  |
| Carbon | SCarbon simplifies how LLMs access unstructured data from external sources. | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 08, 2023 |  |
| Canid | Candid simplifies pediatricians’ work by redesigning how the vaccination process works. The company's scanning system eliminates the need for manual data entry and uploads vaccine information into state registries. | $1.5M |  | Sep 21, 2023 |  |
| Canid | Candid simplifies pediatricians’ work by redesigning how the vaccination process works. The company's scanning system eliminates the need for manual data entry and uploads vaccine information into state registries. | $1.5M | Seed | Sep 21, 2023 |  |
| Tyba | Tyba provides end-to-end modeling of standalone and hybrid storage projects from early-stage development through operations, giving your business the edge to build and operate the best projects faster and more profitably. | $2.3M | Seed | Jan 23, 2023 |  |
| Plain | Plain, a new startup that wants to reinvent support tools. While the customer support space is a competitive industry with big tech companies like Intercom and Zendesk, Plain believes it has a different approach as it focuses on API integrations to make your company’s product and your support platform work hand in hand. | $6M | Seed | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| Plain | Plain, a new startup that wants to reinvent support tools. While the customer support space is a competitive industry with big tech companies like Intercom and Zendesk, Plain believes it has a different approach as it focuses on API integrations to make your company’s product and your support platform work hand in hand. | $6M | Seed | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| Plain | Plain, a new startup that wants to reinvent support tools. While the customer support space is a competitive industry with big tech companies like Intercom and Zendesk, Plain believes it has a different approach as it focuses on API integrations to make your company’s product and your support platform work hand in hand. | $6M | Seed | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| Vori | Vori is the only modern B2B operating system for the grocery industry. Vori's platform unlocks the data required for grocery retailers, brands, and distributors to effectively address food access and food waste while future-proofing their business operations with advanced technology. Their technology seamlessly connects data across the foodsupply chain, making supply chain management easy for retailers and their suppliers.Vori was founded in 2019 and launched its first product in March 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Vori is backed by investors who share their vision of a future where food moves freely. Their investors include Greylock, Y Combinator, Village Global, South Park Commons, grocery industry experts from Safeway/Albertsons, co-founders of Instacart, DoorDash, and Twitch, and strategic Vori customers. Learn more at vori.com. | $10M | Series A | Aug 03, 2022 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

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- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does MKT1 Capital invest in?

MKT1 Capital invests primarily in Software, Apps and Operating Systems startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### What is MKT1 Capital's check size?

MKT1 Capital typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$8M at Seed, $770k–$770k at Pre-Seed and $10M–$23M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds MKT1 Capital participates in.

### How do I contact MKT1 Capital?

Public channels for MKT1 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 MKT1 Capital?

The team at MKT1 Capital includes Emily Kramer (Co-Founder & Partner), Andrew Caravella (LP) and John-Henry Scherck (Limited Partner). 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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