# Operator Stack

> Operator Stack is a VC fund in San Francisco backing FinTech and Software. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/operator-stack-fund
- Website: https://www.operator-stack.com

Operator Stack is an early-stage technology fund and operator network that invests across logistics or supply chains, FinTech, and B2B SaaS.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Operator Stack. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Operator Stack. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/operator-stack?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 5 | 25% |
| Software | 5 | 25% |
| Transportation | 3 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 15% |
| SaaS | 2 | 10% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 35% |
| Series A | 6 | 30% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 55% |
| Kenya | 1 | 5% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Kennedy | Founding Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-kennedy-c3af |
| Ralph L. Leung | Investor & Limited Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ralph-l-leung |
| Ron Pragides | Limited Partner | 221 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-pragides |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Snapp | Snapp uses AI agentic systems and LLMs with access to comprehensive sports databases, real-time APIs, and AI-powered content tools to truly engage the passionate fan. Our early adopters are sports bettors and fantasy players looking for detailed insights and personalized recommendations — delivered in an intuitive, easy-to-use experience. | $4.4M | Seed | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Copla | Copla is on a mission to empower executives to take full control over their organization’s cybersecurity by providing clear visibility into risks, enabling informed decision-making, and equipping leadership with the tools and insights needed to proactively defend against evolving threats while maintaining business resilience and trust. | $7.1M | Series A | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| CyberUpgrade | CyberUpgrade provides cyber security as a service to traditional enterprises, software owners, and technology organizations. Assessments, staff awareness trainings, documentation preparation, advise on security tool integration, and much more are all included in the solution. | $7.1M | Series A | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Parento | Parento provides research on employee retention, recruitment, and satisfaction in parents enabling companies to retain and elevate working parents, especially working moms, through a holistic approach to paid parental designed to support the modern workforce at the most critical juncture in their professional and personal paths. | $5.9M | Seed | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| OpenInfer | OpenInfer develops an AI inference engine for edge applications | $8M | Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| nue.io | Nue is an easy-to-manage, omni-channel RevOps platform designed to meet the needs of the modern business. With Nue, RevOps teams can rapidly deploy opportunity-to-cash processes for direct and self-service sales – all the while delivering complete, accurate analytics to Finance. | $20M | Series A | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Vooma | Vooma is a back-office automation platform that enables automated order entry for brokers and carriers. | $14.2M | Series A | Dec 02, 2024 |  |
| Outgo Inc | Outgo is a venture-backed, all-in-one vertical banking solution for freight carriers. Outgo’s products help automate broker setups, invoicing, factoring, collections, accounting, and tax services without contracts or minimums – finally providing a solution to a decades-long problem for carriers, and allows them to take complete control of theirfinances. Founded by former executives at top transportation companies including Uber and Convoy, the company was launched in 2022 and is headquartered in Seattle. To learn more, visit https://www.outgo.co | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 24, 2024 |  |
| Distributional | Distributional makes AI safe, reliable and secure. | $11M | Seed | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| Parade | Parade is the leading capacity management platform for freight brokerages. | $17M |  | Sep 14, 2023 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Jones Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jones-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Cambridge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-capital-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Flyer One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flyer-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Flyer One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genesis-investments-aaa3) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Navigate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/navigate-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Operator Stack invest in?

Operator Stack invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Transportation startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 20 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 Operator Stack?

Public channels for Operator Stack include LinkedIn 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 Operator Stack?

The team at Operator Stack includes Daniel Kennedy (Founding Partner), Ralph L. Leung (Investor & Limited Partner) and Ron Pragides (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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