# Pace Capital

> Pace Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 59%
- Fund size: $150M
- Last fund: Jun 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://pacecapital.com/

Pace Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on series A investments. The new firm was founded by Chris Paik and Jordan Cooper in 2019 and currently has a $150M worth of fund under management. Pace Capital is based in New York City.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 14% |
| Internet | 2 | 7% |
| Web Development | 2 | 7% |
| CRM | 1 | 3% |

40 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 10 | 34% |
| Seed | 5 | 17% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |
| Angel | 1 | 3% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 38% |
| China | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Paik | General Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-paik |
| Jordan Cooper | General Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jordan-cooper |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Overtone | Overtone dating app uses AI and voice tools to create more personal, thoughtful connections. | $18M | Seed | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Ollama | Ollama is a software firm that develops local inference platform designed to run large language models. | $65M | Series B | Jul 09, 2026 |  |
| Comfy | Comfy develops and maintains open-source software centered on generative AI workflows, primarily through its core product, ComfyUI, a node-based application for building and managing AI-driven content creation pipelines. The platform enables users to construct visual workflows that generate images, videos, 3D assets, and audio by connecting modularcomponents, enabling repeatable, adjustable outputs rather than one-off prompts. Its tools include a workflow engine, extension manager, custom node registry, and supporting interfaces such as command-line utilities and automation features, which together form a flexible ecosystem for AI development and usage. The company emphasizes enabling users to create and customize their own solutions, often without requiring coding, and supports both local execution and cloud-based usage depending on user needs. Comfy's software is used by a broad range of individuals and teams, including developers, artists, and organizations, to build reproducible and scalable generative AI workflows. | $30M | Series B | Apr 24, 2026 |  |
| Daytona | Daytona is an enterprise-grade alternative to GitHub Codespaces for administering self-hosted, secure, and standardized development environments. | $24M | Series A | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| NetBird | Wiretrustee is an open-source VPN platform built on top of WireGuard® making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home. It requires zero configuration effort leaving behind the hassle of opening ports, complex firewall rules, VPN gateways, and so forth. | $9.9M | Series A | Jan 13, 2026 |  |
| Comfy | Comfy develops and maintains open-source software centered on generative AI workflows, primarily through its core product, ComfyUI, a node-based application for building and managing AI-driven content creation pipelines. The platform enables users to construct visual workflows that generate images, videos, 3D assets, and audio by connecting modularcomponents, enabling repeatable, adjustable outputs rather than one-off prompts. Its tools include a workflow engine, extension manager, custom node registry, and supporting interfaces such as command-line utilities and automation features, which together form a flexible ecosystem for AI development and usage. The company emphasizes enabling users to create and customize their own solutions, often without requiring coding, and supports both local execution and cloud-based usage depending on user needs. Comfy's software is used by a broad range of individuals and teams, including developers, artists, and organizations, to build reproducible and scalable generative AI workflows. | $19M | Series A | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Cline | Cline is a developer of an open‑source AI coding agent that automates software creation tasks within integrated development environments. It supports planning, file editing, terminal operations, and web browsing, all under user supervision. Cline integrates with multiple AI models and uses client-side architecture so code and API usage stay underuser control. The product includes Plan Mode and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, enabling exploration of codebases, defining project‑specific rules, and accessing external systems. It also offers team features like shared credits, admin controls, usage analytics, and audit logging, built on top of the same transparent, open‑source core. | $27M | Series A | Jul 31, 2025 |  |
| Friend | Friend creates a toy companion that promotes self-esteem through meaningful discussions. | $5.4M | Seed | Dec 09, 2024 |  |
| Trolley | Trolley (formerly Payment Rails) is the payouts platform for the internet economy.Our vision is to unlock the collective economic opportunity of the internet – for everyone – by building a truly global payouts ecosystem.Through our powerful platform and API, Trolley enables businesses to reach workers from all corners of the world and offercreators, on-demand workers, and suppliers the ability to bring their specialized talents to a global market.Businesses use Trolley to automate and manage payouts, collect recipient tax and banking information, and mitigate fraud and risk. The payouts solution of choice for hundreds of businesses, Trolley has made payouts to over 1.1 million different musicians, artists, makers, vendors, and suppliers around the world. | $22.9M | Series B | Nov 13, 2024 |  |
| The Browser Company | The Browser Company is building a better way to use the internet, starting with a specialized browser to keep users focused, organized, and in control. The Browser Company is a startup that is creating an alternative web browser to Google Chrome. Arc is a browser that’s not just faster but also more personal, focused, creative, and maybe even morefun. | $50M | Series B | Mar 21, 2024 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Abstract](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-list-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chemistry](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chemistry-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Essence VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/essence-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FirstMark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstmark-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [S3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s3-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Pace Capital invest in?

Pace Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 29 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 Pace Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Pace Capital?

The team at Pace Capital includes Chris Paik (General Partner) and Jordan Cooper (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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