Palm Drive Capital
VC Fund
New York, United States
Palm Drive Capital is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. We’ve partnered with entrepreneurs globally who have created technology firms with over one trillion dollars of combined market cap to help you grow your business.
- Total investments:
- 237
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
- Fund size:
- $75M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Palm Drive Capital invests in
Stages Palm Drive Capital invests in
Countries Palm Drive Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$8M
- Pre-Seed
- $500k–$3M
- Series A
- $7M–$27M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 53 (22%)
- Artificial Intelligence 50 (21%)
- Financial Services 34 (14%)
- Information Technology 34 (14%)
- FinTech 27 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 89 (38%)
- Series A 42 (18%)
- Pre-Seed 32 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 26 (11%)
- Series B 14 (6%)
Country
- United States 138 (58%)
- Canada 8 (3%)
- Colombia 5 (2%)
- Hong Kong 5 (2%)
- Taiwan 4 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Catherine Cai
Principal, Chief Compliance Officer
|
Principal, Chief Compliance Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Cathy Hwang
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Nicholas Hsu
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Seamon Chan
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Tuvana S.
Investor
|
Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipto.AI develops on-device multimodal AI software focused on video, audio, and image content. The platform provides digital asset management, AI transcription, speaker and face recognition, and description-based search to organize and locate media. Clipto.AI supports creators, podcasters, video teams, and enterprises that work with large medialibraries. Its tools assist with media organization, content repurposing, and streamlined editing workflows while keeping processing on user-controlled devices. | $15M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 31, 2026 | ||
| Mara builds autonomous, short-range, AI-powered robotic defense systems. | $7M / Pre-Seed / Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| Legaltech startup from Germany https://beglaubigt.de | $3.3M / Seed / Apr 16, 2026 | ||
| Traverse is a data research lab that builds training data to help AI models develop judgment and handle ambiguous tasks. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Zerosettle offers a merchant web checkout software for iOS apps to process payments, manage tax, and handle compliance and disputes. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Jinba builds an AI platform that lets enterprises create and run automated workflows using natural language across teams. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Vector Legal is a legal-tech company that offers an AI powered platform for consultation and licensed counsel services for startups. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Panta Insurance Services offers liability, property, worker's compensation, cyber and tech, and commercial auto insurance. | Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| FullSeam offers an AI platform that connects finance systems to execute invoicing, revenue accounting, payables, and reporting. | Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Peltier is a platform powering a modular, IoT-connected cold-chain system for precise, sustainable temperature control. | $5.6M / Seed / Mar 04, 2026 | ||
| See all 237 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Palm Drive Capital invest in?
Palm Drive Capital invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 237 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Palm Drive Capital invest in?
Palm Drive Capital typically joins rounds of $1M–$8M at Seed, $500k–$3M at Pre-Seed and $7M–$27M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Palm Drive Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Palm Drive Capital took part in.
How do I contact Palm Drive Capital?
Public channels for Palm Drive 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 Palm Drive Capital?
The team at Palm Drive Capital includes Catherine Cai (Principal, Chief Compliance Officer), Cathy Hwang (Venture Partner) and Nicholas Hsu (Managing 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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