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:
- 220
- 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–$2.5M
- Series A
- $7M–$33M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 53 (24%)
- Artificial Intelligence 48 (22%)
- Financial Services 33 (15%)
- Information Technology 33 (15%)
- SaaS 26 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 85 (39%)
- Series A 41 (19%)
- Pre-Seed 31 (14%)
- Funding Round 20 (9%)
- Series B 14 (6%)
Country
- United States 135 (61%)
- Canada 8 (4%)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Beglaubigt.de
|
Legaltech startup from Germany https://beglaubigt.de | $3.3M / Seed / Apr 16, 2026 | |
Traverse
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
Panta Insurance Services offers liability, property, worker's compensation, cyber and tech, and commercial auto insurance. | Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
Fullseam
|
FullSeam offers an AI platform that connects finance systems to execute invoicing, revenue accounting, payables, and reporting. | Seed / Mar 24, 2026 | |
Peltier
|
Peltier is a platform powering a modular, IoT-connected cold-chain system for precise, sustainable temperature control. | $5.6M / Seed / Mar 04, 2026 | |
Avenia
|
BRLA Digital is a technological firm that promotes economic growth and financial inclusion using cutting-edge crypto technologies and applications. | $17.3M / Series A / Feb 09, 2026 | |
Clipto.AI
|
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. | Seed / Jan 05, 2026 | |
| See all 220 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 220 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 Palm Drive Capital's check size?
Palm Drive Capital typically joins rounds of $1M–$8M at Seed, $500k–$2.5M at Pre-Seed and $7M–$33M 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 Palm Drive Capital participates in.
How do I contact Palm Drive Capital?
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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 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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