# Penny Jar Capital

> Penny Jar Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last fund: Jun 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pennyjar/about/
- Website: https://www.pennyjar.com/

Penny Jar Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm anchored by Stephen Curry, investing in exceptional founders and industry-defining tech companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 28% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 20% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 16% |
| Human Resources | 3 | 12% |
| Analytics | 2 | 8% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 40% |
| Series A | 6 | 24% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 8% |
| Series B | 2 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bryant Barr | Founding Partner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryant-barr |
| Rich Scudellari | Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rich-scudellari |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| a1Mobile | A1Mobile replaces your phone carrier with AI that talks, texts, and works | $11.5M | Seed | Jul 04, 2026 |  |
| Primepoint | Primepoint is an AI construction intelligence platform that automates drawing navigation, submittal review, and constructability analysis. It helps AEC teams reduce rework, improve collaboration, and accelerate project workflows. | $10M | Seed | Apr 13, 2026 |  |
| Ezra AI Labs | The company emerged from stealth in early 2025, with founder Ophir Samson. | $4.6M | Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Upwind Security | Upwind Security creates and develops software and online tools that ensures security of cloud infrastructure. It manages runtime environments of the cloud platform. | $250M | Series B | Jan 26, 2026 |  |
| Polynomic | Polynomic is an AI-based ad agency that provides market research, creative generation, and channel optimization services. | $5.3M | Seed | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| Get Parallel | Get Parallel is a software company that develops a headcount planning solution for finance teams. The company also offers hassle-free headcount forecasting, increased accuracy and confidence in submitted plans, decreased time spent in manual reconciliation, simplified reporting for department leaders, and better planning decisions. Get Parallel islocated in Lehi, Utah. | $2.4M | Seed | Oct 09, 2025 |  |
| Burnt | AI Agents for Food Supply Chain | $3.8M | Seed | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Upwind Security | Upwind Security creates and develops software and online tools that ensures security of cloud infrastructure. It manages runtime environments of the cloud platform. | $100M | Series A | Dec 02, 2024 |  |
| Upwind Security | Upwind Security creates and develops software and online tools that ensures security of cloud infrastructure. It manages runtime environments of the cloud platform. | $100M | Series B | Nov 09, 2024 |  |
| Zafran Security | Zafran Security is a cybersecurity startup specializing in vulnerability prioritization and threat exposure management, aiming to identify, remediate, and mitigate risks within organizations. The AI-native exposure management platform developed by the company aims to proactively avert the exploitation of vulnerabilities by incorporating autonomousagents throughout all stages of the vulnerability management lifecycle. With threat actors rapidly exploiting newly revealed security vulnerabilities through AI automation, Zafran's platform enables organizations to take action before these vulnerabilities result in incidents. The company’s solutions work alongside current security tools, utilizing AI agents to pinpoint weaknesses, provide contextual information, and address these issues by linking them to controls and evaluating the potential for exploitation. | $40M | Series B | Sep 08, 2024 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cyberstarts](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberstarts) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Cerca Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cerca-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Craft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craft-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Penny Jar Capital invest in?

Penny Jar Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 25 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 Penny Jar Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Penny Jar Capital?

The team at Penny Jar Capital includes Bryant Barr (Founding Partner) and Rich Scudellari (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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