# TVC Capital

> TVC Capital is a VC fund in San Diego backing Software and SaaS. See 40 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 40
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last fund: May 2018
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2593565
- Website: http://www.tvccapital.com

TVC Capital is an operator-led growth equity firm focused on investments in and acquisitions of software companies and software-enabled service firms. They target a wide spectrum of software sectors and industry verticals that are poised for growth and consolidation. They invest growth equity in minority interests as well as provide capital forrecapitalizations and buyouts.TVC Capital seeks investment opportunities with U.S. software companies generating $2.5 million-plus in annual revenue. They typically invest in such companies that are at or tracking towards profitability, meet a mission-critical need of their customer base, and are in need of capital to accelerate their growth. They also welcome the opportunity to begin a dialogue with growth-oriented software companies that are below their revenue threshold, but are at an inflection point in their development and are poised for future growth.The TVC Capital team is comprised of operating executives who have successful track records of managing all stages of corporate evolution, from start-up to IPO and the mature stages of public company growth. Extensive technology and operations experience accumulated through years of founding, growing, managing, and successfully exiting technology companies enables the TVC team to work “in the trenches” with their investment partners.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 35% |
| SaaS | 12 | 30% |
| Enterprise Software | 6 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 15% |
| Analytics | 4 | 10% |

66 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 12 | 30% |
| Series B | 10 | 25% |
| Series C | 4 | 10% |
| Private Equity | 3 | 8% |
| Series D | 2 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jeb Spencer | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | 14 | — |
| Steven Hamerslag | Managing Partner | 17 | — |
| Tighe M. Reardon | CFO | 0 | — |
| David Mellstrom | Associate | 0 | — |
| Joanne Ward | Chief Administrator/ Executive Assistant | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Capacity | Capacity is a platform that offers AI support automation for customer and internal teams. It provides various tools, including intelligent virtual agents, agent assist, and conversational AI, to automate responses across multiple channels. The company also offers a unified knowledge base and integration with over 250 business systems and platforms. | $42.6M | Series D | Aug 07, 2025 | https://x.com/capacityai |
| Capacity | Capacity is a platform that offers AI support automation for customer and internal teams. It provides various tools, including intelligent virtual agents, agent assist, and conversational AI, to automate responses across multiple channels. The company also offers a unified knowledge base and integration with over 250 business systems and platforms. | $182.4M | Series D | Oct 16, 2024 | https://x.com/capacityai |
| SpotHopper | SpotHopper's all-in-one marketing and operations technology help independent restaurants tackle the challenges they face online from one easy-to-use platform, saving them time and money. The industry-leading solution enables operators to elevate their online image, increase exposure, bring in more customers, attract more qualified employees,and keep up with national chains. | $12M | Series B | Jun 13, 2023 | https://www.spothopperapp.com/ |
| SmartAction | SmartAction is a cutting-edge technology company on a rapid growth trajectory, providing the next generation of user-friendly phone call automation. Our disruptive, yet well-proven automated voice self-service platform, strong customer base, and financial strength form a solid foundation for long-term growth.Our solution is based on years ofartificial intelligence research and development and is well positioned to fill the significant void between current IVR (Interactive Voice Response) technology and human call center agents. It is a truly unique solution in an otherwise well-defined market space. |  |  | May 23, 2023 | http://www.smartaction.ai |
| springbig | Springbig provides loyalty, digital communications, and CRM technology solutions to retailers in the cannabis industry. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. After years of experience in big-box retail, their founders saw tremendous opportunity in the underserved cannabis industry and decided to bring advanced loyaltyprograms, an essential marketing tool in such a competitive industry, to cannabis dispensaries and brands. | $13M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 15, 2022 | http://springbig.com |
| SpotHopper | SpotHopper's all-in-one marketing and operations technology help independent restaurants tackle the challenges they face online from one easy-to-use platform, saving them time and money. The industry-leading solution enables operators to elevate their online image, increase exposure, bring in more customers, attract more qualified employees,and keep up with national chains. | $14M | Series A | Nov 30, 2021 | https://www.spothopperapp.com/ |
| CreatorIQ | CreatorIQ is the most trusted software to unify and power advanced influencer marketing for the world’s most innovative enterprises. Our Intelligence Cloud facilitates data science-enabled creator discovery, streamlines workflow, ensures brand safety, and drives meaningful measurement. ABInbev, Airbnb, Calvin Klein, CVS, Disney, H&M, Sephora,and Unilever are just some of the brands that utilize CreatorIQ’s platform to drive real business results across their influencer marketing ecosystems. | $40M | Series D | Sep 14, 2021 | https://www.creatoriq.com/ |
| SimpleNexus | SimpleNexus is a developer of homeownership platforms connecting loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents, and settlement agents. Providing a great mortgage experience means making that experience consistent, across all channels, and points of contact. With SimpleNexus, information flows seamlessly between the web, phone, and tablet.It wasfounded in 2011 and headquartered in Lehi, Utah. | $108M | Series B | Jan 05, 2021 | https://www.simplenexus.com |
| eVisit | Evisit is a web application that connects primary care providers with their patients by webcam or phone for the remote diagnosis and treatment of most minor medical conditions. The company is changing the healthcare delivery model and disrupting the $135 billion dollars primary care market by allowing physicians to recapture patient visits from theUrgent Care and Emergency Room. Physicians reclaim lost revenue from missed appointments, and patients receive high-quality care from work, home, or on the road from the doctor that knows them best.The eVisit platform allows providers to collect patient co-pays, electronically prescribe prescriptions to the pharmacy of the patients' choice, and submit medical charts for reimbursement to 3rd party payers. Unlike other telemedicine companies, eVisit circumvents many of the regulatory issues by maintaining the doctor-patient relationship and keeping patients in their PCMH (Patient-Centered Medical Home). | $14M | Series A | Oct 20, 2020 | http://eVisit.com |
| springbig | Springbig provides loyalty, digital communications, and CRM technology solutions to retailers in the cannabis industry. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. After years of experience in big-box retail, their founders saw tremendous opportunity in the underserved cannabis industry and decided to bring advanced loyaltyprograms, an essential marketing tool in such a competitive industry, to cannabis dispensaries and brands. | $11.5M | Series B | Aug 11, 2020 | http://springbig.com |

10 of 40 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Channel Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/channel-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Unilever Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unilever-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [KEY Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/key-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Staley Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/staley-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does TVC Capital invest in?

TVC Capital invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 40 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 TVC Capital?

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### Who are the partners at TVC Capital?

The team at TVC Capital includes Jeb Spencer (Co-Founder and Managing Partner), Steven Hamerslag (Managing Partner) and Tighe M. Reardon (CFO), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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