# Umami Capital

> Umami Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 60 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 60
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/umami-capital/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/umamicapital
- Website: https://bit.ly/umamicapital

Umami Capital is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Learn more here: umamicap.com Apply to join here: https://angel.co/s/umami-capital/pzvRR

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 23% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 13 | 22% |
| Health Care | 7 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 10% |
| Financial Services | 5 | 8% |

103 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 22 | 37% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 18% |
| Series A | 10 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 41 | 68% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| James Lu Morrissey | Managing Partner | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-morrissey-2 |
| Alice Shen | Venture Ops | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alice-shen-da3f |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pally | Pally is an AI Agent for your network. | $3.5M | Seed | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| FAST Metals | FAST Metals is focused on developing innovative methods for the recovery and production of a range of valuable metals, including iron, aluminum, scandium, titanium, and rare earth elements. | $4.3M | Pre-Seed | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Piq Energy | Piq Energy provides a grid planning software platform designed to manage and accelerate the grid interconnection process for power projects. The company's platform integrates standard engineering tools, network models, and queue data into a unified workflow for energy developers, utilities, and grid operators. This software automatesengineering studies and evaluates transmission technologies to identify viable sites and unlock grid capacity. The central value proposition focuses on reducing the time required to connect energy generators and large loads to the electrical grid. | $5M | Seed | Jul 08, 2026 |  |
| Sapiom | The agentic economy is here, but it cannot progress until AI agents can autonomously access and operate across real-world systems and services.Sapiom gives AI agents trusted access to the API economy.We provide the essential infrastructure (KYA, wallets, spending and usage controls, and multi-rail payments) to unlock secure, programmaticcommerce for the AI era.Built for the next era of commerce where agents buy, sell, and negotiate on our behalf.We're backed by world-class investors and are hiring exceptional engineers in SF to define the financial infrastructure for the agentic era.Learn more & join us: https://www.sapiom.ai | $15.8M | Seed | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Neurable | Neurable is a neurotechnology company specializing in developing AI-powered tools for brain signal translation and brain-computer interface technology. Utilizing patented signal processing, developed through research across labs and institutions, and advanced by a scientific and expert product team, its platform enables high-performancebrain-computer interface in everyday devices. | $35M | Series A | Dec 19, 2025 |  |
| BoldVoice | BoldVoice is a communication coaching app that helps non-native speakers improve their communication and confidence. The company's application helps foreign-born professionals and students in the US to improve their English accents via hyper-personalized content, enabling them to improve their English language pronunciation and confidence viapersonalized content from Hollywood's top accent coachesBoldVoice was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | $21M | Series A | Dec 17, 2025 |  |
| Onton | Find, research, and buy products from any e-commerce site | $7.5M | Seed | Nov 26, 2025 |  |
| EVE | EVE is the first Inbox Revenue Engine for small and mid-sized B2B businesses — an AI platform that connects directly to email, documents, and calendars to uncover hidden revenue. By autonomously identifying overlooked leads, stalled deals, and buying signals, EVE helps companies recover 20–30% of revenue typically lost in daily communication gaps.EVE is building the default revenue operating system for the next generation of SMBs — turning ordinary inboxes into real-time revenue engines.Backed by leading investors, including Firsthand.VC, Founders Future, A16Z Scout Fund, and founders of Slack and Hugging Face, EVE is redefining CRM for SMBs by bringing automation and intelligence to where business actually happens — the inbox. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Nov 11, 2025 |  |
| Dyna Robotics | Dyna Robotics is at the forefront of revolutionizing robotic manipulation with cutting-edge foundation models. Our mission is to empower businesses by automating repetitive, stationary tasks with affordable, intelligent robotic arms. Leveraging the latest advancements in foundation models, we're driving the future of general-purposerobotics—one manipulation skill at a time.Dyna Robotics was founded by industry leaders who previously achieved a $350 million exit in grocery deep tech as well as top robotics researchers from DeepMind and Nvidia. Our team blends world-class research, engineering, and product innovation to drive the future of robotic manipulation. With sizable funding already in place, we're positioned to redefine the landscape of robotic automation. Join us to shape the next frontier of AI-driven robotics. | $120M | Series A | Sep 15, 2025 |  |
| Transak | Transak is a global web3 payment and onboarding infrastructure provider, facilitating seamless transitions between traditional finance and crypto assets. Its product suite includes robust fiat-to-crypto services (On/Off-Ramps), a fiat-to-smart-contract solution (Transak One), and a fiat-to-NFT checkout solution. As a regulated, non-custodialpayments layer, Transak supports onboarding to 160+ crypto assets across 75+ blockchains. Trusted by over 350+ applications, including MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet, Transak is making web3 applications more accessible. | $16M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 12, 2025 |  |

10 of 60 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Thor Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thor-industries) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [CRV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crvvc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [f7 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f7-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Umami Capital invest in?

Umami Capital invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 60 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 Umami Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Umami Capital?

The team at Umami Capital includes James Lu Morrissey (Managing Partner) and Alice Shen (Venture Ops). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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