Working Lab Capital
VC Fund
Washington, United States
Working Lab Capital is a VC fund in Washington focused on Software and Video. Working Lab Capital provides capital tailored to the needs of companies and their management teams. WLC actively works with our portfolio companies to create upside through our operating experience, access to a trusted network of advisors and connections to strategic investors and the capital markets.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Working Lab Capital invests in
Stages Working Lab Capital invests in
Countries Working Lab Capital invests in
Contacts
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Michael Pesce
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Richard Nespola, Jr.
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (40%)
- Video 1 (20%)
- Retail 1 (20%)
- Grocery 1 (20%)
- Internet 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (40%)
- Series B 2 (40%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Michael Pesce
Managing Member
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Managing Member | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Richard Nespola, Jr.
Founder, Partner
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Founder, Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| RunSafe Security is on a mission to immunize software from cyber attacks and disrupt hacker economics without developer friction. RunSafe's patented technology, Alkemist, inoculates customers' systems from an entire class of cyber attacks by stopping the infection at its source. Our customers integrate our product across build and deploytoolchains to protect open source, in-house code, and 3rd party binaries. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with an office in Huntsville, Alabama, RunSafe Security's customers span the critical infrastructure, IIoT, automotive, medical, develops, and national security industries. | $12M / Series B / Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| Rosie is the most trusted, locally focused ecommerce company, where shoppers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online from local stores. Rosie partners with leading independent grocers and their wholesalers to provide ecommerce, delivery opportunities, omni-channel marketing and deep data services. Rosie serves as the preferredecommerce partner to the nation’s leading wholesalers including Associated Food Stores (AFS), Associated Grocers of New England, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), Bozzuto’s, CERTCO, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Company, and URM Stores. Visit rosieapp.com to sign up for a free account and start shopping from your favorite local grocer today. For information about Rosie, visit http://rosieapp.com/. | $9.9M / Series A / Feb 05, 2021 | ||
| Placemakr is an alternative lodging service company that operates pop-up hotels in newly built, luxury apartment buildings. The hotels offer fully furnished apartments that combine the comforts of home, the services of a hotel, and the amenities of newly built, luxury apartment buildings. Placemakr allows multifamily developers to de-risk thelease-up phase of new assets and creates a new revenue stream while serving as an added amenity for residents. Placemakr was established in 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia by Jason Fudin. | $22M / Series B / Dec 11, 2019 | ||
| RunSafe Security is on a mission to immunize software from cyber attacks and disrupt hacker economics without developer friction. RunSafe's patented technology, Alkemist, inoculates customers' systems from an entire class of cyber attacks by stopping the infection at its source. Our customers integrate our product across build and deploytoolchains to protect open source, in-house code, and 3rd party binaries. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with an office in Huntsville, Alabama, RunSafe Security's customers span the critical infrastructure, IIoT, automotive, medical, develops, and national security industries. | $6.3M / Series A / Nov 30, 2019 | ||
| Bubbl Adds Fan Interaction Tech to Online and Live-Streaming Video.Our interaction suite includes single-click clip-and-share, video meme creation, selfie/reaction capture, and real-time filters. We partner with media companies, video players, and publishers to boost fan engagement, extend content reach, and establish new ad-based revenuestreams. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Jun 02, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does Working Lab Capital invest in?
Working Lab Capital invests primarily in Software, Video and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Working Lab Capital?
The team at Working Lab Capital includes Michael Pesce (Managing Member) and Richard Nespola, Jr. (Founder, Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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