Quake Capital Partners

Choosing the right route

• Pre-seed and seed companies are the fund's current route. Companies at the idea stage are outside its scope.
• Check the entity first: the fund requires a U.S. C-Corp or similar entity.
• The Los Angeles accelerator's 2018 batch is closed, and no current accelerator appears on the site.

How applications work

• Apply through the application form on DueDash, linked from the contact page.
• For questions, use the contact form on the site.

What the fund looks for

• Large markets, B2B sales models, disruptive technologies and clear market expertise, as its about page describes its preferences.
• It says it is industry agnostic, so these preferences are the only stated filter.

Quake Capital Partners is a U.S.-based venture capital fund that invests in pre-seed and seed startups in exchange for equity. It describes itself as a fund with a global presence, though most of its investments are in the United States. It also ran a twelve-week accelerator in Los Angeles in 2018.

How its programmes work

The fund's standing offer is an equity investment in pre-seed and seed rounds. It says it is typically the first outside capital a company takes. It invests through a Post-Money SAFE, a standard early-stage instrument, and takes equity in return. It does not invest at the ideation stage.

Its Los Angeles accelerator ran for twelve weeks. Cohort companies got access to funding, coaching, networking opportunities and other resources aimed at helping them secure future investment. The 2018 batch is closed, and its site shows no current accelerator or incubator.

Who can apply

The fund requires U.S. C-Corps or similar entities. Its site does not say whether it invests in companies based outside the United States, and it does not address founders in India. Most of its investments are in the U.S., and about 15% of its capital is deployed outside North America, according to its about page.

It describes itself as industry agnostic, but says it prefers large markets, B2B sales models, disruptive technologies and clear market expertise. About 40% of its portfolio uses AI/ML and computer vision, per the same page.

Portfolio and track record

The figures on its site are the fund's own, and its pages do not agree on how many investments it has made. Its homepage states 280 or more investments across eight funds. Its contact page gives 280. Its team page cites more than 400 early-stage investments by its leadership team. This page does not choose between them.

Its homepage also gives a survival rate above 82% five years in, more than 500 founders represented and more than 400 follow-on rounds raised by its portfolio. Its portfolio page states that 37% of investments are in female founders. Its team page says the leadership team has more than 75 years of combined investment and startup experience, and that it has launched more than 20 companies, with 10 exits and 3 public offerings among them.

Support beyond capital

Its network of more than 400 industry leaders, political insiders and subject-matter experts works with entrepreneurs to refine strategies, make introductions and grow, according to its about page.