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Emergence Capital

Emergence Capital is a California-based enterprise software specialist that leads Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds, writing checks from $1 million to $30 million, and has backed Salesforce and Zoom.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A, Series B
Check size$1M to $30M
Leads roundsYes
FocusEnterprise software
Latest fundn/a
Investing team12 people4 activity updates, latest Sep 24

Who you would pitch at Emergence Capital

12 people on the investing team, 7 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Gordon Ritter
Gordon RitterFounder + General PartnerHe previously founded companies including Software As Service and Whistle Communications, and serves on Princeton's Board of Trustees.
Jake Saper
Jake SaperGeneral PartnerFocus: enterprise AI investments.
Joe Floyd
Joe FloydGeneral PartnerHe previously worked at American Capital and holds an MBA from The Wharton School.
Kevin Spain
Kevin SpainGeneral PartnerHe previously co-founded atMadison.com and worked at Microsoft.
Lotti Siniscalco
Lotti SiniscalcoGeneral PartnerShe previously worked at Advent International, NerdWallet, Ribbit Capital, and Goldman Sachs.
Santi Subotovsky
Santi SubotovskyGeneral PartnerHe led the firm's investment in Zoom and serves on boards including Crunchbase and Zipline.
Yaz El-Baba
Yaz El-BabaPartnerHe previously worked at LinkedIn in Business Operations and Corporate Development.
David Dworsky
David DworskyPrincipalHe previously spent five years at Retool, where he held roles in engineering, sales, and product management.
Kyle Murphy
Kyle MurphyPrincipalHe studied computer science at Duke University and is interested in technology trends and entrepreneurship.
George Kunthara
George KuntharaInvestorHe studied Computer Science at Gonzaga University and seeks products with a 'whoa' moment.
Kabir Sial
Kabir SialInvestor
Rishub Nahar
Rishub NaharInvestorHe previously worked at Hightouch, Palantir, and Kleiner Perkins, and studied Statistics and Computer Science at New York University.

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Writes $1M to $30M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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4 activity updates since September, latest Sep 24.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target> 12%
How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

SalesforceZoomBoxGustoBill.comBlendDoximityChainalysisIroncladCrunchbase

In their words

Emergence | Bend the Odds from Emerging to IconicEmergence Capital is the leading venture capital firm focused on early-stage B2B software. We partner with founders transforming the way the world works.www.emcap.com
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On these lists

Seed enterprise software investors in California84Series A enterprise software investors in California64Series B enterprise software investors in California35Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Seed investors in California699Series B investors in United States563Series A investors in California480

Questions

What stage does Emergence Capital invest in?

Emergence Capital reports entry at seed, series a, series b.

How much does Emergence Capital invest?

Emergence Capital reports checks of $1M to $30M.

Does Emergence Capital lead rounds?

Yes. Emergence Capital says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Emergence Capital?

Gordon Ritter (Founder + General Partner), Jake Saper (General Partner), Joe Floyd (General Partner), Kevin Spain (General Partner), Lotti Siniscalco (General Partner), Santi Subotovsky (General Partner).

Is Emergence Capital active right now?

Emergence Capital has shown 4 activity updates since September 2026, the latest on 2026-09-24.

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