California

Ritual Capital

Ritual Capital, based in California, backs generalist startups at Pre-Seed and Seed, can lead rounds, and writes checks from $100k to $500k, including Figma and Flexport.

Entry stagePre-seed, Seed
Check size$100K to $500K
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team1 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Ritual Capital

1 person on the investing team, 1 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

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Writes $100K to $500K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target< 5%
How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

FigmaFlexportHerokuHighspotKongLatticePagerDutythredUPWePayFly.io
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Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

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What stage does Ritual Capital invest in?

Ritual Capital reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Ritual Capital invest?

Ritual Capital reports checks of $100K to $500K.

Does Ritual Capital lead rounds?

Yes. Ritual Capital says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Ritual Capital?

Chris Howard (Founder and Managing Director).

Is Ritual Capital active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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