Amee Kapadia

Principal atCantosSan Francisco

Amee Kapadia is a Principal at Cantos Ventures in San Francisco. She leads investment responsibility for portfolio support and sourcing activities at the firm.

What Amee can write

Writes checks of$500K to $1M

Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round

Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%At first check

Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Cantos writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Cantos.

Focus

deep techdefensespaceenergymanufacturing

Before you pitch

Cantos does not invest inSoftware - We exclusively invest in cutting edge IRL technology companies that have a chance at global scale mitigation of climate change, disease, armed conflict, or poverty.

Also at Cantos

Ian RountreeGeneral Partner

Grant GregoryPartner

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Questions

Who is Amee Kapadia?

Amee Kapadia is a Principal at Cantos Ventures in San Francisco. She leads investment responsibility for portfolio support and sourcing activities at the firm.

How much does Amee Kapadia invest?

Amee Kapadia invests through Cantos, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Amee Kapadia?

A warm intro from a founder Cantos backed works best.

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