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Banana Capital
Venture capital · MI, United States · North America
Banana Capital is Turner Novak's early stage venture capital firm. It invests up to $250k in Pre-Seed and Seed rounds and is currently investing out of its third fund.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsconsumer softwarehealthfintechgamingb2b softwareai
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Or find every investor that fitsBanana Capital lists 20 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (21%), Healthcare & Biotech (18%) and Fintech (12%). 93% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Afore Capital, Kleiner Perkins and Soma Capital.
No funding round on record names Banana Capital yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Banana Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 20. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 21% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 18% | 15% |
| Fintech | 12% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 12% | 6% |
| Cybersecurity | 9% | 4% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 4% |
| Consumer | 6% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Afore Capital | 3 |
| Kleiner Perkins | 3 |
| Soma Capital | 3 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| 359 Capital | 2 |
| Accel | 2 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 2 |
| General Catalyst | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 51th | 20 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 18th | 21% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers1995%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company15%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Banana Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
20 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Artie replicates data in real-time from production databases to warehouses and other platforms. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Bee develops wearable and ambient AI products that convert conversations into clear takeaways, summaries, and insights | AI & Machine LearningConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| BeReal operates a social media platform where users can share unfiltered and spontaneous moments from their daily lives. | Media & EntertainmentHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bun is a fast JavaScript runtime and toolkit that includes a runtime, package manager, test runner, and bundler in a single binary. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Chainguard provides a platform for securing open source software and preventing malware and vulnerability risks in containers, dependencies, and CI/CD actions. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Flex provides private banking and payment services for business owners | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Hanover Park provides fund administration, portfolio intelligence, and LP experience services to institutional investors using AI-native technology. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Howie works with email and calendar to schedule and manage time | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Inngest provides durable execution for workflows and AI | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Forage is a mission-driven payments company enabling SNAP EBT for merchants and grocery savings for shoppers. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Liveblocks provides realtime and sync infrastructure for collaborative applications | Space & DefenseHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Mindset Health develops and provides AI-based therapeutic programs for chronic conditions such as pain, anxiety, and menopause. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells clothing online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Overtime operates a shop and website related to sports | E-commerce & MarketplacesMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| GOALS is a competitive football game where skill decides everything. | Gaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Primer provides education to students in the United States | Education | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | |||
| Secureframe automates compliance and security tasks for businesses using artificial intelligence and expert-backed technology. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Upwards helps families find and afford care for their loved ones, including daycare, preschool, nannies, and babysitters. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- bananacapital.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 20
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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