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Fifth Down Capital
Venture capital
Fifth Down Capital is an investment firm that runs a direct investment strategy, a fund of funds strategy, and a secondary strategy. It primarily invests through its network of venture firms and portfolio company founders.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
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Or find every investor that fitsFifth Down Capital lists 28 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 11 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 33% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (33%), Industrial & Manufacturing (11%) and Fintech (11%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Friends & Family Capital, XYZ and Founders Fund.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Fifth Down Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Fifth Down Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 9 companies; its own site lists 28. 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.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundFifth Down Capital does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 33% |
| Growth | 33% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 3 | 0 |
| '26 | 8 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 65th | 28 companies |
| Recent activity | 93th | 8 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 95th | 25% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 62th | 33% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 33% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 11% | 7% |
| Fintech | 11% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 15% |
| Cybersecurity | 9% | 4% |
| Consumer | 4% | 3% |
| Food & Agriculture | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Friends & Family Capital | 9 |
| XYZ | 7 |
| Founders Fund | 6 |
| 137 Ventures | 5 |
| 8VC | 4 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 4 |
| Craft Ventures | 4 |
| FDVC | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers28100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Friends & Family Capital
Compare Fifth Down Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Fifth Down Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2026 | Series C+ Led | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Series B | |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Series C+ Led | |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Series A | |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Fifth Down Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Fifth Down Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
28 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries specializes in advanced autonomous systems for defense and commercial mission sets. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Arena Physica collaborates with Microsoft to bring electromagnetic superintelligence to Microsoft Discovery | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| The company helps older Americans navigate retirement and provides personalized Medicare help from licensed advisors. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Apr 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Cape provides private cell phone service with a focus on security and minimal data collection | ConsumerCybersecurity | Mar 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| The company helps people easily use and enjoy technology in their homes and offices by configuring and fine-tuning their environment with smart home and business automation systems. | ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Databento provides market data APIs and solutions for firms | FintechDeveloper Tools | Jul 2026Series B · 2 rounds | Page + round | |
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Fishwife sells tinned seafood products | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Edgescale AI sells an integrated hardware and software appliance that runs AI models on-site at industrial and physical operations such as factories, utilities, and energy sites. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Gecko Robotics develops and uses AI and robotic tools to inspect and maintain critical infrastructure | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| MaintainX provides maintenance and asset management software | Industrial & ManufacturingEnterprise Software | Jul 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| Hike Medical provides a system for managing referrals, clinical visits, and dispensing custom medical devices, including 3D printed devices, for healthcare providers. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Kindred Motorworks reimagines classic car ownership with beautifully crafted vehicles that preserve the nostalgia of the past, while delivering the reliability and performance of a modern drive. | Mobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| LOVB is a volleyball organization that operates junior clubs, a professional league, and various training and development programs for players and coaches. | Enterprise SoftwareReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Mike's Hot Honey produces and sells honey infused with chilies. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Northslope builds AI application layers for Palantir AIP, including supply chain control towers and utilization review summarization tools | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Jan 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| Numeric provides infrastructure for finance teams to manage close, revenue recognition, and cash management with their ERP or as a full replacement. | FintechEnterprise Software | Nov 2025Series B | Page + round | |
| Peregrine provides a platform that transforms disconnected data into complete operational context for organizations, particularly in public safety and law enforcement. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Mar 2025Series C+ · 2 rounds | Page + round | |
| The company provides an investment analysis platform that uses AI to generate comprehensive investment analysis and discover hidden relationships across companies and market themes. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 11 Nov 2026- Site
- fifthdown.com
- Last read
- 11 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 4 Mar 2025
- Companies checked
- 28
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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