Investors / United States / Step Ahead Capital
Step Ahead Capital
Venture capital · Los Angeles, CA, United States · North America
Step Ahead Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage companies two to three years before an anticipated IPO or acquisition. It makes both primary and secondary investments in fast-growing companies when it finds their valuations attractive.
Invests inFintechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsfintechdigital assetsmachine learningno-codegrowth stagesecondary
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Or find every investor that fitsStep Ahead Capital lists 13 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (19%), AI & Machine Learning (19%) and Cybersecurity (12%). 80% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Andreessen Horowitz, DCG and FundersClub.
No funding round on record names Step Ahead Capital yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Step Ahead Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 13. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 19% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 19% | 18% |
| Cybersecurity | 12% | 4% |
| Enterprise Software | 12% | 8% |
| Crypto & Web3 | 8% | 1% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 8% | 4% |
| Legal & Compliance | 4% | 2% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | 3 |
| DCG | 3 |
| FundersClub | 3 |
| General Catalyst | 3 |
| Moonshots Capital | 3 |
| Palo Alto Growth Capital | 3 |
| Premji Invest | 3 |
| Sozo Ventures | 3 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 33th | 13 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 | 13th | 19% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers13100%
- 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 Andreessen Horowitz
Compare Step Ahead Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
13 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitso allows users to invest in and trade various assets, including cryptocurrencies and stocks, through their app | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Carta provides an end-to-end suite for managing private capital, including equity management, fund administration, and legal operations. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Chainalysis provides a blockchain data platform to investigate and manage crypto transactions, risk, and compliance | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Coda provides a collaborative workspace for teams to work together and integrate various tools and applications. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| GitLab provides a platform for software engineering, including source code management, CI/CD, and security features. | Enterprise SoftwareCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Grammarly provides AI writing assistance tools | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| GrubMarket operates a food supply chain industry platform providing wholesale products, software solutions, and delivery services to businesses and consumers in the US and Canada. | Food & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Listo Global provides services for finding, hiring, and paying global talent | Human ResourcesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| OpenWeb provides a platform for publishers and advertisers to build communities, moderate participation, and monetize engagement on their websites. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Protocol Labs drives breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Robinhood provides a platform for trading and investing in stocks, ETFs, crypto, options, and futures. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Hive provides AI models to understand, search, and generate content for businesses | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| ThoughtSpot provides a platform for analytics and data insights using artificial intelligence. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- stepaheadcap.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 13
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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