Engineering Capital

Engineering Capital is a venture capital firm that leads seed rounds in technology start-ups. It invests before many traditional venture firms are willing to, sometimes before the founders have even set up their company.

What Engineering Capital offers

• Seed investment — it takes the lead role in early funding rounds.
• Pre-company backing — support for founders at the idea stage.
• Founder guidance — practical advice drawn from its partner's experience as a former founder and chief executive.
• Network access — introductions and help finding a co-founder, as described by founders it has backed.

Who it works with

Entrepreneurs with technical insight who are creating new categories in information technology. Founders quoted on its site include those behind vFunction, Yotascale, Baffle, Asimily and Robust Intelligence.

Key facts

• Funds: Engineering Capital I, II and III
• Stage: seed