Human Capital (venture firm)

In addition to traditional VC funding, we invest in builders by connecting them with knowledge and resources to grow, and add tangible value to their startups by building the talent infrastructure to scale their teams, cultures, and companies

• 15 Companies we invested in before they became unicorns
• 5,000+ Builders in our community

We strategically build teams to fuel big ideas.

Turning talent acquisition from a challenge into an asset unlocks potential and growth for our portfolio companies

We know it because we’ve done it Our team built out talent infrastructure as former leaders at Uber, Dropbox, Pinterest, Reddit, Plaid, and Salesforce—now, they assemble teams of talent operators to help our founders build theirs

Whether you’re pre-seed or pre-IPO, we roll up our sleeves and partner with founders to build the talent foundations necessary for growth at every stage

We work with founders who want to build something meaningful.

We meet (future) founders wherever they’re at in their own entrepreneurial journeys, building toward a better future

We met Pedro and Henrique at Stanford in 2016 and were amazed by their curiosity and ability to devour information and iterate on ideas By the time they pivoted to FinTech and launched Brex, we were already invested emotionally and ready to fund their big ideas

Henrique and Pedro were coding and launching companies in their teens By the time they met, when they were 16, Pedro had already built software to make Siri speak in Portugese and Henrique had started a video game company (Both were recipients of Apple patent infringements along the way, but that’s a different story ) They sold their first startup, pagar me, to go to Stanford in 2016 That’s when we first met them—or, actually, that’s when a few engineers we knew at Harvard told us we had to drop everything and meet these two engineers from Brazil So we did And they were right

Pedro and Henrique were in full explore and learn mode—focused on finding the right next idea to build an incredible company around We were amazed by their curiosity, desire to learn, and ability to devour information and iterate on ideas We spent hours working with and learning from them as they explored different directions, including the thrilling but short-lived Veyond VR phase

We were lucky enough to write them their first check when they pivoted to fintech and launched Brex, then helped place three of their first engineers We’ve invested in every round since

Diego knew he’d start a company—eventually We connected him to Digit as employee 12; he ran half the eng org in 4 years He joined us as Entrepreneur-in-Residence when he was ready to start his own thing

Diego knew he'd start a company—eventually

But first, he wanted to spend more time learning Learning from founders, learning the ropes of a high-growth early stage startup, learning about the data analytics space Learning what would make him a better founder Eventually

We connected him to Digit as employee 12 and the first data scientist Within four years, he was running the data team and half the engineering organization

He felt the itch to start something, but he wasn’t sure what the “something” was yet, and he didn’t want to leave his job until he knew We knew as long as he was building something he cared about, we wanted to be behind him

A few months later, Diego became our first Entrepreneur-in-Residence And he’s officially found his idea: Able, an AI-driven platform that reduces the global cost of access to capital for businesses

Katie began the program with a prototype As a fellow, she iterated on her concept, met her co-founder, brought on new advisors, raised seed financing, rebranded the company, and completed a successful beta

Literature, coding—it doesn’t matter If it involves language, Katie knows how to craft it into a good story

Katie’s obsession with language is nothing new As a teenager, she self-published three books (the first when she was 12 years old) Around the same time, she ran a non-profit that taught middle schoolers the design and logic engineering behind computer science

Her unique passion for both narrative and code are the driving force behind her startup idea: a company to help brands and public figures build stronger connections with their fans through interactive, customizable media content

We were blown away by Katie’s passions and potential, and brought her on as part of the first cohort of Delta Fellows

She began the program with a prototype Over the course of the 3-month program, she iterated on the concept; met her co-founder; brought on new advisors; raised seed financing; rebranded the company; and completed a successful beta test