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Debut Capital
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Debut Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in Black, Latinx, and Indigenous founders creating influential businesses that will shape our future. The firm was born out of a commitment to closing the funding gap for underrepresented founders. Debut Capital provides more than just financial support; they act as true partners, offering deep operational guidance and access to a robust network. Leveraging the founders' extensive experience in launching over 100 products for major brands like American Express, Sephora, Rent The Runway, ModCloth, Gap, and SoulCycle, they help portfolio companies with product strategy, design, tech stack, team structure, and scaling. The firm is particularly interested in founders who are not only passionate about their products but are also driven to create significant social impact, focusing on building products and services for traditionally overlooked and underserved markets.
Notable quotes
“I learned to look at when people tell me no, it's no for now. I feel confident that some of those people that passed will become LPs in this next [fund].”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Seed | $6m | 2025-03 |
| Sunthetics | Seed | $4m | 2024-11 |
| Breakr | Seed | — | 2023-12 |
| Cloudnine Augmented Intelligence | Seed | $100k | 2023-06 |
| Qualifi | Series A | $5m | 2023-05 |
| Aja Labs | Seed | — | 2022-12 |
| Totem | Seed | — | 2022-11 |
| Somewhere Good | unknown | — | — |
| Ami Colé | unknown | — | — |
| Squire | unknown | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| S3 Ventures | 3 |
| Primary Venture Partners | 2 |
| Rally Ventures | 1 |
| [M]xv Capital | 1 |
| Impact America Fund | 1 |
| Raven Indigenous Capital Partners | 1 |
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