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Uncork Capital

USB2B SaaSAI/MLDevtoolsCybersecurityEnterpriseMarketplacesConsumerDeep Tech

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Investment thesis

Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that has focused on one stage for more than 20 years: seed. The firm is typically the first major check on the cap table, leading seed rounds with an initial investment of about $3–5M, and keeping terms simple and transparent. Uncork looks for team, TAM, and tailwinds, but places conviction in founder–market fit above all else, backing founders who bring sharp insight into their markets and the drive to build what others can't yet see. The firm invests in companies using AI and emerging technologies to create leverage, unlock scale, and push industries forward — spanning B2B applications, developer tooling, infrastructure & security, consumer & marketplaces, and frontier tech/hardware. With over 290 portfolio companies and $60B+ in enterprise value created, Uncork's role is to be "a steady partner who shows up early, knows when to deliver hard truths, and stays engaged long after the round closes." The Plus fund series provides follow-on capital for breakout portfolio companies as they reach their inflection point and scale.

Notable quotes

“We always syndicate. That is a key principal for us. We try and surround our founders with smart investors. There is a group of 10 investors that we develop deep partnerships with.”

Jeff Clavier · Crunchbase News – The Seed Series: Uncork Capital's Jeff Clavier

“We seek founders solving real problems with authentic insights, invest early in exceptional teams building transformative companies, and stay committed through the hardest parts of the journey.”

Jeff Clavier · PR Newswire – Uncork Capital Raises $300 Million, May 1 2025 · 2025-05-01

“At Uncork, we spend a lot of time helping founders think through who the right person is at later-stage funds, not just which firms to talk to. We've been in the ecosystem for a long time and often have valuable insider context.”

Susan Liu · Uncork Capital Blog – Raising a Series A in an AI-First World

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
GroqSeed—2025
GammaGrowth—2025
InertiaSeed—2025
GPTZeroSeed—2023
TailscaleSeed—2019
LaunchDarklySeed—2015
Human InterestSeed—2015
SendGridSeed—2009
FitbitSeed$2m2008
Loft OrbitalSeed—2017

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