Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom • Canada |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $2,500,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $500,000 |
Alpaca VC is an investment fund that specializes in Seed, Pre-Seed, Early Stage, and Series A funding rounds, with a focus on reshaping the real world through technology. They target a range of industries including Software, PropTech, Hospitality, Media, Education, Business Solutions, FinTech, Hardware, Retail, Cosmetics, Entertainment, IoT, HealthTech, Blockchain, Gaming, Advertising, Analytics, Future Of Work, Food & Beverage, Impact, Insurance, Logistics, Medical Devices, Real Estate, Healthcare, Mobility, Online Social, Consumer, and Woman Focused ventures. Alpaca VC's approach is to lead in their investments, supporting companies that integrate technology with daily life to transform commerce in the physical world. They provide not just capital but also strategic support, believing in collaborating closely with founders to initiate meaningful change with a significant impact. Their investment sweet spot is around $500,000, but they are capable of investing anywhere between $100,000 to $2,500,000. Alpaca VC is particularly interested in Consumer, Marketplaces, and Real Estate tech, although they remain opportunistic and are primarily concerned with partnering with formidable founders addressing huge markets. Their investment thesis excludes interest in sectors such as BioTech, Social Networks, Marketing Software, Big Data, and AR/VR. With deep real estate expertise, Alpaca VC has been an engaged advisor and partner, as attested by CEOs of their portfolio companies. They have been instrumental in providing advice and support, particularly on deal structuring and facilitating introductions to tech leaders and large asset allocators. Incorporating the insights from their research-driven Field Studies program, they invest at the intersection of the physical and digital world, leveraging their experiences as former founders to empower the growth journey of their portfolio companies.
We invest in Seed rounds in companies reshaping the real world. We prefer to lead. We believe that layering technology over daily life transforms how the real world works. So we invest in the people, products and processes that power commerce in the physical world. Together with founders, we kickstart real change with outsized impact.