Cava Capital

What is Cava Capital?

Cava Capital is a venture capital firm that engages in development and early-stage investments. Specializing in seed, early stage, and later stage investments, they focus on sectors like mobile, e-commerce, SaaS, and digital marketing.

Founded in 2008, Cava Capital is based in Norwalk, Connecticut with an additional office in New York. They actively support entrepreneurs, leveraging their expertise in building companies to provide more than just capital.

Their approach includes a hands-on partnership model to de-risk and accelerate business growth, differentiating them from traditional venture capital investments. With their Cava Studio, they adopt a founder and owner/operator role, establishing a direct partnership with entrepreneurs.

Over the past 15 years, Cava Capital has invested in numerous companies, nurturing talented entrepreneurs and generating successful returns for their investors.

The principals and team at Cava Capital have started or co-founded over a dozen companies, many of which have had successful exits, while others continue operating profitably. Their investment capabilities range within a $500,000 to $5,000,000 bracket, with a sweet spot around $1,500,000.

Cava Capital is experienced in working with startups in various stages, from seed to Series A and B rounds.

Their specialized areas include Software (Web Marketplace SaaS, etc.), IT & TMT, Media, Business Solutions, FinTech & Financial Services, Hardware & Manufacturing, CleanTech, HealthTech & Fitness, Advertising, Analytics, Logistics & Distribution, Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare & Wellness, Investment Management, and Mobile and Consumer sectors.

What they say:

We provide funding for organic development through early growth stages.

What we look for: We invest in consumer, fitness, marketplace, SaaS, and wellness solutions.