Social Leverage Capital

Social Leverage Capital

Social Leverage Capital is a seed stage venture capital firm founded in 2009, headquartered in San Francisco, with $417 million in assets under management. The firm invests $1M to $2M initially at the seed stage, typically as the first institutional check into companies that have raised less than $2M total before involvement. Social Leverage targets at least 10% ownership and often leads or co-leads seed rounds, setting terms and bringing in other investors. The firm focuses on founders building the future of finance and vertical AI, with sector coverage including fintech, financial infrastructure, capital markets technology, wealth management, financial data, and AI applications in financial services. The firm looks for teams with a product already built that they can evaluate, a few active customers or users, deep domain expertise, unique market insights, and a history of working together successfully. Social Leverage's network includes 150+ portfolio companies and relationships built over 15+ years, helping with introductions to customers, talent, and follow-on investors. Portfolio companies have raised subsequent rounds from firms such as Index Ventures, a16z, Lightspeed, NEA, and Bessemer.