Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC)

Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm backing exceptional founders from zero, investing early in AI-native companies that are shaping what's next.

Venture Capital Active San Francisco, CA, United States Est. 2004
Last updated 2026-07-20
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About

Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is an American venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, that was founded by Jeff Clavier in 2004. The firm primarily invests in seed-stage SaaS, consumer, marketplaces, hardware, and new technology startups, with a focus on AI-native companies. They aim to secure between 10-15% ownership of the companies they invest in. Uncork Capital has invested in over 260 early-stage startups as of 2024, including companies like Postmates, Eventbrite, Fitbit, and SendGrid.

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Business Software2
Industrial Technologies1

Q&A

What is Uncork Capital's most recent investment?
Uncork Capital's most recent investment was in Lunar.dev, a B2B platform for governing and securing MCP servers, AI agents, and enterprise resources. This Seed round, which raised $6M, occurred in November 2023.
Which sectors does Uncork Capital primarily focus on for investments?
Uncork Capital primarily focuses on the Business Software sector, with 2 portfolio companies, and Industrial Technologies, with 1 portfolio company.
What is the typical investment stage for Uncork Capital?
Uncork Capital frequently invests in Seed rounds, with 3 such investments. They also participate in A Round and B Round follow-on investments.
Can you name a notable portfolio company in Uncork Capital's portfolio?
Uncork Capital has invested in Torii Labs, a SaaS Management Platform for IT Operations, which raised a $65M Series B round.
What is Uncork Capital's investment range?
Uncork Capital's investment range is between $3.5M and $50M.
When did Uncork Capital make its earliest recorded investment in the provided data?
Uncork Capital's earliest recorded investment in the provided data was in May 2019.
Has Uncork Capital made any recent investments in the Industrial Technologies sector?
Yes, Uncork Capital invested in Dual Bird Technologies, an accelerated cloud-native Spark platform for big data processing, which raised a $25M Series A round in February 2021.
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