Cherryrock Capital
San Francisco, CA · Invests in US · Website
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Cherryrock Capital backs underinvested entrepreneurs — specifically Black and Latine founders — building transformative software companies. They invest in the possible, seeking founders with domain expertise, compelling right-to-win stories, and products that generate measurable customer outcomes in structurally underserved markets.
Likely not a fit for
Non-software business models, pure hardware plays, consumer social/gaming/crypto, businesses without clear unit economics or measurable outcomes for customers.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~1 month
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $172M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
5 contacts on file
Portfolio
Vori is a modern B2B operating system for the grocery industry, providing tools that streamline operations for grocers and suppliers while democratizing food supply access.
Certiverse is an online platform that enables organizations to create and deliver high-quality certification exams quickly and cost-effectively, leveraging AI-guided technology and psychometric expertise.
Vitable Health is a health benefits platform providing affordable healthcare solutions primarily for hourly workers, focusing on direct primary care and flexible health benefit plans.
Coactive is an AI platform that maximizes video and image content through advanced search and automated metadata generation, enhancing content workflows and enabling efficient content operations.
Recent activity
- May 2026
Vori
Series B · Lead
- Mar 2025
Certiverse
Series A · Lead
- Jul 2024
Vitable Health
Series A · Participated
- May 2024
Coactive AI
Series B · Participated
Cherryrock Capital in the news
Black Enterprise
'Vori' An AI Grocery Startup Lands $22M To Help Independent Stores
1 month ago
Flourish Health raises $46M to bring psychiatrist-led teams into homes as an alternative to psychiatric wards
1 month ago
Flourish Health Gets $26M Series A for National Expansion
1 month ago
Flourish Health secures $26M to scale intensive youth mental healthcare
1 month ago
Flourish Health Raises $46M to Scale Intensive Mental Health Care for Youth in Crisis
1 month ago
(Some) LPs step up to help emerging managers cross the chasm to their next fund
3 months ago
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/11/26
3 months ago
peopleofcolorintech.com
Black-Owned Grocery Tech Startup Raises $22M Series B To Advance Autonomous Supermarkets
3 months ago
Exclusive: Gusto crosses $1 billion in 12-month trailing revenue
4 months ago
Corgi hits unicorn status, Kanvas Biosciences gets $43M, Med Tech Solutions buys Avarion
4 months ago
Vori Raises $22M in Series B Funding
4 months ago
Exclusive: AI grocery startup Vori raises $22 million to help independent retailers compete with Walmart and Amazon
4 months ago
Billionaires.Africa
Stacy Brown-Philpot's 7 Most Influential Ventures and Boards
5 months ago
Black-led Venture Capital Firms | Vol. 1
5 months ago
A complete list of all the women-led venture funds raised in 2025
6 months ago
Rethinking Series A in the age of mega-funds
6 months ago
In a changed VC landscape, this exec is doubling down on overlooked founders
6 months ago
inc.com
Here’s What 3 VC Heavyweights Suggest Founders Do to Get Funded Now
9 months ago
Black-Led Venture Capital Sees Growth But Progress Remains Uneven, Report Finds
Sep 2025
shoppeblack.us
Stacy Brown-Philpot Raises $172M for New VC Fund, Cherryrock Capital
Jul 2025
Emerging VC managers struggle for capital
Jul 2025
Collab Capital, led by Jewel Burks Solomon and Barry Givens, has closed a new $75M fund
Jun 2025
Zeal Capital Partners announces close of $82M Fund II
May 2025
Certification platform Certiverse nabs $11M Series A led by Cherryrock
Mar 2025
Kelly Stonelake says her lawsuit against Meta alleging sexual discrimination and a culture of silencing women has struck a chord
Feb 2025
Cherryrock Capital raises $172 million for growth-stage startups led by underinvested founders
Feb 2025
Ex-TaskRabbit CEO Raises $172M Fund Targeting Underinvested Founders
Feb 2025
Cherryrock Capital raises new $172M fund from all-star investors to back diverse founders
Feb 2025
Bloomberg.com
Ex-TaskRabbit CEO Raises $172 Million to Back Diverse Founders
Feb 2025
afrotech.com
Former TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot Raises $172M For VC Fund Targeting Underrepresented Founders
Feb 2025
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