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Growth Warrior Capital

Austin, Texas · Invests in US · Website

SeedSeries AB2B SaaSDeveloper ToolsRoboticsManufacturingManufacturing & IndustrialRobotics & AutomationEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & Infrastructure

Thesis

Dangerous founders building AI and automation for enterprise and industrial markets. The 4D Economy—where AI solves real operational challenges in manufacturing, workforce management, and public safety. We back founders with operator mentality and deep domain expertise, providing capital plus operational frameworks that help companies grow 200% faster.

Likely not a fit for

No pure consumer plays, hardware-only solutions, or founders without execution experience. No speculative AI applications.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Leads or follows
Typical decision
~2 months
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$26M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

5 contacts on file

PP

Promise Phelon

General PartnerFounder & General Partner · Primary contact

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p•••@gw•••.vc

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Rachel Baruch

PartnerPartner

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r•••@gw•••.vc

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Kimberley Bueno

Venture PartnerVenture Partner

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MH

Matanya Horowitz

Venture PartnerVenture Partner

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NS

Nathan Sanders

Venture PartnerVenture Partner

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Research briefRead more
Growth Warrior Capital Research Investment Thesis Growth Warrior Capital is a $•• venture fund founded by Promise Phelon that backs what they call "dangerous founders"—underestimated entrepreneurs building AI and automation software for enterprise and industrial markets within the "4D Economy." The fund's core belief is that the best investors are operators who've been in founders' shoes, bringin

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