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Quiet Capital

San Francisco, California · Invests in US; Europe · Website

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Pre-SeedSeedSeries AE-commerce & MarketplacesGamingB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintechFintech & PaymentsEnterprise SoftwareRobotics & AutomationDeveloper Tools & Infrastructure

Thesis

Back founder-operators with deep industry experience and prior successful exits. Invest from position of operational insight rather than pure financial engineering. Focus on companies showing early traction and founder-market fit across consumer, fintech, enterprise software, and automation.

Likely not a fit for

Non-technical founding teams, companies without early traction, industries without founder-operator expertise at scale

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

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Michael Bloch

PartnerPartner · Primary contact

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Gerardo Garcia

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Lee Linden

General PartnerManaging Partner & Founder

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Ben Mahdavi

General PartnerPartner & Co-Founder

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David Greenbaum

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Matt Humphrey

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Daniel Gruneberg

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Portfolio

RedditConsumer Apps Social

Reddit is a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website where registered members can submit content, such as text, links, and images, and participate in discussions.

InstacartEcommerce Marketplaces

Instacart powers the future of grocery by partnering with retailers to provide customers with access to the food they love, while saving them time.

Epic GamesGaming

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company known for Fortnite and Unreal Engine, providing an end-to-end digital ecosystem for game development and distribution.

RipplingEnterprise Software

Rippling is a cloud-based workforce management platform that integrates HR, IT, and finance services, allowing businesses to manage their operations from a centralized location.

PatreonEcommerce Marketplaces

Patreon is a platform that empowers creators to build communities and earn a sustainable income through membership subscriptions.

TuroEcommerce Marketplaces

Turo is a car rental marketplace that allows users to rent cars from local hosts, offering a wide variety of vehicles and flexible rental options.

MercuryFintech Payments

F4 is a product-led venture capital firm that offers a platform where every founder can enter, and their work decides their progress. It provides a roadmap for founders to close the gap through mentor time, investor intros, and capital targeted for those proving they can build.

VerkadaSecurity Cyber

Verkada is the market leader in cloud-based video security and access control, helping organizations centralize and scale their security with a software-first approach.

Modern TreasuryFintech Payments

Modern Treasury provides a platform for automating money movement through various payment methods including ACH, RTP, and wires. They offer solutions for B2B invoicing, card issuing, digital wallets, and more.

BoweryProptech Real Estate

Bowery Valuation is a modern appraisal firm that empowers top real estate appraisers with advanced valuation software to deliver smarter appraisals. They focus on revolutionizing the appraisal process through innovative technology and a strong team of experienced appraisers.

AirbaseEnterprise Software

Airbase, a Paylocity Company, offers a modern spend management platform that integrates payroll and non-payroll spend management, providing companies with real-time visibility and stronger financial controls.

SiftEnterprise Software

Sift is a unified observability platform for mission-critical machines, providing advanced tools and infrastructure for developing, validating, and operating complex hardware systems.

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Quiet Capital Research Investment Thesis Quiet Capital is a prolific early-stage investor led by founder Lee Linden, a former operator with deep commerce and marketplace experience. The firm invests from a position of deep founder empathy and operational insight rather than pure financial engineering. Lee founded Karma (acquired by Facebook in 2012), a social gifting platform, and subsequently ran…

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