Olive Capital
Olive Capital
San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco, California
Stage
Seed
Type
Venture Capital
Description
Olive Capital (OC) is an early-stage investment firm focused on tech and synthetic biology. OC invests in trailblazing founders working in synthetic biology, software, and emergent platforms at the seed stage..
OC builds on the experience of founding partner Olivia Wang, who previously headed up the US office of ZhenFund, managing an AUM of $2 billion and a portfolio of 40+ companies.
Mission
Olive Capital (OC) is an early-stage investment firm focused on tech and synthetic biology. OC invests in trailblazing founders working in synthetic biology, software, and emergent platforms at the seed stage. Our vast VC network and strong founder relationships grant us access to competitive investment rounds, often as the sole small fund alongside institutional heavyweights. OC Fund I launched in 2021, and OC Fund II is currently in the pipeline.
Beauty Investments #
1
Primary Sector
Tech/Consumer/Beauty
Beauty Exits #
- 0
Last Beauty Invest
Nov, 2022-Mother Science-$6.2M
BEAUTY PORTFOLIO
| How to Apply? | email info@olivevc.com |
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Olive Capital (OC) is an early-stage investment firm focused on the tech and synthetic biology sectors. Our portfolio includes diverse companies in these spaces, including Pardes (NASDAQ: PRDS), Akasa, Science, Substack, Ender, Orchid Health, and Rewind. |
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IMPERATIVE: CULTURE & VALUES
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BEAUTY FUNDER FIT SCORE
Resources
Education
Accelerator
Network
1:1
2.75/10
*This score calculates the likelihood of any beauty brand getting funded by the investor. The score gives weights to number of beauty investments, recency of beauty investment, number of beauty exits, inclusivity inclination, resources offered, etc.
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LEAD DETAILS
Lead Contact
Olivia Wang
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Investor
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JUMP CONCLUSION
Olive Capital focuses on early-stage tech and healthcare companies, particularly in biotechnology, with a preference for California-based firms, aligning with their San Francisco headquarters. They participate in diverse investments across the US and internationally, such as in Hong Kong, without leading investment rounds, reflecting a collaborative approach. Their portfolio spans software, AI, healthcare, and biotech, indicating a specialized yet broad focus within tech and synthetic biology. Startups in tech and synthetic biology sectors, based in California or major innovation hubs, with innovative approaches to healthcare, biotech, and AI, could attract Olive Capital for future investments.
For a beauty brand to be attractive, you could make a case around back-end biotech and Ai-powered formulations and R&D, even though the Beauty Funder Fit is Avoid