Cofounders Capital

Cofounders Capital is a U.S. early-stage venture capital firm and entrepreneur-support platform headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, and positioned as one of the most active seed-stage investors in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina and the broader U.S. Southeast. Founded by serial entrepreneur and General Partner David Gardner (not to be confused with the Motley Fool co-founder of the same name), the firm focuses on B2B software, SaaS, mobile, and enterprise-software investments, typically writing initial cheques in the USD 250,000 to USD 2 million range to pre-seed and seed-stage North Carolina and Southeast-U.S. technology companies, with follow-on support through later rounds. Cofounders Capital additionally operates as a light-touch accelerator and startup-advisory platform through its co-working and mentorship programs in Cary, providing founders with hands-on operational guidance, talent and customer introductions, and follow-on-capital access. The firm has raised multiple funds and has a portfolio of dozens of Triangle-region and Southeast-U.S. B2B software startups.