Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Canada
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Growth
Industries
- AI
- Generative AI
- Commerce
- Financial Services
- EdTech
- Health Tech
About
Activate Capital is a San Francisco-based growth investor backing companies transforming the industrial economy through technology. Managing Partners Anup Jacob and David Lincoln lead a team drawn heavily from energy and infrastructure operating roles. The firm has raised more than $1.5 billion and its portfolio includes Voltus, StreetLight Data and Altana AI.
Activate Capital is a San Francisco-based growth investor backing companies transforming the industrial economy through technology. Managing Partners Anup Jacob and David Lincoln lead a team drawn heavily from energy and infrastructure operating roles. The firm has raised more than $1.5 billion and its portfolio includes Voltus, StreetLight Data and Altana AI.
Investment Thesis
Activate Capital invests at Series B through pre-IPO in the industrial economy's decarbonisation, targeting what it calls the missing middle of climate finance with $10–30M cheques. Its thesis spans power, industrial production, mobility and climate adaptation, the sectors driving roughly 90% of global emissions, and explicitly includes resilience and adaptation alongside mitigation.
Manager's Experience
Founded by Aakrit Vaish (Co-founder, previously co-founder of Haptik, acquired by Reliance Jio) and Pratyush Choudhury (Co-founder), with five further team members listed on the site. Portfolio includes Sarvam AI, Mandrake Bio, Aqqrue, Lexapar, Holy Drip, ElevenLabs and Wispr Flow. Backs AI companies from inception through growth.
Team
Anup Jacob-Managing Partner
David Lincoln-Managing Partner
Portfolio
Voltus
Element Analytics
StreetLight Data
Optimal Dynamics
Altana AI
Sympower