Social Capital
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA
- Website
- socialcapital.com
- Type
- Generalist VC
- Stage
- Seed–Series B
- Focus
- Generalist
About
Social Capital is an investment firm founded in 2011 by Chamath Palihapitiya, who was previously an early member of Facebook's senior executive team. It states that its mission is to build the future by identifying emerging technology trends and partnering with entrepreneurs, and it highlights deep tech, life sciences, the global energy transition and the creator economy. According to its disclosures, its venture funds (the SC GP/LP Funds) are managed by The Social+Capital Partnership and are not open to new investors. Since 2019, investments have also been made as Proprietary Capital through entities owned and controlled by Palihapitiya, and Social Capital as a whole is not open to third-party investors.
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