Alpaca VC
Primary Alpaca VC profile (San Francisco HQ): early-stage firm backing founders deploying intelligence across foundational industries — manufacturing, logistics, energy, construction, defense, and commerce infrastructure. Same brand/site as the NYC office/heritage entry at /fund/alpaca-vc-nyc (alpaca.vc).
Typical check size
$500K-$1.5M (firm-stated initial check)
Founded
2019
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
AUM
N/A
Rounds they lead
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Rounds they invest
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Alpaca VC as an investor (4 total).
- Applied Atomics Full-stack co-located SMR power plants sold to hyperscalers via long-term power purchase agreements.
- Brilliant Harvest AI customer experience platform for heavy equipment dealerships.
- Daze Gen Z messaging app — chat as a creative canvas with drawings, stickers, and AI.
- Point Home equity investments — cash today for a share of future home appreciation, not debt.
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FAQs about Alpaca VC
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Use this page (/fund/alpaca-vc) as the primary San Francisco HQ product profile for the firm today. For NYC office / Corigin Ventures heritage context, see /fund/alpaca-vc-nyc. Both share alpaca.vc — there is no separate second firm.
Alpaca VC invests at pre-seed and seed, often leading or co-leading rounds and taking board or observer seats. The firm may participate in Series A follow-ons with additional capital from reserves.
Alpaca VC states typical initial checks of $500K–$1.5M with meaningful reserves for follow-on. Its Fund III closed at $194M in October 2023, supporting continued early-stage deployment.
This primary profile lists San Francisco as headquarters; the firm also maintains a New York presence (rebranded from Corigin Ventures in 2021) documented at /fund/alpaca-vc-nyc. Investments focus on U.S. companies modernizing physical-world industries.
Alpaca VC targets foundational industries: manufacturing, logistics and supply chain, energy, construction and infrastructure, defense, and commerce infrastructure — companies where software and data reshape real-world operations.
Alpaca VC frequently leads or co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds. The firm emphasizes first institutional capital into companies digitizing physical industries and active financing strategy through Series A.
In our directory, Alpaca VC is linked to Applied Atomics (/startup/applied-atomics), Brilliant Harvest (/startup/brilliant-harvest), and Daze (/startup/daze).
Founders can explore alpaca.vc and the firm's writing on portfolio companies. Warm intros from industrial operators, seed co-investors, or prior founders help; come with a clear thesis on digitizing a physical-world workflow.
See our articles on Applied Atomics' pre-seed (/2026-alpaca-vc-applied-atomics-nuclear-pre-seed) and Brilliant Harvest's seed (/2026-alpaca-vc-brilliant-harvest-4m-seed).