Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It focuses on investing in seed-stage startups primarily in the software sector, with a particular interest in areas such as B2B SaaS, artificial intelligence, fintech, clean-tech, frontier-tech, prop-tech, cryptocurrency, health tech, and consumer industries. Soma Capital aims to support founders by leveraging insights from its own founding experience. The firm has successfully invested in several high-profile startups, which collectively are valued at over $60 billion, including notable companies such as Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, and Lambda School. Soma Capital operates as a Registered Investment Adviser and targets opportunities across diverse regions, including Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Asia.

Juan Abundes

Venture Partner

Willem van den Bosch

Investment Partner

Douglas Carney

Investor

Mir Faiyaz

Partner and Head of Growth Investments

Fouad Farhat

Investment Partner

Juliet Fern

Investor

Nikhita Jaaswal

Investment Partner

Taryn Livingstone

Investor

Vishnu Srinivasan

Investor

Past deals in Recruiting

SkillBank

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pay $0 upfront and land your dream marketing job. At OnDelta, we invest in our students and we help them make their dreams attainable. Participants will only pay us back once they're making over $40k/year. We believe that everyone should have access to opportunity, regardless of their background.

Simplify

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a job search platform designed to help discover and autofill job and internship applications on millions of sites in one click. The company's platform has a common application form for all jobs and provides assistance to navigate through the entire recruitment process, enabling students and new grads to find, apply and track their applications and get matched with opportunities that align with their area of expertise.

SkillBank

Seed Round in 2021
Pay $0 upfront and land your dream marketing job. At OnDelta, we invest in our students and we help them make their dreams attainable. Participants will only pay us back once they're making over $40k/year. We believe that everyone should have access to opportunity, regardless of their background.

OnTop

Seed Round in 2021
Hire legally anywhere in the world. TOP empowers you to think global. Hire, manage and pay the best talent from any country you can dream of. Taxes, onboarding and payroll for global teams

Spokn

Seed Round in 2021
Spokn helps companies develop their talent and build a culture of continuous learning - all in audio. Our 'bite-sized' insights cover skills like communication, collaboration, productivity and leadership and come from the top experts in the world - from Harvard Business School and MIT to HubSpot, Mindful, the Financial Times and more. The best part? It's 100% in audio, so learning fits into the daily routine of employees.

Spokn

Seed Round in 2021
Spokn helps companies develop their talent and build a culture of continuous learning - all in audio. Our 'bite-sized' insights cover skills like communication, collaboration, productivity and leadership and come from the top experts in the world - from Harvard Business School and MIT to HubSpot, Mindful, the Financial Times and more. The best part? It's 100% in audio, so learning fits into the daily routine of employees.

Harmonic

Venture Round in 2021
Developer of enterprise software designed to transform business activities into actionable insights that drive growth. The company's software accesses the sourcing pipeline of leading venture firms, targets new accounts, leads, and customer intent signals before competitors, and tracks the strategic movements of companies and professionals with customizable workflows and alerts, enabling clients to automate sourcing and networking.

TalentHack

Seed Round in 2021
TalentHack is a health platform that connects directly with the fitness professionals and industry. They exist to redefine what a career in fitness can be, by providing opportunities to propel you forward. It takes hours for companies to find a single potential lead, let alone a candidate. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, NY, United States

OnTop

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hire legally anywhere in the world. TOP empowers you to think global. Hire, manage and pay the best talent from any country you can dream of. Taxes, onboarding and payroll for global teams

SkillBank

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pay $0 upfront and land your dream marketing job. At OnDelta, we invest in our students and we help them make their dreams attainable. Participants will only pay us back once they're making over $40k/year. We believe that everyone should have access to opportunity, regardless of their background.

Workstream

Seed Round in 2020
Workstream provides compensation planning, performance management, and talent management solutions and services that help companies manage the entire employee lifecycle - from recruitment to retirement. Workstream’s TalentCenter provides a unified view of all Workstream products and services including Recruitment, Benefits, Performance, Compensation, Development, Benefit, and Transition. Beyond mere process automation, Workstream’s TalentCenter enables strategy execution by providing superior decision support guidance to users to help them align decisions with organizational strategy and vision. The company's solutions are offered on a monthly subscription basis, under a Software as a Service (SaaS) model that help companies cost-effectively maximize workforce productivity, engagement, and satisfaction by applying business discipline to key people processes. With offices across North America, Workstream services customers including Chevron, The Gap, Kaiser Permanente, Marshfield Clinic, and United Airlines.

Dover

Seed Round in 2019
Dover is a recruitment services provider based in the United States, focused on modernizing the hiring process for companies. The organization employs a unique automated hiring platform that leverages algorithmic technology to identify and engage suitable candidates for open positions. By understanding the specific skill sets required by companies, Dover streamlines the recruitment process, reducing the need for extensive human involvement. This approach not only enhances the efficiency of hiring but also helps organizations improve their margins by ensuring that the right talent is onboarded. Through its innovative methods, Dover aims to support some of the fastest-growing companies in finding and engaging high-quality candidates.

Zuma

Seed Round in 2019
Resident Boost is a funded mission-driven company that is focused on improving the leasing process for tenants, landlords, and property managers. Resident Boost was birthed from the frustrations the founders faced when trying to lease their own apartments. The process was fragmented and the workflow was broken. At Resident Boost, our mission is to make leasing frictionless by leveraging conversational AI and machine learning to reduce the time and involvement needed from tenants, landlords, and property managers.

CareerTu

Pre Seed Round in 2019
CareerTu is a Y Combinator-backed online school focused on training for the technical jobs on the business side such as digital marketing, data analytics, and UX/UI. Over the years, this school has worked with countless young professionals and helped them land dream jobs with some of the world’s biggest firms, including Amazon, Google, Tencent, and Alibaba. CareerTu's mission is to teach students the industry’s most relevant and in-demand skills, making them the ideal hire at their dream companies, in return providing businesses with experienced and reliable talents to increase their efficiency.

Searchlight

Seed Round in 2019
Searchlight is a San Francisco-based company that has developed a modern platform for automated reference checks aimed at enhancing talent assessment. Founded by Kerry Wang and Anna Wang, the platform addresses the challenges candidates face in distinguishing themselves through their resumes by leveraging insights from individuals who have previously worked with them. Searchlight's technology combines reference data with predictive analysis to identify top performers, utilizing an algorithm that analyzes and summarizes feedback from references. By inviting references to share contextualized work experiences through a custom online link, the platform enables recruiters to better assess candidate-position compatibility, ultimately improving the recruitment process.

CareerTu

Seed Round in 2019
CareerTu is a Y Combinator-backed online school focused on training for the technical jobs on the business side such as digital marketing, data analytics, and UX/UI. Over the years, this school has worked with countless young professionals and helped them land dream jobs with some of the world’s biggest firms, including Amazon, Google, Tencent, and Alibaba. CareerTu's mission is to teach students the industry’s most relevant and in-demand skills, making them the ideal hire at their dream companies, in return providing businesses with experienced and reliable talents to increase their efficiency.

Sourceress

Seed Round in 2017
Sourceress is an AI recruiter that is reinventing how people find jobs. With tailor-made machine learning models, they rigorously define what a company is looking for in a role, identify great candidates, and engage candidates with highly personalized introductions. Their process creates a stream of interested candidates that hiring managers are excited about more than 85% of the time. Their mission is to accelerate human progress by helping people work in jobs that matter. They raised $3M from Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners and OpenAI researchers.

Upcall

Seed Round in 2017
Upcall, Inc. is a company that specializes in an outbound calling platform designed for business professionals, non-profits, and individuals worldwide. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, with a headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Upcall provides tools and services that help companies acquire, qualify, engage, and retain customers through effective phone calls. The platform offers 24/7 access to thousands of vetted callers, call campaign management tools such as script templates and analytics, and seamless integrations with existing workflows like Slack and Salesforce. Upcall's services enhance lead generation and customer engagement by enabling real-time communication, performance tracking, and budget monitoring, thus helping businesses optimize their outbound calling efforts. The company is also recognized for its participation in the esteemed Y Combinator accelerator program.

Rippling

Seed Round in 2017
Rippling is a human resource management company that streamlines various employee-related processes, including payroll, benefits, device management, and application access. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, Rippling offers a platform that automates manual tasks, such as the onboarding of new hires. In a matter of 90 seconds, businesses can set up or disable employee payroll, health insurance, and access to essential third-party applications like Gmail, Microsoft Office, and Slack. By unifying all employee systems, Rippling effectively reduces administrative burdens, allowing organizations to focus on their core activities.

Lattice

Seed Round in 2016
Lattice is a people management platform that helps organizations enhance employee engagement and performance. It combines continuous performance management with employee feedback, providing real-time analytics that generate actionable insights. This enables HR and People teams to support managers in developing their leadership skills and fosters a culture of high performance among employees. The platform streamlines the performance management process, allowing companies to efficiently conduct performance reviews and track employee goals throughout the year. Targeting primarily medium-sized organizations, Lattice aims to transform workplaces into environments where employees can thrive and succeed.

Pomello

Seed Round in 2015
Pomello is a Redwood City, California-based company that offers a cloud-based platform designed to assist organizations in selecting and retaining job candidates who align with their unique company culture. By generating customized culture reports for each candidate, Pomello facilitates a more efficient recruitment process, highlighting areas of strong and weak alignment between candidates and the existing team culture. The platform enhances the ability of recruiting organizations to identify candidates who not only possess the required skills but also share the values and priorities that define the company's culture. Founded at Stanford University, Pomello's technology draws on three decades of research in Organizational Behavior, which has been validated across various industries. As of November 28, 2017, Pomello operates as a subsidiary of OutMatch, Inc.

Interviewed

Seed Round in 2015
Interviewed is a company that specializes in employee assessment tools aimed at streamlining the hiring process. By utilizing job simulations, Interviewed allows candidates to engage in realistic scenarios that reflect the actual responsibilities of the positions they are applying for. This approach enables hiring managers to observe candidates in action, evaluating their real-world skills such as communication, technical abilities, and emotional intelligence. For instance, candidates can interact with simulated customers while managing a customer relationship management system, showcasing their speed, accuracy, and adaptability. This method provides a more objective and effective way for employers to identify and select the right talent, making the hiring process faster, more cost-effective, and fairer.

Bluecrew

Seed Round in 2015
BlueCrew, Inc. is an on-demand staffing platform based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in connecting employers with temporary workers in the Bay Area. The platform allows companies to post job openings and enables applicants to easily sign up and apply for positions. BlueCrew focuses on filling short-term, low-complexity roles in areas such as commercial moving, furniture pickup, data entry, truck driving, and on-the-move sales. By combining transparency and automation, BlueCrew aims to enhance the staffing experience for blue-collar positions while providing the flexibility of a mobile-based interface along with the legal protections typically associated with traditional employment models. As of February 2018, BlueCrew operates as a subsidiary of IAC/InterActiveCorp.

Instawork

Seed Round in 2015
Instawork operates an online job marketplace designed to connect hospitality businesses with qualified workers. The platform automates the recruitment process, allowing businesses to fill job shifts on demand while enabling professionals to choose work that fits their schedules. By streamlining traditional recruiting methods, Instawork creates economic opportunities for both local businesses and workers. The company is rapidly expanding its reach across the United States, focusing on meeting the evolving needs of the hospitality sector.
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