Latest fund size
$50M
Announced
October 23, 2026
Global HQ
United States
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Check size
$1M-$5M
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Stage focus
Pre-Seed, Seed
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Regions of investment
United States
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Relational Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm launched in 2026 by solo General Partner Maria Davidson, who spent eight years as founder and CEO of Kojo, the largest construction procurement platform in the United States. The firm invests in early-stage technology companies, with a thesis centered on solving the friction points and scaling obstacles that come with the adoption and diffusion of artificial intelligence.
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Names, roles, emails and LinkedIn profiles for the team, plus the fund's website.
Relational Capital invests at the pre-seed and seed stages, writing checks of $1 million to $5 million into early-stage technology companies.
Its thesis centers tightly on resolving the friction points and scaling obstacles that arise as companies adopt and diffuse artificial intelligence, and the firm plans to build a concentrated portfolio of roughly 30 startups.
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What the fund looks for in founders and which sectors it backs.
Relational Capital closed its debut fund at its $50 million hard cap in under three months, a notable pace for an emerging manager in a difficult fundraising market.
The fund is backed by Screendoor, an institutional LP platform that specializes in backing elite emerging venture capital managers.
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Fund size, LPs and track record.
Leadership
Relational Capital was founded and is run solo by Maria Davidson, General Partner.
Before launching the firm, Davidson spent eight years as founder and CEO of Kojo, building it into the largest construction procurement platform in the United States.
Investment Strategy
The firm targets early-stage investments at the pre-seed and seed stages, writing checks of $1 million to $5 million and building a portfolio of approximately 30 startups centered on companies solving friction points in AI adoption and diffusion.
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Leadership, investment strategy, notable investments and exits.
