Bullpen Capital

Paul Martino founded Bullpen Capital around a genuinely distinct strategy in venture capital: rather than specializing by sector, Bullpen specializes by timing, investing just after a company's earliest angel or seed round in businesses that have found real product-market fit but remain overlooked by other investors. That 'post-seed' and 'unloved gems' thesis has carried the firm through more than a decade of investing, including its largest fund yet, a $145 million Fund VI raised in 2022.

$145M+ (Fund VI) AUM 69/100 Power Score™ 2010 Founded San Francisco, CA
Post-Seed / Early-Stage Technology (Generalist)
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Signature Exit

No public exit yet documented - Bullpen's distinct 'post-seed' strategy focuses on backing overlooked companies after their earliest funding round

Key Partners & Leadership

Founder & Managing Partner

Firm Timeline

2010s
Paul Martino founds Bullpen Capital around a timing-based 'post-seed' investing strategy, rather than a sector specialization.
2022
Raises Bullpen's largest fund yet, $145 million Fund VI.
2023
Public reporting describes the fund as centered on backing overlooked 'unloved gems' that already have product-market fit.