Funded Startups in Santa Cruz
In Santa Cruz’s most recent 25 disclosed rounds, one deal stands well above the rest: Capstan Medical’s $110M round on 2024-12-11 is the only disclosed amo…
In Santa Cruz’s most recent 25 disclosed rounds, one deal stands well above the rest: Capstan Medical’s $110M round on 2024-12-11 is the only disclosed amount above $100M, while the next-highest disclosed figure is Emboline’s $20M on 2026-03-11. The funding sizes are also uneven at the low end: multiple pre-seed and seed rounds cluster in the hundreds of thousands to single-digit millions, including Kinisi’s $440K (2024-05-29), FishWise’s $40K (2023-12-20), and Climatize’s $2M (2024-08-06).
Timing and classification show a second pattern. Rounds span from 2021-04-01 (Elevated, Pre-Seed, $100K) through 2026-05-04 (BrandCapsule, Pre-Seed, $60K). Within that window, there’s a dense run in 2024–2026 for AI and health-related companies (e.g., BrandCapsule $60K on 2026-05-04; Unnatural Products $45M on 2026-03-16; Fullpower-AI $25M on 2025-08-06; Capstan Medical $110M on 2024-12-11). Stage labels are frequently missing or unspecified: there are 2 rows marked “undisclosed” amounts (Outsite on 2026-01-20; Indexical on 2025-06-11) and multiple entries with blank stage fields (ConnectED on 2024-03-25; 2NDNATURE on 2021-06-14).
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Frequently asked
Which disclosed round is the clear outlier in this Santa Cruz list, and how far above the rest is it?
Capstan Medical’s $110M on 2024-12-11 is the only disclosed amount above $100M. The next-highest disclosed figure is Emboline’s $20M on 2026-03-11, so the outlier more than separates Capstan Medical from the rest of the disclosed amounts in this table.
Do the most recent entries cluster tightly in time, or are they spread evenly across years?
They’re spread across a multi-year range (from Elevated on 2021-04-01 to BrandCapsule on 2026-05-04). At the top end, the 2026 entries are tightly packed (BrandCapsule 2026-05-04; Unnatural Products 2026-03-16; Emboline 2026-03-11), with additional rounds following in 2026-01-20 (Outsite, undisclosed).
Are AI and health-related companies over-represented among the 25 rows shown?
AI appears repeatedly across different stages, including BrandCapsule (Pre-Seed, $60K on 2026-05-04), Unnatural Products (Series B, $45M on 2026-03-16), Fullpower-AI (Series C, $25M on 2025-08-06), Kinisi (Pre-Seed, $440K on 2024-05-29), and minds.ai (Seed, $5M on 2023-10-10). Health Care also recurs with Emboline (Series Unknown, $20M on 2026-03-11) and Capstan Medical (Series C, $110M on 2024-12-11).
How often are amounts or stage classifications missing, and does that affect comparisons?
Two rows show “undisclosed” amounts: Outsite (Community and Lifestyle, 2026-01-20) and Indexical (Media and Entertainment, 2025-06-11). Stage fields are also blank on ConnectED (Education, $400K on 2024-03-25) and 2NDNATURE (Government and Military, $5M on 2021-06-14), which limits stage-based comparisons for those entries.
What stage mix dominates the visible list, based on repeated stage labels?
Pre-Seed and Seed labels appear multiple times: BrandCapsule (Pre-Seed, $60K on 2026-05-04), Climatize (Pre-Seed, $2M on 2024-08-06), Kinisi (Pre-Seed, $440K on 2024-05-29), Elevated (Pre-Seed, $100K on 2021-04-01), and minds.ai (Seed, $5M on 2023-10-10) alongside Performica (Seed, $3M on 2023-02-05) and FishWise (Series Unknown, $40K on 2023-12-20). Higher staged rounds also exist but are fewer and more dispersed, with examples like Unnatural Products (Series B, $45M on 2026-03-16), Fullpower-AI (Series C, $25M on 2025-08-06), and Capstan Medical (Series C, $110M on 2024-12-11).
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