# Gigascale Capital

> Gigascale Capital is a Palo Alto venture capital firm backing pre-seed through Series A companies in climate-critical physical technologies. Founded in 2023 by Mike Schroepfer, Victoria Beasley and Evaline Tsai, it combines investment with technical, operational and commercialization support. It announced a $250 million first institutional fund in June 2026.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Founders:** Mike Schroepfer (Founding Partner), Victoria Beasley (Co-founder and General Partner), Evaline Tsai (Co-founder and Partner)
- **Products:** Early-stage venture investment, Founder operating support, Gigascale Capital Fund I
- **Notable:** Launched in 2023 with Mike Schroepfer, Victoria Beasley and Evaline Tsai., Reported more than 25 portfolio companies by June 2026., Announced $250 million first institutional Fund I on June 1, 2026.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage venture investment** — Pre-seed through Series A investment in physical systems and enabling technologies across clean energy, grid infrastructure, manufacturing, materials, food and land, and physical AI.
- **Founder operating support** — Help with technical decisions, recruiting, customer discovery, commercialization and financing strategy.
- **Gigascale Capital Fund I** — $250 million first institutional fund announced June 1, 2026; an investment fund, not revenue or a corporate financing round.

## Achievements

- Launched in 2023 with Mike Schroepfer, Victoria Beasley and Evaline Tsai.
- Reported more than 25 portfolio companies by June 2026.
- Announced $250 million first institutional Fund I on June 1, 2026.
- Portfolio includes Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Form Energy, Heron Power, Radiant, Arbor, Mill and Dioxycle.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Harvard Grid lists Gigascale for October 27 investor office hours and dinner; the listing establishes a scheduled event, not completed attendance.
- **2026-09** — Gigascale’s LinkedIn feed highlights portfolio company Light’s $46 million Series A and Planted’s $31.8 million financing; these are portfolio-company rounds.
- **2026-06** — Announced $250 million Fund I and published a companion essay on choosing investors for physical-technology businesses.
- **2026-04** — Announced Evaline Tsai’s promotion to Partner on April 9.

## Links

- Website: https://gigascale.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gigascale/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/gigascale

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Last updated: 2026-10-27