# Touring Capital

> Touring Capital is a San Francisco venture capital firm founded in 2023 by Nagraj Kashyap, Priya Saiprasad and Samir Kumar. Its $330 million first fund backs early-growth AI-powered software companies, particularly businesses applying AI to expensive, high-friction enterprise workflows. Rather than concentrate on foundation-model hype, the firm emphasizes customer value, defensible data and workflow integration, sensible round construction and hands-on help with product-market fit and global expansion.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Nagraj Kashyap (Co-Founder and General Partner), Priya Saiprasad (Co-Founder and General Partner), Samir Kumar (Co-Founder and General Partner)
- **Team size:** Approximately 12 employees in provided company data; LinkedIn publicly lists the company-size band as 2-10.
- **Products:** Touring Capital Fund I, Early-growth investment partnership, Founder and operator network
- **Notable:** Closed an oversubscribed $330 million debut fund in September 2025., Made 12 global investments between its September 2023 launch and the Fund I close., Reported five portfolio up-rounds by September 2025: Netradyne, Daloopa, Numa, CuspAI and Exaforce.

## Products & services

- **Touring Capital Fund I** — $330 million venture fund investing primarily in early-growth AI-powered software companies around the world.
- **Early-growth investment partnership** — Capital and company-building support spanning product-market fit, product differentiation, go-to-market execution, customer retention and global expansion.
- **Founder and operator network** — Access to the partners' global network of founders, enterprise operators, advisors and co-investors built across prior roles at Qualcomm Ventures, M12 and SoftBank Vision Fund.

## Achievements

- Closed an oversubscribed $330 million debut fund in September 2025.
- Made 12 global investments between its September 2023 launch and the Fund I close.
- Reported five portfolio up-rounds by September 2025: Netradyne, Daloopa, Numa, CuspAI and Exaforce.
- Recorded its first exit when Drata acquired SafeBase within 10 months of Touring leading SafeBase's $33 million Series B.
- Reported that six of its first 12 portfolio companies were led by founders previously backed by the team.
- The founding partners' combined prior track record includes 30 exits and investments in 17 unicorns, according to Touring's fund-close announcement.
- Opened a headquarters in San Francisco's South Park neighborhood.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published its investment thesis for Infinity, an AI infrastructure company automating software optimization for heterogeneous AI chips.
- **2026-04** — Published its investment thesis for Parasail, an AI supercloud designed to simplify deployment and scaling of AI agents.
- **2026-01** — Announced an investment in Checkbox, an AI-first platform for automating and routing inbound legal work.
- **2025-09** — Closed Fund I with $330 million in aggregate commitments and reported 12 investments, five up-rounds and one exit.
- **2025-09** — Led a Series B investment in ProRata AI, which develops attribution and monetization infrastructure for AI-generated answers.

## Links

- Website: https://touringcapital.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/touring-capital

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Last updated: 2026-08-17