VC  Lobby Capital

https://lobby.vc/





     Office Locations:

445 Sherman Ave, Suite 230
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: 650-234-9905

 
Stages:

  • Early


 
Industries:

  • Consumer Products & Services
  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Lobby Capital is the successor firm to August Capital. The team is making all new investments through Lobby Capital, and continues to manage the August Capital portfolio. August Capital was founded in August of 1995 by David Marquardt and John Johnston, both formerly of Technology Venture Investors (TVI). Lobby was founded in 2021 by David Hornik and Buddy Arnheim and focuses on early-stage (Series A) investments in consumer, enterprise, fintech, and AI sectors.


     
    Funds:


      Fund Name


      Amount


      Date

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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     
    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Abby Hipps General Counsel
    Buddy Arnheim Founder
    Collin Wallace Partner
    David Hornik Founder
    Eric Carlborg Founder

     
    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      01/29/2026


      Mesh Security


      CA


      $12,000,000


      Series A


     
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