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Row Five Capital · Est. 2024
Actively building

We back companies that are inevitable.

Row Five Capital builds businesses, scales them, and exits. That is all we do.
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About
We build businesses, scale them, and exit when the price is right.

We are operators before we are investors. Capital is the smallest thing we bring to the table.

We look for markets that have an audience but no real product yet. Then we back the people who see it.

Five sectors. Twenty-five companies. Build, scale, exit.

20+
Portfolio companies
5
Active sectors
4
Markets tracked
3
Year exit target
Five sectors we know deeply. In each one, we backed the company we wanted to exist.
I
Crypto & Web3
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Our deepest sector. Eleven companies covering news, ratings, price data, privacy, education, entertainment, and on-chain infrastructure. The crypto market has layers. We are in most of them.
Trust Ratings
Live
Beginner Education
Live
CryptoFeud
cryptofeud.com
Debates
Building
CryptoPulp
cryptopulp.com
Tabloid Media
Building
CryptoWig
cryptowig.com
Privacy
Building
CoinTick
cointick.com
Price Data
Building
BlockFlix
blockflix.com
Entertainment
Building
BPLI
bpli.com
Regulation Intelligence
Building
II
Artificial Intelligence
+
Three companies at the frontier of applied AI. An editorial satire platform, an autonomous agent marketplace on Solana, and an AI services firm serving small businesses across the United States.
Satire & Commentary
Live
AI Agent Marketplace
Live
AISUSA
aisusa.com
AI Solutions · United States
Building
III
Education
+
Two mathematics platforms built for open access. The subject is underserved. The audience is global. We are in no rush.
Open Mathematics
Live
SimpleMaths
simplemaths.com
Mathematics Education
Building
IV
Finance & Fintech
+
Three companies serving retail investors. Automated trading, market context, and product comparison. The gap between institutional and retail finance is still wide. We are closing it.
Automated Trading SaaS
Live
WYYR
wyyr.com
Market Intelligence
Building
Borfi
borfi.com
Rate & Broker Comparison
Building
V
Gaming & Entertainment
+
One company serving the trading card game market. Price data for Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, and Magic: The Gathering in one place. The collectors were always there. The data product was not.
TCG Price Intelligence
Live
How we work
How we decide
We pass on most things. Not because the opportunity is bad but because we only move when we know the market ourselves. We have been wrong before by moving on someone else's conviction. We do not do that anymore.
How we build
We sit inside the companies we back. Same tools, same problems, same pressure. We are not useful from a board seat. We are useful when we are close enough to see what is actually happening.
How we exit
We build to sell. We know the market, we know the buyers, and we know when the price is right. There is no fund cycle forcing our hand. We exit on our terms, not the calendar's.
Markets we track
North America
United States · Canada
Primary market
Europe
UK · EU · Nordics
Active market
Asia
Japan · India · Gulf region
Active market
Pacific
Australia · New Zealand
Active market
Think you belong in this portfolio?
V
Row Five Capital · Est. 2024
Actively building

We back companies that are inevitable.

Row Five Capital builds businesses, scales them, and exits. That is all we do.
Scroll ↓
About
We build businesses, scale them, and exit when the price is right.

We are operators before we are investors. Capital is the smallest thing we bring to the table.

We look for markets that have an audience but no real product yet. Then we back the people who see it.

Five sectors. Twenty-five companies. Build, scale, exit.

20+
Portfolio companies
5
Active sectors
4
Markets tracked
3
Year exit target
Five sectors we know deeply. In each one, we backed the company we wanted to exist.
I
Crypto & Web3
+
Our deepest sector. Eleven companies covering news, ratings, price data, privacy, education, entertainment, and on-chain infrastructure. The crypto market has layers. We are in most of them.
Trust Ratings
Live
Beginner Education
Live
CryptoFeud
cryptofeud.com
Debates
Building
CryptoPulp
cryptopulp.com
Tabloid Media
Building
CryptoWig
cryptowig.com
Privacy
Building
CoinTick
cointick.com
Price Data
Building
BlockFlix
blockflix.com
Entertainment
Building
BPLI
bpli.com
Regulation Intelligence
Building
II
Artificial Intelligence
+
Three companies at the frontier of applied AI. An editorial satire platform, an autonomous agent marketplace on Solana, and an AI services firm serving small businesses across the United States.
Satire & Commentary
Live
AI Agent Marketplace
Live
AISUSA
aisusa.com
AI Solutions · United States
Building
III
Education
+
Two mathematics platforms built for open access. The subject is underserved. The audience is global. We are in no rush.
Open Mathematics
Live
SimpleMaths
simplemaths.com
Mathematics Education
Building
IV
Finance & Fintech
+
Three companies serving retail investors. Automated trading, market context, and product comparison. The gap between institutional and retail finance is still wide. We are closing it.
Automated Trading SaaS
Live
WYYR
wyyr.com
Market Intelligence
Building
Borfi
borfi.com
Rate & Broker Comparison
Building
V
Gaming & Entertainment
+
One company serving the trading card game market. Price data for Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, and Magic: The Gathering in one place. The collectors were always there. The data product was not.
TCG Price Intelligence
Live
How we work
How we decide
We pass on most things. Not because the opportunity is bad but because we only move when we know the market ourselves. We have been wrong before by moving on someone else's conviction. We do not do that anymore.
How we build
We sit inside the companies we back. Same tools, same problems, same pressure. We are not useful from a board seat. We are useful when we are close enough to see what is actually happening.
How we exit
We build to sell. We know the market, we know the buyers, and we know when the price is right. There is no fund cycle forcing our hand. We exit on our terms, not the calendar's.
Markets we track
North America
United States · Canada
Primary market
Europe
UK · EU · Nordics
Active market
Asia
Japan · India · Gulf region
Active market
Pacific
Australia · New Zealand
Active market
Think you belong in this portfolio?