Banana Capital

Chainguard is dedicated to securing the open source software supply chain, providing hardened, secure, and production-ready builds that engineering teams can rely on. Founded by experts in the field, the company focuses on enabling organizations to build, deploy, and operate software with confidence, ensuring that every line of code is secure.

Flex is an AI-native private bank designed specifically for mid-market business owners, offering a comprehensive financial platform that integrates personal and business finance with advanced AI tools.

Inngest is the platform for building agentic workflows and agents powering AI products from experiment to production. It aims to simplify the process of shipping reliable software, whether it's an AI agent, a serverless application, or a distributed system.

Newme offers a wide range of fashionable clothing and accessories, focusing on trendy styles and fast delivery. They feature categories like dresses, tops, bottoms, and athleisure wear, catering to modern fashion needs.

Forage is a mission-driven payments company enabling SNAP EBT for merchants and grocery savings for shoppers.

Hanover Park is an AI-native fund administrator that vertically integrates fund administration, portfolio management, and LP experience for finance and investment teams.

Howie is a digital assistant that helps users manage their schedules and meetings efficiently, claiming to schedule over 5,000 meetings per week for its customers.

Liveblocks provides a robust collaboration infrastructure that enables real-time collaboration features in applications, allowing users and AI to work together seamlessly.

Mindset Health offers AI-powered therapeutic solutions for physical health conditions, utilizing psychophysiology and machine learning to provide personalized treatments at scale.

Upwards is a platform that connects parents with daycare, preschool, nanny, and babysitter services, providing child care solutions that families can trust.

Early-stage investor with a large NYC platform: 20,000+ Data Driven NYC members, Guilds tied to 80% of unicorns, founders AI/data expertise, repeat-founder networks, and the 11-year MAD Landscape.

Operates a Sage model where CEOs and serial founders embed as hands-on operators, sometimes interim leaders, hatch and prototype startups internally, and bring hundreds of millions in follow-on capital. The firm also hatches new companies internally by having partners identify opportunities, do research and prototyping, then match concepts with founders—functioning partially like a startup studio while running a traditional venture fund.