Social Capital

Quick read

Social Capital, a multi-stage VC firm, was founded by Chamath Palihapitiya and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. It backs transformational technology companies across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare — with notable exits including Slack, Box, and SurveyMonkey. Since 2019, the firm has operated primarily as proprietary capital deployed from Palihapitiya's own balance sheet, and is closed to outside investors.

Key facts

Founded

2011

Founders

Chamath Palihapitiya

Employees

1-10

Sectors

generalist, ai, healthcare, fintech

Website

www.socialcapital.com

Investment thesis

Social Capital makes concentrated bets on transformational technology companies across business software, consumer products, fintech, and healthcare. Since 2019, all investments are made as proprietary capital from Palihapitiya's balance sheet — no LP commitments, no outside investors.

Recent activity

• Jun 2026investment
  Social Capital's portfolio exit count reached 89, with Flock marking the most recent exit on June 1, 2026. cbinsights.com
• Jun 2026press
  Chamath Palihapitiya publicly commented on H-1B visa usage, arguing that abuse of the program is blocking the next generation of founders. cbinsights.com
• May 2026investment
  Texting platform Hustle completed an employee buyout; employees purchased the company they built. Social Capital had been a backer. cbinsights.com
• Jan 2026investment
  Entellus Industries secured Rs 50 Cr in funding in a round involving Social Capital. tracxn.com
• May 2026investment
  Hustle announced its employees purchased the company, a deal involving Social Capital. tracxn.com
• May 2026press
  Chamath Palihapitiya appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, discussing attention economies, labor-capital imbalance, and tax policy favoring the wealthy. cbinsights.com
• Jun 2026investment
  Social Capital's latest portfolio exit was Flock, exiting on June 1, 2026. cbinsights.com
• Jan 2026investment
  Entellus Industries secured Rs 50 Cr in funding with Social Capital participating alongside ZeroW. tracxn.com
• Feb 2026investment
  Social Capital's latest portfolio exit was Flock, recorded on February 12, 2026, bringing its total portfolio exits to 88. cbinsights.com
• Feb 2026press
  Chamath Palihapitiya appeared on the All-In Podcast discussing information asymmetry, Warren Buffett's returns, and regulation of prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. cbinsights.com

Notable investments

• FlockExitJun 2026cbinsights.com
• HustleEmployee BuyoutMay 2026cbinsights.com
• MastSeries B2026tracxn.com
• Entellus IndustriesGrowthJan 2026tracxn.com
• HustleAcquisition (employee buyout)May 2026tracxn.com
• Entellus IndustriesUndisclosedJan 2026tracxn.com
• SlackEarly stagetracxn.com
• BoxEarly stagetracxn.com
• SurveyMonkeyEarly stagetracxn.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Chamath Palihapitiya · Founder & CEO
  Brief →LinkedIn
• Jay Parikh · former Partner
• Mamoon Hamid · former Partner (now Kleiner)
  Brief →

Sources

• Social Capital | About
• Social Capital - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding
• Social Capital Portfolio Investments, Funds, Exits - CB Insights
• Social Capital - 2025 Investor Profile - Tracxn
• Chamath Palihapitiya - Social Capital | LinkedIn

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