Southpaw

OUR THESIS

We invest in early stage companies and emerging funds strategically.

Mission

Southpaw is a boxing term for a left-handed fighter in a right-handed world.

From day one, southpaws have faced adversity, competing in a world that wasn’t built for them.

In spite, they often win because their difference is their advantage.

These are the people we invest in.

THE SOUTHPAW APPROACH

STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS

IDENTIFYING

OPPORTUNITY EARLY

IMPACT

portfolio highlights

a-level capital

cake capital

headout

seedstars

superpower

transform capital

undeterred capital

untapped capital

founder

Tanya SOMAN

Tanya Soman is the Founding Partner of Southpaw Capital, an early stage investor and LP investing in diverse founders building unique solutions. The Southpaw portfolio includes thematic emerging funds and early stage companies across HealthTech, FinTech, and AI. After nearly a decade in Silicon Valley, she spun out and launched Southpaw in Los Angeles.

Prior to founding Southpaw, Tanya built the flagship accelerator program at 500 Startups, one of the most active seed-stage VC firms in the world, where she invested in +200 companies, ran a dozen accelerator cohorts, and taught venture education at UC Berkeley and Stanford. She has also worked with corporations like Mozilla, Facebook, and Sephora to launch CVC investment programs and support the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Tanya holds a BS in business management from Babson College and is a proud Brooklyn native. Outside of work, you can usually find her boxing.

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