Organization · Venture Capital
Guild Capital
Guild Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in the United States, focusing on consumer businesses in the US, UK, and India. They provide initial institutional capital and acquire large minority stakes in companies demonstrating revenue growth.
Overview
What Guild Capital does
What Guild Capital is
Guild Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in the United States, focusing on consumer businesses in the US, UK, and India. They provide initial institutional capital and acquire large minority stakes in companies demonstrating revenue growth.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2009
- Approximate age
- About 17 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- February 28, 2026
Official channels
Find Guild Capital elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Guild Capital as a funder
Investment thesis
Early-stage consumer businesses with capital-efficient models, data-driven approaches, strong unit economics, and performance marketing acquisition
Focus narrative
$1-5M checks in early-stage consumer businesses that scale capital-efficiently. Favors long-term customers, high margins, performance marketing acquisition. Data-driven cultures.
Value beyond capital
Growth strategy, team building, brand creation, metric-driven management. Close partnership with founders to build data-driven cultures.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $1,000,000–$5,000,000
- Sweet spot
- $3,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Series A · Series B
- Regions
- Global
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 38
- Investments in the last 12 months
- 2
- Last recorded investment
- April 6, 2025
- Recorded notable exits
- Dr. Squatch
Portfolio context
38 companies, 9 exits. Dr. Squatch acquired by Unilever for $1.5B (June 2025). Portfolio spans MegaExams, Skin Laundry, Easebuzz, Fitelo, Plix.
Common questions
What to know about Guild Capital
Upseed classifies Guild Capital under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
February 28, 2026
Known limits
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