Lobster Capital
Lobster Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2023 by Gabriel Jarrosson, focusing on early-stage startups backed by Y Combinator (YC). The firm is based in San Francisco, California, and aims to invest in the top 2% of YC companies that show high traction and scalability. Lobster Capital specializes in seed and pre-seed equity financing, providing capital along with strategic guidance and mentorship to help founders navigate product-market fit and scaling challenges. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as B2B SaaS, fintech infrastructure, and AI-first tools, while remaining open
Investing activity
Lobster Capital appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $3M. The most recent is VideoGen (Seed, $3.2M, Sep 2026).
Lobster Capital most often invests alongside Rebel Fund, Mento VC, Roadrunner Ventures and Stretford End Capital, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Lobster Capital
What AI companies has Lobster Capital invested in?
Lobster Capital's AI investments include VideoGen. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Lobster Capital based?
Lobster Capital is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does Lobster Capital invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Lobster Capital has invested at Seed, with a median round of $3M. Lobster Capital led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Lobster Capital co-invest with?
Lobster Capital's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Rebel Fund (1 deal), Mento VC (1 deal), Roadrunner Ventures (1 deal), Stretford End Capital (1 deal) and a16z Scout Fund (1 deal).
How can founders reach Lobster Capital?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Lobster Capital's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Lobster Capital to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.