Penny Jar Capital
Penny Jar Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Bryant Barr and Rich Scudellari. Based in the Bay Area, California, with offices in Palo Alto and San Francisco, the firm has a small team and is backed by NBA superstar Stephen Curry, who serves as the anchor investor and Special Advisor. This unique partnership provides the firm with access to influential networks in Silicon Valley and beyond. The firm focuses on investing in exceptional founders and technology companies across various sectors, including cybersecurity, construction intelligence, voice AI, HR tech, g
Investing activity
Penny Jar Capital appears in 4 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $400M, and led 2 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed and Series C, with a median round size of $10M and the largest at $400M. The most recent are Upwind Security (Series C, $400M, Oct 2026), Primepoint (Seed, $10M, Apr 2026) and Ezra (Seed, $3.2M, Mar 2026).
Penny Jar Capital most often invests alongside LMNT Ventures, Telegraph Hill Capital, a16z Speedrun and Bessemer Venture Partners, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI and AI cloud security.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Penny Jar Capital
What AI companies has Penny Jar Capital invested in?
Penny Jar Capital's AI investments include Upwind Security, Primepoint, Ezra and Ezra AI Labs. The 4 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Penny Jar Capital based?
Penny Jar Capital is based in California, United States.
What stage does Penny Jar Capital invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Penny Jar Capital has invested at Seed and Series C, with a median round of $10M. Penny Jar Capital led 2 of those rounds.
Who does Penny Jar Capital co-invest with?
Penny Jar Capital's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are LMNT Ventures (2 deals), Telegraph Hill Capital (2 deals), a16z Speedrun (2 deals), Bessemer Venture Partners (1 deal) and Cyberstarts (1 deal).
How can founders reach Penny Jar Capital?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Penny Jar 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 Penny Jar Capital to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.