Social Capital is a venture capital firm that identifies emerging technology trends and partners with entrepreneurs solving hard problems to build substantial commercial and economic outcomes. Social Capital's Twitter Score is 126 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #5,047 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Social Capital was founded by Chamath Palihapitiya as founder and CEO of The Social+Capital Partnership, L.L.C. and is affiliated with SC GP/LP Funds and Proprietary Capital. Per official disclosures, Social Capital, including its SC GP/LP Funds and Proprietary Capital, is not open to third-party investors, and per Axios, the firm decided not to proceed with raising a $1 billion early-stage venture fund in early 2024, leaving it in a family-office posture rather than returning to outside capital management.
Social Capital's investment history has spanned Bitcoin and enterprise SaaS in the early 2010s through more recent focus areas including AI, domestic energy production, and the creator economy, as described in the 2024 Annual Letter written by Chamath Palihapitiya. Reuters reported that Social Capital participated in a funding round for fintech startup Spectral Finance alongside crypto investment firm Polychain Capital. Wired reported that Social Capital previously raised $600 million for its first SPAC, Social Capital Hedosophia, in September 2017. In March 2024, Axios and the Financial Times reported that Social Capital dismissed partners Jay Zaveri and Ravi Tanuku following an investigation tied to an undisclosed matter related to its investment in AI chip startup Groq, with Social Capital having retained law firm Wachtell Lipton for the investigation; Axios noted at the time that legal action appeared likely but no complaint had been filed.
Social Capital's portfolio includes Set Labs, Celo, Carta, Saber Labs, Magic Labs, Fortmatic, Brilliant.org and sFOX. Social Capital has published 1,469 posts and has been mentioned by 239 accounts, with 824 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Social Capital include 664 founders, 221 angel investors, 152 influencers and 64 VCs. Among them are Stani, Kyle Samani, Anthony Pompliano, Chamath Palihapitiya, CL and Jesse Powell.