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Mucker Capital

Mucker Capital is a Los Angeles seed fund investing in software companies deliberately outside the Bay Area. Co-founded in 2011 by Will Hsu and Erik Rannala, it runs the MuckerLab pre-seed accelerator and has backed Honey, ServiceTitan and AuditBoard, with offices including Toronto.

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150applications in the first four days, from a website aloneTechTO event description, Toronto Tech Week 2026

The people

Will HsuCo-founder & Partner · 1 TechTO talk
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Erik RannalaCo-founder & Managing Partnerprofile coming

What they build

MuckerLabThe firm's pre-seed accelerator programme

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About

Mucker Capital is a seed-stage venture firm founded in 2011 by Will Hsu and Erik Rannala, built on the thesis that the best software companies are increasingly started outside Silicon Valley. It describes itself as the largest seed fund focused exclusively outside the Bay Area, with locations in Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago, Toronto and New York, and runs MuckerLab, a pre-seed accelerator. Its portfolio includes Honey, acquired by PayPal; ServiceTitan, which listed on Nasdaq; and AuditBoard. Hsu told TechTO during Toronto Tech Week in June 2026 that the firm launched with no LPs, no documents and no office — just a website — and had 150 applications within four days.

Backers

A venture fund rather than a venture-backed company; LPs are not disclosed.

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

Quick answers

What does Mucker Capital do?

It invests at seed and pre-seed in software companies based outside the Bay Area, and runs MuckerLab, its accelerator programme.

Who founded Mucker Capital?

Will Hsu and Erik Rannala, in 2011. Hsu was previously chief product officer at AT&T Interactive.

Is Mucker Capital in Canada?

Toronto is one of its listed locations, alongside Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago and New York. Hsu spoke at TechTO during Toronto Tech Week in June 2026.

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