Park Rangers Capital is a venture firm backing community-driven startups at the earliest stages. We invest $100–250K at pre-seed and seed.
Our investing POV
We’re building Park Rangers around two core beliefs. First, software has become a commodity. Second, the loneliness epidemic in the U.S. is catastrophic.
The strongest companies of the next decade will solve for both, not just by creating products, but by building communities. Their users won’t just transact; they’ll belong.
We back founders building these movements early with companies whose members are obsessive, loyal, and deeply connected to the brand. We call them elephants.
To learn more about our contrarian philosophy as a VC firm, I recommend reading our blog.
To learn more about our origin story and mission, I recommend reading Fortune’s Term Sheet Next article announcing our fund I.
Our team
PRC is a solo GP shop run by Erica Wenger. Her viral essay Elephants, Not Unicorns has reached millions, establishing her as a leading voice reimagining venture capital. A serial entrepreneur (3x founder, 1.5 exits) and early operator (employee #2 twice), Erica brings a rare mix of operating grit, investing acumen, and platform reach that founders actively seek out. She’s also the host of the Trailblazers podcast and creator with 85K+ followers across social platforms, where she shares ideas on the future of startups, venture, and storytelling.
Even though Erica runs the firm as the sole partner, she is supported immensely by an amazing EA, a venture partner, fractional writer, and many other value-add folks in her network.
Our investments
How We Help
Beyond capital, we act as an extension of the founding team, helping transform early momentum into durable distribution.
Our support focuses on three areas that truly compound:
Content & Storytelling: Helping founders refine their narrative, craft launch announcements, and build thought leadership that attracts both customers and talent.
Community Access: Facilitating introductions to operators, early customers, and co-investors who share the founder’s ethos; the kind of alignment that builds trust and momentum.
Distribution Strategy: Providing tactical guidance on go-to-market, positioning, and creator-led distribution to ensure their story reaches the right audience early and often.
Together, these pillars help founders turn conviction into community and community into lasting advantage.
FAQ’s
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Never too early! Pitch us on our Connect page.
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We just invest in US-based companies at this time with a Delaware C-Corp.
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We typically invest in opportunities with a post-money valuation of up to $20M.
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Not yet! We’re very participatory with checks of $100-250k.
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We love to support our founders with asks as big as finding a founding CTO to as small as helping gut check marketing copy. We in particular like to help with all things GTM, public-facing founder comms, and fundraising intros. For the most recent company we invested in, we introduced them to the lead for their seed and 90% of the capital in that round.
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Not right now, but if you think you could be a fit for our team send us a note. We are big believers in cold outreach!