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Capsa AI, a startup serving private capital, raised an $18 million Series A, CEO Danyal Oezduezenciler tells Axios exclusively.

The big picture: Private capital firms are trying to move AI beyond experimentation into core workflows.

How it works: Capsa pulls data from emails, CRMs, old deal files and proprietary systems into a single source.

Oezduezenciler says investment committee prep is an emerging use case, where the system scans prior memos and deal history to pressure test a team's investment thesis.

Follow the money: The Series A was co-led by TX Ventures and Pivot Investment Partners. Bek Ventures, Antler, Outward VC and Cornerstone VC also participated.

State of play: LPs are actively pressuring GPs to adopt AI, with about three quarters of all GPs planning to invest in digital transformation.

Large customers already use horizontal AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, but Oezduezenciler says those tools do not understand private-capital specific workflows.

"Capsa doesn't compete with those tools," he says. "We sit alongside them."

Between the lines: The U.K.-born startup is using the Series A to push deeper into the U.S. market, with Oezduezenciler relocating to New York to open an office.

"Private capital is a global game, but New York and London are the key financial hubs."

What we're watching: Capsa touts 70% weekly active usage and 40% daily active usage, but the test will be whether that engagement persists as it moves beyond early adopters.

Exclusive: Private capital AI startup Capsa raises $18M

The startup will use the money to expand in the U.S.

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Exclusive: Private capital AI startup Capsa raises $18M

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