# MSD Capital (slim)

> MSD Capital's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Formagrid Inc (Airtable), Guru Technologies, Inc., Gusto, Inc. and Stripe, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/msd-capital/index.md (~850 tokens) · this version ~730 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/msd-capital/index.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/msd-capital/
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp · Updated: 2026-10-28
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Investor.

Website: https://www.msdpartners.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Formagrid Inc (Airtable)**, Series F, December 2021
  - [Airtable](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/airtable.md), graded BB, 70.9/100
  - Source: https://www.airtable.com/newsroom/company/series-f
- **Guru Technologies, Inc.**, Series C, April 2020
  - [Guru](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/guru.md), graded E, 45.3/100
  - Source: https://www.getguru.com/blog/guru-closes-30-million-series-c-funding-led-by-accel
- **Gusto, Inc.**, July 2018 round, led a round
  - [Gusto](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gusto.md), graded B, 63.3/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/31/gusto-raises-140-million-to-go-after-small-business-payroll-and-benefits-with-more-gusto/
- **Stripe**, Series I, March 2023, through MSD Partners
  - [Stripe API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stripe-mcp.md), graded A, 82.9/100
  - Source: https://stripe.com/newsroom/news/stripe-series-i-employee-liquidity

## Where they invest

- Spreadsheets & operational tables, 1
- Company knowledge & data catalogues, 1
- Payroll infrastructure, 1
- Payment & monetisation platforms, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Howie Liu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/howie-liu/), Formagrid Inc (Airtable)
- [Rick Nucci](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rick-nucci/), Guru Technologies, Inc.
- [Mitch Stewart](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mitch-stewart/), Guru Technologies, Inc.
- [Josh Reeves](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/josh-reeves/), Gusto, Inc.
- [Edward Kim](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/edward-kim/), Gusto, Inc.
- [Tomer London](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tomer-london/), Gusto, Inc.
- [Patrick Collison](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/patrick-collison/), OpenAI and Stripe, Stripe, LLC, Stripe
- [John Collison](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/john-collison/), OpenAI and Stripe, Stripe, LLC, Stripe

## Questions

### Which AI tools has MSD Capital invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Formagrid Inc (Airtable), Guru Technologies, Inc., Gusto, Inc.

### How are MSD Capital's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Airtable (BB, 70.9), Guru (E, 45.3), Gusto (B, 63.3) and Stripe API + MCP (A, 82.9).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source.