Black-founded, woman-led fund exclusively backing commerce-enablement tech and consumer brands serving Black and Latinx founders and consumers, pairing platform and CPG investments with an explicit racial equity mandate. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
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Operator-founded team with a multi-decade co-founder/operator partnership, investing in software tools and platforms with network effects and sourcing deals via Founders Den and the Something Ventured podcast. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Leads concentrated pre-seed and seed B2B SaaS rounds outside Silicon Valley as a hands-on lead investor, founded by ex-B2B SaaS founders who exited, targeting capital-disciplined founders with proven traction. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Seed and pre-seed investor co-investing alongside specialist seed investors rather than leading rounds, reserving 25% for follow-ons and supplying access to a 500,000+ member network for hiring, customers, expertise. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
Invests at extreme inception with $50k–$100k R&D checks, favoring founders without undergraduate degrees and deep‑tech sci‑fi projects; runs micro‑grants, teen camps, and a 3,000+ hacker community. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Early investor in AI applications and infrastructure, led by active AI practitioners Socher, Manning, and Goldbloom who continue hands-on research and company-building, providing domain expertise and founder partnership. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Co-founds and incubates emerging ventures upwards of 4–18 months inside the Allen Institute for AI's frontier research ecosystem, providing up to $600k, $1M non-dilutive cloud credits, and ~7% SAFE. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
