Tied to a nonprofit with profits reinvested into mission, it gives founders narrative, brand and distribution advantages via Hollywood/media infrastructure and a curated cultural power network for API founders.
Analytics-driven co-investor making rapid decisions (days–two weeks) using a proprietary predictive model, writing small flexible checks ($100k–$4M) across 100+ companies only alongside leads, avoiding board seats or friction.
Seed-stage backers taking ~15% at seed and doubling down via opportunity funds on winners >$200M; serial founders offering CFO-grade ops support (venture debt, banking, back-office) and founder empathy.
Extremely concentrated, multi-decade investor in capital-intensive physical-world tech (rockets, BCI, nuclear micro-reactors) offering long-term support and unusually deep access to Elon Musk ventures; invested $1B+ in SpaceX.
Founded by first-time managers, this VC publicizes its playbook and data-heavy research, runs internships and content programs that reverse-engineer VC knowledge, and aims to back 1,000 diverse founders.
Oakland-based firm investing in industry-transforming startups that prioritizes building a more fair, just, and equitable society for low-income and underrepresented communities of color.