Works with 10–20 companies annually for 12–24 months as an extension of founding teams, pioneering decade-plus systematic investment outside Silicon Valley with emphasis on LA and undercapitalized, non-elite founders. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
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Formative-stage investor writing $1–25M checks, operating as a tiny, operator-led team (founder Jack Altman) that maintains direct founder relationships and is a preferred AI/software co-investor with Sequoia and Y Combinator. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Led by Tricia Black (Facebook’s first VP of Sales, 7th employee), centered on commerce, care and connectivity, runs an Investor Fellows program and targets founders who build growth flywheels. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Funds exceptional venture leaders building automation in traditional industries using ML/AI to enhance security, productivity tools for distributed work. A key differentiator: and upskilling for the trajectory.
Pre-seed (first $250K–$2M) investor for technical founders building enterprise data, AI infrastructure and security; founder-led AI engineer presenting whole-stack perspective, AI-native experiments and Sand Hill Road graduation proven history. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Hybrid venture and hedge fund that backs brilliant founders working in distributed ledger technology. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Backs Black and African-led crypto formative-stage businesses, prioritizing scalable web3 and blockchain infrastructure for diaspora infrastructure; led by a founder with 15 years of operation' global funding-flows experience and a 20-country CBEE network.
