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Haystack is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, with a focus on Silicon Valley and beyond. It invests at the seed stage across technology startups.
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Semil ShahFounderSemil Shah is Founding General Partner of Haystack, an early-stage venture capital firm. He has been a Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners since 2018 and has invested in over 200 companies including DoorDash, Instacart, Figma, and HashiCorp.
Investors · 4
OVNI Capitallisted by OVNI CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $2M
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AltaIR CapitalreportedHerzliya
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Vestel VenturesreportedIstanbul
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Haystack do?
- Haystack is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, with a focus on Silicon Valley and beyond. It invests at the seed stage across technology startups.
- Who founded Haystack?
- Haystack was founded by Semil Shah.
- Who are Haystack's investors?
- Haystack's investors include Kfund, OVNI Capital, AltaIR Capital, Vestel Ventures.