Alloy Fund
San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
All partners are repeat founder-operators with venture-scale exits; they target non-obvious, regulated deep-technical verticals (AI, communications infrastructure, Web3, biotech) and typically co-invest.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
Bruno Faviero is a 3x founder who built AI and crypto companies—including Synapse (acquired by Palantir)—and, as CEO of Magna, invests in AI, fintech, crypto and enterprise software.
Max Kolysh is a serial entrepreneur and two-time YC founder (Zinc, acquired; Dover) who built multi‑million‑dollar automation and recruiting SaaS and brings hands‑on technical and operational expertise while still CEO.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Alloy Fund invest at?
- Alloy Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Alloy Fund's typical check size?
- Alloy Fund typically writes checks of $10K – $200K.
- What sectors does Alloy Fund focus on?
- Alloy Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Alloy Fund located?
- Alloy Fund is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Alloy Fund lead rounds?
- Alloy Fund typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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