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Everybody Ventures

Venture capital

Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Everybody Ventures backs early-stage companies positioned at the convergence of pop culture, consumer behavior, and technology. The firm draws on pop-culture insights to identify entrepreneurs building technological solutions that address evolving consumer demands, targeting products that are cheaper, faster, healthier, more fun, more connected, and more sustainable. It partners with passionate, diverse founders working across sectors such as fintech, gaming, commerce, and media, and supports them beyond capital with help on marketing and branding, creative strategy, and brand partnerships.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$100K
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
AUM
$10M
Tracked investments
14
Unicorns
8
Acquisitions
1

Team · 1 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 13 of 14 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×5Cloud Computing ×3Deep Tech ×3Developer Tools ×3Consumer ×2Hardware ×2Media & Entertainment ×2

HQs:United States×9Sweden×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 10 portfolio companies
20%
solo founders
2 of 10 mapped founding teams
53%
repeat founders
of 32 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×22 founders×43 founders×14+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Harvard University ×4Stanford University ×4University of Toronto ×4Princeton University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 28 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×18Physics ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×4Humanities ×3Business & Management ×2Design & Architecture ×2Engineering ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 32 founders with career history

Openai ×11DeepMind ×5Stanford University ×4Facebook ×2MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) ×2Stripe ×2Twitter ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

10 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 30 with degree data)

Investments · 14 tracked

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By year:2021 · 12015 · 12 dated

Anthropicanthropic.comin𝕏

Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Dario Amodei(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniela Amodei(Co-founder & President)inTom Brown(Co-founder)inJack Clark(Co-founder & Head of Policy)inJared Kaplan(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)inChris Olah(Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead)in

Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAccelAlkeon InnovationAllen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator+88 more

Crusoe Energycrusoe.aiin𝕏

Crusoe builds energy-first AI infrastructure, using innovative and renewable energy sources to power hyperscale AI factories and a cloud platform for AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnergyDenver, US

Cully Cavness(Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer)inChase Lochmiller(Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors)inCharles Cavness(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew DeNezza(Executive Officer)inJamey Seely(Executive Officer)inMichael Gordon(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAdvaita CapitalAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAvenir Growth Capital+54 more

Kalshikalshi.comin𝕏

Kalshi operates a federally regulated futures exchange that allows users to trade contracts based on the outcomes of real-world events, creating a new market for event-based financial derivatives.

FintechNew York City, US

Luana Lopes Lara(Founder)inTarek Mansour(Co-founder & CEO)in

BoardAlfred Lin(Director)inMichael Seibel(Director)inMatt Huang(Director)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzCapitalGCoatue ManagementConductive Ventures+29 more

Legoralegora.comin𝕏

Legora builds AI-powered collaboration software for lawyers to automate routine tasks and improve efficiency in legal work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechStockholm, SE

Max Junestrand(Founder)inSigge Labor(Founder)inAugust Erséus(Co-founder)in

BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director)Jacob Effron(Redpoint board member)inLogan Bartlett(Redpoint board member)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAccelAlkeon InnovationAtlassian VenturesBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+31 more

OpenAIopenai.comin𝕏

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Sam Altman(Co-founder & CEO)Elon Musk(Co-founder & former Co-chair / board member)inGreg Brockman(Co-founder & President)inIlya Sutskever(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)inWojciech Zaremba(Co-founder)inJohn Schulman(Co-founder (departed 2024))

Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalA-Rod CorpA.Capital VenturesA'Z AngelsAdvent InternationalAlpha Wave Global+76 more

PLAN Aplanaformen.comin𝕏

NEXT Life Sciences is developing Plan A, a non-hormonal, long-lasting, and reversible male birth control method intended as an alternative to vasectomy, condoms, and withdrawal.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

L.R. Fox(Founder & Executive Chairman)Dr. Darlene Walley(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsMech VenturesSeaside VenturesTransform Capital ManagementHV Capital

PLAYER Xplayerx.ggin𝕏

PlayerX is a platform combining live streaming, real-time analytics, and fantasy competition for esports fans.

ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsMech Ventures

Rotenderrotender.comin𝕏

Rotender builds automated beverage-dispensing machines that let customers select and pay for drinks from a digital menu and receive a poured drink in under 30 seconds.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechHardwareRoboticsLos Angeles, US

Co-investorsMech VenturesTechstars

Sierrasierra.aiin𝕏

Sierra builds AI agents that handle customer service for large companies — answering questions and completing transactions in a brand's own voice across chat, voice, email and messaging, in 59 languages.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Bret Taylor(Co-Founder)inClay Bavor(Co-Founder)inTodd Schroeder(Executive Officer)Edward O'Connor(Executive Officer)RAYMOND TORRES(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsComcast VenturesConvictionGV (Google Ventures)ICONIQKleiner PerkinsMech Ventures+9 more

SPACECADETspacecadet.venturesin

SpaceCadet Ventures is a marketing and growth-support firm that works with founders of science- and technology-driven startups, offering story sprints to develop vision, decks, and growth, along with partner support in design, PR, and community.

Deep TechMarketing Tech

Wiz(Founder)inDaniel Eckler(Founder)in

Co-investorsMech Ventures

Tellytelly.com𝕏May 2015

Telly builds a television platform designed as a central hub for home entertainment, information, fitness, and social connection.

AdTechConsumerHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Ilya Pozin(Founder)inMohammad Al Adham(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCameron Lester(Director)Nasser Al-Sabah(Director)Mohammed El Saadi(Director)

Co-investorsFourward VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHawke VenturesLightShed VenturesMech VenturesPalm Tree Crew Investments+6 more

Vercelvercel.comin𝕏Oct 2021

Vercel is an infrastructure platform for building and deploying applications, with emerging support for agentic capabilities that allow AI agents and humans to collaborate in software development.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Guillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO)in

BoardGeoff Lewis(Director)inDaniel Levine(Director)inReid Christian(Director)in

Co-investors8VCAccelBedrockBeyond CapitalCoatue ManagementCold Start Ventures+26 more

xAIx.ai𝕏acquired by SpaceX · Feb 2026 · $250B

x.ai builds frontier AI reasoning models, real-time voice AI, and generative media systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Yuhuai (Tony) Wu(Founder)inGreg Yang(Founder)inGuodong Zhang(Founder)inIgor Babuschkin(Founder)inElon Musk(Founder)in

Co-investors7percent VenturesAbstract VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+36 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

xAIacq. by SpaceX

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Everybody Ventures made?
Everybody Ventures has 14 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Everybody Ventures invest at?
Everybody Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Everybody Ventures's typical check size?
Everybody Ventures typically writes checks of $100K.
What sectors does Everybody Ventures focus on?
Everybody Ventures focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, IoT, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Social.
Does Everybody Ventures lead rounds?
Everybody Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Everybody Ventures co-invest with?
Everybody Ventures most often shares deals with Mech Ventures, SV Angel, Abstract Ventures, among 146 tracked co-investors.

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