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Half Court Ventures

Venture capital

Pre-Seed–Seed · 12 people tracked

Also known as HALFCOURT VENTURES LLC

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Investment thesis

HalfCourt Capital focuses on being the earliest believers in AI founders and their vision, backing entrepreneurs building transformative AI technology. The firm emphasizes deep AI expertise across its partnership, publishing market, data, and thesis research on AI trends, breakthroughs, and market shifts. It positions itself as a specialist AI investor supporting founders as they develop and commercialize products that reshape business and society.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Private fund assets
$4.8M
VC funds
3

Team · 12 people

from the firm's website
Don Keyser· Investing Partner

Former CFO of Fiduciary Trust for 22 years. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a BA from Princeton.

George Lin· AI Partner

Previously at Morgan Stanley and Deloitte Consulting, with a BS from The Wharton School.

Gordon Wilson· Venture Partner

Founding CEO of Rain AI, with a background from the University of Florida.

Neil Stanley· Venture Partner

Formerly at Goldman Sachs, with an MBA from London Business School.

Howard Greene· Chief Financial Officer

A four-time startup CFO/COO, educated at the University of New Hampshire.

Karim Lakhani· Advisor

Professor at Harvard Business School.

Mac Thornberry· Advisor

Former US Congressman serving from 1995 to 2021.

Sophie Vanderbook· Advisor

COO of IBM Research, educated at Cornell.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Half Court Ventures invest at?
Half Court Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Half Court Ventures focus on?
Half Court Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning.

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