Spearhead
Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
A seed-stage program that funds angel investors, providing them with capital to deploy into startups. Its investments are made domestically rather than internationally.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 5, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesAnna-Katrina Shedletsky is CEO and cofounder of Instrumental, Inc., a company focused on identifying and addressing manufacturing problems by accelerating feedback loops in product development and production. She previously spent nearly six years at Apple as a System Product Design Engineer, including serving as System Product Design Lead for the Apple Watch Series 1, and founded the Women in STEM Mentorship Program. Shedletsky holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
What they invest in
from 3 of 3 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×2SaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Cloud Computing ×1Consumer ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1E-commerce ×1Future of Work ×1
HQs:United States×2
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 12 dated
Collectible operates WatchCheck, a platform for luxury watch owners to service and care for their timepieces remotely, and partners with Sotheby's on watch servicing.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Linden Lazarus(Co-Founder & CEO)inWill Haering(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersAPOLLO PROJECTSBreyer CapitalHyperguapSeven Seven SixShrug Capital+1 more
Mozart Data provides a data platform for centralizing, organizing, and analyzing business data without requiring engineering expertise.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Peter Fishman(Founder)inDan Silberman(Founder)inSofi Pechner(People Operations Lead)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesArray Ventures Management LlcBeaconsfield CapitalKayak VenturesRackhouse Venture Management LpTaurus Ventures+16 more
Gini is a cloud-based AI agent that works inside team chat tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams, running sandboxed automations scoped to connected tools and permissions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tony Kam(CEO)inShelden Shi(CTO)inWilson Nguyen(Founder)in
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorPioneerVectr Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOpenTag · ycombinator.com · Aug 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Spearhead invest at?
- Spearhead invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Spearhead focus on?
- Spearhead focuses on Enterprise Software.
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