Fundraising FoxThe 23 Fund
Venture capitalSeed–Series A · 43 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The 23 Fund is a venture capital firm rooted in Stanford, built around the conviction that backing exceptional people is the primary driver of returns. Pointing to Stanford's track record of producing category-defining companies such as Google, DoorDash, Robinhood, and Verkada, the firm aims to identify and support the next generation of founders emerging from that ecosystem. Its investment philosophy emphasizes partnering early with ambitious entrepreneurs working to reimagine industries and build the future.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.
Team · 43 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through The 23 Fund went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 25 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×7Consumer ×5Digital Health ×5Fintech ×5B2B Marketplaces ×4E-commerce ×4Enterprise Software ×4
HQs:United States×16Mexico×2Nigeria×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×53 founders×74+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 35 founders with education data
Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×16Stanford University ×7UCLA ×3Duke University ×2Harbin Institute of Technology ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Michigan ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 34 founders with field-of-study data
Economics ×9Computer Science ×6Engineering ×5Business & Management ×4Finance & Accounting ×4Humanities ×3Law ×2Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 37 founders with career history
Stanford University ×5Bain & Company ×3Analysis Group ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Google ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 13 hold an MBA (of 36 with degree data)
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12022 · 25 dated
Aloi offers an AI-powered platform that unifies data from banks, CFDIs, ERPs, and internal systems to reconcile, audit, and centralize financial information for tax compliance.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMexico City, MX
Pedro Guerrero(Co-Founder & CEO)inRodrigo Burgos(Co-Founder & CTO)inSamuel Giraldo Hoyos(Co-Founder & COO)in
Co-investorsFEMSA VenturesNido VenturesNXTPPICUS CAPITAL
Seeko is an AI consulting practice that advises leadership teams on implementing artificial intelligence and operates a proficiency model called AI Ready alongside production software called Clutch.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Haroon Choudery(Founder)inAdam Nolte(Founder)Hamza Choudery(Founder)
Co-investorsCore Venture CapitalKyber Knight Capital
Casca provides business loan eligibility checks, with a focus on helping small businesses access SBA loans.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSan Francisco, US
Lukas Haffer(CEO)inIsaiah Williams(Founder)Lukas Haffer Isaiah Williams(Founder)Robin Park(Vice President of Engineering)Adlon Adams(COO)Paayal Maheshwari(Head of Recruiting)
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesLitquidity VenturesPeterson VenturesSarah SmithY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitz+7 more
DubClub operates a platform where sports betting content creators ("cappers") can monetize their picks and betting advice, while bettors access reliable predictions and tips from multiple creators.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesSports TechChicago, US
Lewis Burik(Founder)inAndrew Daschbach(Founder)inRyan Gaertner(Founder)inEd Silva(CEO)in
Co-investorsGood FriendsRenegade PartnersUncork CapitalTechNexus Venture Collaborative
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Elevva acquires or partners with local consumer brands to scale them into regional brands, providing strategy, technology, operations, and capital along with multichannel e-commerce expertise.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Aníbal de Frankenberg(Founder)inFelix Tomas Elizalde(Founder)in
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersBlustone CapitalLatitud VenturesNorte Ventures17Sigma
Ever operates an AI-native electric vehicle retail platform, buying and selling EVs both online and in-person across the United States.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Lasse-Mathias Nyberg(Founder)inTJ Casner(Founder)inMaximilian Quertermous(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesFailup VenturesLifeline VenturesStartXStrawberry Creek VenturesEclipse Ventures+2 more
Flora Brands acquires, launches, and grows consumer brands focused on sustainable and healthy living, including products in categories such as pets, and sells them through channels like Amazon.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsD4 Ventures
Fram Energy develops a software platform that enables landlords of rental properties to share the economic benefits of on-site solar energy with tenants, addressing the split incentive problem that typically prevents renewable energy adoption in rental housing.
CleantechEnergyFintechPropTechAmsterdam, NL
Charlotte(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesJetstreamVery Serious Ventures
Handled provides a platform that automates post-order operations for e-commerce brands and third-party logistics providers, consolidating shipment tracking, returns processing, and billing adjustments across disconnected systems while automatically resolving common fulfillment issues.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainNew York City, US
Audrey Djiya(CEO)inPeter Nsaka(CTO)in
Co-investorsSeven Capital VenturesY CombinatorBlack Angel GroupFearless FundHoaQManjaroo growth fund+3 more
Juicyway provides a peer-to-peer cross-border payment network for African businesses and individuals to participate in global commerce with low-cost, compliant transactions.
B2B MarketplacesFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSLagos, NG
IfeJustinIfe Johnson(Founder)Justin Ziegler(Founder)
Co-investorsFuture AfricaP1 Ventures
Lucra is a competitive loyalty platform that provides brands an SDK to run live social competitions — tournaments, peer-vs-peer contests, and mini games — natively inside their existing app or website.
GamingSaaSSports TechGreenwich, US
Dylan Robbins(Executive Officer, Director)inDennis Wong(Director)Anthony Disanti(Director)
Co-investors7GC & CoAlumni VenturesLitquidity VenturesRaptor GroupSeventySix CapitalSimplex Ventures+4 more
Ludis Analytics offers a data platform with a no-code drag-and-drop ETL builder, automated data-preparation workflows, an inline code editor supporting R and Python, and interactive dashboards.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlack Mountain VentuesFlyer One VenturesHartmann CapitaligniteXL VentureRaptor Group+1 more
Malama develops a digital health platform for managing gestational diabetes in pregnancy, providing data tracking, pattern analysis, and clinical support to reduce adverse maternal outcomes and progression to Type 2 diabetes.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Mika Eddy(Founder)inOrlando Li(Founder)inDaniela Bahamon ArangoinShalmali Banein
BoardVeenu Aulakh(Director)in
Co-investorsCoyote VenturesSamsung NextY CombinatorAcumenAcumen AmericaAgrolimen Ventures+4 more
Medeloop builds AI agents for healthcare research that let teams ask research questions in plain English and get publication-ready real-world evidence, with a federated model that runs compute on the user's own EHR, claims, and registry data.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMenlo Park, US
Josh Walonoski(Co-Founder & CRCO)inRene J Caissie(Founder)inRaghav Samavedam(Executive Officer)inAnand Hirekatur(CTO)inLauren Green(Chief of Staff)inTanishq Bhalla(VP of Product)in
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystHealthier CapitalIcon VenturesInovia CapitalMaven Ventures
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Odyssey provides professionally guided, legal psilocybin therapy experiences, offering vetted facilitators and service centers along with medical screening, structured sessions, and ongoing integration support.
Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Gabe(Founder)
Overlap provides an AI-powered platform for editing long-form videos into short-form clips and automating their distribution across social media platforms.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Baer(CEO)inCasey Traina(CTO)inEric "Buzz” Rubenstein(Founder)inBuzz Rubenstein(COO)Sophia Taylor(AE)Hazem Salama(e)
Co-investorsCollaborative FundY CombinatorPioneer
Radar Therapeutics develops precision-expressed mRNA-based therapeutics using its RADAR platform, which reads a cell's RNA profile in real time to activate genetic payloads only in targeted cells and avoid effects in non-target cells.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsBEVCNFXPioneerStartXKdT Ventures
Raya Power makes an integrated plug-in solar-and-battery system that provides backup power and electricity bill savings, aimed at renters and homeowners seeking a lower-cost alternative to rooftop solar.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Meghan Wood(Founder)in
Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveDangerous VenturesStartXSWAN Impact Network
RealRoots is a women's community platform that matches compatible women in the same city for in-person social experiences, including guided group events, one-on-one introductions, and social clubs.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesSocialSan Francisco, US
Dorothy Li(CEO)inTara Kappel(CPO)in
Co-investorsAtland VenturesAUTHENTIC VENTURESEight CapitalLobster CapitalLombardstreet VenturesPioneer+16 more
Hola Salud is a digital clinic in Mexico offering personalized weight-loss and metabolic treatments using GLP-1 medications (such as Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic) combined with care from certified physicians.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Miguel Ángel Gómez Sámano(Lead Physician / Clinical Director)
Sonar builds technology for early identification of and intervention in youth mental health challenges, aiming to help students build support networks for preventative mental healthcare.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Drew Barvir(Founder)inGabriel MoynihanGabe
Co-investors500 GlobalInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcJ4 VenturesMaccabee VenturesNina CapitalThe MBA Fund+1 more
Tandem is a marketplace that simplifies commercial office space search for companies by consolidating market access, verified pricing and availability, and expert negotiation support in one platform.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rafi Sands(CEO)inSean Miller(CTO)inBrendan Suh(Founder)inBen Lowenstein(Product)inChristophe Barre(Founder)inAl Harth Al-janaby(Founder)
Co-investorsJ4 VenturesMaiora Rebel VenturesPioneerRebel FundSoma CapitalThe MBA Fund+29 more
Tetrix is an AI-native platform that unifies the private-market investment data stack, automating document collection, extraction, analysis, and reporting for allocators managing fund and portfolio data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Naunidh Singh Bhalla(Founder)inOlivier Babin(Founder)in
Co-investorsStartXWhite Star CapitalInnovation Endeavors
WOZCODE is a plugin for Claude Code that reduces token usage and costs.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Benjamin Collins(Executive Officer, Director)Taylor Oliver(Director)
BoardBradley Eckert(Director)
Co-investorsMGV.VCUntapped Ventures
WOZCODE is an official plugin for Claude Code that optimizes code execution to reduce costs and improve performance for developers.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ben Collins(CEO)inBrad Eckert(CTO)inThorsten Kuehnemund(Founding Engineer)Jens Faenger(Founding Engineer)
Co-investorsCervinMGV.VCY CombinatorAmino CapitalBurst CapitalCERVIN VENTURES+4 more
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Apex SecurityApprentaJuiceSkywalk
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLucra · techcrunch.com · Apr 22, 2026
Woz · ycombinator.com · Apr 17, 2026
Casca · prnewswire.com · Jan 15, 2026
RealRoots · ycombinator.com · Aug 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has The 23 Fund made?
- The 23 Fund has 30 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does The 23 Fund invest at?
- The 23 Fund invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does The 23 Fund focus on?
- The 23 Fund focuses on Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
- Who does The 23 Fund co-invest with?
- The 23 Fund most often shares deals with Y Combinator, StartX, Alumni Ventures, among 71 tracked co-investors.
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