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The MBA Fund

Venture capital

Pre-Seed–Seed · 42 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The MBA Fund invests in founders emerging from the top startup-producing universities, aiming to help them build major, enduring companies. The firm positions itself as a partner to university-affiliated entrepreneurs.

Invests inSector AgnosticNorth AmericaUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Last 12 months
2 investments
Tracked investments
139

Team · 42 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Sieva Kozinsky· General Partner

Founder mafia

3 people who came through The MBA Fund went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 126 of 139 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×63SaaS ×47Enterprise Software ×29Fintech ×23Healthtech ×20Consumer ×19Digital Health ×15Hardware ×11

HQs:United States×71India×2Brazil×1Canada×1Ghana×1Mexico×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 70 portfolio companies
49%
solo founders
34 of 70 mapped founding teams
49%
repeat founders
of 68 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 13 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×342 founders×283 founders×74+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 64 founders with education data

Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×13Stanford University ×10Harvard Business School ×8The Wharton School ×8University of Pennsylvania ×7Harvard University ×3University of Cambridge ×3University of Waterloo ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 68 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×9Stanford University ×6Goldman Sachs ×4Meta ×4Apple ×3Bessemer Venture Partners ×3Harvard Business School ×2Morgan Stanley ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×23Techstars ×5

3 founders hold a PhD · 29 hold an MBA (of 65 with degree data)

Investments · 139 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 52023 · 22022 · 52021 · 22020 · 22015 · 120 dated

aavraniaavrani.comMar 2022

AAVRANI is a beauty and personal care brand offering skincare and haircare products that combine modern, clinically-tested formulas with traditional Ayurvedic ingredients and rituals.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Rooshy Roychoudhury(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Justin Silver(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rooshy Roy(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsDorm Room

Accordance Aiaccordance.comin𝕏

Develops AI tools for tax and accounting professionals to improve compliance, financial planning, and decision-making capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSan Francisco, US

David Yue(Co-founder)inFinsam Samson(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsKhosla VenturesAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCarya Venture PartnersDcode CapitalGen Capital+3 more

Aestuaryaestuary.com

Aestuary acquires consumer brands from founders, offering a defined ~45-day process from first conversation to close and combining a proprietary platform with hands-on support to grow the brands.

ConsumerE-commerceSan Francisco, US

Andy Wang(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsTectonic VenturesChapter One

Ai Merchmerch.aiin

Merch.ai is an AI platform for promotional product distributors and suppliers that generates branded custom product presentations, lookbooks, and product images (including logo vectorization and color variations).

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSMinneapolis, US

Nick Lateur(VP of Revenue)

Allspiceallspice.ioin𝕏

AllSpice.io provides a design management and collaboration platform for hardware engineering teams, enabling automated comparison of electronics schematics, layouts, and bills of materials with AI-powered risk detection and centralized design review workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHardwareSomerville, US

Valentina Ratner(Founder)

Co-investorsBenchstrength PartnersBowery CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersRethink ImpactRoot Ventures Manager, LlcGingerbread Capital

AmbuSunambusun.com
AmorSuiamorsui.comin𝕏Sep 2024

AmorSui manufactures reusable personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to be more durable, sustainable, and inclusive than traditional disposable options.

Circular EconomyClimate TechFintechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodNew MaterialsPhiladelphia, US

Beau Wangtrakuldee(Founder)

Co-investorsEntrepreneur VenturesRevUp CapitalTechstarsGold House Ventures

Anagramanagram.aiin𝕏

Anagram provides an AI-powered Site Agent platform that helps e-commerce brands answer customer questions, recommend products, and guide purchasing decisions in real-time.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech

Austin Winfield(Founder)inBryce DeFigueiredo(Founder)in

Co-investorsForward Venture CapitalKickstartNextView Ventures2048 VenturesAIN VenturesAlso Capital+7 more

Anythingcreateanything.com

Create Anything is an AI-powered platform that generates mobile apps, websites, tools, and products from text prompts, producing working code.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Dhruv Amin(Founder)

Co-investorsLigature VCM13Bessemer Venture PartnersFootworkMontage VenturesUncork Capital

Apprentaapprenta.co

Apprenta provides software to manage academic investment and scholarship programs, coordinating students, faculty/academic partners, and internal hiring stakeholders through automated workflows and a personalized student portal.

EdTechHR TechSaaS

Amanda Bakerlee(Founder)inJacob Cohen(Founder)in

Co-investorsJ4 Ventures

Aprilaprilhealth.com

April Health provides a turnkey Collaborative Care Management program that lets primary and specialty care practices offer and bill for behavioral health support.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Liberty Eberly, D.O. , eMBAin

Co-investors25Madison

Archerarcher.rein

Archer is a commercial real estate platform that uses AI to automate deal sourcing, document parsing, underwriting, and pipeline management, and to build a proprietary data cloud from deal details.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Thomas Foley(Founder)inFred Canney(Founder)in

Co-investorsPortland Seed FundSprint VcThompson Hutton, LLC

Arctoparctop.comin

Arctop develops technology that decodes brain signals, intended to work through wearable devices.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Eitan Kay(Founder)in

Co-investorsMetropolis VCSupermoon CapitalFifth

Autumn Labsautumnlabs.ioin

Autumn Labs provides real-time monitoring and analytics software for factory floors, enabling manufacturers to observe equipment performance, optimize production processes, and predict equipment issues before they occur.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRoboticsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Prathik Muppidi(Founder)inHarsh Bhatt(Founder)inSam Monga(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Beatboxplaybeatbox.comin

Beatbox is a karaoke venue offering private karaoke rooms with a custom singing game, full-service food and drinks, and music-focused programming.

ConsumerNew York, US

BeringLabberinglab.comin

Bering Lab provides AI-powered legal translation for documents such as contracts, patents, depositions, and filings, using domain-specific models trained on datasets curated by lawyer-translators.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Jae Yoon Kimin

Blisswayblissway.com

Blissway provides roadside toll collection and vehicle tracking systems using wireless autonomous devices (WAL-Es) and cloud analytics, replacing traditional gantry and transponder infrastructure for highway management agencies.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingGovTechHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationSaaSDenver, US

Francisco Torrealba(Founder)inFelipe Kettlun(Founder)in

Co-investorsJames Beshara FundManiv MobilityOpen Opportunity FundUnpopular VenturesVentureSouqY Combinator

Boamboam.ai

Boam AI provides AI-native CRM data management for sales and operations teams, delivering verified and enriched merchant and lead data from 800K+ sources.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Daniel P.(Founder)inStuart Murless(Founder)in

Co-investorsFloodgate

BoldVoiceboldvoice.comin𝕏

BoldVoice provides AI-powered coaching and feedback to help non-native English speakers improve communication clarity and confidence.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechSaaSNew York City, US

Anada Lakra(Founder)inIlya Usorov(Founder)in

Co-investorsCorazon CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersXfundY CombinatorAlumni VenturesMatrix+1 more

Bolo AIbolo.aiin

Bolo AI builds an AI copilot for asset intelligence that lets energy company engineers query complex asset performance data in plain language and receive traceable insights.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareBengaluru, IN

Diti Sood(Founder)inLalit Jain(Founder)

Co-investorsBeat VenturesBenchstrength Partners

Bundlebundle.build

Kayla Lebovits(Founder)in

Co-investorsUrban InnovationSlauson & Co.

Bytezbytez.com

Developer Tools

Nawar Alsafar(Founder)inHolly Peck

Co-investors500 GlobalMozilla VenturesThe E14 FundZeno Ventures

Cambiocambio.aiin

Cambio provides a platform for sustainability compliance, reporting, and retrofit planning across commercial real estate portfolios.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSan Francisco, US

Leia de Guzman(Founder)inStephanie Grayson(Founder)inKevin Hartley(Sole Manager of the Issuer)Leon(Head of Engineering)in

Co-investorsAdverb VenturesMaverick VenturesY CombinatorBuildersDVCGoodwater Capital+2 more

Carats & Cakecaratsandcake.com𝕏Jul 2022

Carats + Cake is an online platform featuring a curated, searchable archive of real weddings and the vendors behind them, organized by style, color, detail, and location.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Jessica Levin Conroy(Executive Officer, Director)Gregor Watson(Director)Michael Costigan(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesRaptor GroupReshape1Sharpe VenturesAcrew CapitalFounders Fund+2 more

Cardacardahealth.comin𝕏

Carda Health provides at-home virtual cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with conditions like COPD and heart disease, delivering physician-supervised care through clinical exercise physiologists with live vital-sign monitoring.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Harry DiFrancesco(Founder)in

Co-investorsHDS CapitalPrimetime PartnersVelvet Sea Ventures

ChipBrainchipbrain.comin

ChipBrain builds communication-assistance AI, including proprietary emotion prediction, emotional intelligence, and conversational AI models, to help people improve empathy and persuasion in conversations.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Curtis Northcutt(CTO)

Chirps Chipseatchirps.com𝕏

Chirps makes food products using crickets as a protein source, marketed as a sustainable, nutrient-rich alternative that provides protein, fiber, prebiotics, and amino acids.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Meryl

Civicget-civic.comin

Civic makes Revere, an AI-native CRM for government offices that manages high-volume constituent inboxes, tracks casework, and sends compliant mass communications.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS

Co-investorsClaritas Capital

Concentro Inc.concentro.ioin

Concentro operates a platform for transferring clean energy tax credits, handling diligence, insurance, and legal documentation for both developers and corporate buyers.

CleantechEnergyFintech

Tao Mantaras(Founder)in

Co-investorsAvesta FundDorm RoomLifeX Ventures

Condorcondorsoftware.comin

Condor is an enterprise-grade financial cloud platform purpose-built for accounting, finance, clinical operations, and FP&A teams in biopharma companies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Jennifer Kyle(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsActivant CapitalFelicis VenturesInsight Partners

Creatify AIcreatify.aiin𝕏Jul 2023

Creatify builds an AI system that generates, tests, and optimizes advertising creative automatically at scale across channels and audiences.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMountain View, US

Yinan Na(Executive Officer, Director)inChaz Z(Founder)Yinan (Steven) Na(Founder)Katie Wu(Founder)inLedell Wu(Founder)inXin Zhou(Director)in

Co-investorsComcast VenturesKindred VenturesNFDGWndrCoBrighter CapitalCreator Ventures+3 more

Crop Diagnostixcropdiagnostix.comNov 2024

San Diego, US

Brandon Chi(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Swift(Executive Officer, Director)Amitesh Pratap(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMatt Scalise(Director)Nick Schroer(Director)

Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersTau VenturesDenver Ventures

Dandymeetdandy.comin𝕏

Dandy is a digital dental laboratory that provides AI-powered technology and software to dental practices, offering services including crowns, bridges, dentures, implants, and clear aligners.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

Daniel Hanover(Founder)inToni Oloko(Cofounder)

Co-investors3cubed VenturesAvenir Growth CapitalDorm RoomHuman CapitalInspired CapitalMantis Capital+9 more

DynamiCaredynamicarehealth.comin𝕏

DynamiCare offers a digital recovery platform that uses behavioral science and technology to help individuals reduce or eliminate their use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthNewton, US

Eric Gastfriend(Executive Officer, Director)David Gastfriend(Director)

Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesMEDA VenturesHyperplane Venture Capital

Early-Stageabstractops.comin

AbstractOps offers software that automates and manages multi-state compliance for companies, backed by a team of compliance experts who process submissions.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaS

Kristin Thrashin

Co-investorsFjor FoundersFlucas VenturesHustle FundLoup VenturesOutsidersOyster Ventures+3 more

Echo Foundryplaysoundsystem.comin

Play Sound System is a music and rhythm video game where players use guitar controllers, microphones, and headsets to perform songs solo or in bands, in co-op or competitive modes.

ConsumerGaming

Elevateuseelevate.devin𝕏

Elevate provides data integration and automation software for private equity firms and portfolio companies, enabling system integration acceleration and automated close processes.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US

Scott Cara(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlue Wire CapitalY CombinatorWestBridge Capital

Emissaryemissaryhealth.org

New York, US

Tony Jaros(Executive Officer, Director)Dino Di Palma(Director)Allen Mueller(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRobert Hower(Director)Maia Heymann(Director)in

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersConvergeG20 VenturesGV (Google Ventures)The New York Times

Empower Sleepempowersleep.comin

Empower Sleep offers virtual sleep care, connecting patients with sleep doctors for online provider visits, at-home sleep testing, and personalized treatment plans based on continuous sleep tracking data.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Sahil Chopra(Co-founder & Chief Sleep Giver)Sahil Chopra, MD(Founder)inSagar Chopra(Founder)in

Co-investorsDorm RoomSterling Road

EZNewswire Corporate News Distribution Platformeznewswire.comin

EZ Newswire is a newswire service that helps PR teams create, publish, and monitor press releases across a network of verified news publishers.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Neel Shah(Founder)in

Co-investorsReformation PartnersValuestream Ventures

Fairbancfairbanc.app

Fairbanc runs a mobile lending and payments service that extends credit lines without requiring collateral or a prior credit file.

ConsumerFintech

Mir Haque(Founder)inKevin OBrien

Co-investors500 GlobalAccionADB VenturesOak Drive venturesVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Accion Venture Lab+1 more

Felixfelixpago.comin𝕏

Felix is a remittance service that enables users to send money from the United States to Latin America (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Dominican Republic) via WhatsApp, with funds delivered to bank accounts, mobile wallets, or cash pickup locations.

B2B MarketplacesFintechSan Francisco, US

Bernardo Garcia(Founder)

Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesContour Venture PartnersDorm RoomHTwentyMONASHEESQED Investors+4 more

Flair Labsflairlabs.aiin

Flair Labs builds AI agents that contact and follow up with mortgage borrowers across voice, SMS, and email to recapture leads and past customers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Samir Sen(Founder)in

Co-investorsLeo Capital VenturesY CombinatorAntlerLeo CapitalTeam Ignite Ventures

Flockflockshop.aiin

Flockshop provides AI-generated product imagery that lets online shoppers visualize items on themselves or on matching models while keeping a brand's styling and aesthetic consistent.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Manvitha Mallela(Founder)in

Co-investorsDorm RoomRed Swan VenturesWork-BenchAndreessen HorowitzBedrock CapitalFounders Fund+7 more

FlutterFlowflutterflow.ioin𝕏

FlutterFlow is a visual app development platform that enables designers, developers, and entrepreneurs to build mobile applications using a drag-and-drop interface.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Abel Mengistu(Founder)inAlex Greaves(Founder)in

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Gradient VenturesOpen Opportunity FundY CombinatorLocus VenturesLombardstreet Ventures

Foodologyfoodology.com.coinOct 2021

Bogata

Daniela Izquierdo(Executive Officer, Director)inJuan Guillermo Azuero(Director)

Co-investors17SigmaAndreessen HorowitzFlucas VenturesKayyak VenturesKube VCTantauco+1 more

Frameframeyourfuture.comin

Frame provides personalized fertility care coordination and guidance for individuals at various stages of their fertility journey, including evaluation, expert care teams, and access to vetted medical providers and products.

Digital HealthFemTech

Jessica Bell van der Wal(Founder & CEO)inCorey van der Wal(Founder)in

Co-investorsAd Astra VenturesCake VenturesCity LightFlare Capital PartnersKli CapitalStone Mountain Ventures+5 more

Gablegable.toin𝕏

Gable builds an operating system for workplace collaboration that enables companies to run more flexible and data-driven workplaces.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Omri Haviv‏(Founder)inOmri Haviv(Founder)in

Co-investorsJanuary VenturesMSIVSemperVirens Venture CapitalTechstarsUlu Ventures

Galinigalini.aiin

Galini provides a service that filters harmful inputs and outputs from AI applications according to company policies and industry regulations, enabling enterprises to create, test, deploy, and manage these safeguards.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Shaun Ayrton(Founder, CEO)inRaul Zablah(Founder)in

Co-investorsSarah SmithY Combinator

Gigitgigit.ai

Co-investorsForge Ventures

Grapevinego-grapevine.comin

Grapevine builds software that acts as a purchasing agent for healthcare buyers, comparing vendors, prices, and supply routes in real time to lower the cost of medical supplies.

B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York, US

Luká Yancopoulos(CEO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsAtlas VentureKae CapitalPeak XV Partners

Halo Braidhalobraid.com

HaloBraid develops a tool designed to reduce the time and physical strain involved in hair braiding for stylists and clients.

ConsumerHardware

Yinka

Co-investorsAlleyCorpFlybridge Capital PartnersAlley Robotics Ventures

hevaheva.coinMar 2025

Heva operates an AI-powered medical tourism platform that matches patients with verified healthcare providers abroad, covering fields such as dental, cosmetic surgery, orthopedics, cardiac care, ophthalmology, and bariatric procedures.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesNew York City, US

Varun Annadi(Executive Officer, Director)Hector Terrero(Director)

Co-investorsSpice CapitalTechstarsBenchstrength Partners

Hightouchhightouch.comin𝕏

Hightouch builds a data activation platform that integrates with existing enterprise data infrastructure to enable marketing and business teams to activate customer data at scale.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Kashish Gupta(Founder)inTejas Manohar(Founder)inJoshua Curl(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllison Pickens VenturesAmplify PartnersDash VCDorm RoomEarl Grey CapitalGeodesic Capital+16 more

Hive Healthourhivehealth.comin

Hive Health provides tech-enabled HMO health plans for small and medium enterprises, with coverage including teleconsults, mental health, maternity, and medicine.

Digital HealthFintechHealthtechInsurTechManila, PH

Camille Ang(Founder)in

Co-investorsOak Drive venturesY CombinatorGentree Fund

HomeKeyhomekey.casa
Huepoweredbyhue.comin

Hue provides an AI-powered platform for brands and retailers to manage, optimize, and merchandise user-generated video content across their ecommerce experiences.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Janvi Shah(Founder)Nicole Clay(Founder)inSylvan Guo(Founder)in

Co-investorsFikaGlasswing VenturesUnderscore VC

Hydrantdrinkhydrant.com

Hydrant makes electrolyte drink mixes formulated with real fruit juice, sugar, and balanced electrolytes for hydration, sold direct to consumers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessNew York, US

John Sherwin(Founder)Jai Jung Kim(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCalano VenturesDorm RoomRx3 Growth PartnersCoefficient CapitalRx3 Ventures

Iseise-ai.com

ISE runs end-to-end paid growth for direct-to-consumer brands, managing Meta ads, landing pages, email & SMS, SEO, and TikTok under one team.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Jeevestryjeeves.comin𝕏

Jeeves provides flexible payment and expense management solutions for businesses, including prepaid cards, payment processing, and cross-border transaction services across multiple jurisdictions.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMiami, US

Dileep Thazhmon(Founder)in

BoardAngela Strange(Director)inSherwin Gandhi(Director)

Co-investors17SigmaAltaIR CapitalAndreessen HorowitzClocktower VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)FoundersX+13 more

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has The MBA Fund made?
The MBA Fund has 139 tracked investments, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does The MBA Fund invest at?
The MBA Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does The MBA Fund focus on?
The MBA Fund focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Does The MBA Fund lead rounds?
Yes, The MBA Fund leads investment rounds.
Who does The MBA Fund co-invest with?
The MBA Fund most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Dorm Room, Techstars, among 333 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 9

Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $100M
B Capital Group

B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.

Both backed · 1
$10M – $50M
Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.

Both backed · 1
$5M – $20M
Better Tomorrow Ventures

Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV) is an early-stage venture firm focused on fintech startups, run by experienced operators who provide hands-on support beyond capital.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $4M
Altimeter Capital

Altimeter is a technology-focused investment firm that partners with founders to help build enduring companies. It manages multiple funds investing across both public and private markets and aims to support companies through all stages of growth, including their transition into public markets.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $25M
Everywhere Ventures

Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.

$250K
8VC

8VC is a venture capital firm investing across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, and government/defense, guided by its Smart Enterprise thesis focused on data integration and platform network effects.

$100K – $50M
Alsop Louie Partners

Alsop Louie Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies, emphasizing an approach it calls 'Venture Humanism' — backing accountable technologies designed with built-in safeguards to advance prosperity, equality, and longevity.

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