Solo-GP Ankur Nagpal—founder who scaled Teachable to $50M+ ARR and a ~$250M exit—concentrates on emerging-space founders, alongside commits roughly one-third personally with zero oversight fees. A key differentiator: relocates to meet them.
Ranked by shared stages, industries, geography, cheque size and investor type. 400 related investors in the directory.
Established by Arlan Hamilton while homeless, it requires one entrepreneur be a woman, person of color, treats capital allocation as activism, and argues under-the-radar entrepreneurs are mispriced assets create alpha. Notably, or LGBTQ.
Partners can unilaterally approve investments; the organization open-sources its operating manual and uses data-driven outreach that proactively identifies and emails hundreds of future founders. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Invests at pre-seed and seed with concentrated mid-six-figure checks; founder-built collective for consumer brands, commerce and consumer tech, with Brian Lee sharing playbooks and hands-on founder experience. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
A founder-focused investor targeting culturally resonant tech and aspirational consumer companies, bridging elite venture ecosystems and historically excluded communities through mentorship and access for non-traditional talent. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
Seed-stage fund founded by Ramtin Naimi whose boom-bust-resurgence background runs an institutionalized super-angel network that orchestrates targeted introductions to top multi-stage funds, boosting Series A graduation. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Web3-native collective of crypto-operator company builders acting as a sixth man, community bootstrapping, and power-user product adoption targeting controversial consumer crypto apps like Pump.fun. What distinguishes the firm is that it handling recruiting.
