Make change, make money. Because where society goes, so do returns.
The next generation of breakout companies will solve problems for the 99%.
Today’s America is polycultural – intersectional, multi-generational, and often underserved. It makes sense to invest in founders who intuitively understand these end users – because they've experienced the same broken systems and challenges. These founders have a natural competitive advantage, which means we do too. We look for B2B or B2C companies that enable systems change, increase economic opportunity, drive access and affordability or offer a 10X better consumer solution. Every sector, every need that Americans identify as key to their well being is an arena ripe for reinvention. That’s where we see opportunity – where returns and impact meet:
- Healthcare Transformation
- The Work and Learning Revolution
- Economic Empowerment]
- Energy Resiliency
- Vertical AI
- Overlooked Consumers
This is a unique moment. Like cloud and mobile before it, wide-spread access to open-source AI tools will enable a new generation of polycultural founders to create more efficient, targeted, and personalized solutions to problems that were too costly, too gnarly, or too complex to solve until now. Founders with both lived and learned experience within underserved sectors of the population will drive many of the most impactful and valuable companies of the coming decade. We’re here to give them that first investment.
Investment Guidelines
Fortune favors the underestimated.
We invest in heterogeneous teams, and founders who intuitively understand their end user.
Our sweet spot is early.
We typically lead or co-lead Seed or Pre-Seed rounds, with an average initial check size from $500,000 – $1.5 million.
Intuitive understanding.
We believe the best founders have an authentic connection to the problem they’re solving and a deep understanding of the community they’re building for, so they’re poised to win right from the start.
Focused and formidable.
We look for founders we can’t hold back, founders who can’t imagine doing anything else. You’ll need a singular product focus, ruthless execution, resilience, the ability to do a lot with a little.
B2B and B2C.
We focus on the problems facing Americans– whether they can be solved B2B or B2C. We’re open to both.
Equity matters.
Many of the companies we’ve backed have mixed founding teams. Where that’s the case, we expect a fair founder equity split. We find the cap table is an indicator of team dynamics– and eventual success.
A great founder > everything else.
We are a thesis-driven fund, but a brilliant solution from an A+ entrepreneur will always get our attention.
A new generation of change starts here. No introduction necessary.
If you have an idea that matches our investment thesis and guidelines, please say hello.