Best VCs for Deep Tech

$500K-$50M+ (across seed fund and main fund)

#2Vinod Khosla

Founder

Khosla Ventures

Explicitly optimizes for ~70% failure rates to back 'black swan' outcomes. Actively seeks opportunities that appear 'crazy' to most of the market. Capital-intensive, science-heavy bets. Believes fusio

No Nataly-specific check size is public. Polymorphic's verified OpenVC-style profile lists firm-level initial bands spanning $250K–$3M, says it can lead, and covers pre-seed through Series B. Treat these as firm guidance rather than Nataly's authority; confirm the relevant partner, current allocation, stage and ownership target after intake.

#3Nataly Laktionova

Marketing, Portfolio Development

Polymorphic Capital

Nataly's Polymorphic work sits at the application and portfolio-development edge: finding and supporting products that use web3 infrastructure to transform markets beyond crypto-native users, particul

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

#4Pauliina Martikainen

Managing Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Pauliina leads a sector-agnostic Nordic first-round strategy centered on exceptional technical founders with global ambition. Her attributed portfolio work spans clinical sensing, autonomous-mobility

Maki's stated sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million from day zero; this describes target round size, not Pauliina's personal check authority. The firm continues to support later rounds selectively.

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#5Collin West

Founder and Managing Partner

Ensemble VC

Collin West invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage sup

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#6Ian Heinrich

Principal, Investments

Ensemble VC

Ian Heinrich invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage su

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#7Gopi Sundaramurthy

Managing Partner

Ensemble VC

Gopi Sundaramurthy invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-st

Maki targets first rounds below EUR 5 million and supports consequent rounds; this is a firm round criterion, not Pirkka's personal check range. Active new investments come from Fund III.

#8Pirkka Palomäki

Founding Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Pirkka backs ambitious Nordic teams at their first rounds, combining an operator's technology and scaling perspective with Maki's sector-agnostic, non-consensus approach. His attributed investments fa

No personal check size or investment allocation authority is published for Alyssa. Her route for founders is AppWorks' accelerator and its corporate accelerator programs; applicants should verify each current program's funding, equity and eligibility terms rather than assuming the firm's fund parameters apply.

#9Alyssa Chen

Accelerator Director

AppWorks

Alyssa's operating thesis is that an accelerator should be a practical lab where founders repeatedly test, learn and build with peers, mentors and corporate partners. She leads AppWorks Accelerator pl

Pre-accelerator and acceleratorFounder developmentAlumni and mentor community

#10Vassilis Tziokas

Venture Partner

Big Pi Ventures

Vassilis brings a blockchain ecosystem and go-to-market lens to Big Pi's technology investing. His public work emphasizes the transition from crypto trading toward usable infrastructure: privacy-prese

Big Pi publishes a firm-wide equity-ticket range of €0.5M–€30M across its early-stage and growth funds; its early-stage Fund II described €1M–€3M lead investments. These are firm parameters, not Vassilis's personal allocation range.

SeedEarly StageSeries A

#11Dr. Bilal Baloch

Partner

Shorooq Partners

Bilal backs globally relevant AI companies where technical capability can be translated into real deployment. His operator and value-creation lens emphasizes more than capital: access to compute, data

No personal check range is publicly disclosed. Shorooq's official equity strategy spans pre-seed through late-stage growth; the Presight–Shorooq AI Fund is a $100M global platform. Treat vehicle size and stage coverage as firm-level context, not Bilal's personal authorization or a promised check size.

Maki's published sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million from day zero; this is a firm round-size criterion, not Paavo's personal check range. Fund III is the active new-investment vehicle, with selective follow-ons from older funds.

#12Paavo Räisänen

General Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Paavo backs Nordic deep-tech founders at their first institutional round when a radical scientific or engineering advance can overhaul an industry. He requires a credible technical foundation, balance

Maki's sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million; this describes the firm's target round, not Wilson's personal authority. He sources and evaluates opportunities within that day-zero mandate.

#13Wilson Tukiainen

Investment Manager

Maki.vc (Web3)

Wilson sources and evaluates Nordic first-round opportunities across Maki's sector-agnostic mandate, with a research-driven lens and responsibility for ESG development. His first publicly attributed 2

No standard personal ticket is published. Shorooq describes Nahda as flexible, tailored debt financing for high-growth and established MENA businesses. Public examples include $15M for Abhi and $12.5M for The Box, but those transactions are examples—not a stated minimum, maximum or personal range.

#14Nathan Kwon

Partner

Shorooq Partners

Nathan uses tailored private credit to fill the financing gap left by conservative banks and to help technology companies reach their next growth milestone with less equity dilution. His underwriting

Growth StageSeries B+Established Companies

#15Josh Wolfe

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Lux Capital

'Atoms, not bits.' The biggest opportunities are in companies that manipulate the physical world, not just software. Willing to fund multi-year R&D timelines. Just raised the firm's largest fund ever

$1M-$50M+

No personal check range is published. Shorooq invests regionally from idea/pre-seed through late-stage growth via different vehicles. Founders should identify the stage-appropriate fund and not infer a check size from Yousef's Partner title or from announced company rounds.

#16Yousef Albabtain

Partner

Shorooq Partners

Yousef backs technology businesses that can become durable leaders in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region. His public portfolio and Intelmatix commentary point to a value-investor lens: strong foun

No current personal check range: Aristos is Partner Emeritus and an official 2025 biography says he is not involved with Big Pi's later funds. Big Pi's current platform range is €0.5M–€30M across funds, but should not be attributed to him.

#17Aristos Doxiadis

Partner Emeritus

Big Pi Ventures

Aristos' historical investment lens combines strong technology, team, and market position with realistic commercialization targets. He favors research-based ventures that can bridge academia and indus

Maki Fund III currently states €300K–€3M initial tickets in pre-seed and seed rounds below €5M, with follow-on reserves. This is the active firm's range, not Ilkka's personal or current new-deal authority; his stated remit focuses on existing portfolio companies.

#18Ilkka Kivimäki

Founding Partner & Advisor of Maki.vc

Maki.vc (Web3)

Ilkka co-built Maki around entrepreneurial DNA, technical depth, non-consensus first-round decisions and Nordic founders with global category ambition. His documented portfolio work spans gaming, smar

Pre-SeedSeedFirst Institutional Round

#19Nick Kalliagkopoulos

Partner

Big Pi Ventures

Nick sees biology and robotics as major technology waves and looks for companies using high-quality real-world data, deep technical capability, and customer evidence to automate tasks previously consi

Firm-wide: Big Pi publishes €0.5M–€30M equity tickets across early-stage and growth funds; its dedicated Growth I strategy leads €7M–€20M+ investments. The site does not publish Nick's personal range, so stage and fund fit must be confirmed per opportunity.

First Round's published firm-wide initial checks are typically $1M–$7M, averaging about $3.5M; it has participated in rounds from $100K to $20M. No personal range or signing authority is published for Maggie.

#20Maggie Basta

Investor

First Round Capital

Maggie's documented lens is research depth: she respects founders who do the work required to understand a problem at first principles and prefers to dig alongside them. Her technical background in si

AngelPre-SeedSeed

#21Beata Enwall

Investment Manager

Norrsken Impact Fund

Beata sources impact-driven technology across the Nordics and France, with declared interests in climate, energy and women's health. Her public 2026 outlook extends that lens to differentiated data fo

Norrsken VC publicly states €1M–€10M early-stage and growth tickets. It is a firm-level range, not evidence of Beata's personal signing authority.

Firm-wide: Big Pi publishes equity tickets of €0.5M–€30M across its early-stage and growth funds. The current site does not publish Marco's personal range, so the platform range should not be treated as a standard partner check.

#22Marco Veremis

Partner

Big Pi Ventures

Marco backs exceptional teams with Greek or Southeast European leverage that can become global technology leaders. His operator history and portfolio favor products with technology at the core, defens

Not applicable to Selim's documented Shorooq role. He structures vehicles, manages institutional relationships, facilitates co-investments and advises portfolio companies. He separately founded Ghodwa Ventures, an early-stage Tunisian deep-tech angel syndicate, but no ticket range is public and that activity must not be conflated with Shorooq capital.

#23Selim Tira

Associate Director

Shorooq Partners

Selim works on the connective tissue between investment vehicles, institutional capital and portfolio execution. His Shorooq role emphasizes structuring and launching funds, co-investment, investor re

Fund formationCapital formationCo-investment

#24Yvonne Nagawa

Founding Partner and COO

Black Seed VC

Yvonne Nagawa invests or supports investments through Black Seed VC's published strategy: Back globally ambitious British tech and tech-enabled companies with at least one Black co-founder, pairing ca

£100K-£400K initial commitments, as published by Black Seed.

R1 Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#25Grant Berliner

Associate, Investments

R1 Capital

Grant Berliner invests or supports investments through R1 Capital's published strategy: Back technically advantaged, capital-efficient companies in large scalable markets and support founders from pro

£250K-£1M, as published by Ada Ventures.

#26Ben Norton

Venture Partner, Talent

Ada Ventures

Ben Norton is listed in a Venture Partner, Talent capacity at Ada Ventures. The official roster does not establish a personal investment mandate for this role; the firm's strategy is included only as

Pre-Seed

#27Nicole Emanuel

Partner and Chief Financial Officer

Offline Ventures

Nicole Emanuel is listed in a Partner and Chief Financial Officer capacity at Offline Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that

Offline Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

R1 Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#28Parker MacDonell

Venture Partner

R1 Capital

Parker MacDonell invests or supports investments through R1 Capital's published strategy: Back technically advantaged, capital-efficient companies in large scalable markets and support founders from p

Firm-wide: Big Pi publishes equity tickets of €0.5M–€30M across its early-stage and growth funds. The current site does not publish Alex's personal range or the early-stage fund's narrower ticket policy, so the full platform range should not be read as his standard check.

#29Alex Eleftheriadis

Partner

Big Pi Ventures

Alex backs research- and engineering-led companies that start with a real problem, create defensible technical capability or intellectual property, and translate inventions into globally useful produc

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#30Nicole Stump

Executive Assistant

Ensemble VC

Nicole Stump is listed in a Executive Assistant capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role distincti

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#31Rooney Pitchford

Director, Operations

Ensemble VC

Rooney Pitchford is listed in a Director, Operations capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role dist

Transitions First does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.

#32Kasra Pezeshki

Venture Partner

Transitions First

Kasra Pezeshki invests or supports investments through Transitions First's published strategy: Bridge deep-tech founders and corporations to scale sustainable industrial production, with focus on net-

Transitions First does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.

#33Linda Maduwura

Chief Financial Officer

Transitions First

Linda Maduwura is listed in a Chief Financial Officer capacity at Transitions First. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distin

Transitions First does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.

#34Marianne Abib-Pech

Managing Partner

Transitions First

Marianne Abib-Pech invests or supports investments through Transitions First's published strategy: Bridge deep-tech founders and corporations to scale sustainable industrial production, with focus on

Transitions First does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.

#35Joanna Ridgway

Venture Partner

Transitions First

Joanna Ridgway invests or supports investments through Transitions First's published strategy: Bridge deep-tech founders and corporations to scale sustainable industrial production, with focus on net-

Offline Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#36Yuri Namikawa

Investment Partner

Offline Ventures

Yuri Namikawa invests or supports investments through Offline Ventures's published strategy: Back unusual founders and human-serving technology at pre-seed and seed, sometimes incubating in-house and

Offline Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#37Michael Tan

Fund Controller

Offline Ventures

Michael Tan is listed in a Fund Controller capacity at Offline Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and us

$1M-$3M initial investments, as published by Indicator Ventures.

#38Geoff Bernstein

General Partner

Indicator Ventures

Geoff Bernstein invests or supports investments through Indicator Ventures's published strategy: Seed a small number of relentless founders across fintech, healthcare, commerce, vertical AI and emergi

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#39Devin Beckwith

Defense Specialist, Investments

Ensemble VC

Devin Beckwith invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage

$1M-$3M initial investments, as published by Indicator Ventures.

#40Baiyin Murphy

General Partner

Indicator Ventures

Baiyin Murphy invests or supports investments through Indicator Ventures's published strategy: Seed a small number of relentless founders across fintech, healthcare, commerce, vertical AI and emerging

€200K-€700K initially, with up to €1.2M per company including follow-ons.

#41Adam Janczewski

Venture Partner

Kogito Ventures

Adam Janczewski invests or supports investments through Kogito Ventures's published strategy: Be an early investor in highly scalable, defensible companies with a Polish nexus, across sectors and elig

$100K-$2M, typically $500K-$1M, as published by Embark Ventures.

#42Yipeng Zhao

General Partner

Embark Ventures

Yipeng Zhao invests or supports investments through Embark Ventures's published strategy: Back ambitious U.S. and Canadian teams whose proprietary deep technology creates a defensible advantage in tra

#43Manjari Chandran-Ramesh

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Manjari Chandran-Ramesh invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and mac

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

H Ventures does not publish a firm or person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#44Donghyun Jin

Founder and Managing Partner

H Ventures

Donghyun evaluates deep technology through firsthand engineering and commercialization experience spanning semiconductor devices, advanced manufacturing and AI software. He emphasizes technical founda

Early StageGrowth StagePre-IPO

#45Nick Kingsbury

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Nick Kingsbury invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine inte

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

€200K-€700K initially, with up to €1.2M per company including follow-ons.

#46Piotr Pajda

Venture Partner

Kogito Ventures

Piotr Pajda invests or supports investments through Kogito Ventures's published strategy: Be an early investor in highly scalable, defensible companies with a Polish nexus, across sectors and eligible

$250K-$2.5M initial investments, as published by Array Ventures.

#47Elias Torres

Team Member

Array Ventures

Elias Torres is listed in a Team Member capacity at Array Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and uses th

InceptionPre-SeedSeed

#48Alexia Tok

Associate

Cocoon Capital

Alexia Tok invests or supports investments through Cocoon Capital's published strategy: Lead pre-seed and seed rounds for enterprise and deep-technology startups across Southeast Asia and adjacent Asi

$500K-$1.5M initial investments, as published by Cocoon Capital.

Transitions First does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.

#49Daniel Fidler

Venture Partner

Transitions First

Daniel Fidler invests or supports investments through Transitions First's published strategy: Bridge deep-tech founders and corporations to scale sustainable industrial production, with focus on net-z

£100K-£400K initial commitments, as published by Black Seed.

#50Jonathan (JB) Bullock

Investment Partner

Black Seed VC

Jonathan (JB) Bullock invests or supports investments through Black Seed VC's published strategy: Back globally ambitious British tech and tech-enabled companies with at least one Black co-founder, pa

R1 Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#51Melinda Gloriosa

Vice President, Investments

R1 Capital

Melinda Gloriosa invests or supports investments through R1 Capital's published strategy: Back technically advantaged, capital-efficient companies in large scalable markets and support founders from p

R1 Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#52Justin Probst

Vice President, Finance and Operations

R1 Capital

Justin Probst is listed in a Vice President, Finance and Operations capacity at R1 Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves

R1 Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#53Meghan Hoffman

Associate, Life Sciences Investments

R1 Capital

Meghan Hoffman invests or supports investments through R1 Capital's published strategy: Back technically advantaged, capital-efficient companies in large scalable markets and support founders from pro

R1 Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#54Riley Shelton

Associate, Investments

R1 Capital

Riley Shelton invests or supports investments through R1 Capital's published strategy: Back technically advantaged, capital-efficient companies in large scalable markets and support founders from proo

Stout Street Capital does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

#55Clay Gordon

General Partner

Stout Street Capital

Clay Gordon invests or supports investments through Stout Street Capital's published strategy: Be an early institutional partner to deep-technology companies in Colorado, the Rocky Mountain region and

#56Caroline Trant Chambers

Director, Partnerships and Capital Formation

Ensemble VC

Caroline Trant Chambers is listed in a Director, Partnerships and Capital Formation capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile th

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

Stout Street Capital does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

#57Duncan McBranch

Chief Science Officer

Stout Street Capital

Duncan McBranch is listed in a Chief Science Officer capacity at Stout Street Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role dist

R1 Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#58Wayne Embree

Venture Partner

R1 Capital

Wayne Embree invests or supports investments through R1 Capital's published strategy: Back technically advantaged, capital-efficient companies in large scalable markets and support founders from proof

Worldbuild does not publish a standard check-size range on its current official site.

#59Sumeet Singh

Founder and General Partner

Worldbuild

Sumeet Singh invests or supports investments through Worldbuild's published strategy: Partner early with creative technologists building original, technically ambitious companies across compute, AI, e

$1M-$3M initial investments, as published by Indicator Ventures.

#60Marissa Grey

Head of Talent

Indicator Ventures

Marissa Grey is listed in a Head of Talent capacity at Indicator Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and

€200K-€700K initially, with up to €1.2M per company including follow-ons.

#61Piotr Smoleń

Venture Partner

Kogito Ventures

Piotr Smoleń invests or supports investments through Kogito Ventures's published strategy: Be an early investor in highly scalable, defensible companies with a Polish nexus, across sectors and eligibl

R1 Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#62Kim Garland

Venture Partner

R1 Capital

Kim Garland invests or supports investments through R1 Capital's published strategy: Back technically advantaged, capital-efficient companies in large scalable markets and support founders from proof

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

#63Amelia Armour

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Amelia Armour invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine intel

€200K-€700K initially, with up to €1.2M per company including follow-ons.

#64Piotr Wawrysiuk

Venture Partner

Kogito Ventures

Piotr Wawrysiuk invests or supports investments through Kogito Ventures's published strategy: Be an early investor in highly scalable, defensible companies with a Polish nexus, across sectors and elig

#65Prof. Sir Tony Kouzarides

Venture Partner and Resident Knight

Fifty Years

Prof. Sir Tony Kouzarides invests or supports investments through Fifty Years's published strategy: Back scientist-founders using deep technology to solve major problems in climate, disease, connectiv

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

#66Ania Scigalska

Chief of Staff to Seth Bannon

Fifty Years

Ania Scigalska is listed in a Chief of Staff to Seth Bannon capacity at Fifty Years. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distin

€200K-€700K initially, with up to €1.2M per company including follow-ons.

#67Wojciech Sadowski

Venture Partner

Kogito Ventures

Wojciech Sadowski invests or supports investments through Kogito Ventures's published strategy: Be an early investor in highly scalable, defensible companies with a Polish nexus, across sectors and el

Offline Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#68Katie Halimi

Operating Partner

Offline Ventures

Katie Halimi invests or supports investments through Offline Ventures's published strategy: Back unusual founders and human-serving technology at pre-seed and seed, sometimes incubating in-house and c

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

#69Sam Gooch

Personal Assistant

Amadeus Capital Partners

Sam Gooch is listed in a Personal Assistant capacity at Amadeus Capital Partners. The official roster does not establish a personal investment mandate for this role; the firm's strategy is included on

$250K-$2.5M initial investments, as published by Array Ventures.

#70Shruti Gandhi

Founder and Managing Partner

Array Ventures

Shruti Gandhi invests or supports investments through Array Ventures's published strategy: Back technically ambitious founders at inception across AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, healthtech, fintech

InceptionPre-SeedSeed

#71Michael Bonsu

Fund Controller

Black Seed VC

Michael Bonsu is listed in a Fund Controller capacity at Black Seed VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role distinctio

£100K-£400K initial commitments, as published by Black Seed.

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#72Lilly Vernor

Product Lead, Data Team

Ensemble VC

Lilly Vernor is listed in a Product Lead, Data Team capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role disti

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

#73Tom Weatherall

Associate

Amadeus Capital Partners

Tom Weatherall invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine inte

Indico's live technology mandate states mostly Pre-Seed through Series A investments of €500K–€10M, with selective Series B/C participation. This is the firm's range rather than João's personal authority; founders should confirm vehicle, initial ticket and reserves.

#74João Pedro Roque

Principal

Indico Capital

João evaluates Southern European technology companies through a combined engineering, investment-banking, private-equity and venture lens. The documented firm mandate favors globally ambitious founder

Indico currently publishes €500K–€10M technology investments, mostly from Pre-Seed through Series A with selective Series B/C. This is the live firm range, not Rui's personal check authority; exact sizing and vehicle should be confirmed directly.

#75Rui Jerónimo

Principal

Indico Capital

Rui brings long-running Portuguese institutional venture experience to Indico's early-stage Southern European technology mandate. Public evidence supports a broad rather than narrow personal sector re

Indico's current technology range is €500K–€10M, mostly Pre-Seed through Series A and selectively Series B/C. This is firm-level guidance, not Rui's personal commitment range; founders should confirm the applicable fund, initial size and reserves.

#76Rui Rodrigues

Partner

Indico Capital

Rui combines venture investing with transaction and corporate-finance discipline. Within Indico's mandate, that supports globally ambitious Southern European technology companies from early validation

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

#77Pierre Socha

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Pierre Socha invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine intell

$3M-$5M initial investments, as published by Root Ventures.

#78Kane Hsieh

Partner

Root Ventures

Kane Hsieh invests or supports investments through Root Ventures's published strategy: Lead initial funding for technically ambitious founders pursuing new opportunities in hardware, software infrastr

$500K-$1.5M initial investments, as published by Cocoon Capital.

#79Sia Zong Xi

Partner

Cocoon Capital

Sia Zong Xi invests or supports investments through Cocoon Capital's published strategy: Lead pre-seed and seed rounds for enterprise and deep-technology startups across Southeast Asia and adjacent As

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

#80Ben Okumu

Reporting Manager

Amadeus Capital Partners

Ben Okumu is listed in a Reporting Manager capacity at Amadeus Capital Partners. The official roster does not establish a personal investment mandate for this role; the firm's strategy is included onl

No personal check range is published. Khosla's Seed Fund finances science and business-model experiments, while its Main Fund invests from early to later stages; historical firm commentary described many seed investments around $1M–$2M. These are firm-level guideposts, not Alice's authority.

#81Alice Brooks

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Alice invests in deep technology and sustainability, informed by mechanical engineering, consumer hardware, and her experience taking a physical product from idea to thousands of retail locations. She

Stout Street Capital does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

#82John Francis

General Partner

Stout Street Capital

John Francis invests or supports investments through Stout Street Capital's published strategy: Be an early institutional partner to deep-technology companies in Colorado, the Rocky Mountain region an

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

#83James Baker

Principal

Amadeus Capital Partners

James Baker invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine intelli

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

#84Ueli Friedli

Head of Finance

Fifty Years

Ueli Friedli is listed in a Head of Finance capacity at Fifty Years. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and uses t

£100K-£400K initial commitments, as published by Black Seed.

#85Leonie Thomas

Investment Associate

Black Seed VC

Leonie Thomas invests or supports investments through Black Seed VC's published strategy: Back globally ambitious British tech and tech-enabled companies with at least one Black co-founder, pairing ca

€200K-€700K initially, with up to €1.2M per company including follow-ons.

#86Tomasz Bolek

Partner and CFO

Kogito Ventures

Tomasz Bolek invests or supports investments through Kogito Ventures's published strategy: Be an early investor in highly scalable, defensible companies with a Polish nexus, across sectors and eligibl

PuffinVC does not publish a direct check-size range. Its emerging-manager program targets first- and second-time funds under $50M.

#87Shafin Damani

Founder and Managing Partner

PuffinVC

Shafin runs two complementary strategies: direct pre-seed and seed investing in durable companies, and fund-of-funds partnerships with first- and second-time emerging managers under $50M. He emphasize

Pre-SeedSeedEmerging Managers

#88Katie Mishra

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Katie works at the company-formation boundary, incubating and backing early deep-tech and consumer ideas. Her experience spans satellites, AI research, consumer-company formation, entertainment partne

No personal check range is published. Khosla's Seed Fund supports technical and business-model experiments and may incubate companies; historical firm commentary described many seed investments around $1M–$2M. The Main Fund covers larger early and later rounds. These are firm-level references only.

IncubationPre-SeedSeed

#89Pat Burtis

Partner

Amadeus Capital Partners

Pat Burtis invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine intellig

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

H Ventures does not publish a firm or person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#90Jongwoo Ryu

Founder and Partner

H Ventures

Jongwoo focuses on biohealthcare businesses whose scientific value can be protected through strong global IP strategy. His diligence lens spans drug platforms, cell and gene therapies, medical AI, lic

Early StageGrowth StagePre-IPO

#91Nicola Anderson

Head of HR

Amadeus Capital Partners

Nicola Anderson invests or supports investments through Amadeus Capital Partners's published strategy: Invest from seed through growth in deep technology that advances human, planetary and machine int

Amadeus Capital Partners does not publish one standard check-size range across its strategies.

R1 Capital does not publish a standard person-specific check-size range on its current website.

#92Srini Koushik

Venture Partner, AI

R1 Capital

Srini Koushik invests or supports investments through R1 Capital's published strategy: Back technically advantaged, capital-efficient companies in large scalable markets and support founders from proo

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#93Conrad Shang

Founder and Venture Partner

Ensemble VC

Conrad Shang invests or supports investments through Ensemble VC's published strategy: Use proprietary data and software to identify exceptional startup teams, then provide concentrated early-stage su

Up to $250K in pre-seed and seed rounds, as published by Banana Capital.

#94Turner Novak

Founder and General Partner

Banana Capital

Turner Novak invests or supports investments through Banana Capital's published strategy: Back resilient, obsessed founders with a non-obvious insight, defensible distribution, credible revenue prospe

$3M-$5M initial investments, as published by Root Ventures.

#95Chrissy Meyer

Partner

Root Ventures

Chrissy Meyer invests or supports investments through Root Ventures's published strategy: Lead initial funding for technically ambitious founders pursuing new opportunities in hardware, software infra

Offline Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#96Hannah Martin

Chief of Staff

Offline Ventures

Hannah Martin is listed in a Chief of Staff capacity at Offline Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and u

Offline Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#97Max Ventilla

Entrepreneur in Residence

Offline Ventures

Max Ventilla is listed in a Entrepreneur in Residence capacity at Offline Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinc

Fifty Years does not publish a standard check-size range on its current website.

#98Seth Bannon

Founding Partner

Fifty Years

Seth Bannon invests or supports investments through Fifty Years's published strategy: Back scientist-founders using deep technology to solve major problems in climate, disease, connectivity and nutrit

Ensemble does not publish a standard person-specific check range on its current website.

#99Nesta Lenhert-Scholer

Principal Software Engineer, Data Team

Ensemble VC

Nesta Lenhert-Scholer is listed in a Principal Software Engineer, Data Team capacity at Ensemble VC. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore

Offline Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#100Matt Fischer

Venture Partner

Offline Ventures

Matt Fischer invests or supports investments through Offline Ventures's published strategy: Back unusual founders and human-serving technology at pre-seed and seed, sometimes incubating in-house and c