Best VCs for Internet

USV states that the firm writes $1 million to $30 million checks from the earliest stages onward. It does not publish Brad's personal range or authority; investments are discussed by the full partnership and decided collectively without a vote.

#3Brad Burnham

Co-Founder and Venture Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Brad's published investing work centers on preserving the internet's permissionless, generative character. He has backed open communications and data infrastructure, decentralized protocols with incen

$250K–$1M indicated by current investor directories, with roughly $500K described as a sweet spot. Eterna's own live site confirms a global, early-stage mandate but does not publish a check range, so founders should verify current size, reserves, instrument and lead appetite directly. Eterna has publicly co-led at least one pre-seed round (Stoffel Labs).

#4Nassim Olive

Co-Founder & General Partner

Eterna Capital

Nassim invests where decentralized protocols, programmable value layers and AI-native infrastructure converge to reshape the internet. His work connects crypto's ownership and market primitives to bro

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

#5Michael Rinko

Associate

Colosseum

Michael's lens combines markets research with Colosseum's tournament-style venture funnel: use global hackathons and four-week build sprints to observe which founders ship, learn and attract users bef

Colosseum's published accelerator investment is $250K pre-seed for accepted teams; it is a program-level standard, not Michael's personal discretionary check. Current materials say hackathon winners are interviewed and considered, with accepted teams receiving capital, mentorship and network access. Earlier official content described 7% terms; founders must verify the current instrument, percentage and token/equity structure.

Pre-seedHackathon to acceleratorInitial product sprint

#6Ali Tabibian

Founder and Partner

GTK Partners

Ali works where technical systems, strategic finance and corporate transactions meet. GTK's work spans private growth companies, corporations and financial sponsors, with particular expertise in softw

GTK is primarily a corporate advisory firm and does not publish an Ali-specific venture check range. Ali has disclosed individual technology investments, but those do not establish a repeatable allocation mandate. Companies should clarify whether they seek advisory work, financing support or an investment.

Growth-company advisoryMergers and acquisitionsCapital formation

#7Mason Nystrom

Partner

Pantera Capital

Mason is an application-layer investor looking for products that use crypto coordination and ownership to change how large groups of people interact. His work emphasizes stablecoins as global payment

No person-specific check size is publicly disclosed. Pantera's published venture approach typically invests from Seed through Series B and aims to lead or co-lead; founders should confirm fit rather than infer a check from third-party databases.

No personal check range or decision authority is published. Paradigm invests from first check through public markets, but Caitlin's current collaborator status and the firm's capital base do not establish an individual check size.

#8Caitlin Pintavorn

Venture Partner

Paradigm

Caitlin is a Paradigm venture partner and Stripe zero-to-one strategist whose published investment perspective centers on crypto's ability to improve online coordination and create internet-native eco

No current personal check range or new-investment authority is published. Steven's official Board Partner profile emphasizes operational and board support; First Round's firm-wide check range should not be attributed to him personally.

#9Steven Aldrich

Board Partner

First Round Capital

Steven helps companies make consequential decisions quickly despite incomplete information, test the result in the real world, and learn with a beginner's mindset. His operating history spans founding

Existing Portfolio SupportGrowth and ScaleBoard and Advisory

#10Ching Tseng

Investment Director

AppWorks

Ching backs global Web3 founders and infrastructure that can make decentralized systems useful, secure, and accessible at scale. Her work emphasizes founder vision, determination, domain expertise, an

Firm-level: AppWorks publishes a US$200K to US$15M per-deal range across Seed through Series C, with capacity to lead or follow and reserve capital for follow-ons. This is not Ching's personal allocation range.

No personal check-size range is published. Khosla Ventures invests from seed through growth, but fund assets and portfolio round sizes are not David's personal minimum or maximum.

#11David Weiden

Founding Partner and Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

David backs internet software and services with the potential to become large, durable businesses. His operator writing emphasizes product-management accountability, quantitative decision-making, and

SeedEarly StageSeries A

#12Jessica Liu

Partner

AppWorks

Jessica invests across Southeast Asian consumer internet and blockchain, especially where deep technology improves a familiar consumer behavior or unlocks a regional distribution advantage. Her portfo

Firm-level: AppWorks publishes a US$200K to US$15M per-deal range across Seed through Series C, with capacity to lead or follow and reserve capital for follow-ons. This is not Jessica's personal allocation range.

No John-specific check range is public. DST Global is known for large growth-stage internet investments, but historical firm deal sizes or assets should not be converted into a personal allocation promise. Founders should confirm current stage, geography and round fit directly.

#13John Lindfors

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

DST Global

John's documented investment record centers on globally scaling internet and consumer-technology platforms. Public profiles associate him with DST investments in Spotify, JD.com and Didi and exits or

Growth StageLate StageGlobal internet scale-up

#14Sonya Huang

Partner

Sequoia Capital

The defining voice of Sequoia's AI thesis and arguably the most influential AI investor-thinker in Silicon Valley. Co-authors a series of landmark essays with Pat Grady that have become the canonical

$500K-$50M+ (stage dependent)

Firm-level: AppWorks publishes a US$200K to US$15M per-deal range across Seed through Series C, with capacity to lead or follow and reserve capital for follow-ons. This is not Joseph's personal allocation range.

#15Joseph Chan

Partner

AppWorks

Joseph's role is centered on the financial and operating foundation around an investment: portfolio management, fundraising structure, investor alignment, and Japan-Taiwan ecosystem access. His publis

Electric Capital publicly advertises firm-level checks of $1M–$15M+ from pre-seed through Series A. No personal range or unilateral authority is disclosed for Geoff, so that firm range should be treated as routing context rather than his individual ticket.

#16Geoff YuHasker

Investor

Electric Capital

Geoff brings mechanism design, computational finance and systems engineering to frontier-technology investing. His work on ad auctions, algorithmic trading, rates derivatives and the SCION internet ar

#17Sri Peddu

General Partner

Powerhouse Ventures

Sri Peddu invests or supports investments through Powerhouse Ventures's published strategy: Back daring early-stage founders in high-growth, technology-driven B2B SaaS and consumer internet markets an

#18Yashika Choudhary

Investment Analyst

Powerhouse Ventures

Yashika Choudhary invests or supports investments through Powerhouse Ventures's published strategy: Back daring early-stage founders in high-growth, technology-driven B2B SaaS and consumer internet ma

#19Rajas Neve

Investment Associate

Powerhouse Ventures

Rajas Neve invests or supports investments through Powerhouse Ventures's published strategy: Back daring early-stage founders in high-growth, technology-driven B2B SaaS and consumer internet markets a

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

#20Nate Williams

Founder and Managing Partner of Union Peak and Union Labs

Union Labs

Nate Williams invests or supports investments through Union Labs's published strategy: Back early physical-AI and deep-technology companies that sense, reason and act, bridging lab innovation to comme

No Bill-specific check range is public. Craft's current portfolio attributes investments to him across angel, seed and later venture/growth rounds, but round labels and company financing totals do not establish his personal or fund check size. Confirm vehicle, ownership target and lead appetite directly.

#21Bill Lee

Co-founder & Venture Partner

Craft Ventures

Bill's record reflects a founder-led approach to category creation across internet platforms, mobile virtual goods, institutional crypto and frontier technology. His operating history at Remarq, Socia

AngelSeedVenture

#22Chris Kim

Co-Founder of Union Labs

Union Labs

Chris Kim invests or supports investments through Union Labs's published strategy: Back early physical-AI and deep-technology companies that sense, reason and act, bridging lab innovation to commercia

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

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

#23Annie Le

Operations Partner of Union Peak and Union Labs

Union Labs

Annie Le is listed in a Operations Partner of Union Peak and Union Labs capacity at Union Labs. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; this profile preserves that

YC's live standard deal is $500K for every accepted company: $125K on a post-money SAFE for 7% plus $375K on an uncapped MFN SAFE, with a future participation right. This is YC's program deal, not Brad's personal check, and founders should read the current official terms before applying.

#24Brad Flora

General Partner

Y Combinator

Brad helps very early founders move from idea to a launched product users want, then build the fundraising, hiring and customer-development habits needed to survive. His Perfect Audience background an

IdeaPre-SeedBatch-stage startup

#25Anupama Srinivas

Investment Analyst

Powerhouse Ventures

Anupama Srinivas invests or supports investments through Powerhouse Ventures's published strategy: Back daring early-stage founders in high-growth, technology-driven B2B SaaS and consumer internet mar

#26Kshitij Golwalkar

General Partner

Powerhouse Ventures

Kshitij Golwalkar invests or supports investments through Powerhouse Ventures's published strategy: Back daring early-stage founders in high-growth, technology-driven B2B SaaS and consumer internet ma

#27Nishita Giri

Investment Analyst

Powerhouse Ventures

Nishita Giri invests or supports investments through Powerhouse Ventures's published strategy: Back daring early-stage founders in high-growth, technology-driven B2B SaaS and consumer internet markets

No personal check-size range is published. Craft attributes angel through growth investments and a led Series A to Sky; these are portfolio-stage observations rather than personal check limits.

#28Sky Dayton

Venture Partner

Craft Ventures

Sky backs hard-technology companies that extend connectivity and intelligence into the physical world. His company-building history—from EarthLink and Boingo to Swarm, Ring, and Joby—supports a lens c

AngelSeedSeries A

#29Bill Lee

Venture Partner

Craft Ventures

Bill invests from repeated founder experience at the emergence of new technology and consumer behavior. His official record spans early internet communities, mobile games and virtual goods, institutio

No personal check-size range is public. Craft attributes angel, seed, Series A, and Series B investments to Bill, but those stage examples and company financing totals do not establish individual allocation authority.

AngelSeedSeries A

#30SJ Baek

Principal

Hashed

SJ combines strategic-investment experience in gaming and entertainment with broad early-stage venture diligence and cross-border operating work. His current public activity centers on connecting Kore

No personal or role-specific check range is publicly disclosed. Hashed describes itself as an early, hands-on investor across AI, crypto and frontier technology; founders should confirm vehicle, round and decision process directly rather than infer authority from title.

$200K-$15M at the firm level, from Seed through Series C; AppWorks can lead or follow and reserves capital for follow-ons.

#31Andy Tsai

Partner

AppWorks

Andy focuses on growth-stage technology companies and evaluates them through business-model clarity, competitive strategy, product-market fit, and long-term value creation. His published perspective t

$200K-$15M at the firm level, from Seed through Series C; AppWorks can lead or follow and reserves capital for follow-ons.

#32Nice Cheng

Partner

AppWorks

Nice focuses on growth-stage startups and seasoned founders, bringing a founder-operator lens shaped by building an internet company to profitability and later running strategy and operations after it

No person-specific check size is publicly disclosed. Pantera says its venture strategy typically invests Seed through Series B and leads or co-leads; commercial directory estimates were not used.

#33Matt Gorham

Partner

Pantera Capital

Public evidence supports a Pantera-wide, not Matt-specific, mandate: multi-stage blockchain venture and token exposure with follow-on capital for companies that demonstrate product-market fit. Matt's