Design Advisor
Basis Set VenturesCheck size: $1M-$3M is common, with published checks ranging from a few hundred thousand dollars to more than $9M.
Kurt Varner is listed in a Design Advisor capacity at Basis Set Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and uses the firm's mandate only as shared context.
Technical, mission-driven teams with an AI-native product, a strong learning loop and a credible path to category leadership.
Companies without meaningful AI-native differentiation, venture-scale ambition or an early-stage fit are less aligned with the published strategy.
Explain the AI-native architecture, data or workflow moat, user-value loop, team advantage and why a $1M-$3M partnership is the right next step.
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Kurt Varner is a current Design Advisor at Basis Set Ventures, according to the firm's official roster. No additional biography is inferred where the firm does not publish one in the roster context.