
Investor
Also Capital
- AI
- Defense
- Energy
- Industrials
- Space
HQ: San Francisco
Overview
Invests early in founders tackling hard problems, helping portfolio companies recruit initial teams and prepare to raise follow-on capital from later investors.
Part of the San Francisco ecosystem
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