Our Thesis

Exceptional early talent is the greatest leading indicator of a company’s potential.

Since 2017 our partners have backed or founded companies with over $1B of enterprise value. We’ve taken companies from napkin sketches to thriving businesses, hired world-class talent and raised capital from top-tier investors. From these experiences, we’ve learned how to identify great talent early, allowing us to lean in well before data, revenue, and sometimes even a deck.

Featuring: Radiant
How We Invest

We lead pre-seed rounds in founders who:

  • Are magnets for top-tier talent
  • Have the clear, pragmatic vision needed to build a world-changing company, and
  • Are a ton of fun to be around
Investments

We blend the network of a top-tier fund with the value-add of your most impactful angel.

We tailor founder support to optimize for impact. We can be high touch, high energy, or write a check and get out of the way.

Our Team

Your Partners For The Entire Journey

Since 2017 we have invested in or founded companies with over $1B of enterprise value. We have built engineering teams, shipped hardware and software, and raised hundreds of millions in venture capital. Our partners are in the prime of their career and bring the energy and empathy to help you realize your vision.

Featuring: Treecard (left) and Varda (right)

Mike Annunziata

Managing Partner

Mike is a trusted advisor to founders and superconnector within the venture community. Since 2019, he's helped Also Capital portfolio companies raise over $250M in follow-on capital from Tier 1 venture investors and build early teams with track records of success at venture-backed companies like SpaceX, Palantir, Instacart, and LiveRamp. Mike brings a founder perspective to early-stage investing, often being the first call for founders to celebrate when things are going well and a steadfast supporter in the most challenging times. He spent the last 7 years as co-founder & CEO of Farther Farms--a Series B hardtech startup founded out of Cornell University's food science labs that has been featured in Fast Company, Food Dive, and Green Biz--which provides him a unique perspective into the founder experience.

Mike Annunziata

Will Bruey

Venture Partner

Will is the CEO and Co-founder of Varda Space Industries, the first company commercializing in-space manufacturing for earth-sized markets and backed by Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Caffeinated Capital, and more.

Will Bruey

Colin Smith

Venture Partner

Colin is on the founding team at Vast, a leading private space station developer backed by Stellar and Ripple co-founder, Jed McCaleb.

Colin Smith

Albert Dong

Venture Partner

Albert is the CEO & Founder of Godling, a creative & fundraising studio that has helped companies & funds raise over $3B in the last 3 years.

Albert Dong

Judy Savitskaya

Venture Partner

Judy is a cofounder of Biosphere, a seed stage startup tackling scale up in biomanufacturing.

Judy Savitskaya

Jamie Cox

Venture Partner

Jamie is the CEO & cofounder of Treecard, a climate fintech helping consumers fund decarbonisation.

Jamie Cox
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