Building a
founder-minded
community
From first-time founders to seasoned execs, our events connect builders, backers, and co-investors across the AI landscape.
open doors
Founders and backers, in one room
We bring the community together across the country — small rooms where builders meet the operators and co-investors who can help them move faster.
Sixty operators behind every founder
Our Expert LP Network includes 60 exited founders and executives from across the AI, tech and financial communities — and they show up for our portfolio.
Exited founders and executives from across the AI, tech and financial communities — on call for the founders we back.
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Scout deals
They actively source and surface the founders worth backing before anyone else is looking.
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Provide advice
Hard-won operating experience, shared directly with founders at the moments that matter.
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Assist with diligence
Deep domain knowledge that sharpens our conviction and pressure-tests every thesis.
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Open doors
Warm introductions that unlock first hires, first customers, and the next round for our founders.
Building in Vertical AI? Come find your people.
Pitch us what you’re building. If it’s a fit, you’ll join a community of founders, backers, and 60 operators who’ve done it before.
Pitch us →team@thefounder.vc · Seattle + SF Bay Area