FirmsSilicon Valley
3 recordsInvestor / VC
Cake Ventures
● San Francisco, CA
San Francisco CA. Seed-stage VC firm founded by Monique Woodard. Thesis: technology shaped by major demographic changes — aging/longevity, increased spending power of women, majority-minority shift. Portfolio: Blavity, Silvernest, Guaranteed, Pamper, Rares. Previously: Venture Partner 500 Startups (US + sub-Saharan Africa), Venture Scout Lightspeed. SF Mayor's Innovation Fellow. Founded Black Founders (10K+ members). BA Political Science University of Miami. Kauffman Fellow Class 26.
Investor / VC · VC
Khosla Ventures
● MENLO PARK, CA
Vinod Khosla-founded deep tech and AI VC. DoorDash, Affirm, OpenAI, Stripe, Square. "Brutal honesty over hypocritical politeness." 2128 Sand Hill Rd Menlo Park.
Investor / VC · Accelerator
Techstars
● Boulder, CA
Global startup accelerator network. 2,000+ investments. CEO David Cohen (co-founder, returned May 2024). Operates in 27 cities across 9 countries. $500K for ~6% equity.