Designer Fund is a venture capital firm founded by designers that invests between $100K and $1M in early-stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainability, or prosperity. Its portfolio includes companies such as Stripe, Gusto, and Omada Health.

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.

Spike Ventures — Alumni Ventures fund for the Stanford University community. Co-invests alongside top VCs in Stanford University-affiliated companies. Part of Alumni Ventures platform ($1.5B AUM, Manchester NH).

Enterprise/B2B focused accelerator. ~5% acceptance. 600+ companies. Defense-adjacent and deep tech portfolio.

Goodwater Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Burlingame, California, focused exclusively on consumer technology investing. Founded in 2014, the firm empowers entrepreneurs globally and has backed companies with a combined market value exceeding $157 billion.

Legendary Sand Hill Road VC. Google, Amazon, Genentech, Figma, Anthropic, Rippling, Harvey. Current leadership: Mamoon Hamid, Ilya Fushman. Reinvented under new generation since 2018.

Jason Calacanis's startup ecosystem: accelerator, venture fund, and 10,000+ member angel syndicate. Backed Uber, Robinhood, Calm, Superhuman. 1,000+ companies funded.

Multi-stage global VC. Snap, Affirm, AppDynamics, Mulesoft, OpenGov. $19B AUM. Offices: SF, LA, London, Bangalore, Beijing, Singapore.

Growth PE firm. Focus: financial services, education, business services. Boston HQ.

Iconic early-stage VC. Apple, Google, Oracle, PayPal, YouTube, Airbnb, WhatsApp, Stripe, OpenAI. Managing Partner Roelof Botha. HQ Menlo Park CA.

Strawberry Creek Ventures — Alumni Ventures fund for the UC Berkeley community. Co-invests alongside top VCs in UC Berkeley-affiliated companies. Part of Alumni Ventures platform ($1.5B AUM, Manchester NH).

Menlo Park CA. Early-stage VC focused on enterprise, AI, and frontier technologies. Successor to DFJ (Draper Fisher Jurvetson). Partners: Mo Islam (IQT alum, PNNL, Lockheed Martin, NSF background; Stanford EE + MBA), Heidi Roizen, Andreas Stavropoulos, Bill Bryant. Mo Islam focus: AI infrastructure, frontier tech, deep tech, defense-adjacent. Portfolio: Benepass, EdgeQ (ARM-based 5G chip), Elementary, Freeform, OpsLevel, Parasail, Yellowbrick Data, Moonlake, Zoox (acquired by Amazon), Imagen (acquired by Google), Atomwise, Mythic (analog AI chips), Upside Foods. Deep IQT network — Mo Islam conducted CIA technical diligence at IQT. Also held roles at Intel. [merged from 1373]: Venture capital firm formerly known as DFJ Venture. San Francisco CA. Focus: enterprise, AI, frontier technologies. Mo Islam is General Partner. Portfolio: Benepass, EdgeQ, Elementary, Freeform, OpsLevel, Parasail, Yellowbrick Data, Atomwise, Imagen, Mythic, Upside Foods, Zoox.

World's most influential startup accelerator. $500K for ~7% equity. Alumni: Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase, Dropbox, DoorDash, Reddit, OpenAI. CEO Garry Tan. SF/Mountain View CA.