Our founders
"I'm a solo founder, so their support has been a gamechanger. They are my first call."
Michelle Lee, PhD - CEO, Medra"Single highest value add investors on our cap table so far."
Banks Hunter - CEO, Charge Robotics"Having Ali, Kanjun and Josh on your cap table is a superpower. They're incredibly trustworthy, high integrity and super-smart operators. More than anything, they're good people that take good care of their founders."
Niya Dragova - CEO, Candor"I have consistently felt supported by Kanjun, Ali and the whole team at Outset. I really value being able to turn to them when wading through some of the stickier, harder founder experience, and know it will be met with actionable advice and nonjudgmental support."
Justine Palefsky - Co-Founder, KindredOur backers
Drew Houston
Co-founder, Dropbox
Adam D'Angelo
Co-founder, Quora
Arash Ferdowsi
Co-founder, Dropbox
Jonathan Frankle, PhD
Chief Scientist, MosaicML
Dorothy Chou
Head of Public Affairs, Deepmind
Kevin Hartz
Co-founder, Eventbrite
Joshua Ma
Co-founder, Airplane; former CTO, Benchling
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Co-founder, Dreamworks
Our team
Together, we — Kanjun, Ali, and Josh — write anywhere between $25-500K checks into pre-seed, seed, and Series A companies.
We are interested in markets that are new and growing or where there has been a recent change that opens up new opportunities, such as AI, deeptech, and future of work.
We also love bringing people together — for potlucks, small group dinners, or fireside chats. In the past, our events have included a four-week Builder Hour series for those thinking about starting something new, a happy hour for women in STEM, a dinner for biotech founders, and a Q&A with Andrej Karpathy.
If you're based in the Bay or visit the area, get added to the list for future events HERE.