Future of Work funds

Building in the future of work? Start with the funds with deep expertise and interest in the space. Start here.
Building in the future of work? Start with the funds with deep expertise and interest in the space. Start here.
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Investing in the first institutional round of investment for software and hardware companies.
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Believes that creating something of true significance starts with seeing things others do not.
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Homebrew is a seed-stage fund that provides operational expertise for entrepreneurs building the bottom-up economy. They invest in mission-driven founders who embrace big – big ideas, big impact, big risk.
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VC fund founded in 2018, investing in early-stage companies and breakout companies. They provide value add by providing proprietary talent and introducing their founders to relevant industry experts.
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Specializes in helping extraordinary seed-stage founders on a mission to improve the health of people and planet.
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Early-stage fund that wants to be with its founders throughout their journey.
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Supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood to the future of work
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Thesis-driven earliest-stage venture capital firm built by founders, experienced operators, nerds, and dreamers obsessed with the future. Their core thesis is that platform companies will deliver outsized, venture-scale returns. Currently investing out of their $67M Fund II.
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Privately owned hedge fund founded in 1999 investing across different sectors.
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LA-based venture fund and startup studio that invests in and incubates companies that offer bold solutions to everyday problems. They especially love to back Los Angeles-based teams, but are happy to partner with visionary entrepreneurs all over the world.
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Invests in early-stage investments in technology companies with conviction since 1970.
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Backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology.
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Investing in crypto networks & platforms building The Ownership Economy
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Loves to invest in scrappy founders w/ a somewhat bootstrap mentality; frugal and resourceful. Hot Sectors: B2B, Fintech, web3, digital health. Not-so-hot sectors: Consumer, marketplaces, e-commerce. They are ok with pre-revenue; earlier is better.
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Called First Round for a reason. Your first money in is one thing. But so are your first hires, your first product and your first customers. They've helped Notion, Roblox, Uber, Square, and 300 others tackle these firsts and more. First round is building the world’s best product for founders who are just getting started.
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Invests in the people, products, and processes that power commerce in the physical and digital world because when you layer technology over daily life, it transforms how the real world works.
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Loves companies that transform how people learn, earn and own. They have a keen eye for founders who know why they care -- because that's an unstoppable force.
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Underdog Labs is a boutique start up accelerator and pre-seed fund. We work with passionate, early stage founders to help them navigate the first success milestones. We are experienced, serial entrepreneurs who work shoulder to shoulder with you and complement our muscle with capital. We are often the first investors for our founding members.
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Invests in companies central to the technology industry and those on the edges of science, society, and culture.
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46 year old VC firm with >$5bn AUM investing in innovation-driven companies.
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BoxGroup is an early-stage investment fund that invests in technology companies.
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Building a better future for the 99%. K50 is partnering with those who refuse to accept the status quo; those who have a vision for how to radically improve daily life for everyone – in our local communities, and around the globe. They invest in the early-stages with an ownership target of 5% - 10%+.
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VC firm backing ambitious founders leveraging the power of community. They believe that the first step is capital but beyond that, they leverage their own community to assist founders on every step of their journey, especially at the earliest stage. Flybridge is currently investing out of their two recently raised fund, totaling $150M.

Flybridge has a straightforward and honest due diligence process that starts with a Phone/Zoom Convo With A Member of Our Investment Team, followed by Follow-ups with individual team members leading the opportunity and potentially 1-2 other investment team members, Due Diligence, Invitation to team meeting if it’s a good fit,Team discussion (internal), Pass/Offer, and then anInvestment

They are committed to making daily, weekly, and monthly checkins focused on recruiting, product, fundraising, and leadership w/ founders they back.
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Focuses on early stage investments in technology companies. Founded by Mike Maples Jr. and Ann Miura-Ko.
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Cross-border early-stage venture connecting the resources and networks of the world’s most valuable and influential venture capital investment markets.
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Early-stage VC fund reducing the racial wealth gap through investments in Black and Latinx founders
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Alumni Ventures Group provides diversified venture portfolios to individual investors who previously haven't had access to VC.
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Led by investors including Micah Rosenbloom, David Frankel & Eric Paley, Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital fund that helps entrepreneurs build their businesses.
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Seed specialists that partner with founders at the earliest stages to turn great ideas into category-defining companies. Pear VC is a top-performing fund. In the last decade, they have had 3 IPOs, 8 companies valued over $1B, and hav emany more category-defining companies in the making.
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VC fund led by notable investors including Howard Morgan backing global entrepreneurs in the field of information technology.
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Lattice invests in entrepreneurs who personally understand the problems they plan to solve. Building a lasting business requires a big vision, backed by strong skills and insights and a rooted passion in the outcome is key.
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Invests in exceptional founders primarily outside of large tech ecosystems, earlier than everyone else. There are two types of founders that get them excited: those who have thought a lot about and executed on customer acquisition, and, those building products in markets that are often overlooked. These founders are out-of-the-box thinkers, which is critical to success.
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Invests in groundbreaking startups with diverse teams, building modern solutions to modern problems in the biotech and software industries. Realist Ventures are not seeking investments in food, consumer goods, and hardware at the moment.
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Overkill Ventures is a Nordic-based angel fund. We invest as early as angel investors do, however, have the resources, know-how and network to help startups get to product-market fit and scale from there.
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An early-stage VC firm led by a team with operating and investing experience looking to enable the future of the Metaverse and develop frontier tech to better the world!
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Believes that learning, and labor—also known as EdTech and the Future of Work—are the next horizon in changing the world.
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An early-stage venture capital firm championing unexpected founders.
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We back ambitious founders who actively seek to change the status quo.
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Provides strategic counsel and operational expertise to help founders grow their companies.
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Fund established by operators for operators.
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Early-stage, multi-thematic firm investing in purpose-driven founders reimagining the building blocks of life and society.
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Backs early-stage startups working in the digital redesign of the everyday economy, usually before meaningful traction.
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Freestyle has been investing for over 12 years and was one of the first firms started by Founders. Their GPs, Dave & Jenny each have over 25 years in tech, both successfully exiting multiple times. Freestyle boasts a portfolio of 130+ companies.
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Global venture capital firm focused on multi-stage, sector-focused investments. Recognizing that the talent to build great companies can come from anywhere, the firm invests in founders building category-leading companies around the world. Founded in 2000 with roots in Singapore and Silicon Valley, GGV has expanded with additional offices in San Francisco, Shanghai, and Beijing.
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Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage, growth-capital, late stage, and startup financing.
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No project is too early for Wing. They invest early, before it's obvious, often before product or revenue. They also put substantial capital and strategic resources into each company throughout its lifecycle.
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Partners with exceptional entrepreneurs starting at the earliest stages of the climb.
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Previously called 500 Startups, 500 Global has backed over 5,000 founders representing more than 2,600 companies operating in 80 countries. Their portfolio includes 51 companies valued at over $1 billion and 140 companies valued at over $100 million.
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Cyphr is a first check venture capital firm supporting disruptive startups in regulated industries. They aim to democratize access to financial information and capital by leveraging marketplaces, platforms, and networks, and by navigating regulatory barriers.
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Invests in early-stage technology companies that fundamentally transform the way people work. They believe artificial intelligence delivers core value by improving productivity for all parts of the economy; from factories to offices.
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Invests in female-led companies working on the biggest areas of the consumer economy.
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