your

pre-seed

lead

we thrive where others say “too early”, joining you from the very start with up to $750K
pitch us
in the last 12 months
10
pre-seed rounds led
$55M
raised by portfolio
$8M
invested

0 to 1 specialists

we built our firm to help your startup cut through Seed and get to Series A and beyond with velocity

high conviction, hard at work

we invest with a concentrated strategy to maximize our bandwidth and capital reserves to back you up

They came in as a fund but hit the ground running like operators. From day one, working with Pascal & Daniel has been a great mix of friend and friction (the right kind of friction that propels you forward) and they have continued to support us that way ever since.

Cat Noone

Co-Founder & CEO

Stark

focal has been an incredible sounding board for Pump, outshining any large multistage firms I've worked with before. They always reply within minutes and provide invaluable feedback, especially on our marketing and go-to-market efforts.

Spandana Nakka

Founder & CEO

Pump
YC alumni

early GTM experts & network

we help you blow past traction metrics and enable you to learn alongside 175+ of the best startup revenue leaders that are part of our GTM community

partners to the product obsessed

we back software, platform, infrastructure builders reinventing how industries operate and business is done, with a strong moral compass guiding them

raising your 1st round of funding of < $2M
originated in the US or Canada
strong product builders with 1+ technical (co-) founder(s)