Haystack
San Francisco, California, United States · Pre-seed → Seed
Their stated focus (public profile)
Haystack backs outlier founders at the earliest stages. Founded in 2013 by Semil Shah, the fund invests across a broad range of sectors including consumer & commerce, intelligent software & services, vertical & industry software, hardware & frontier technology, developer tools, infrastructure, security, and healthcare & life sciences. The fund is known for early-stage investments in companies that have gone on to IPO or major acquisitions.
Stages: Pre-seed → Seed
Sectors: E-commerce, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Deep tech, Developer tools, Healthtech, Infrastructure, Life sciences, SaaS, Services, Vertical
Check size: $1M–$3M initial checks (stated on haystack.vc); median initial check ~$700K at median entry post-money valuation of ~$15M (per LinkedIn); pre-seed range ~$250K–$500K
On file: 33 companies on record
Website: haystack.vc
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