We back founders where
can't be faked.
A pre-seed fund backing founders at the earliest stages.
A pre-seed fund backing founders at the earliest stages.
In the early stages of building a company, no matter the sector, the path to scale runs through people — your first believers, your earliest customers, the voices that carry your name before your brand can carry itself. Community is a unique point of leverage that compounds over time and stays with a company for years to come.
We're looking for founders who are uniquely building community within their industry — specifically in industries where trust matters most: healthcare, education, consumer, and the future of work.
Patient trust drives adoption. Community compounds clinical credibility.
Learning is social. The best edtech is built on real relationships.
Brand loyalty starts in community. Word-of-mouth beats paid acquisition.
As humans and AI work side by side, trust between people becomes the layer that holds teams, tools, and organizations together.
Y Combinator-backed founder and community builder who grew a 5,000-person network through 300+ days of consistent content creation. He's built companies from zero, advised early-stage startups across healthcare, education, and consumer, and knows firsthand what it takes to go from idea to traction. Scooter leads with relationships — his network is how West Peek finds founders before anyone else does.
Investment banking background and early employee at YC-backed companies — she's been in the trenches of high-growth startups and knows what building from zero actually looks like from the inside. Sequoia brings financial rigor, operational depth, and a founder-first approach to every conversation. She's the partner who helps you think through the hard questions before they become hard problems.
Our 5,000+ member community of founders, creatives, and operators is where early-stage founders find their next co-founders, land their first customers, and validate their ideas with people who actually get it.
Tell us what you're building and how community plays a role. We read every submission.