Not Yet Ventures
Charlottesville, VA · Invests in US · Website
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Partners with US university students building startups at the earliest stage. Uses a behavioral engagement metric to identify high-potential founders before they have a fundable idea. Believes the best ideas look initially like bad ideas, and that talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not. Focuses on non-traditional university hubs.
Likely not a fit for
Non-student founders, solo founders, teams without technical co-founders, founders who rely on paid advertising for early traction
How they invest
- Typical decision
- ~1 month
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Advisor
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Solo GP
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