In search of founders who aren't waiting for the world to catch up.
Red swans are great companies most of us never saw coming.
They emerge from the collision of a platform shift and a fundamental cultural insight.
Their founders understand what people have always wanted but couldn't have until now and leverage technology to meet that need.
We back founders building in service of enduring human needs–agency, progress, connection, meaning–to catalyze cultural change and create new markets.
As early as possible–we aim to be a founder’s first outside capital
We believe the best entrepreneurs seek truth tellers.
Humans who tell them not what they want to hear, but what they need to hear.
Team
Digital and Pittsburgh native
Runner, Musician, Apple IIGS owner
Prior work experience
COO @ Artsy, VP Finance @ Bonobos, Investor @ D.E. Shaw, computer camp counselor, caddie
Currently building
Cyggie (Red Swan's operating system)
Go Cubs!
Author, TED talker, Podcast host
Prior work experience
Founder @ Bonobos, Chair @ Monica + Andy, Board @ Raised by Us
Currently building
Pie
Indie rock lifer
New York Liberty fan
Prior work experence
Investor @ Lerer Hippeau, FirstMark, Flybridge
Operator @ Behance, LearnVest
Currently building
Spring Ventures: Fund I