Initialized Capital
San Francisco seed-stage VC fund with a generalist 'zero to one' thesis across enterprise SaaS, AI/infra, fintech, and hard tech.
Initialized Capital is a San Francisco venture capital firm that backs early-stage 'zero to one' founders across enterprise SaaS, fintech, AI/infrastructure, and hard tech. Co-founded by Garry Tan, Alexis Ohanian, and Harj Taggar, the firm is now led by Managing Partner Brett Gibson following Tan's 2022 departure to lead Y Combinator.
Overview
- Firm
- Initialized Capital Management LLC
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Founded
- 2012
- AUM
- Avg. check
- $500K–$4M
- Stages
- Seed
- Thesis
- Generalist 'zero to one' seed investor across enterprise SaaS, AI/infra, fintech, hard tech
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Frequently asked
- What is Initialized Capital?
- Generalist 'zero to one' seed investor across enterprise SaaS, AI/infra, fintech, hard tech
- What stages does Initialized Capital invest at?
- Initialized Capital invests at Seed, with typical checks of $500K–$4M.
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Initialized Capital, founded 2012 by Garry Tan, Alexis Ohanian, and Harj Taggar, led Picogrid's $12M seed round; portfolio includes Coinbase, Reddit, Instacart
PR Newswire: Defense Startup Picogrid Raises $12M to Connect Defense SystemsVerified2024-01-10 - 2
Initialized Capital, co-founded by Garry Tan, Alexis Ohanian, and Harj Taggar, is now led by Managing Partner Brett Gibson after Tan's 2022 departure to become CEO of Y Combinator
Initialized Capital: Initialized Capital — TeamVerified2026-07-20