Village Global
Network-driven seed-stage VC whose LPs include Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.
Village Global is a San Francisco-based, network-driven seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 and chaired by Reid Hoffman. Its distinguishing feature is a limited-partner base of prominent tech entrepreneurs and executives — including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman, and Eric Schmidt — whose networks source and support portfolio founders. General partners include Erik Torenberg, Ben Casnocha, Anne Dwane, and Ross Fubini; the firm manages over $500M in AUM across a 230+ company portfolio.
Overview
- Firm
- Village Global
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2017
- AUM
- $500M+
- Stages
- Seed
- Thesis
- Network-driven seed-stage investing, leveraging an LP base of prominent tech entrepreneurs/executives to source and support founders.
- Website
- www.villageglobal.com
Portfolio companies1
Partners0
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Frequently asked
- What is Village Global?
- Network-driven seed-stage investing, leveraging an LP base of prominent tech entrepreneurs/executives to source and support founders.
- How much does Village Global manage?
- Village Global manages $500M+ in assets, and was founded in 2017.
- What stages does Village Global invest at?
- Village Global invests at Seed.
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Village Global founded 2017, HQ San Francisco; chaired by Reid Hoffman; LPs include Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Eric Schmidt; $500M+ AUM, 230+ portfolio companies
Global Financial Market Review: The Billionaire-Backed VC Firm Shaking Up Silicon ValleyReported2026-01-01 - 2
Seed and early stage VC fund Village launches backed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman, Jeff Bezos, Marissa Mayer, Eric Schmidt, and others
TechCrunch: Village Global's accelerator introduces founders to Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt and moreReported2018-11-02