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Altos Ventures

United States
Pre-Seed
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About Altos Ventures

Altos Ventures is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in E-Commerce, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
E-Commerce
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Deep-tech hedgehog founders with research pedigree, seed fundamentals

AI security
agentic AI
seed-stage
research-first
infrastructure
fintech
fundamentals-driven
purpose-driven
contrarian
patient capital
founder-oriented
emerging consumer
enterprise opportunities

Bullish Signals

Led $10M seed in AI securityexternal
Co-invested with YC, Menlo, 645external
Active seed deployment, agentic AI thesisexternal
Toss Bank #1 Korea 4 consecutive yearslinkedin
Toss tops Forbes World's Best Banks 2026linkedin
Toss #1 in 6 of 7 Forbes categorieslinkedin
54,000 consumers surveyed — customer-validated ranklinkedin
Portfolio fintech now most trusted bank nationallylinkedin
Invested Roblox, Coupang, Krafton — exit winnerswebsite
100+ portfolio companies across multiple regionswebsite
Patient capital — decade+ deepening commitmentswebsite
Purpose-driven: institutional LPs with charitable missionswebsite
Contrarian first-principles approach to deal selectionwebsite
Founder-oriented: partners with owner-operatorswebsite
Fundamentals-focused: strong unit economics requiredwebsite
Hedgehog > Fox: prefers obsessive, single-minded founderswebsite
Uncommonly patient: 10+ year capital commitmentswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Network-gated deal access (YC overlap)external
Korea-heavy portfolio concentration risklinkedin
Prefers hedgehogs over foxes — unconventional thesiswebsite
Explicitly avoids overfunded areas & trendswebsite
Avoids serial entrepreneurs; distrusts rapid pivotingwebsite
Dislikes networking/cocktail-party VC culturewebsite

Founder Do's

Come with deep domain research background
Target AI/security infrastructure space
Show team with top-tier AI lab experience
Pitch agentic-era problems
Consumer-first fintech with strong retention angle
Demonstrate hedgehog mentality: deep focus, obsessive execution
Build on strong unit economics & operating fundamentals
Show founder ownership mentality & long-term vision
Exhibit philosophical alignment with purpose-driven mission
Demonstrate conservative, measured approach to risk

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch traditional SaaS without AI angle
Don't skip technical depth in pitch
Don't expect quick decision — long-term lens
Don't chase trends — be contrarian & idiosyncratic
Don't lack philosophical alignment with purpose-driven mission
Don't be a serial-entrepreneur fox; be a focused hedgehog

Key GPs & Partners

TY
Tae Yoon
Partner
deal leadseed-stageAI focus

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$500M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Ho Nam, Han Kim

Tae YoonPartner

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