Founders' Co-op New Fund I

United States
Pre Seed
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About Founders' Co-op New Fund I

Founders' Co-op New Fund I is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Non-SV tech founder targeting top-tier VC follow-on

seed-stage
Pacific Northwest
non-Silicon Valley
founder-operators
top-tier VC follow-on

Bullish Signals

Leading seed fund, Pacific Northwestexternal
Created Techstars Seattle, #1 decadeexternal
Founded 2008, long track recordexternal
HQ: Startup Hall Seattlelinkedin
2,080 LinkedIn followers, growing communitylinkedin
Partnership structure, aligned incentiveslinkedin
Extraordinary founding teams, world-class VC backingexternal
Community of founder-operators, deep networkslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Only 2–10 employees, lean teamexternal
Geographic focus limits deal flowexternal
Single funding round Feb 2021external

Founder Do's

Be outside Silicon Valley
Show top-tier VC follow-on potential
Leverage operator network access
Build high-growth tech businesses
Engage with Techstars Seattle community

Founder Don'ts

Expect Silicon Valley-centric focus
Skip community/network engagement
Come without scaling ambition

Key GPs & Partners

AS
Andy Sack
Partner
founder-operatorcommunity builderaccelerator creator
CD
Chris DeVore
Partner
founder-operatorPacific NW seedcommunity
LR
Lowell Ricklefs
Partner
operatorseed-stagePacific NW
OB
Omri Bahat
Partner
operatorseed-stagePacific NW

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$23M
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Key People

Chris Devore, Aviel Ginzburg

Andy SackPartner
Chris DeVorePartner
Lowell RicklefsPartner
Omri BahatPartner

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