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Long Journey Ventures Fund IV

Geography: United States
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $182M
Focus: AI/ML, Deep Tech and Mobility & Transport
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Long Journey Ventures Fund IV

Long Journey Ventures Fund IV is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Deep Tech, Mobility Transport, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Deep Tech

Mobility & Transport

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Weird, bold early-stage founder with outlier vision

unconventional founders

early-stage

outlier bets

founder-first culture

contrarian ideas

Bullish Signals

Strong founder-first, high-touch cultureexternal

Contrarian 'magically weird' thesisexternal

Early believer, pre-consensus entryexternal

'Bubbe' unconditional founder support modelwebsite

Chaotic Good: humble, playful, principledwebsite

Highly disciplined LP capital stewardshipwebsite

Second believers in magically weird journeyswebsite

Bubbe values: hospitable, wise, protective, directwebsite

Empower autonomy, reject standard moldwebsite

Unconditional love + direct feedback culturewebsite

Hands-on engagement: dinners, cookies, swagwebsite

Actively seeking weirdo founderswebsite

Absurdist founder engagement: rats, alpacas, Bob Rosswebsite

Money as fuel for founder freedomwebsite

LP wealth story & capital responsibility corewebsite

Founders who respect & understand capital valuewebsite

Wealth-building discipline, long-term LP returns focuswebsite

Contrarian Signals

No GP data visible publiclyexternal

Niche culture fit may limit deal flowexternal

'Bubbe' style very personality-dependentwebsite

Founder Do's

Be weird, bold, unconventional

Show respect for LP capital

Embrace quirky, non-consensus ideas

Be direct and authentic

Value independence & autonomy

Founder Don'ts

Don't be entitled or self-important

Don't pitch safe, consensus ideas

Don't treat funding as Monopoly money

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$182M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Lee Jacobs, Arielle Zuckerberg

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