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Pillar VC Fund IV

United States
Pre Seed
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About Pillar VC Fund IV

Pillar VC 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, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Technical scientist-founder at inception, deep tech or bio-AI

deep tech
AI/ML
healthcare & bio
seed stage
technical founders

Bullish Signals

Abridge: $300M raised, $5.3B valuationexternal
PathAI: $750M raised, 100+ health systemsexternal
Neural Magic acquired by Red Hatexternal
Asimov: $200M raise, $1B valuationexternal
Latent Labs: $50M seed, DeepMind founderexternal
Free founder templates: pitch deck, cap tablewebsite
Backs founders from day zero / inceptionwebsite
Golden age for technical breakthroughs becoming companieswebsite
AI reduces drug discovery from decades to monthswebsite
Partner at inception with technically brilliant dreamerswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Very niche: science/deep-tech founders onlyexternal
Early-stage only — no growth dealsexternal

Founder Do's

Be a technical founder (PhD/research background)
Show breakthrough science, not just software
Come pre-product or at inception
Connect to biotech, AI, or health systems
Reference prior research credentials

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-technical co-founder-only teams
Don't pitch incremental SaaS plays
Skip if post-seed or Series A stage

Key GPs & Partners

NS
Nir Shavit
Founder (Neural Magic portfolio)
connectomics experttechnical visionaryRed Hat exit
AB
Andy Beck
Co-founder (PathAI portfolio)
AI pathologyhealth systems scaleHarvard trained
SR
Dr. Shivdev Rao
Co-founder (Abridge portfolio)
clinical AIdoctor-centrichealthcare visionary
AN
Alec Nielsen
Co-founder (Asimov portfolio)
bio-engineeringsynthetic biologydeep tech
RS
Raja Srinivas
Co-founder (Asimov portfolio)
bio-engineeringsynthetic biologydeep tech

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$175M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Jamie Goldstein, Sarah Hodges

Nir ShavitFounder (Neural Magic portfolio)
Andy BeckCo-founder (PathAI portfolio)
Dr. Shivdev RaoCo-founder (Abridge portfolio)
Alec NielsenCo-founder (Asimov portfolio)
Raja SrinivasCo-founder (Asimov portfolio)

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