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Slow Ventures (I)

United States
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About Slow Ventures (I)

Slow Ventures (I) is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Consumer Commerce, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Consumer Commerce

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Creator-operator building vertically integrated niche business

creator economy
consumer
vertically integrated creator businesses
deep communities + real-world products
AI-native lean teams

Bullish Signals

Multi-city US presence (SF, NY, Boston)external
Dedicated creator economy focusexternal
Dedicated 'For Creators' portal on sitewebsite
Firm newsletter signals community buildingwebsite
Fund name confirmed: Slow Ventureswebsite
Backed CCO: 1.5M followers, 3 businessestwitter
Active NYC IRL events — capacity limitedtwitter
AI + lean team thesis (2 people, $1.8B rev)twitter
Multiple active GPs publicly writing/postingtwitter
Taste economy + non-tech founder interesttwitter

Contrarian Signals

Minimal public info availableexternal
4th location 'Springfields' — unclear marketwebsite
Bearish on seed AI investing publiclytwitter
Broad thesis — drones to etiquette schoolstwitter

Founder Do's

Build vertically integrated creator businesses
Own a deep niche community with real products
Show distribution moat, not just audience
Non-technical founders welcome (taste/operators)
Bring IRL community or event angle

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch pure SaaS — bearish on category
Don't come without distribution thesis
Don't expect check if community is shallow

Key GPs & Partners

SL
Sam Lessin
Partner
contrarianprolific tweeterseed theorist
ML
MM Lightcap
Partner
creator-focusedcommunity investorthesis-driven
YR
Y Rechtman
Partner
AI-nativecyber-focusedoperator-minded
AE
Angel Esahr
Partner/Investor
deep dive writerdrone/airspace bull
JR
Jack Raines
Partner/Investor
taste economycommunity builderIRL events

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$63M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Sam Lessin, Megan Lightcap

Sam LessinPartner
MM LightcapPartner
Y RechtmanPartner
Angel EsahrPartner/Investor
Jack RainesPartner/Investor

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