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Premise is a pre-seed and seed venture capital fund that invests $500K–$3M in technical founders building AI-native tools for power users. Based in San Francisco. Founded by Vanessa Larco (ex-NEA, Box, Twilio, Xbox, Disney) and Mercedes Bent (ex-Lightspeed, General Assembly, Goldman Sachs, Harvard, Stanford GSB).
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# Premise
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> Premise is a pre-seed and seed venture capital fund that invests $500K–$3M in technical founders building AI-native tools for power users. Based in San Francisco. Founded by Vanessa Larco (ex-NEA, Box, Twilio, Xbox, Disney) and Mercedes Bent (ex-Lightspeed, General Assembly, Goldman Sachs, Harvard, Stanford GSB).
## Thesis
- Stage: Pre-seed and Seed
- Check size: $500K–$3M
- Focus: AI-native tools, agentic software, AI agents, AI-powered consumer and prosumer products
- Founder profile: Spiky technical founders with an unfair edge — deep technical ability, distribution insight, or domain obsession
- Belief: AI is a platform shift. Power users pull the market. The best products are built for people who push software to its limits.
## How We Help Beyond Capital
- Product and metrics framing
- Value prop and emotional pull
- Roadmap and sequencing
- ICP definition
- Go-to-market sequencing
- Hiring strategy
- Fundraising narrative and connections
## Portfolio (Fund 0)
- [Janitor AI](https://janitorai.com): AI character platform
- [Sitch](https://download.joinsitch.com/): AI matchmaking for professionals
- [Arcade.dev](https://arcade.dev): Authorization layer for AI agents
- [SuperMe](https://superme.ai): AI-powered professional network
- [Willow](https://willowvoice.com/): AI-powered voice dictation
- [Moonlake AI](https://moonlakeai.com/): AI lab building world models
- [Gobi](https://www.gobimaps.com/): Agentic map
- [Ellis](https://ellis-1.com/): AI intelligence layer for private credit operations
## Prior Investments (at LSVP + NEA)
- [Robinhood](https://robinhood.com)
- [Stori](https://storicard.com)
- [Mejuri](https://mejuri.com)
- [Greenlight](https://greenlightcard.com)
- [Kindred](https://livekindred.com/)
- [Honeylove](https://honeylove.com)
- [Instabase](https://instabase.com)
- [Granica](https://granica.ai)
- [Cowboy Space Corp.](https://www.cowboyspace.com/)
- [Musa](https://www.musa.com/)
## Team
- [Vanessa Larco](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessalarco/): Co-founder. Former Investment Committee Member at NEA. Led investments in consumer and enterprise technology. Previously held product and engineering roles at Box, Twilio, Xbox, and Disney.
- [Mercedes Bent](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mercedesbent/): Co-founder. Former Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners for 6 years. Named one of 9 Rising Stars in Venture Capital by the Wall Street Journal. Former startup operator, founder, Goldman Sachs, Harvard and Stanford GSB alum.
## Community
- [Surreal](https://surrealbuilders.com/): Monthly tech talks for technical founders in San Francisco
- SciFi Tech Club: Quarterly reading and thinking group in San Francisco
- Padel Club: Weekly founders padel in San Francisco
## Contact
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