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2013

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Initialized Capital is a venture capital fund founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco. It was founded by Alexis Ohanian and Garry Tan. As of 2016, it has raised $46.15M in funds.

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History

It raised $7 million in its first fund. In February 2012, it filed its Form D notice of exempt offering of securities. It raised $39 million in its second fund on August 2013. On June 7, 2016 the firm announced a $100M target for its third fund. While its founders came from Y Combinator, it is not associated with Y Combinator in any way.

Management

  • Garry Tan, managing partner
  • Alexis Ohanian, general partner
  • Kim-Mai Cutler, operating partner
  • Harjeet Taggar, former partner
  • Investments

    Its investments include Soylent, Vicarious, and Kimono Labs.

    Philosophy

    It focuses on seed and early stage venture investments. It looks for high-quality founders first and then tries to see if it can help or understand the market a company is attacking in any way

    References

    Initialized Capital Wikipedia