Blitzscaling Ventures

Blitzscaling Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in startups with the potential to achieve enduring leadership in valuable markets. The firm was founded in 2020 by Chris Yeh, Scott Johnson, and Jeff Abbott, building upon the principles of 'blitzscaling' developed at Stanford University by Yeh and Reid Hoffman. Their approach focuses on prioritizing speed over efficiency to rapidly scale companies in winner-take-most markets.

The firm's investment strategy targets early-stage and growth-stage technology companies across various sectors, including e-commerce, fintech, media and entertainment, mobile apps, ticketing, commercial real estate, marketplace platforms, real estate investment, analytics, business development, collaboration tools, SaaS, and sales. Blitzscaling Ventures seeks to partner with founders who can leverage viral growth and distribution advantages to outgrow competition and build sustainable competitive advantages.

Blitzscaling Ventures has invested in a diverse portfolio of companies, such as Gametime, which provides same-day event tickets; Manas AI, focusing on AI-driven drug discovery; Liven, offering a unified currency for independent restaurants; Prompt Driven, specializing in code regeneration; LearnTube, delivering AI-crafted professional courses; and Storyboarder, a webcomics marketplace. The firm's investment philosophy emphasizes providing in-depth scaling advice and capital to help companies become global leaders in their respective markets.