Locus Ventures

Locus Ventures is a seed fund founded in 2016 by alumni from Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and Y Combinator. The firm focuses on investing in passionate and diverse founders aiming to build category-defining, world-changing companies worldwide. Their partnership is distinguished by extensive startup founding and operating experience across Silicon Valley and Asia, enabling them to offer comprehensive support to portfolio companies.

The firm's investment strategy emphasizes close collaboration with founders, providing guidance on product design and development, customer acquisition, team-building, and fundraising. Locus Ventures has a diverse portfolio spanning various industries, including technology, consumer goods, healthcare, fintech, e-commerce, SaaS, logistics, media, education, enterprise software, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain, clean energy, and food and beverage. They primarily invest in seed and early-stage companies, with investment sizes ranging from $1 million to $5 million.

Since its inception, Locus Ventures has demonstrated a strong track record, with portfolio companies collectively raising over $1 billion in follow-on funding from leading venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital, Foundation Capital, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, NEA, CRV, DST Partners, and Naspers. This success reflects the firm's commitment to identifying and nurturing high-potential startups with the potential to make a significant global impact.