Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Payments • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $1,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,000,000 |
SciFi VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on investing in innovative startups across multiple sectors, with an emphasis on fintech, marketplaces, and science. They target investments in breakthrough technologies and emerging businesses that range from Software (Web Marketplace Saas), Education, BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech & Financial Services, Retail & E-Commerce, A.I. & Big Data, HealthTech & Fitness, Web Security & Privacy, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Payments, Healthcare & Wellness, to Online Social and the Consumer space. The firm invests at various stages including Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B, with a sweet spot for investments of up to $1,000,000, though they are willing to consider amounts as low as $100,000. SciFi VC aims to partner with exceptional founders tackling hard problems that demand intense curiosity and profound intellectual depth, often rooted in science. They firmly believe in the potential of technology to create next-generation financial products combining access, efficiency, and transparency. In the realm of marketplaces, they seek to invest in businesses that exhibit profound intellectual rigor and have the potential to digitize sizeable legacy markets. They also actively invest in the commercialization of cutting-edge technologies like machine learning, CRISPR, robotics, and quantum computing. SciFi VC works intimately with founders from the brainstorming stage to define product strategies, leading seed rounds, and provides unparalleled intellectual rigor to early investing. They support portfolio companies through critical product development, strategy formulation, and fundraising decisions. The firm's team consists of partners Nellie Levchin, Max Levchin, Brooks Hosfield, Matt Therian, and executive assistant Mikaela Encarnacion, all of whom offer significant experience and network support to their portfolio companies. SciFi VC positions itself as a valuable partner during the formative stages of a company as well as through growth rounds, offering the expertise and resources generally found in larger funds.