Visible Hands

What is Visible Hands?

Visible Hands is an investment fund that supports visionary founders, particularly women and people of color, by investing in early-stage ventures across a variety of industries.

With a focus on Pre-Seed and Seed stages, the fund contributes to underrepresented entrepreneurs' success in sectors like Software, PropTech, Education, Business Solutions, FinTech, Sales, Marketing, CleanTech, A.I., HealthTech, Blockchain, Gaming, Advertising, Future Of Work, Human Resources, Impact, Logistics, Medical Devices, Real Estate, Healthcare, Music, Online Social, Consumer, and Pharmaceutical.

The fund's investment ranges from $25,000 to $150,000, with a sweet spot of $75,000, effectively managing $10.5 million in assets. Beyond financial investments, Visible Hands offers bespoke support tailored to the specific needs of the founders, whether that's branding, sales coaching, or childcare. Their selection process, built on competitive grant partnerships and a strong network, brings forward exceptional founders who have shown resilience by overcoming institutional barriers.

This experience is compared to an entrepreneurial bootcamp, which not only equips founders with courage but also promises potential high returns on investment.

Visible Hands stands out with its unique fellowship programs in New York City and Boston, such as VHNYC Founder Fellowship and VHBOS Founder Fellowship, targeting early-stage entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds and providing them with growth opportunities. Finally, the fund envisions a future where diverse founders can thrive independently without the need for champions, suggesting their current investment model may evolve as this vision comes to fruition.

What they say:

Visible Hands is a pre-seed venture capital firm, backing the overlooked, but formidable founders who are transforming the future.

What we look for: We invest in Women and Founders of Color building venture scalable companies at the Pre-Seed (Idea, Pre-Product, Pre-Revenue, Early Traction) stage across any industry.

How we help: A founder-focused accelerator offering early-stage investment, tailored mentorship and coaching, ecosystem networking, wellness support, and significant software credits to help underrepresented founders build and scale their startups.