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Behind Genius Ventures

Behind Genius Ventures, based in California, backs education and future of work startups at Pre-Seed and Seed, writing $100k to $250k checks, mostly following other investors.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed
Check size$100K to $250K
Leads roundsMostly follows
FocusEducation and work
Latest fundn/a
Investing team3 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Behind Genius Ventures

3 people on the investing team, 1 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Paige Finn Doherty
Paige Finn DohertyFounding PartnerShe is an author and podcast host who focuses on venture capital education.
Andy Sran
Andy SranInvestment AssociateHe presented on partnership initiatives with Google Cloud, NVIDIA, and AWS, and co-authored several blog posts on investing topics.
Chinwuba Eze-Sike
Chinwuba Eze-SikeInvestment AnalystHe writes about enterprise AI, service as software, and quantitative analyses of tech exits.

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Writes $100K to $250K checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Ownership target< 5%
How to reach them[email protected]

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Behind Genius Ventures | HomeBehind Genius Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies in the future of work and play.www.behindgeniusventures.com
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On these lists

Seed education and work investors in California24Pre-seed education and work investors in California15Seed investors in United States2836Pre-seed investors in United States1561Seed investors in California699Pre-seed investors in California434Seed education and work investors57Pre-seed education and work investors42

Questions

What stage does Behind Genius Ventures invest in?

Behind Genius Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Behind Genius Ventures invest?

Behind Genius Ventures reports checks of $100K to $250K.

Does Behind Genius Ventures lead rounds?

Behind Genius Ventures mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Behind Genius Ventures?

Paige Finn Doherty (Founding Partner).

Is Behind Genius Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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