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Active Sep 22California

Headline

Headline, based in California, backs generalist startups from Pre-Seed to Series B, leads rounds with checks from $3 million to over $30 million, including Pismo and Shipt.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Check size$3M to $30M+
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team10 people2 activity updates, latest Sep 22

Who you would pitch at Headline

10 people on the investing team. Partners are listed first.

Anna VershebeniukInvesting team
Brian YenInvesting team
Dominic WilhelmInvesting team
Felix OenInvesting team
Jingjing GongInvesting team
Jonathan M. HayashiInvesting team
Michael KentInvesting team
Nikki FarbInvesting team
Rainer HillebrandInvesting team
Toshiaki ShimakawaInvesting team

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Writes $3M to $30M+ checks. Its smallest check is larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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2 activity updates since September, latest Sep 22.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%
How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

PismoAngiAxiosShiptAcornsMistral AISegmentSemrushRappiBumble

In their words

Headline | Global Venture Capital Helping Founders Win, BiggerHeadline is a global venture capital firm with teams across the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil. We invest across categories, from software and AI applications to consumer aheadline.com
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Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Pre-seed investors in United States1561Seed investors in California699Series B investors in United States563Series A investors in California480Pre-seed investors in California434Series B investors in California233

Questions

What stage does Headline invest in?

Headline reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How much does Headline invest?

Headline reports checks of $3M to $30M+.

Does Headline lead rounds?

Yes. Headline says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Headline?

Anna Vershebeniuk, Brian Yen, Dominic Wilhelm, Felix Oen, Jingjing Gong, Jonathan M. Hayashi.

Is Headline active right now?

Headline has shown 2 activity updates since September 2026, the latest on 2026-09-22.

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