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Preston-Werner Ventures

Preston-Werner Ventures, based in California, backs generalist startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A, can lead rounds, and writes checks from $500k to $3 million.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A
Check size$500K to $3M
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team3 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Preston-Werner Ventures

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

Tom Preston-Werner
Tom Preston-WernerCo-Founder & General PartnerHe co-founded GitHub and currently serves as a General Partner at Preston-Werner Ventures and CEO of 180 Studios.
David PriceCo-Founder & General PartnerHe has experience as a repeat founder and has served as a CTO and consultant.
David ThyressonCo-Founder & General PartnerHe currently serves as a Cofounder and General Partner at Preston-Werner Ventures.

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Writes $500K to $3M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

Notable investments

StripeCursorNetlifySupabaseRetoolSnykCartaAstranisImpossible FoodsTailscale

In their words

Early stage capital for technology founders | PWV | Venture CapitalPWV (Preston-Werner Ventures) is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm led by Tom Preston-Werner. We back category-defining companies from zero to breakout.pwv.com
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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 A investors in California480Pre-seed investors in California434Seed investors3020Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Preston-Werner Ventures invest in?

Preston-Werner Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Preston-Werner Ventures invest?

Preston-Werner Ventures reports checks of $500K to $3M.

Does Preston-Werner Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Preston-Werner Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Preston-Werner Ventures?

Tom Preston-Werner (Co-Founder & General Partner), David Price (Co-Founder & General Partner), David Thyresson (Co-Founder & General Partner).

Is Preston-Werner Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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