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Team Builder Ventures

Team Builder Ventures, based in California, backs generalist startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A, mostly following others with checks from $100k to $500k.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A
Check size$100K to $500K
Leads roundsMostly follows
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team1 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Team Builder Ventures

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

Steven LurieFounding PartnerHe held roles at Zynga, Ingenio, Microsoft, and others, and co-founded Full Circle Fund.

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Writes $100K to $500K 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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Notable investments

TonalZuoraFusion.ioCulture BiosciencesLandis

In their words

Team Builder Ventures is a service venture fund that provides measurable help to founders We help founders with recruitiwww.teambuilderventures.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 Team Builder Ventures invest in?

Team Builder Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Team Builder Ventures invest?

Team Builder Ventures reports checks of $100K to $500K.

Does Team Builder Ventures lead rounds?

Team Builder Ventures mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Team Builder Ventures?

Steven Lurie (Founding Partner).

Is Team Builder Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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