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Village Global

Village Global, based in California, backs Pre-Seed and Seed startups, mostly leading rounds with checks from $500k to $3 million, across generalist sectors.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed
Check size$500K to $3M
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team7 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Village Global

7 people on the investing team, 5 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Amrit Rao
Amrit RaoGeneral PartnerHe previously co-founded Made & Modern Furniture and spent over a decade investing at several firms, starting his career as an M&A Analyst at CSFB…
Anne Dwane
Anne DwaneGeneral PartnerShe was CEO of Zinch, acquired by Chegg, and co-founded Military.com, acquired by Monster.
Ben Casnocha
Ben CasnochaGeneral PartnerHe co-authored two New York Times bestsellers with Reid Hoffman and co-founded Village Global in 2017.
Lindsay M. Pettingill
Lindsay M. PettingillInvestment Partner & Head of Internal AIShe previously led data science at Replit and Airbnb and co-founded Iggy.
Max Kilberg
Max KilbergInvestment PartnerHe previously worked as an Associate at AngelList Venture and co-founded a hiring marketplace startup.
Jeff Lu
Jeff LuVenture PartnerHe co-founded Flex Capital and led investments in enterprise software companies including Datavant.
John Rho
John RhoInvestorHe previously worked at Datacurve and studied at Harvard, with experience at Lazard and StubHub.

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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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How to reach them[email protected]

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In their words

Village Global VC | Early-Stage Venture Capital with Top EntrepreneursVillage Global backs early-stage startups with funding, mentorship, and networks from some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs and investors.www.villageglobal.com
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Firms like Village Global

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836Pre-seed investors in United States1561Seed investors in California699Pre-seed investors in California434Seed investors3020Pre-seed investors1696

Questions

What stage does Village Global invest in?

Village Global reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Village Global invest?

Village Global reports checks of $500K to $3M.

Does Village Global lead rounds?

Yes. Village Global says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Village Global?

Amrit Rao (General Partner), Anne Dwane (General Partner), Ben Casnocha (General Partner), Lindsay M. Pettingill (Investment Partner & Head of Internal AI), Max Kilberg (Investment Partner).

Is Village Global active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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