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Barbara Bickham

Barbara Bickham

Founder / Managing Partner atTrailyn VCLos Angeles
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Barbara Bickham is the Founder and Managing Partner of Trailyn VC, a pre-seed venture fund. She is also an award-winning fund manager and CTO.

What Barbara can write

Writes checks ofUp to $500K
Comes in atPre-seedMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Trailyn VC writes Up to $500K checks, larger than 0% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Trailyn VC.

Companies founded

Trailyn VC

Focus

deep techblockchainartificial intelligenceweb3internet of thingsQuantum

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Who is Barbara Bickham?

Barbara Bickham is the Founder and Managing Partner of Trailyn VC, a pre-seed venture fund. She is also an award-winning fund manager and CTO.

How much does Barbara Bickham invest?

Barbara Bickham invests through Trailyn VC, which writes checks of Up to $500K at pre-seed.

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