Betsy Fore
Betsy Fore is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Velveteen Ventures. She is also an Investment Partner at LongJump and XFactor Ventures and founded the nonprofit Natives Rising.
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LongJump writes $100K to $250K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- XFactor Ventures · Investment Partner
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- Velveteen Ventures · Founding Partner & Managing Director
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Who is Betsy Fore?
Betsy Fore is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Velveteen Ventures. She is also an Investment Partner at LongJump and XFactor Ventures and founded the nonprofit Natives Rising.
How much does Betsy Fore invest?
Betsy Fore invests through LongJump, which writes checks of $100K to $250K at pre-seed.
How do I pitch Betsy Fore?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Betsy in the subject. A warm intro from a founder LongJump backed works better.
What did Betsy Fore do before LongJump?
Investment Partner at XFactor Ventures; Founding Partner & Managing Director at Velveteen Ventures.
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