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Evan Stites Clayton

GP & CTO atHF0San Francisco, CA
HF0 websiteFirm profile

Evan Stites Clayton is a technical leader and investor. He co-founded Teespring and currently serves as a General Partner and CTO at HF0.

What Evan can write

Writes checks of$500K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

HF0 writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: HF0.

Career

  1. Teespring · co-founder
  2. HF0 · General Partner & CTO
    Now

Companies founded

Teespring

Focus

e-commerceAI

Education

Brown University, CS

Also at HF0

Dave FontenotGP & CEO
Max MullenVisiting Partner
Walker WilliamsPartner

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Julian ShapiroFounder, Julian Capital
Elizabeth WeilFounder & Partner, Scribble Ventures
Ben Patterson
Ben PattersonInvestor, 10VC
Jonathan AbramsCo-founder & General Partner, 8-Bit Capital
Rick Moss
Rick MossFounding Partner, Better Ventures

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Who is Evan Stites Clayton?

Evan Stites Clayton is a technical leader and investor. He co-founded Teespring and currently serves as a General Partner and CTO at HF0.

How much does Evan Stites Clayton invest?

Evan Stites Clayton invests through HF0, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Evan Stites Clayton?

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What did Evan Stites Clayton do before HF0?

co-founder at Teespring.

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