Farooq Abbasi

Founding Partner atPreface VenturesSan Francisco

Farooq Abbasi founded Preface Ventures and previously worked at Costanoa Ventures, DN Capital, and Mosaic Ventures. He also founded Diversity.vc in 2016.

What Farooq can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Preface Ventures writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Mosaic Ventures
  2. DN Capital
  3. Costanoa Ventures
  4. Preface Ventures · Founder and Sole General Partner
    Now
  5. DN Capital
  6. Mosaic Ventures
  7. Costanoa Ventures

Companies founded

PrefaceDiversity.vcPreface Ventures

Investments named in public bios

Alpha HealthLivelyAuterionLeapRemitlyAuto1RedlockTruebillArmory.ioAmbient.ai

Focus

venture capitalinstitutional investingsuper angel

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Questions

Who is Farooq Abbasi?

Farooq Abbasi founded Preface Ventures and previously worked at Costanoa Ventures, DN Capital, and Mosaic Ventures. He also founded Diversity.vc in 2016.

How much does Farooq Abbasi invest?

Farooq Abbasi invests through Preface Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Farooq Abbasi?

A warm intro from a founder Preface Ventures backed works best.

What did Farooq Abbasi do before Preface Ventures?

Mosaic Ventures; DN Capital; Costanoa Ventures; DN Capital; Mosaic Ventures; Costanoa Ventures.

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