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Kent Lindstrom

Co-founder & General Partner at8-Bit CapitalCalifornia
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Kent Lindstrom is a co-founder and General Partner at 8-Bit Capital. He has held operating roles at several tech companies and hosts the podcast Something Ventured.

What Kent can write

Writes checks of$500K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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8-Bit Capital writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. NetRead · co-founder
  2. Friendster · COO, CFO, and CEO
  3. Ooga Labs
  4. Neo · COO
  5. Nuzzel · COO
  6. 8-Bit Capital · Co-founder & General Partner
    Now
  7. Ooga Labs
  8. PlacePop

Companies founded

8-Bit CapitalPlacePopNetRead

Investments named in public bios

Friendster

Focus

venture capitaltechnologyhealthcare

Education

Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, MBA

Before you pitch

8-Bit Capital does not invest inno CPG, hardware, biotech, crypto

Also at 8-Bit Capital

Jonathan AbramsCo-founder & General Partner

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Questions

Who is Kent Lindstrom?

Kent Lindstrom is a co-founder and General Partner at 8-Bit Capital. He has held operating roles at several tech companies and hosts the podcast Something Ventured.

How much does Kent Lindstrom invest?

Kent Lindstrom invests through 8-Bit Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Kent Lindstrom?

A warm intro from a founder 8-Bit Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Kent Lindstrom do before 8-Bit Capital?

co-founder at NetRead; COO, CFO, and CEO at Friendster; Ooga Labs; COO at Neo; COO at Nuzzel; Ooga Labs; PlacePop.

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