Molly Welch

Molly Welch

Partner atRadical VenturesFirm active Sep 30San Francisco

Molly Welch is a Partner at Radical Ventures in San Francisco, investing in early-stage AI startups. She previously worked at Google Brain, Lyft, and Playground Global, and holds degrees from Stanford and Harvard.

What Molly can write

Writes checks of$250K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Radical Ventures writes $250K to $10M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Radical Ventures.

Career

  1. Google Brain · worked on team
  2. Lyft · worked on AI policy
  3. Playground Global · venture investor
  4. Radical Ventures · Partner
    Now
  5. Lyft
  6. Google Brain

Investments named in public bios

GeneralistMuon SpaceOutsetPeriodic LabsP-1SparaWorld LabsDatologySolver

Focus

ai-native startupsfrontier aiinfrastructureapplication aiAI-native software

Education

Stanford University, B.A. with distinctionHarvard Kennedy School, Masters in Public PolicyHarvard Business School, MBA with distinction

Also at Radical Ventures

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Questions

Who is Molly Welch?

Molly Welch is a Partner at Radical Ventures in San Francisco, investing in early-stage AI startups. She previously worked at Google Brain, Lyft, and Playground Global, and holds degrees from Stanford and Harvard.

How much does Molly Welch invest?

Molly Welch invests through Radical Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Molly Welch?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Molly in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Radical Ventures backed works better.

What did Molly Welch do before Radical Ventures?

worked on team at Google Brain; worked on AI policy at Lyft; venture investor at Playground Global; Lyft; Google Brain.

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