Steve Vassallo
Steve Vassallo is a General Partner at Foundation Capital since 2007, leading early-stage investments in AI, crypto, and fintech. He previously held engineering and product roles at Ning, Immersion, and IDEO.
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Foundation Capital writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- IDEO · project leader and design engineer
- Immersion · director of engineering
- Ning · vice president of product and engineering2004-2007
- Foundation Capital · General PartnerNow
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Who is Steve Vassallo?
Steve Vassallo is a General Partner at Foundation Capital since 2007, leading early-stage investments in AI, crypto, and fintech. He previously held engineering and product roles at Ning, Immersion, and IDEO.
How much does Steve Vassallo invest?
Steve Vassallo invests through Foundation Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a.
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What did Steve Vassallo do before Foundation Capital?
project leader and design engineer at IDEO; director of engineering at Immersion; vice president of product and engineering at Ning.
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