Toni Schneider

Toni Schneider

Investor atTrue VenturesCalifornia

Toni Schneider is a Partner at True Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. True has partnered with over 1,050 founders across more than 500 companies.

What Toni can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%, 10-12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

True Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. True Ventures · Partner
    Now
  2. Crystal River Engineering · software engineer
  3. Aureal Semiconductor · VP of Technology
    1996-1999
  4. Oddpost · CEO
  5. Yahoo · executive
  6. Automattic · CEO
    2006-2014

Companies founded

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Focus

early-stage venture capitalsoftwareconnected devicesclimate techearly-stage

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Questions

Who is Toni Schneider?

Toni Schneider is a Partner at True Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. True has partnered with over 1,050 founders across more than 500 companies.

How much does Toni Schneider invest?

Toni Schneider invests through True Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Toni Schneider?

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

What did Toni Schneider do before True Ventures?

software engineer at Crystal River Engineering; VP of Technology at Aureal Semiconductor; CEO at Oddpost; executive at Yahoo; CEO at Automattic.

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