Virginie Raphael

Founder & Managing Partner atFullCircleNew York

Virginie Raphael is founder and managing partner of FullCircle, a perpetual pre-seed fund. She previously worked at Tusk Ventures and Lehman Brothers/Barclays, and co-founded Transact Global.

What Virginie can write

Writes checks of$100K to $250K
Comes in atPre-seedMostly follows a lead
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

FullCircle writes $100K to $250K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: FullCircle.

Career

  1. Lehman Brothers/Barclays · banker
  2. Tusk Ventures · Managing Director
  3. FullCircle · Founder & Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

FullCircleTransact Global

Focus

pre-seedworkforceventure structuretrust networksfuture of work

Before you pitch

FullCircle does not invest inNo hardware, no web3 or crypto.

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Questions

Who is Virginie Raphael?

Virginie Raphael is founder and managing partner of FullCircle, a perpetual pre-seed fund. She previously worked at Tusk Ventures and Lehman Brothers/Barclays, and co-founded Transact Global.

How much does Virginie Raphael invest?

Virginie Raphael invests through FullCircle, which writes checks of $100K to $250K at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Virginie Raphael?

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

What did Virginie Raphael do before FullCircle?

banker at Lehman Brothers/Barclays; Managing Director at Tusk Ventures.

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