The Founders We Back

We are fortunate to be long-term partners to the Stanford founders behind some of the most disruptive companies redefining the realm of possibility.

Michael Madding

Michael Madding

Co-Founder, Lucra

Peer-to-peer sports gaming platform

Founded2019
Stage InvestedSeries A
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Anibal de Frankenberg

Anibal de Frankenberg

Co-Founder, Elevva

LATAM e-commerce aggregator

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Vala Dormiani

Vala Dormiani

Co-Founder & CEO, Ludis

Sports analytics platform

Founded2019
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Ryan Gaertner

Ryan Gaertner

Co-Founder, DubClub

Platform for sports handicappers and their subscribers

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Rene Caissie

Rene Caissie

Co-Founder & CEO, Medeloop.ai

Platform to accelerate disease understanding

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
David Harrison

David Harrison

Co-Founder, Skywalk

Deep tech designed for intuitive gesture control

Founded2023*
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Justin Ziegler

Justin Ziegler

Co-Founder, Juice

Co-founder · Ife Johnson

Global payment network

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Mithat Can Ulubay

Mithat Can Ulubay

Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Flora

E-commerce aggregator focused on sustainability

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Amanda Bakerlee

Amanda Bakerlee

Founder & CEO, Apprenta

Software tool to help make hiring decisions

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Drew Barvir

Drew Barvir

Co-Founder & CEO, Sonar

Co-founder · Gabe Moynihan

Platform to proactively identify and support youth mental health

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Lasse Nyberg

Lasse Nyberg

Co-Founder & CEO, Ever

Co-founder · Max Quertermous

EV marketplace

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Lukas Haffer

Lukas Haffer

Co-Founder & CEO, Casca

AI/ML infrastructure for banks

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Mika Eddy

Mika Eddy

Co-Founder & CEO, Malama

Remote monitoring of diabetes in pregnancy

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Matt Dicou and Wes Rodriguez

Matt Dicou and Wes Rodriguez

Co-Founders, Reset

Products that help people live healthier financial lives

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Ben Collins

Ben Collins

Co-Founder & CEO, Woz

Platform that helps non-technical entrepreneurs build software

Founded2026
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2025
StatusPrivate
Pedro Guerrero

Pedro Guerrero

Co-Founder & CEO, Aloi Holdings

Tax and trade compliance for enterprise

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Dorothy Li

Dorothy Li

Co-Founder & CEO, RealRoots

Platform for making new friends, guaranteed

Founded2024
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Meghan Wood

Meghan Wood

Co-Founder & CEO, Raya Power

Making home solar and storage simple and affordable

Founded2023*
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2025
StatusPrivate
Humberto Pedrero

Humberto Pedrero

Co-Founder & CEO, SaludNow

AI-powered healthcare platform connecting patients and doctors

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Jonathan Baer

Jonathan Baer

Co-Founder & CEO, Overlap

Multimodal AI agents to automate editing long video content

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Matan Derman

Matan Derman

Co-Founder & CEO, Apex SecurityRealized

Platform for real-time detection and response to cyber threats

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusAcquired by Tenable
Sophia Lugo

Sophia Lugo

Co-Founder & CEO, Radar Therapeutics

Precision-expressed mRNA-based therapeutics

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Audrey Djiya

Audrey Djiya

Co-Founder & CEO, Handled

Reinventing post-purchase commerce

Founded2025
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Hamza Choudery

Hamza Choudery

Co-Founder, Autoblocks

Enabling LLMs at scale

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Charlotte Meerstadt

Charlotte Meerstadt

Founder & CEO, Fram

Automated billing for clean energy projects

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Rafi Sands

Rafi Sands

Co-Founder & CEO, Tandem

Flexible AI-enabled office leasing platform

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Olivier Babin and Naunidh Singh Bhalla

Olivier Babin and Naunidh Singh Bhalla

Co-Founders, Tetrix

Empowering capital allocators with alternative investment insights

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Gabe Charalambides

Gabe Charalambides

Founder & CEO, Odyssey

Legal psilocybin retreat in Colorado

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate

All Companies

Lucra

Peer-to-peer sports gaming platform

Founder(s): Michael Madding

Founded2019
Stage InvestedSeries A
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate

Elevva

LATAM e-commerce aggregator

Founder(s): Anibal de Frankenberg

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Ludis

Ludis

Sports analytics platform

Founder(s): Vala Dormiani

Founded2019
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
DubClub

DubClub

Platform for sports handicappers and their subscribers

Founder(s): Ryan Gaertner

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Medeloop.ai

Medeloop.ai

Platform to accelerate disease understanding

Founder(s): Rene Caissie

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Skywalk

Skywalk

Deep tech designed for intuitive gesture control

Founder(s): David Harrison

Founded2023*
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Juice

Juice

Global payment network

Founder(s): Justin Ziegler & Ife Johnson

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate

Flora

E-commerce aggregator focused on sustainability

Founder(s): Mithat Can Ulubay

Founded2021
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate

Apprenta

Software tool to help make hiring decisions

Founder(s): Amanda Bakerlee

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Sonar

Sonar

Platform to proactively identify and support youth mental health

Founder(s): Drew Barvir & Gabe Moynihan

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate

Ever

EV marketplace

Founder(s): Lasse Nyberg & Max Quertermous

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Casca

Casca

AI/ML infrastructure for banks

Founder(s): Lukas Haffer

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate

Malama

Remote monitoring of diabetes in pregnancy

Founder(s): Mika Eddy

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2022
StatusPrivate
Reset

Reset

Products that help people live healthier financial lives

Founder(s): Matt Dicou and Wes Rodriguez

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Woz

Woz

Platform that helps non-technical entrepreneurs build software

Founder(s): Ben Collins

Founded2026
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2025
StatusPrivate
Aloi Holdings

Aloi Holdings

Tax and trade compliance for enterprise

Founder(s): Pedro Guerrero

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
RealRoots

RealRoots

Platform for making new friends, guaranteed

Founder(s): Dorothy Li

Founded2024
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Raya Power

Raya Power

Making home solar and storage simple and affordable

Founder(s): Meghan Wood

Founded2023*
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2025
StatusPrivate
SaludNow

SaludNow

AI-powered healthcare platform connecting patients and doctors

Founder(s): Humberto Pedrero

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Overlap

Overlap

Multimodal AI agents to automate editing long video content

Founder(s): Jonathan Baer

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Apex Security

Apex Security

Platform for real-time detection and response to cyber threats

Founder(s): Matan Derman

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusAcquired by Tenable
Radar Therapeutics

Radar Therapeutics

Precision-expressed mRNA-based therapeutics

Founder(s): Sophia Lugo

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Handled

Handled

Reinventing post-purchase commerce

Founder(s): Audrey Djiya

Founded2025
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Autoblocks

Autoblocks

Enabling LLMs at scale

Founder(s): Hamza Choudery

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Fram

Fram

Automated billing for clean energy projects

Founder(s): Charlotte Meerstadt

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Tandem

Tandem

Flexible AI-enabled office leasing platform

Founder(s): Rafi Sands

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSAFE
Backed Since2023
StatusPrivate
Tetrix

Tetrix

Empowering capital allocators with alternative investment insights

Founder(s): Olivier Babin and Naunidh Singh Bhalla

Founded2023
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate
Odyssey

Odyssey

Legal psilocybin retreat in Colorado

Founder(s): Gabe Charalambides

Founded2022
Stage InvestedSeries Seed
Backed Since2024
StatusPrivate