Your most meaningful partner, at the earliest stage. We are OVO.
We back founders, not just ideas. More than just capital, we offer conviction. We earn the right to be your first call, through every pivot and every milestone.
Nothing is too early
8 unicorns
Payjoy, Sourcegraph, Addepar
$32 billion
in portfolio value created since 2014
12,500
employed by OVO-backed companies
Why OVO?
Pre-Seed Specialists
Our expertise is in helping you find your footing, even if the path is unclear. We provide the guidance and resources that turn ideas into reality.
Founder-focused partnership
We believe in founder-led ventures. Our role is to empower your vision, not overshadow it. Our success is measured by yours.
Human-Centric
Behind every startup is a bold founder attempting their life's work. Doubts, dreams, and determination are all part of the equation. We are here to champion your growth as a founder, and as a person. Because when you thrive, we do.
Our Focus
At OVO, we specialize in the negative one to zero stage, where ideas are raw, potential is limitless, and conviction is everything.
Here, even without customers or a fully-formed narrative, we empower founders with the vision to define their category, or even create one.
We provide the partnership needed to refine, focus, and set the stage for all that follows.
From our founders
“PayJoy would not exist without OVO — they were our first check, believing in us before anyone else did. Eric did his diligence in person, going to our first store to try the product himself, and then was able to move fast and help us get through that critical first year.”
—Doug Ricket, Payjoy (OVO Fund I - Unicorn, Fintech)
“OVO was incredibly valuable with series A intros and team building. They believed in us from the beginning and played a role in our early success.”
—AJ Shankar, Everlaw (OVO Fund I - Unicorn, Legal Tech)
“OVO has been with us every step of the way, always kind, thoughtful, and ready to jump in and help whenever we need it.”
—Alex Robinson, Juniper Square (OVO Fund I - Unicorn, B2B SaaS)
Where we invest
We are not afraid to bet on the bold. We invest in pre-seed companies with ambitious visions, driven founders, and the potential to create categories.
Applied AI
Enterprise Tech
Fintech
Digital Health
Web3
Consumer
Saas
OVO
Earliest Stage Investors
Menlo Park, CA