Slow Ventures

Investor type

VC / Angel

Founded

2009

AUM

$430 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 18 August, 2026

Profile

Slow Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2011. The firm has a team of 12 professionals, including three partners, and operates additional offices in New York, Boston, and Springfield. Slow Ventures is known for its focus on the intersection of technology, science, society, and culture, providing founders with the resources and connections needed to build sustainable companies.

The firm invests across a wide range of sectors, including security, fintech, SaaS, crypto, consumer, healthcare, and the creator economy. Slow Ventures typically participates in seed rounds, primarily investing in United States-based startups. The firm has a notable portfolio with investments in companies like Slack, Robinhood, and Republic, and has seen 10 unicorns, 8 IPOs, and 49 acquisitions.

Notable investments by Slow Ventures include Slack - a business communication platform, Robinhood - a financial services company, Republic - an investment platform, Cytronic - a logistics company, and Clouted - a multimedia and design software company.

Industry

Telecommunications Software Media and Entertainment Fintech Consumer Products Healthcare Services SaaS Security Blockchain/Crypto

Contacts

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Will Quist Partner
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Dave Morin Partner
Partner
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FAQs about Slow Ventures

Slow Ventures is a venture capital firm that also operates as an angel investor. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Slow Ventures is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Slow Ventures was founded in 2009.
Slow Ventures invests in companies and startups in Telecommunications, Software, Media and Entertainment, Fintech, Consumer Products, Healthcare Services, SaaS, Security, Blockchain/Crypto.
Slow Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Slow Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
Slow Ventures usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Slow Ventures has around $430m assets under management.
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