Spearhead

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Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2018

AUM

$112 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A Series B

Region of investment

North America

ESG Focus

Women People of color and other minorities
Investor profile last updated: 14 July, 2026

Profile

Spearhead is a unique investment firm that empowers founders by providing them with initial capital to begin their own investment journey. Based on a model of 'Founders Backing Founders', Spearhead allows founders to start with $2M to invest in other startups. Founded by notable investors Jeff Fagnan, founder of Accomplice, and Naval Ravikant, founder of AngelList, Spearhead aims to democratize investing by offering education and back-office support, allowing founders to focus on investing while they continue to run their own companies.

The firm operates primarily in the technology sector, with an emphasis on supporting technical founders. It doesn't specify check sizes given to individual portfolio companies aside from the initial pool and potential for further follow-on funds. Spearhead's novel approach of backing founders who can in turn back other startups helps scale investment opportunities without geographical boundaries, though it is prominently active within the U.S. tech ecosystem.

The firm has backed a number of high-profile startups. Notable investments include Vise, a company backed by Sequoia; 1inch, supported by Pantera; and NexHealth, with backing from notable investor Josh Buckley. Other investments span across various fields within the tech industry including healthcare, financial technology, and app development.

Industry

Fintech Financial Services Business Services (B2B) Healthcare Services Networking SaaS Software Blockchain/Crypto AI MedTech Technology

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FAQs about Spearhead

Spearhead is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed, Series A and Series B, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Spearhead is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Spearhead was founded in 2018.
Spearhead invests in companies and startups in Fintech, Financial Services, Business Services (B2B), Healthcare Services, Networking, SaaS, Software, Blockchain/Crypto, AI, MedTech, Technology.
Spearhead invests in companies and startups in North America.
Spearhead invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A, Series B.
Spearhead usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Spearhead has around $112m assets under management.
Spearhead invests and supports Women, People of color and other minorities startups and founders.
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