Investor profile for Neo: typical check size, headquarters (San Francisco, CA), stages they lead or invest in, and links to website and social profiles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker directory.
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Neo

Ali Partovi's San Francisco community and fund backing exceptional technical founders from pre-seed through seed — via Neo Scholars, Neo Residency, and direct investments.

Typical check size

$250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)

Founded

2019

Headquarters

San Francisco, CA

AUM

N/A

Rounds they lead

Pre-Seed Seed

Rounds they invest

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list Neo as an investor (6 total).

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FAQs about Neo

Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.

Neo leads pre-seed and seed in our directory and selectively follows into Series A. Programs include Neo Scholars (student grants), Neo Residency (accelerator), and direct seed leads for technical founders.
Neo Residency invests $750,000 via an uncapped SAFE (dilution scales with the next-round valuation per TechCrunch reporting). Direct pre-seed/seed checks are commonly cited in the $500K–$2M range; Neo Scholars awards a $40,000 non-dilutive grant.
Neo is headquartered in San Francisco. Residency cohorts are in-person in SF (with a mountain bootcamp); the firm has backed companies globally but emphasizes its talent network and operator mentorship locally.
Neo is people-first and generalist-tech in our directory — prioritizing exceptional engineering talent, often identified in college, over a single sector map. Portfolio concentration has tilted toward AI/developer tools (e.g., Cursor/Anysphere, Cognition) while remaining sector-agnostic at entry.
Neo prefers to lead pre-seed and seed rounds and often takes board seats. The firm closed Fund IV at $320M in 2025 and reports 160+ portfolio companies with follow-on capacity for breakout teams.
Linked startups include Kalshi (/startup/kalshi), Deel (/startup/deel), Convex (/startup/convex), Lumos (/startup/lumos), Fasset (/startup/fasset), and Neo Agentic Security (/startup/neo-agentic-security).
Apply through neo.com for Neo Residency or Scholars programs. Warm intros from Neo mentors, scholars, or portfolio founders carry weight — the firm deliberately runs small cohorts (roughly 12–15 companies per Residency batch).
Neo Fund 4.0 appears in our Opto Investments AI fund roundup (/nyc-vc-fund-news-2026-05-28-opto-investments-ai-fund). Broader Neo Residency terms were covered by TechCrunch in February 2026.
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