Slow Ventures
Early-stage firm with offices in San Francisco, New York, Boston, and beyond, backing founders across consumer, enterprise, crypto, and the creator economy.
Typical check size
$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
2011
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
AUM
N/A
Rounds they lead
Seed
Series A
Rounds they invest
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Slow Ventures as an investor (6 total).
- Aleo Zero-knowledge blockchain platform for private, programmable applications.
- Chia Proof-of-space-and-time blockchain (Chia Network) designed for lower-energy crypto mining.
- Eco Digital wallet and savings platform with crypto-linked rewards.
- Formation Engineering training platform focused on preparing software engineers for top-tier roles.
- Product Hunt Daily community leaderboard where makers launch and discover new tech products.
- VGS Data security platform tokenizing sensitive data so companies never store raw PII or PAN.
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FAQs about Slow Ventures
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Slow leads seed and Series A rounds and participates at pre-seed. Our directory lists Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A among the stages it covers.
Slow does not publicly disclose a standard check size. As an early-stage generalist, initial checks are typically seed-scale; exact amounts vary by round and syndicate.
Slow is headquartered in San Francisco and also lists New York, Boston, and other locations on its site. The firm invests nationally across consumer, enterprise, and crypto themes.
Slow backs consumer, enterprise SaaS, crypto/web3, and creator-economy companies. The firm also runs creator-focused initiatives (e.g., Creator Fund). Our directory tags consumer, crypto-web3, and enterprise-saas.
Slow leads seed and Series A rounds in its focus areas. The firm is known for founder-friendly early backing across unconventional categories including crypto and creators.
Directory startups listing Slow include Product Hunt, VGS, Aleo, Formation, Eco, Very Good Security, and Chia — see /startup/product-hunt, /startup/vgs, /startup/aleo, /startup/formation, /startup/eco, /startup/very-good-security, and /startup/chia.
Use slow.co/contact for outreach and review the firm's newsletter (Snail Mail). Warm intros from portfolio founders, creators, or crypto/consumer operators are typical given Slow's network-heavy style.
We have not published a dedicated Slow Ventures fund article yet. The firm's site and newsletter are the best public sources for thesis updates.