Founded in 2011 by Garry Tan and Alexis Ohanian, Initialized Capital is a premier seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. Initialized focuses on being the earliest institutional investor in technology companies, often investing at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Initialized invests across enterprise software, consumer technology, AI & machine learning, fintech, healthcare, and frontier tech. Their philosophy: back founders at the very beginning with conviction and deep hands-on support, helping them navigate the critical early stages of company building.
With portfolio companies including Coinbase, Opendoor, Instacart, Reddit, Patreon, Flexport, and many more, Initialized has become one of the most successful seed-stage firms in Silicon Valley. The firm has backed 19 unicorns and achieved 6+ IPOs from its portfolio of 289+ companies.
"The best time to back a great founder is at the very beginning — before anyone else believes. That's where we live."
Apply to the Apex Startup Discovery Program
Aligned with Initialized Capital's investment focus. Precondition: You must be an Apex Participant to submit. Registration is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads. This project is part of Apex Master Expos.
Apex Ecosystem with Golden Ads
"Who I Am · What I Want"
Complimentary for Apex Participants. Become an Apex Participant at myapex.me — registration is complimentary and includes 2 Golden Ads. Part of Apex Master Expos.
Apex is a living ecosystem — one of its kind. A decentralized, member-owned global business platform across 80+ countries where preferred venture partners such as Initialized Capital can explore early-stage innovation quietly and selectively, while founders showcase on their MySite and gain clarity on what long-term investors truly seek. No middleman. By members, for members.