PREMISE VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC

Thesis

The firm exclusively focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments, targeting technical founders building AI-native tools and agentic software. Their investment thesis prioritizes "spiky" founders with a unique edge, backing them with check sizes ranging from $500,000 to $3 million. Geographically, they focus on the United States, with notable activity in San Francisco, New York, and Atlanta. Premise VC evaluates teams based on their ability to navigate uncertainty, iterate, and execute with discipline, seeking founders with "radical dissatisfaction" and outcome-oriented persistence. Their investment interests lie in AI-native tools and agentic software for both consumer and enterprise, favoring products that are measurably faster, cheaper, or easier to use, and ideally satisfy at least two of these criteria. They advise against over-reliance on single model vendors, encouraging teams to manage inference costs and leverage multiple ecosystems. While total AUM is not disclosed, tracked capital is estimated around $100 million. The firm's operational focus is associated with the "Premise VC" branding. The office address is 405 West, 13th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10014.

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