# TheFounderVC: investment profile

Published mandate, cheque sizes and source evidence for TheFounderVC. Sources checked 2026-10-12.

Source: https://12inf.ai/resources/funds/the-founder-vc
Updated: 2026-10-14

Early-stage fund backing founders applying vertical AI to build category leaders in the U.S.; invests small pre-seed and seed checks alongside a venture-scale round and value-add co-investors.

## Published mandate

- **Stage:** Pre-seed, Seed

- **Cheque:** $100K–$200K

- **Geography:** US

- **Sectors:** AI

## Notable investments

- [Daydream](https://www.thefounder.vc) — 

- [Potato](https://www.thefounder.vc) — 

- [Liminary](https://www.thefounder.vc) — 

## Sources

Sources checked **2026-10-12**.

Verified on the fund's own site

- [TheFounderVC — Website](https://www.thefounder.vc)

- [TheFounderVC — Tfvc team](https://www.thefounder.vc/tfvc-team)

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