Base Ventures
We are sector-fluid, seed-stage tech investors who believe in supporting the next big thinker and not the next big thing
Company Size
11 - 50 employees
Year Founded
2010
About Base Ventures
We’ve been investing in talented people with great ideas before we even knew what venture was. It started back in 1998 — something important was happening in Silicon Valley and we were inspired to be a part of it. In the beginning, we were just bringing people together, connecting with leaders in tech, and giving founders a platform to pitch. That passion for building people turned into more than a decade of angel investing and some early big wins, like Zappos. In 2010, we decided it was time to create our own fund. Base was born.
Since then, we’ve grown and evolved, invested alongside leading venture capitalists, including NEA, Bain Capital, Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Sequoia, and built a dynamic portfolio punctuated by big exits, like PlanGrid, Cognea, and OLLY. We’ve developed a network of incredible leaders, like Tony Hsieh, Chris and Crystal Sacca, Mitch and Freada Kapor, and Google Ventures. And we’ve done it all while moving differently, taking smart chances, committing early, and being a champion for non-traditional thinkers.
