When we started talking to Felicis, we weren’t raising money but I just really enjoyed our conversations. I felt like Felicis understood our business when I would share our view of the world—horizontal platform, multiple products, net dollar retention—and how we were thinking about building the company. Felicis leaned in and there was extreme alignment. We talked about how we could go faster and it was just very natural and it felt like a great process.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf44a3ab1d0386d631e53d_Alex%20Bovee%20photo.jpeg)
Alex Bovee
CEO and Co-Founder, ConductorOne
One of the most unique things about Felicis is the childlike fascination they have for different ways of seeing the world. This openness to challenge existing systems has made them such a tremendous investor, and its why I’m so excited to have them involved.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65e5af273c69897885ae230b_Andrew%20Lacy%20photo.jpeg)
Andrew Lacy
CEO and Co-Founder, Prenuvo
Thank you for providing this incredible and unique benefit. Coaching and personal development for leaders is easy to overlook in a world where budgets are highly constrained, but I think it is one of the most high-leverage ways to support companies. You guys are awesome, and I'm honoured to work with you.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf4677a9dc37865ffbb8ca_Chase%20Lochmiller.jpeg)
Chase Lochmiller
CEO and Co-Founder, Crusoe Energy
We are building a generational company. We want to have investors who understand how to build companies that not only change our market, but define or create entire new markets on their own because they're making bets and they're innovating in a way that's never been done before. It wasn't really a hard choice when we realized that we could put Felicis on our cap table because they truly believe the opportunity of growth and the innovation cycle takes time and that you need to be there to support the company as it starts to invent a market.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf45a89421d5f3882562f9_CeO%20%26%20Founder%2C%20Runway.png)
Cristóbal Valenzuela
CEO and Founder, Runway
The best investors believe in and support your company, and that’s exactly what the Felicis team has done through good times and challenging times too. They believe in us for the long run.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf457192f1c9d4034133cb_Filip%20Kaliszan%20photo.webp)
Filip Kaliszan
CEO & Founder, Verkada
When you have a choice of investors, you need to think about the relationship you’re going to have with this person over the long term. There’s a mutual bank of trust that needs to be built up over time. It’s phenomenal to have the backing of a team like Felicis, they have our trust, and we know we have theirs.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf45bc0bdeabbf297ed061_Isaac%20photo.jpeg)
Isaac Evans
CEO and Founder, Semgrep
Working with Felicis has been great. The team has been phenomenal and helped us do a lot of recruiting. They've given us a lot of advice on how to construct a great tea, and they have been a really good partner in helping us build into a big company.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf447ecf5bbed241c53f8a_Joanna%20Strober%20photo.jpeg)
Joanna Strober
CEO and Co-Founder, Midi
After meeting Viviana, Tobi, Aydin, and Michelle from Felicis, I realized there is another [investor] group; those who understand “how” you’re building your company, not just “what” you’re building... The folks at Felicis clearly got this.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf4630ab2a03879c7a7e7f_Jordan%20Tigani%20photo.jpeg)
Jordan Tigani
CEO and Co-Founder, MotherDuck
In terms of recruiting, the wisdom and the introductions Felicis made, it was like a full-court press. It wasn’t just one person, it was the entire firm.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf43b38ac7714c0baf9968_Joshua%20Motta%20photo.jpeg)
Joshua Motta
CEO & Co-Founder, Coalition
From a founder's perspective, so much trust is involved when you work with an investor. You are really vulnerable to all kinds of things, so trust is the number one aspect to consider when evaluating a potential partner. I was super excited to work with Felicis for the third time. There's no substitute for 10 years of working together.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf43f27269627f5e3cd8ec_Lukas%20Biewald%20photo.jpeg)
Lukas Biewald
CEO and Co-Founder, Weights & Biases
The Felicis team worked really hard to understand our business, and there's no commercial analog for what we do. The team was really quick to thoughtfully understand us, the company, the opportunity, and the industry. They flew across the country to have some barbecue and discuss defense problems, which said a lot to us. The resources that they've brought to the table are really specific to our business. We've found that we're really culturally well-aligned; Felicis wants to win and create a big impact in the world, which is exactly what we want to do at Vannevar.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf453a91b2c657687287e0_Nini%20Hamrick%20photo.jpeg)
Nini Hamrick
President & Co-Founder, Vannevar Labs
Anytime we have an ask, the team at Felicis is incredibly efficient. They bring so much energy to the table, and that’s exactly what you want from a partner. The team has worked with us to build the kind of culture and go-to-market strategy that will allow us to build a generational company.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf445b1bc1f1ec17292d8e_Paul%20Copple%20photo.jpeg)
Paul Copplestone
CEO and Co-Founder, Supabase
Felicis has been a game changer for Resourcely, including many firsts; first term sheet, first founding engineer, and first paying customer (and countless other customer introductions). As a result, they are my first call whenever I have a big problem or big win. I can't recommend them enough to founders looking for investors with the unique combination of 110% hustle, unrelenting support, and elevated strategic thinking.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf46a59ec5fa6970d54c04_Travis%20McPeak%20photo.jpeg)
Travis McPeak
CEO and Co-Founder, Resourcely
When we started talking to Felicis, we weren’t raising money but I just really enjoyed our conversations. I felt like Felicis understood our business when I would share our view of the world—horizontal platform, multiple products, net dollar retention—and how we were thinking about building the company. Felicis leaned in and there was extreme alignment. We talked about how we could go faster and it was just very natural and it felt like a great process.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf44a3ab1d0386d631e53d_Alex%20Bovee%20photo.jpeg)
Alex Bovee
CEO and Co-Founder, ConductorOne
One of the most unique things about Felicis is the childlike fascination they have for different ways of seeing the world. This openness to challenge existing systems has made them such a tremendous investor, and its why I’m so excited to have them involved.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65e5af273c69897885ae230b_Andrew%20Lacy%20photo.jpeg)
Andrew Lacy
CEO and Co-Founder, Prenuvo
Thank you for providing this incredible and unique benefit. Coaching and personal development for leaders is easy to overlook in a world where budgets are highly constrained, but I think it is one of the most high-leverage ways to support companies. You guys are awesome, and I'm honoured to work with you.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf4677a9dc37865ffbb8ca_Chase%20Lochmiller.jpeg)
Chase Lochmiller
CEO and Co-Founder, Crusoe Energy
We are building a generational company. We want to have investors who understand how to build companies that not only change our market, but define or create entire new markets on their own because they're making bets and they're innovating in a way that's never been done before. It wasn't really a hard choice when we realized that we could put Felicis on our cap table because they truly believe the opportunity of growth and the innovation cycle takes time and that you need to be there to support the company as it starts to invent a market.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf45a89421d5f3882562f9_CeO%20%26%20Founder%2C%20Runway.png)
Cristóbal Valenzuela
CEO and Founder, Runway
The best investors believe in and support your company, and that’s exactly what the Felicis team has done through good times and challenging times too. They believe in us for the long run.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf457192f1c9d4034133cb_Filip%20Kaliszan%20photo.webp)
Filip Kaliszan
CEO & Founder, Verkada
When you have a choice of investors, you need to think about the relationship you’re going to have with this person over the long term. There’s a mutual bank of trust that needs to be built up over time. It’s phenomenal to have the backing of a team like Felicis, they have our trust, and we know we have theirs.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf45bc0bdeabbf297ed061_Isaac%20photo.jpeg)
Isaac Evans
CEO and Founder, Semgrep
Working with Felicis has been great. The team has been phenomenal and helped us do a lot of recruiting. They've given us a lot of advice on how to construct a great tea, and they have been a really good partner in helping us build into a big company.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf447ecf5bbed241c53f8a_Joanna%20Strober%20photo.jpeg)
Joanna Strober
CEO and Co-Founder, Midi
After meeting Viviana, Tobi, Aydin, and Michelle from Felicis, I realized there is another [investor] group; those who understand “how” you’re building your company, not just “what” you’re building... The folks at Felicis clearly got this.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf4630ab2a03879c7a7e7f_Jordan%20Tigani%20photo.jpeg)
Jordan Tigani
CEO and Co-Founder, MotherDuck
In terms of recruiting, the wisdom and the introductions Felicis made, it was like a full-court press. It wasn’t just one person, it was the entire firm.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf43b38ac7714c0baf9968_Joshua%20Motta%20photo.jpeg)
Joshua Motta
CEO & Co-Founder, Coalition
From a founder's perspective, so much trust is involved when you work with an investor. You are really vulnerable to all kinds of things, so trust is the number one aspect to consider when evaluating a potential partner. I was super excited to work with Felicis for the third time. There's no substitute for 10 years of working together.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf43f27269627f5e3cd8ec_Lukas%20Biewald%20photo.jpeg)
Lukas Biewald
CEO and Co-Founder, Weights & Biases
The Felicis team worked really hard to understand our business, and there's no commercial analog for what we do. The team was really quick to thoughtfully understand us, the company, the opportunity, and the industry. They flew across the country to have some barbecue and discuss defense problems, which said a lot to us. The resources that they've brought to the table are really specific to our business. We've found that we're really culturally well-aligned; Felicis wants to win and create a big impact in the world, which is exactly what we want to do at Vannevar.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf453a91b2c657687287e0_Nini%20Hamrick%20photo.jpeg)
Nini Hamrick
President & Co-Founder, Vannevar Labs
Anytime we have an ask, the team at Felicis is incredibly efficient. They bring so much energy to the table, and that’s exactly what you want from a partner. The team has worked with us to build the kind of culture and go-to-market strategy that will allow us to build a generational company.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf445b1bc1f1ec17292d8e_Paul%20Copple%20photo.jpeg)
Paul Copplestone
CEO and Co-Founder, Supabase
Felicis has been a game changer for Resourcely, including many firsts; first term sheet, first founding engineer, and first paying customer (and countless other customer introductions). As a result, they are my first call whenever I have a big problem or big win. I can't recommend them enough to founders looking for investors with the unique combination of 110% hustle, unrelenting support, and elevated strategic thinking.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65cf46a59ec5fa6970d54c04_Travis%20McPeak%20photo.jpeg)
Travis McPeak
CEO and Co-Founder, Resourcely
Focus areas
We invest across areas, but this is what's capturing our attention right now.
What kind of companies do you invest in?
Our mission is simple: back companies inventing the future. The most iconic ideas defy boundaries: they emerge from diverse teams in every corner of the globe, and they catalyze change across all facets of the economy—from healthcare breakthroughs to the next generation of AI tooling. This is why we seek out trailblazing founders around the world and across all sectors and stages.
Most of our journeys with founders begin early: we partnered with Notion before the product was live, and we partnered with BioAge Labs when they just had an idea scribbled on the back of a napkin. Other partnerships are forged at an inflection point in the company’s trajectory, like Shopify when they were a team of 50 in Ottawa with just a couple thousand merchants on the platform or Adyen before they had any US customers.
Explore our full mission statement.
What’s your investment process like?
We don’t take meetings for the sake of taking meetings. Our approach to meeting founders is deliberate: we come to each meeting with conviction in a space and optimism in a team’s solution. You can expect our first session together to focus on what you’re building, as opposed to covering the foundations of your category or proving out your problem statement. We’ll also spend time getting to know one another and leaning into connection, which is at the core of how we work with founders.
How do you support founders?
Our goal is to provide value long before any formal partnership is penned, and we’re committed to continually proving our value throughout the years of our partnership. We do this by listening carefully to what founders say they need most. It’s not uncommon for Felicis partners to deliver customer research one day and make meaningful introductions to top ML engineers or 4-star generals the next. Our partners build out pricing models and GTM plans and help navigate founder dynamics. Partnering with Felicis gives you access to our entire team of operators, who are prepared to assist with your most significant needs.
Read what Founders have to say about working with us.
What’s unique about Felicis?
We pledge to create a delightful experience for founders that is rooted in empathy. We always vote our shares alongside our founders because we’ve witnessed firsthand how this improves outcomes for all stakeholders. We were the first venture firm to commit 1% on top of every first check we write for personalized founder development, from executive coaching to therapy and more. And we’ve structured our partnership to help companies quickly establish meaningful metrics, turn their companies into talent magnets, and create high-performing cultures that drive exceptional results. We don’t just help founders scale their companies; we help them scale themselves.
Who are your limited partners?
Since our inception in 2010, we’ve curated a base of limited partners composed only of world-positive institutions—and we exclude organizations with questionable humanitarian or ethical practices. Our limited partners use the returns we generate to fight for social equity, conduct cancer research, and save the environment.
To date, our returns have helped our limited partners:
- Fund research for over 200 Nobel Laureates
- Provide college scholarships for over 500,000 historically marginalized students
- Improve childhood cancer survival rates by 4X
- Protect over 100,000 acres of land (including 12% of the Amazon rainforest)
The missions of our limited partners inspire our entire team, including the founders with whom we have the privilege of partnering.
Learn more about our LPs here.
Insights
Insights
AI has killed the traditional SaaS GTM playbook
![AI has killed the traditional SaaS GTM playbook](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/65e0bdb25512b48ac6d52a85_Text%20to%20Image%20AI.jpg)
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Interview
Cristóbal Valenzuela on a culture of shipping, the artist as CEO, and running a full stack company
![Cristóbal Valenzuela on a culture of shipping, the artist as CEO, and running a full stack company](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63ff802a284f64e789752d0d/6528ecddc576df93df07b158_649399368ffa9115e38eba77_Cris%2520Founder%2520Story.png)
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