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5050 VC

VC
San Francisco, CA

5050 VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 37 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$500K
Portfolio
37 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
AUM
$90M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Enterprise, Climate / Energy, Food / AgTech, Consumer, AI / ML, Healthcare
HQ
San Francisco, CA

Last verified: 2026-07-09

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

AUM

$90M

Portfolio

37+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage fund backing diverse founding teams across software and general technology.

How 5050 VC invests

5050 VC is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Enterprise, Climate / Energy, Food / AgTech.

5050 VC typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $90M in assets under management.

5050 VC has backed 37 companies in our records, including Airtable, BentoBox, Plasmidsaurus.

Partners & Team

SB

Seth Bannon

Founding Partner

Deep Tech
Health
Biotech
Climate
Food & Ag
PS

Prof. Sir Tony Kouzarides

Partner

AT

Alex Teng, PhD

Partner

UF

Ueli Friedli

Head of Finance

AS

Ania Scigalska

Chief of Staff to Seth Bannon

JF

Joe Fox

Engineer

DS

D. Scott Phoenix

Partner

Deep Tech
AI
Climate
Biotech
AT

Alex Teng

Partner, Fifty Years

Deep Tech
Hardware
AI
Energy
MN

Marlon Nichols

Co-Founder / Managing GP

Seed
Software
EM

Ela Madej

Founding Partner

Deep Tech
Health
Biotech
Food & Ag
Hardtech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Enterprise
Climate / Energy
Food / AgTech
Consumer
AI / ML
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (37)

Other

AI

Airtable

B2B SaaS
BE

BentoBox

SMB software
PL

Plasmidsaurus

Biotech & Synthetic Biology

Ultra-fast DNA sequencing as a service

DI

Digital Biology

Biotech & Synthetic Biology

Functional sequencing technology

EN

Enoda

Biotech & Synthetic Biology

Transforming cells into cures for cancer, autoimmunity, and aging

VC

Vcreate

Biotech & Synthetic Biology

High-throughput screening and ML for immunotherapy design

RA

Range Bio

Biotech & Synthetic Biology

Translational proteomics for molecular health monitoring

CA

Catalog DNA

Biotech & Synthetic Biology

DNA-based data storage and synthesis

IN

Invitae

Biotech & Synthetic Biology

Genetic testing and analysis

CL

Clippership

Climate & Energy

Autonomous sailboats to decarbonize maritime shipping

How to pitch 5050 VC
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Seth Bannon, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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