5050 VC
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
Pre-Seed, Seed
$50K – $500K
$90M
37+ companies
10 partners
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
Ueli Friedli
Head of Finance
Joe Fox
Engineer
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (37)
Other
Airtable
BentoBox
Plasmidsaurus
Ultra-fast DNA sequencing as a service
Digital Biology
Functional sequencing technology
Enoda
Transforming cells into cures for cancer, autoimmunity, and aging
Vcreate
High-throughput screening and ML for immunotherapy design
Range Bio
Translational proteomics for molecular health monitoring
Catalog DNA
DNA-based data storage and synthesis
Invitae
Genetic testing and analysis
Clippership
Autonomous sailboats to decarbonize maritime shipping
- •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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