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Backbone Angels

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Backbone Angels is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

AUM

$2M

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in pre-seed/seed founders creating ecosystems for other startups, with a focus on underrepresented entrepreneurs.

How Backbone Angels invests

Backbone Angels is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS.

Backbone Angels typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $2M in assets under management.

Backbone Angels has backed 6 companies in our records, including Pocketed, Sheertex, Koble.

Meet the Team

SS

Solmaz Shahalizadeh

Founding Partner

data & AI strategy
data science scaling
machine learning powered products
tech for underrepresented founders
AC

Alexandra Clark

Founding Partner

government relations
strategic communications
small business support
public affairs
AL

Anna Lambert

Founding Partner

product acceleration
M&A
portfolio integration
talent acquisition
AS

Arati Sharma

Founding Partner

consumer products
product marketing
brand storytelling
diverse founders
AC

Atlee Clark

Founding Partner

partnerships
operations
product scaling
consumer platforms
KM

Konval Matin

Founding Partner

culture & talent development
product storytelling
branding
real-world problem solving
MM

Marcie Murray

Founding Partner

customer support
operations
ecosystem strategy
future of food
LT

Lynsey Thornton

Founding Partner

user experience design
product leadership
customer-centric strategy
digital/physical product
BF

Brittany Forsyth

Founding Partner

talent ecosystem
culture building
HR scale
founder community

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

PO

Pocketed

Startup Ecosystem
SH

Sheertex

KO

Koble

AS

Astreia

WE

Wethos

BI

Bird&Be

How to pitch Backbone Angels
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Solmaz Shahalizadeh, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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