Firsthand Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm
VC
Firsthand Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm investing in Consumer, AI / ML.
- Partners
- 2 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Consumer, AI / ML
- Check size
- Not in our records
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-11-09
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Team
2 partners
Investment Thesis
Emerging consumer and software investor backing early-stage products with clear user love and strong product velocity. The firm is oriented toward consumer software and AI-enabled experiences.
How Firsthand Ventures invests
Firsthand Ventures is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Consumer, AI / ML.
Partners & Team
SC
Simon Chan
Managing Partner
PC
Phil Calvin
Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Consumer
AI / ML
How to pitch Firsthand Ventures
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Consumer, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Simon Chan, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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