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Neo — Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.0M Checks)

VC
San Francisco, CaliforniaWebsite

Neo is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California investing in SaaS, Developer Tools, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
5 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Developer Tools, AI / ML, Fintech, Other, Enterprise
HQ
San Francisco, California
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-03

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Seed fund backing technical founders and software products, with interest in modern infrastructure and B2B software. A potential fit for developer-native control planes.

How Neo invests

Neo is a vc firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, Developer Tools, AI / ML, Fintech, Other.

Neo typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Neo has backed 5 companies in our records, including Cognition, Chai Discovery, Kalshi.

Partners & Team

AC

Andrew Chau

CEO

KR

Kris Read

Co-Founder

IJ

Ivan Jankovic

Vice President of Memberships

NP

Not publicly specified

GP

Software
Developer Tools
JA

Jeff Adamson

Chief Commercial Officer

DM

David MacLean

Marketing Director

AB

Amanda Broos

Chief Human Resources Officer

CP

Chris Proctor

Procurement Director

JA

Jason Appel

Chief Lending Officer

KK

Kamran Khaled

Director of Growth

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Developer Tools
AI / ML
Fintech
Other
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

CO

Cognition

AI / developer tools·Not specified

AI research lab building software-engineering tools, including Devin and Windsurf.

CH

Chai Discovery

Biotech / AI drug discovery·Not specified

AI company building tools for molecular design and drug discovery.

KA

Kalshi

Fintech / markets·Not specified

Financial exchange for trading on event outcomes and hedging everyday risks.

AP

Applied Compute

AI·Not specified

“Specific Intelligence for Your Business,” an AI company.

WI

Wispr Flow

AI / productivity software·Not specified

AI voice dictation software.

How to pitch Neo
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Developer Tools, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Andrew Chau, CEO.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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