The LAO — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.0M Checks)
The LAO is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm investing in Other, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks.
- Check size
- $250K–$1.0M
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Developer Tools
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-06
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $1.0M
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Crypto-native collective investor backing early blockchain and infrastructure projects. Best suited for crypto-forward startups comfortable with decentralized ownership and community participation.
How The LAO invests
The LAO is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools.
The LAO typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.
Partners & Team
Members / delegates
Collective
Industry Focus
Invests In
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Members / delegates, Collective.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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