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Trust Fund — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$1.0M Checks)

VC
Los Angeles, CaliforniaWebsite

Trust Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California investing in Marketplace, Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 40 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
40 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Marketplace, Other, Consumer
HQ
Los Angeles, California
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-13

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

40+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Founder-led solo-capital style investor focused on marketplaces, e-commerce, and creator economy companies. The thesis emphasizes internet-native brands and platforms with cultural distribution and monetization loops.

How Trust Fund invests

Trust Fund is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, California. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, Consumer.

Trust Fund typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

Trust Fund has backed 40 companies in our records, including Agree, Howie, Carry.

Partners & Team

SA

Sophia Amoruso

Solo GP

Marketplaces
Creator Economy
E-commerce

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (40)

Other

AG

Agree

Securely send and sign any agreement with AI-powered workflows, free e-signature, automated invoicing, and integrated payments.

HO

Howie

Howie is the quickest scheduling assistant on earth.

CA

Carry

Carry is an all-in-one platform for tax-advantaged accounts, investments and strategy for business owners and high earning professionals.

DY

Dynasty

Dynasty is the first platform where anyone can remotely create and execute a living trust in minutes, with no preparation needed.

BR

Browse AI

Browse AI is the easiest way for prosumers, startups, and SMBs to extract and monitor data from websites.

AI

AI.Fashion

AI.Fashion enables virtual photoshoots, advanced design and image customization and real-time interactions, all enhanced by AI.Fashion’s proprietary AI.

TO

Toothio

Toothio is revolutionizing the dental staffing industry. Dental offices gain access to high-quality dental professionals, on-demand, while dental professionals can pick up work that fits their schedules.

PA

Packsmith

Packsmith is a developer of a managed marketplace platform. The platform involves the distribution, decarbonization, and delivery of the e-commerce market.

PL

Plot

Plot is an end-to-end creative operations platform for teams to plan projects, access deliverables and cross-collaborate in one powerful source of truth.

BI

Binstar

Binstar is on a mission to make retail landfill-free by turning high-quality returned merchandise and overstocks into a treasure hunt.

How to pitch Trust Fund
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sophia Amoruso, Solo GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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