Slow Ventures

Slow Ventures is a San Francisco-based pre-seed, seed, and Series A venture capital firm that takes a deliberately long-term approach to early-stage consumer and technology investing, founded by Sam Lessin, a former Facebook product executive. The firm invests with initial checks from $500,000 to $3 million. Note: the original directory lists Calm, DoorDash, Pinterest, and Warby Parker as portfolio companies. DoorDash is primarily backed by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins; Pinterest is primarily backed by Andreessen Horowitz; Warby Parker is primarily backed by Tiger Global; Calm is primarily backed by Lightspeed. These attributions require independent verification for Slow Ventures' specific roles. Beyond its original listed investments, the portfolio includes additional early-stage consumer and enterprise technology companies.