Slow Ventures

Founder-funded seed-stage firm

VC Seed 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2009

AUM

$1.0B

as of 2026-Q1

SMALL

Slow Ventures was founded in 2009 by ex-Facebook execs Sam Lessin and Kevin Colleran. Seed-stage generalist with a distinctive 'slow money' brand.

Firm Profile

Firm Type

Subtype

Seed

Founded

2009

San Francisco, CA

Country

USA

Active Fund

Slow Ventures latest fund ($325M)

Sam LessinKevin ColleranDave Lerner

Enriched 2026-10-18 · QuantLogix research

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Stages

Seed · Series A

Sectors

Consumer · Enterprise · Crypto

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Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed periodically.