Investing in Extraordinary Founders from Non-Obvious Backgrounds

There’s a class of tech founders who have all the attributes that make a great early-stage team: they’re brilliant, they have huge vision and drive to succeed, they can build, and they can sell.

But, because they don’t fit traditional founder stereotypes, lack the obvious pedigree stamps on their passports, or simply because they live outside of the major US venture metros, they’re often overlooked by conventional VCs.

Enter Two Ravens. We love investing in extraordinary, non-obvious founders.

If you’re one of those founders, please get in touch. We’ll help level the playing field and dramatically increase your odds of success with capital, extensive zero-to-one operating expertise, and a huge global network of advisors, prospective customers, and follow-on investors.

We typically invest $250K - $500K in pre-seed and early seed stage technology companies. We lead, co-lead, and follow.

Isaac Kato

Isaac Kato is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned professional investor. He co-founded two companies, led three, personally raised over $200M for his companies, and had successful exits with all three of his startups. He has been a professional venture investor for 12+ years, with experience at General Catalyst, Summit Partners, and Techstars. Isaac holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and MS and BA degrees from Stanford University.

Carson Nye

Carson Nye previously worked as an investment manager at Techstars with Isaac. Additionally, he has operating experience via tenures at successful startups Hiya and Lexion. Carson graduated from the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.

We make a hugely positive difference in the lives of our founders and their companies.

But, don’t take our word for it. Check out the videos below to hear how we’ve worked to help our previous founders find personal and professional success.