Big Sur Ventures

Big Sur Ventures is an early-stage investor focused on partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs to build great companies. They invest in companies with innovative products and services that promise to provide transformative benefits to a market, seeking projects that can change the structure of the market. They understand the challenges of early-stage companies and take an involved, hands-on approach to their investments. Big Sur Ventures is a high conviction investor and lead investments even if no one else gets it. They are comfortable with the rough edges of a new project and help founders from day one. They invest in people with deep conviction behind great ideas and disruptive technologies. The initial stages of a company’s development are critical, and Big Sur understands how to move quickly and effectively from hypotheses to validations. The team is the critical element in the successful pursuit of the vision, and they look for exceptional people with whom they can enjoy the process of reaching the goal. Big Sur invests in companies leveraging the power of the internet, including internet, software, and IT companies. They are sector agnostic but look for highly scalable projects with credible unit economics and a B2B focus. They also invest in Deep Tech, recognizing that new science and deep engineering are key to solving major global challenges in areas like climate, energy, decarbonization, and mobility. They focus on solving large problems in a truly unique way, which is critical to defining the size of the opportunity. They realize that everything is not perfect in the initial stages of a company’s life. That’s ok, they know that investing early means being comfortable with the rough edges of a new project.