VC
Doesn't
have
to
be
the darkside
The term VC evokes a bit of the evil empire. A painful lack of alignment between the interests of investors and founders. We’re changing things at Pillar VC.
Involved at inception
We back founders from the very beginning — moving ideas from concept to real-world application.
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Corey Thomas, Founder & CEO of Rapid7
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Reshma Shetty, Co-Founder of Ginkgo Bioworks
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Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings
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Emily Leproust, CEO of Twist Bioscience
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Steve Kaufer, CEO of Tripadvisor
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Lisa Dyson, Founder & CEO of Air Protein
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Yvonne Hao, Former COO & CFO at PillPack of
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Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder & CEO of Circle
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Chad Laurans, Founder & Chairman of SimpliSafe
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Experienced Leaders
Our Co-founding Pillar CEOs support founders as board members, advisors, and customers.
Advisor Agreement 
Series A Checklist 
Pitch Deck Template 
Brian Halligan
Co-Founder
Yvonne Hao
COO / CFO, PillPack
David Cancel
CEO, Drift
Helen Adeosun
CEO, CareAcademy
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