We’re focused on pre-seed and seed stage investments.

Our average check size is $2.5M. We make investments as small as $50k and as large as $4M, typically in pre-seed and seed-stage rounds from $50k – $10M.

It is never too early — we really enjoy brainstorming with founders early in the process, and are happy to connect you with team members or other resources that could help accelerate your idea.

We invest in founders with blow-through-walls resilience, deep curiosity, the ability to create momentum and a keen understanding of how to “find the money” in a large market ripe for disruption.

Our investment approach is built to move quickly; we’re able to make decisions within days or weeks as needed. While each investment is unique, we typically follow a version of this process: 

Intro -> Second meeting -> Diligence -> Partnership Pitch -> Final Decision

No.

No; sometimes we serve in board seats, sometimes we are observers, and sometimes we are not involved at the board level at all. We’re happy to work with you to find the right structure.

We often lead our investments, but are also happy to invest alongside like-minded investors.

Every investment is unique; we have a team dedicated to helping founders with everything from talent recruitment to CEO coaching to PR. Learn more about our founder support here.

We have a strong track record of helping our companies raise Series A capital from leading firms including a16z, USV, Sequoia, First Mark, and NEA, among others. Our team will work with you on timeline calibration, story creation, deck construction, feedback from sector experts and practice pitch sessions, before helping you develop a target list of investors and facilitating introductions.

We are a generalist fund focused on investing in breakthrough science. We invest in enterprise intelligence, chips & semiconductors, robotics, bio and biotech, medicines, manufacturing, synthetic biology, healthcare, decentralized systems, human experience and advanced computation, among other areas.

Pillar is headquartered in Boston, MA and invests globally.

Yes, we have backed many solo founders.

$500M

$175M

The best way to get in touch is to reach out to one of the investors on our team page.