Horizon
Horizon is a generalist venture firm investing at pre-seed and seed. It backs ambitious, product-focused founders and technical teams with distinctive insights, prioritizing potential over pedigree. The firm supports companies over the long term and frequently makes follow-on investments.
Stage focus
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Ownership target
Generalist / Specialist
Generalist
Latest fund size
$55M (Fund II)
Investing team
- Sandy KoryGeneral Partner and founder (2022). More than 15 years of venture experience; earlier investments include Palantir, Canva, BillionToOne, Flutterwave and Sendbird.
- Mike FirmageGeneral Partner; leads legal and finance. Also founded and runs Horizon Partners, an M&A advisory firm for technology founders.
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How to reach them
Sandy Kory: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandykory/ ; investors@horizon.vc (listed by Crunchbase; not confirmed as a founder pitch inbox)
Notable investments
Current official portfolio examples: Baseten (pre-seed), SendCutSend (seed), Pylon (seed), Typesafe AI (pre-seed), Nango (pre-seed), Julius AI (seed), Bland (Series A). Sandy Kory's earlier investment track record also includes Palantir, Canva, BillionToOne, Flutterwave and Sendbird; these should not all be attributed to Horizon Fund I or II. Sources: https://www.horizon.vc/portfolio ; https://www.horizon.vc/team