Dipset

Big bets
on bold builders.

Dipset is an independent venture capital firm for ambitious founders turning an unanswered question into something the world needs—with conviction, capital, and a long view.

PARTNERING AT THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER
Our Approach For founders
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FOR PERMISSIONPEOPLE FIRST / ALWAYS
D.For the people who make
the next thing real.
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Backing the builders behind

See the portfolio
  • Roomba
  • Hulu
  • Ring
  • Nest
  • MongoDB
  • Perkins Coie
  • Meta
  • Theranos
  • Pets.com
  • Zillow
  • FTX
  • Palm, Inc.
  • Spotify
  • AMI Paris
  • Pinterest
  • DroneDeploy

What we believe

Our approach

A check is easy.
Being there is the work.

There is no single playbook for building something meaningful. There is a better way to be in the room.

01

See what others miss.

We look beyond the obvious—seeking the people, ideas, and inflection points with the potential to change a market.

02

Bring conviction early.

Good companies are built on clear decisions. We bring an independent perspective and commit when the opportunity feels right.

03

Stay for the hard part.

The work does not stop at the investment. We show up as thoughtful partners through the decisions that shape a company.

Portfolio.
What-if, made real.

A few of the founders and companies we’re proud to stand beside.

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA

Sand Hill
Road

Sand Hill Road is a short stretch of Menlo Park that became synonymous with Silicon Valley venture capital.

Its legacy is less about an address and more about a mindset: backing founders early, thinking long term, and building what comes next.

DipsetYou are here · Menlo Park, California
Sand Hill Road
5.6mi
end to end
Stanford Main Quad
2.4mi
from Dipset
SFO
16.6mi
from Dipset
Downtown San Francisco
27.7mi
from Dipset

Distances are straight-line. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

No deck.
Just tell us why.

Tell us what you are building, what you believe, and what you need to get there. We are ready to listen.

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