Enjoy The Work (ETW) VC

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VCMatch tracks Enjoy The Work (ETW) VC as an investor focused on Enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, and Fintech companies, Seed and Series A rounds, and United States, Bay Area, and Global markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Stages

Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage

Focus Areas

Enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, Fintech

Geography

United States, Bay Area, and Global

Investment Thesis

Enjoy The Work focuses on improving founder and CEO operating skill as the primary lever to increase startup durability and outcomes. Rather than acting like a traditional VC that optimizes for the single power-law winner, ETW provides hands-on, operator-led coaching, playbooks, and programs so founders can “learn to be great operators capable of leading a company not just at launch but through growth, scale, and beyond.” The firm emphasizes product leadership (vision, strategy, management), repeatable operating systems, hiring and team-building, fundraising preparedness, and practical skills (templates, OKRs, financial models, recruiting) to close the gap between founder intent and reliable execution.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Enjoy The Work (ETW) VC is most relevant for founders raising Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds in Enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, Fintech, and Payments, especially across United States, Bay Area, and Global.

Focus statement

They work directly with founders and CEOs (early through later stage) to teach the skills and systems required to scale companies—product leadership, hiring, go-to-market, fundraising readiness, and operational discipline—via advisory relationships, CEO bootcamps, and embedded partner support. ETW explicitly positions itself as founder-first: "We’re here for all 100."

Value Add

Operator-first team of former founders & operators who’ve guided 200+ startups since 2015 (examples: Tipalti, HoneyBook, Paper) and provide direct, hands-on help rather than passive platform marketing.
A curriculum & playbook-driven model: "Only frameworks and templates that can be put to work immediately" (bootcamps, videos, samples, templates, playbooks).
Explicit rejection of VC power-law orthodoxy: they state "Fuck the power law." and aim to support every founder, not just the 1-in-100 winner.
Deep emphasis on practical CEO skill-building (daily execution systems, delegation, hiring cadence, board prep, fundraising process) delivered via in-person and remote bootcamps and ongoing partner involvement.
Tight founder support culture: testimonials claim partners "are always there for me" and "They always say yes," implying high-availability, bespoke assistance beyond standard advisory engagements.
Concrete product & people operating doctrines (e.g., 'Be a savant', 'Make your people your product', 'Let managers manage') that translate to specific behavioral changes.