Preface Ventures

Preface invests in 'Frontier Enterprise' companies—critical infrastructure solutions built by technical leaders who gained deep domain expertise at companies like Google, Netflix, and Oracle. They focus on four key enterprise challenges: software development automation/optimization, security orchestration in agile infrastructure, frictionless financial infrastructure, and unlocking healthcare data toward value-based care.

Check Size

$250K - $1M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Developer Tools, Data Infrastructure, Cybersecurity

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Investment Thesis

Preface is built to back exited founders who are solving critical infrastructure problems discovered through hands-on experience at scale. They focus on partnering with technically-led teams at the earliest stages, investing meaningful capital ($750k-$2M) in pre/seed rounds when founders often don’t yet have a company bank account. The firm prioritizes founder-investor fit and structural alignment, positioning themselves as mature, trusted partners who respect founders enough to tell them the truth while dedicating genuine time and connectivity to accelerate success.

What Sets Them Apart

80% of the time they are the first check; 50% of the time founders don't have a company bank account when they invest
Concentrated strategy with only 20 investments per fund over 3 years—avoiding FOMO-driven decisions
Syndicate building expertise: offer to construct seed syndicates with highly qualified introductions and pre-existing relationships with leading partners
Hands-on support in first 100 days building financial/board reporting infrastructure and goal-setting for Series A readiness
Net-new customer introductions: facilitate at least 4 Fortune 500 customer introductions in first year
Talent-focused: help identify critical hires and introduce 'best of breed' leaders for key functions
Founded by sole GP Farooq Abbasi with 15+ years dedicated VC experience and $86M invested across 100 companies with $10B+ cumulative enterprise value