Ride Home Fund

www.ridehomefund.com

The firm invests in early-stage startups (Pre-seed, Seed, Series A) with a primary focus on 'the first and second order effects unlocked by Generative AI.' They also operate a rolling fund leveraging their podcast audience for both deal flow and capital.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Enterprise Saas, Developer Tools

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Investment Thesis

Ride Home Fund invests in the transformative waves of technology by leveraging deep industry expertise and early access to emerging opportunities. The fund combines the founders’ unique positioning as trusted voices in tech—through their top-tier podcast and Product Hunt influence—with a focus on backing founders who have been tested by market adversity and are eager to prove themselves. They believe in backing not just technological innovation, but product-led initiatives that fundamentally redefine how software and applications work.

What Sets Them Apart

First-look access to projects through their position as trusted tech reporters with 50k-70k daily podcast listeners
Chris Messina's unparalleled Product Hunt track record (#1 Product Hunter with 3,600+ launches), providing early visibility into high-quality deals before market awareness
Ability to move fast as a startup's first check and lead rounds, allowing founders to focus on building
Deep network credibility across founder and developer communities, described as 'nerd famous'
Built-in audience for portfolio company launches and credibility to close deals