About

Our origin

As early-stage investors who have all built their own venture firms, our GP Advisors are often approached by newer practitioners for advice on raising their first funds. Together with our team, we’ve worked to broaden access to venture capital and support emerging managers bringing new ideas to the table. Now, as Screendoor, we intend to combine these two elements - mentorship and meaningful capital - to accelerate the introduction of new perspectives and talent to venture capital.

We believe a venture ecosystem fueled by a wide variety of talent, networks, and skill sets gives innovative founders more choices across the competitive landscape. This has the potential to unlock greater innovation, opportunity, and long-term success. We've partnered with a group of forward-thinking institutional LPs who share this vision.

Our strategy

We play a pivotal role in helping new funds evolve into potentially iconic firms by providing meaningful capital, practical mentorship, and unparalleled access to critical relationships within the investment ecosystem.

As anchor LPs, we catalyze first closes and drive momentum towards final closes, leveraging our relationships to bring other LPs into your fund. Our ability to mobilize capital and connections ensures that every manager we support has a competitive edge from day one.
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Every Screendoor manager is offered dedicated GP Advisors and access to the broader community of GP Advisors. Advisors are experienced venture capitalists who provide one-on-one tactical counsel to aid in all aspects of firm-building. We also offer curated educational content, networking events, and ongoing peer support.
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Beyond capital and mentorship, we empower Screendoor managers to build early relationships with our institutional LPs and those in the broader ecosystem. These intentional connections not only help managers understand and meet the expectations required to attract institutional capital, but also provide our LPs with a strong pipeline for their portfolios and a unique opportunity to engage with promising managers before they raise their next funds.

Our process

Screendoor actively invests in new fund managers with substantial commitments, generally a minimum of 10% of their total fundraise. We are particularly interested in what new perspectives and distinct networks you bring to the technology community, why the world needs you as a venture capitalist, why you are uniquely suited to attract and fill a void for founders, and why this combination may result in delivering attractive financial returns.

Evaluation criteria includes a review of investment thesis and vision for building an enduring firm; relevance and depth of experience — both investment and otherwise, and (if available) a track record that demonstrates an ability to execute on this vision. We also evaluate for ethics that are consistent with Screendoor’s commitment to being a supportive member of the technology community.
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If you’d like to share your firm-building plans with us, we'd be honored to hear from you.

Our portfolio

Our portfolio consists of emerging venture capital firms that we believe are the next generation of venture alpha. They are aiming to create the firms of the future, and there is no 'one-size-fits-all' approach: they span the sectors of today and tomorrow, solo GPs and teams, and portfolio construction styles that range from concentrated to highly diversified.

Our why

We believe in reshaping the future of venture capital by empowering emerging managers with unique perspectives to fuel innovtion and unlock untapped potential. These managers can bring new networks and skillsets, finding and supporting founders building transformational companies.

As these startups succeed, the impact multiplies: managers expand their influence, founders become mentors and investors, and employees gain expertise to launch their own innovative ventures. Screendoor aims to accelerate this cycle by fueling new VC entrants, driving entrepreneurial growth across the venture ecosystem.

Sparking a
Virtuous Cycle

Catalyzing new innovation and talent:

Supporting venture capitalists with new views not reflected in today's technology landscape

Enabling, with success and time, those founders and teams to back and build new, transformative companies

Expanding the participants, relationships, and choices in the venture capital and technology ecosystem

Wait, why the name Screendoor?

Hospitality and openness. Screendoor GP Advisor Satya Patel (of Homebrew) put it into his own words:

"Growing up in the heat of Las Vegas, screendoors were a feature of many homes. They were essential for letting the breeze in while still protecting the home. But most importantly, they were an invitation to come in and get respite from the heat. In our neighborhood, if you could peer into a house through the screendoor, it was a sign that you were welcome to come grab a cold drink, use the bathroom or just get a few minutes of cooler air. The “thwack” of a screendoor would announce you were coming in, and the reception was always one of warmth, safety and sustenance. With Screendoor, we hope to provide that same welcome and feeling to the next-generation of investors who will redefine the tech and VC industries."