W250 Venture

Our W250 Focus

Named after the Stanford room where our story began, the W250 fund invests in companies poised for scalable growth that have achieved their market fit through a proven business model, product, and team. Leveraging our network of Stanford founders, global partners, and accomplished strategic advisors, we identify and back top talent in this dynamic ecosystem.

Team

Investment Lead

  • Enrico Carbone

    GENERAL PARTNER, in
    Silicon Valley

    Proven track record of identifying value and working with founders to drive cross-border growth.
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Support Team

  • Dan Matthies

    MANAGING PARTNER, in
    New York

    Builder and leader. Innovator and changemaker.
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  • Natasha Thomas

    PARTNER EXPERIENCE, in
    Singapore

    Natasha enhances partner experience by facilitating content, maintaining communications, and organizing events.
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  • Nicolas Sauvage

    IC ADVISOR CHAIR, in
    Silicon Valley

    Corporate executive and venture capitalist. Kauffman Fellow.
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Portfolio

  • AiFi

    Ying makes shopping safer, and less time consuming, with autonomous stores.
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  • JIFFY.ai

    Babu reimagines financial enterprise transformation by bridging the gap between human capabilities and machine intelligence.
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  • Genetesis

    Manny, Peeyush, Vineet and Chandan fight heart disease with bio-magnetic signals.
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  • Jumbotail

    Ashish and Karthik enable thousands of mom-and-pop stores in India to thrive.
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  • Mango Materials

    Molly, Allison and Anne fight plastic pollution with biodegradable materials.
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  • Starship

    Ahti and Janus take pollution out of deliveries with emission-free robots.
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  • Health Rhythms

    Paul and Ellen transform the way we measure and care for mental health.
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  • Zenysis

    Jonathan, Ian and Clay harness data to save lives through health crisis response.
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  • Apollo Neuro

    Kathryn and David use vibrations to reduce stress and improve wellness.
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  • GALY

    GALY

    Luciano and Paula grow cotton in a lab 10x faster with 80% less water and emissions.
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  • Novoloop

    Miranda and Jeanny recycle garbage into high quality sustainable products.
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  • Trybe

    Matheus creates education and employment opportunities for those excluded.
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  • Galena

    Guilherme creates employment opportunities for publicly educated young people.
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  • Shoelace

    Julia transforms reluctant readers into fully literate learners through games they love to play.
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  • Forta Health

    Ritankar and Jonathan enable families to care for children with autism.
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  • Earli

    Cyriac creates innovation in cancer detection through programmable genetic constructs that detect cancer.

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