We help founders navigate from v1 to s-1.

 

We invest in AI Native and Frontier companies building the software and hardware that power critical real-world industries. Our interests span systems of record, autonomous agents, developer infrastructure, and vertical AI, as well as aerospace, energy, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.

We partner with highly technical founders who have unique insights into product and distribution and the ability to attract exceptional talent.

 

Team

 
 

Brett Jackson
Co-founder, Partner

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Managing Partner at V1.VC. Early stage investor since 2006. Board member and formerly on the founding team and VP of Business Development at AVX Aircraft, a developer of VTOL aircraft; founder and CEO of Generation Think Tank, a digital marketing company, and an early employee at Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX).

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Benny Joseph
Co-founder, Partner

benny@v1.vc

Current CTO at Allbirds. Formerly founder & CEO of GoodApril (acquired by Intuit); Director of Technology and Product at TurboTax, and before that Software Engineer at ETrade. BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan, MBA from University of Chicago, and an MS in CS from Georgia Tech.

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