7percent Ventures

7percent Ventures backs the most determined founders solving the biggest problems through fundamental disruption — not iterative improvements. The firm seeks 'moonshot' companies: startups whose products will solve painful problems in a 10x better way, or serve needs not currently met, and which are scalable enough to justify multi-billion-dollar future valuations. They invest across two deeptech buckets: 'Transformative' startups applying known technical solutions to fundamentally change vast laggard markets (e.g. Flexport, Archax), and 'Frontier Technology' startups where the core challenge is primarily technical but, if solved, can command a huge and often nascent market — from next-generation quantum computing to the new space economy (e.g. Oculus VR, Gensyn, Universal Quantum). The firm is ex-founder-led with Silicon Valley ambition, investing globally at pre-seed and seed stages with $250k–$2m check sizes, most often alongside trusted angel investors and founder-friendly VCs. They frame their deeptech focus through a geopolitical 'free-world resilience' lens, tying frontier technology investment to Western strategic competition. Their guiding mantra is 'to help not hinder your startup,' leveraging their networks — including the ICE founder community, DragonChasers GP/LP network, and the 7EVN Entrepreneur Venture Network — to support portfolio companies beyond capital.