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FJ Labs
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FJ Labs describes itself as practicing 'angel investing at venture scale,' with an exclusive focus on marketplaces and network-effect businesses. The firm looks for scalable, capital-efficient models with sound unit economics and market-leader potential, evaluating deals across every industry, geography, and stage — while maintaining a defining specialization in online marketplaces. As Fabrice Grinda has written: 'We invest in every industry, in every geography and at every stage, we do have a specificity: we invest in marketplaces.' FJ Labs does not lead rounds or take board seats, instead co-investing alongside hundreds of institutional funds globally and adding value through deep domain expertise and an unmatched network of founders, investors, and operators. The firm evaluates investments on four criteria: team (visionary founders who can execute), business model (large market, compelling unit economics), deal terms (fair valuations), and alignment with its theses on the future of finance, food, real estate, work, and lending. It typically makes an investment decision after two one-hour calls within two weeks, investing in roughly 2–3% of the 200+ inbound deals it reviews each week.
Notable quotes
“I think we're still at the very beginning of the tech revolution. As Jeff Bezos wrote in his first letter to shareholders back from 1997: we are day one. I mean, we're maybe at the bottom of the first inning.”
“While we invest in every industry, in every geography and at every stage, we do have a specificity: we invest in marketplaces. In 2020, marketplaces remain as relevant as ever. We are still at the beginning of the technology revolution and marketplaces will have a significant role to play in the decade to come and beyond.”
“We do not lead rounds or take board seats. We co-invest with hundreds of institutional venture funds globally and add value through our domain expertise and vast network of founders, investors, and operators. Our superpower is helping companies fundraise.”
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Recent investments
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Greycroft | 30 |
| Slow Ventures | 25 |
| Y Combinator | 24 |
| DN Capital | 20 |
| First Round Capital | 18 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 15 |
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