John Frankel, founding partner of New York-based ff Venture Capital. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
John Frankel, founding partner of New York-based ff Venture Capital, invests primarily at the seed stage (pre-revenue to early revenue) with initial checks of $300K–$700K in enterprise-focused sectors like applied AI, drones, robotics, fintech, and cybersecurity[1][2]. His distinctive thesis targets companies driven by secular, non-cyclical growth in large markets where teams can build dominating businesses resilient to economic slowdowns[3]. Notable portfolio companies include unicorns Addepar and Socure, as well as early investments in Twilio, Klout, and Indiegogo[6][8][14].
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