Liz Wessel

Liz Wessel is a Partner at First Round Capital, where she invests in early-stage founders across all. See sector focus, stage focus and contact routes.

About Liz Wessel

Liz Wessel is a Partner at First Round Capital, where she invests in early-stage founders across all industries, following her role as a Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator and her tenure as Co-Founder and CEO of the early-career recruitment platform WayUp. Her investment thesis targets early-stage companies with a focus on technology, artificial intelligence, and consumer platforms, spanning geographies that include San Francisco and beyond. As an angel investor, she has made over ten investments and typically backs startups in infrastructure, AI, and next-generation consumer solutions, though specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed. Notable portfolio companies include Orbio, Terminal, Osium AI, and Outset, which reflect her interest in innovative infrastructure and AI-driven ventures. Wessel distinguishes herself through a founder-centric perspective rooted in her experience scaling WayUp to 6+ million users and raising over $40M in venture capital before its 2021 merger. She publicly emphasizes supporting founders through growth transitions and has written about her journey from Google to entrepreneurship, including her

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Individual/Angel
Focus areas
Nutrition, Wellness, Application
Stages
Seed

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