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Innovation Overflow
IOVC invests in fractional founders—entrepreneurs transforming their part-time projects into full-time startups. The firm is run by former founders who now...
Innovation Overflow
IOVC invests in fractional founders—entrepreneurs transforming their part-time projects into full-time startups. The firm is run by former founders who now invest in and teach fractional founders, including entrepreneurship at Stanford and Berkeley. They have been investing in fractional founders since 2013 and focus on backing founders who validate ideas part-time before going full-time.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2015
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Principals
Shuo Chen
General Partner
Sandy diao
General Partner
ben smith
Venture Partner | Executive
Colby raden
Venture Partner | Executive
David Jen
Venture Partner | Executive
dermot mee
Venture Partner | Executive
eric tan
Venture Partner | Executive
gina loften
Venture Partner | Executive
jason conyard
Venture Partner | Executive
Joel meek
Venture Partner | Executive
keith enright
Venture Partner | Executive
Mitesh dhruv
Venture Partner | Executive
joris poort
Venture Partner | Founder
Laks srini
Venture Partner | Founder
mayank mehta
Venture Partner | Founder
ryan chan
Venture Partner | Founder
paul sun
Founding Investor | Family Office
Shef Wang
Founding Investor | Family Office
Wei guo
Founding Investor | Family Office
will duan
Founding Investor | Family Office
Kathy hua
Investor | Fractional Fellowship
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Innovation Overflow?
The leadership and investment committee of Innovation Overflow are not publicly identified. The firm maintains no executive bios on its site and no LinkedIn presence for key principals, making the investment decision-making structure unavailable to external reviewers without direct contact.
Does Innovation Overflow participate in co-investments alongside external GPs?
There is no publicly available information on Innovation Overflow's posture toward co-investments. Given its early-stage focus and low profile, it is unlikely to participate as a passive co-investor in large syndicates, but this cannot be verified.
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