Scribble Ventures

Elizabeth Weil is the Founder and Managing Partner. The full partnership — which includes Weil, Operator in Residence Kevin Weil, Partner Christen O'Brien, and Partner Stu Smith — collaborates on all investment decisions. The firm states publicly that it does not require consensus but that every team member must be excited about a company before Scribble invests.

Scribble benefits from a dual-channel sourcing structure. Kevin Weil's simultaneous role as Chief Product Officer at OpenAI provides a direct vantage point into technical talent and emerging platform shifts. The broader partnership's tenure at Meta, Twitter, Instagram, and a16z generates referrals from alumni networks and operating founders building on the platforms they once shaped.

Scribble's disclosed model is direct investments in pre-seed and seed-stage companies. There is no public indication that the firm acts as a limited partner in other venture funds or participates in fund-of-funds commitments.

Scribble targets the earliest institutional rounds — pre-seed and seed. The initial check size ranges from $750,000 to $1.5 million. The firm structures its fund to right-size checks to what a company needs at formation, aiming to keep founder dilution low and leave room for co-investors in the same round.

The firm focuses exclusively on AI-native companies and does not publicly list negative sector screens. As a disclosure matter, Scribble has not stated explicit exclusions for sectors such as consumer packaged goods, hard assets, or traditional enterprise software that lacks an AI core — but its public portfolio shows no investment outside AI-centric businesses.

Kevin Weil, Scribble's Operator in Residence, has served as Chief Product Officer of OpenAI since 2024. The dual role has direct operational relevance: Scribble portfolio company Rockset was acquired by OpenAI in December 2024. The potential for informational advantage and prioritization around AI infrastructure deals is a structural feature of the firm's model.

Scribble actively facilitates and participates in rounds alongside other venture firms. Example: Scribble was an early backer of Run the World and the firm states that Kevin Weil's product acumen and Elizabeth Weil's market development support helped the company secure subsequent seed funding from a16z.