Van Wagoner Ventures

Garrett Van Wagoner, the founder, is the primary decision-maker for investment activities. His career on both the public and private sides of technology investing gives him a concentrated authority over the portfolio. The office does not publicly list additional investment partners or an investment committee structure.

The capital primarily comes from Van Wagoner's earlier career running the Van Wagoner Funds, a family of technology-focused mutual funds that attracted significant assets during the late-1990s. The funds were known for aggressive growth investing in emerging tech and post-IPO companies. Following the dot-com crash, Van Wagoner exited public fund management and later deployed his personal proceeds into private ventures.

The firm focuses on early-stage technology investing, primarily seed, Series A, and occasionally late-stage venture rounds. Its capital is deployed via direct equity investments rather than through fund-of-funds or LP commitments. This stage focus reflects Van Wagoner's long-standing networks in the Bay Area startup ecosystem.

The firm's historical and current activity concentrates on enterprise software, artificial intelligence, fintech, and digital health companies. These sectors align with the technology domains Van Wagoner covered during his mutual fund career. The office does not publish a formal sector exclusion list, but its deal flow trends toward capital-efficient, IP-driven startups.