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The market doesn’t care where a company was started.

It cares whether the product solves a real problem.

16VC backs founders building in India, Africa, LATAM, Europe, and beyond — because talent is global.

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Founders don’t fail because they’re solo.

They fail when decision-making is slow, ownership is unclear, and incentives are misaligned.

That’s why solo founders aren’t a risk to us at 16VC.

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Pre-seed investing isn’t about predicting outcomes.

It’s about backing people who can navigate uncertainty better than most.

16VC invests early because judgment matters more than traction at the start.

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Most Founders Aren’t Early. They’re Just Unclear. Venture has a favorite excuse.

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Who Is Sridhar Arunagiri? Founder of 16VC (Full Biography) Sridhar Arunagiri is a technology founder and venture investor best known as the Founder and General Partner of 16VC, an early-stage investment platform focused on AI, SaaS, and emerging technologies.

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Most VC models were built for one geography, one network, one type of founder.

16VC was built for everyone else.

We back solo, pre-seed, underestimated founders with $400K cheques — globally.
No forced cofounders. No fees. No fluff.

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Our job isn’t to shape founders into patterns.
It’s to back them as they build something new.

Simple. Hard. Worth it.

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Being global isn’t a strategy.
It’s a mindset about where talent can come from.

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Why 16VC Invests via SPVs Instead of a Traditional Fund Venture capital has a default setting.

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Not every great company starts with a loud launch.
Some grow quietly, then all at once.

We pay attention to the quiet ones.

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Early-stage investing isn’t about being right fast.
It’s about staying committed long enough.

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Founders don’t need saviors.
They need partners who respect their judgment.

That’s the line we don’t cross.

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If venture only works for insiders, it’s broken.
Access shouldn’t depend on geography, accent, or network.

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The best founders are usually calm, not charismatic.
Clarity beats confidence over the long run.

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A “small market” is often just a misunderstood one.
Every large outcome started that way.

We’re comfortable being early.

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Most founders don’t need more opinions.
They need one partner who actually listens.

That’s underrated. And intentional.

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Great founders don’t ask for permission.
They ask better questions and move anyway.

We fund that energy.

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The hardest part of building isn’t the product.
It’s staying clear-headed when nothing is working yet.

That’s when partners matter most.

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If your model only works for repeat founders, it’s not founder-first — it’s founder-selective.

We back first-timers without hesitation.

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Early-stage founders don’t need hype.
They need space to think, build, and compound.

We protect that space.

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Capital is easy to promise when things are going well.
Alignment is proven when things are unclear.

We optimize for the second.

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Founders don’t need more advice.
They need partners who won’t disappear when things get hard.

That’s the role we take seriously.

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NYC founders & operators we’re hosting a small 16VC Founder Circle next week.

No panels. No pitches. Just builders sharing what’s actually working.

What topic should we definitely cover?

If you want the event link, comment “link” 👇

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If capital only flows where it feels safe, innovation stalls.

Progress comes from backing people before consensus forms.

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Not every great founder is loud.
Not every great startup is obvious.

We look for depth, not noise.

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Venture capital isn’t about picking winners.
It’s about standing behind founders when outcomes are still unclear.

We choose conviction over comfort.

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Solo founders move faster because decisions are cheap and conviction is clear.

We don’t see loneliness.
We see leadership.

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