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ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
Industries
  • Enterprise Software
  • FinTech
  • Developer Tools
  • AI
  • B2B SaaS
About
Articulate is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on backing technical founders at the earliest stages before the market catches on. Their focus spans enterprise software, FinTech, developer tools, and AI across the United States. The firm supports technical founders from pre-seed stage.
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Articulate is a pre-seed stage venture capital firm deploying capital across enterprise software and FinTech sectors. They invest in technical founders at the pre-pitch deck stage, engineers and builders leaving strong roles to build something larger. The firm differentiates itself through Helen Min's operator network built across Facebook, Dropbox, Quora, Plaid, and AngelList.
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Founded and led by Helen Min (Founder and General Partner), former early marketing leader at Facebook, Dropbox, Quora, Plaid, and AngelList. She began angel investing in 2018 while at Plaid and has backed companies including Stytch (acquired by Twilio), Metronome (acquired by Stripe), and Koala (acquired by Cursor). Also serves as Venture Partner at True Ventures. Holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.

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Helen Min - Founder & General Partner

Portfolio

Stytch

Metronome

Koala

Tenkara

Mutiny

Alta

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