Behind Genius Ventures
Investing in the best technical storytellers at preseed and seed
Founding Partner
Paige
An engineer and writer, Paige Finn Doherty got into investing by writing a children's book about venture while an early employee at WorkOS.
A San Diego native now based in SF, she enjoys reading, traveling, sneakers, music & spending time with her family & friends.
Investment Process
We like to keep things crazy simple.
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Partner Call
First, we’ll hop on a Zoom call to get to know you and hear about what you’re building.
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Async Questions + Feedback
Our goal is to move as quickly as possible, and we try to always be communicative and transparent throughout our decision process.
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Decision
If we pass, we’ll always either tell you immediately at the end of our meeting or send an email response saying why, cause ghosting sucks.
43 Startups
INVESTED IN TO DATE
Portfolio
We’ve been investing in
the best technical storytellers
at preseed and seed since 2021
See our full PortfolioThe Seed to Harvest Podcast