Aim High.
Path Ventures backs exceptional people building companies that amplify human potential.
Submit Your PitchPhilosophy
We invest early (pre-seed and seed stage) in exceptional people taking on significant categories. We look for ambition before it is obvious, and aim to remain useful long after it is.
Areas of Interest
- FinanceInfrastructure for capital, compliance, and the movement of value.
- Legal ServicesSoftware that makes legal work faster, clearer, and more precise.
- Privacy & SecuritySystems that protect identity, data, access, and trust.
- Science & ResearchTools, data, and infrastructure that accelerate discovery.
- Media & DesignNew tools for creating, distributing, and experiencing content.
- OtherTechnology moves fast. We stay open to exceptional opportunities outside our core themes.
Selected Companies
- AirvetYour digital home for pet ownership
- AutopilotAutomate your stock portfolio
- ConsensusAsk a question, get conclusions from research papers
- CopilotTrack your financial life in one place
- FractionalFractional property ownership platform
- Monumental LabsRedesigning the world with robotic stone-cutting factories
- SlangPersonalized and customizable phone agent
- SpellbookWhere legal work happens
Testimonials
“Billy understands what it means to build something truly ambitious & new. He has a kind of product foresight that is surprisingly rare, even in VC. He's genuinely helpful, but not overbearing. Highly recommend working with Path if you get the opportunity!”
Scott Stevenson, Spellbook
The Firm
Path is led by Billy Draper and Porter Ontko. Billy is a 4th generation VC and has been investing at the earliest stages for more than a decade. Prior to founding Path, he worked at Meta and Draper Associates. Porter works alongside Billy across investing, diligence, and the day-to-day work of building the firm. He came from Goldman Sachs and Ericsson Ventures.
Between them, they scored 17 touchdowns for Benet Academy in 2012. Wait never mind, that was just Porter.