CHASING UNICORNS

Chasing Unicorns is the investment arm of Stripes39, a Seattle based startup studio... We seek to be the first investor and make $100,000 - $500,000 investments in ventures where we believe there is a disproportionately high probability of success based on the quality of team, value of the product, user acquisition mechanism, and (almost always) monetization plan. We pride ourselves in helping our entrepreneurs create success and our ability to leverage our core competencies are often part of our investment equation... We also make small $25,000 investments in companies when (1) We find utility in the product ourselves, (2) We see strategic value in investing - typically knowledge acquisition or relationship building, (3) We believe in the positive impact of what is being built, (4) We want to support the particular entrepreneur.