Built for YC Founders,
Backed by YC Founders
YC Alumni backing YC Founders.
When you’re building the impossible, you need early believers. That’s us.
As YC alumni founders, we know the journey firsthand. That's why we created Sabali Ventures: to be the investor we wished we had.
We back YC founders before Demo Day, make fast, simple decisions, and stand behind builders with bold ideas and relentless execution.
If that's you, let's talk about your company. Because we know it's never just a deck, it's your vision, your obsession, your life's work.
We Did YC. We Get YC. We Back YC.
We're founders who've lived the early grind, the pivots, the ramen, the Sunday deploys.
We built the investor we wished we’d had with us in the early days.
Fast & Simple
We move at YC speed. Standard SAFE docs, clear terms, quick decisions. No friction, no wasted cycles.
On Your Side
We commit before Demo Day, when capital is scarce and focus matters most.
Founder Network
Taps into a trusted circle of operators for warm intros, design partners, and first hires.
We Are Peers
We've sat where you sit. We know the highs, lows, and late-night scrambles. Conversations with us feel like talking to fellow builders, not investors.
Follow-On Support
We reserve 25% of our fund to double down on breakout teams after Demo Day.
No clueless VCs
We're not suits analyzing your TAM from a boardroom. We're builders. We don't dance. We ship. We're technical, just like you.
Your first investors for the messy grind to PMF,
your lasting partners when you're crushing it.
Some former founders monetize their expertise with $1,000/h coaching sessions or $50k sales "bootcamps". Instead, we pay YOU and throw in everything, for free. We make money through your success. You get the value, we pay the invoice.
Office Hours
Always on call when you need to talk it through. DM us and we'll jump on a call. We organize quarterly meetings and group sessions so you can learn from and connect with founders from our portfolio.
Go-to-Market Playbooks
Hands-on B2B SaaS experience to refine your ICP, sharpen your messaging, and build a repeatable sales motion.
Hiring, Fundraising, Strategy
From first hires to pitch prep to critical inflection points, we act as your sparring partner for the hard calls.
Radical Candor
We don't sugarcoat. No BS, no ego. Just clear, honest feedback to help you see reality, and act on it.
If You're in YC, Let's Talk
We're looking to partner with ambitious YC founders. If you want to keep accelerating before Demo Day and need a partner who moves as fast as you do, reach out.
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