FirsthandVC is an inception-stage venture capital firm based in New York City, founded by Salesforce alumni and led by Simon Chan. The firm invests in experienced founders building B2B autonomous agentic AI systems from day zero.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 3 prior). Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $17.4M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
10 investments
Top Co-Investors
Liquid 2 Ventures2 shared
Caffeinated Capital2 shared
private angel investors2 shared
Okta Ventures2 shared
BoxGroup2 shared
ServiceNow Ventures2 shared
Floodgate Fund1 shared
Sierra Ventures1 shared
Defy1 shared
B3 Capital1 shared
Everywhere Ventures1 shared
General Catalyst1 shared
Hakluyt Capital1 shared
20VC1 shared
Boldstart Ventures1 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners1 shared
AC Ventures1 shared
Sovereign's Capital1 shared
Founders Future1 shared
AME Cloud Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026