Our Approach

We identify exceptional talent, back it with financial and social capital, then partner deeply with founding teams to build great teams, cultures, and companies.

What we look for

We invest in pre-seed to Series A companies across all sectors. We’re deeply committed to partnering with exceptional, values-aligned founders to bring their vision to life.

How we add value

In addition to being trusted thought partners and advisors to our founders, we provide differentiated company-building support at every stage of the founder journey.

Culture Coaching

A company’s culture is its compass – critical to its ability to execute on its vision. By cultivating a more explicit and inclusive culture, founders create a competitive advantage in the earliest days of their company. Our portfolio companies have access to world-class experts providing personalized, hands-on coaching to help them build their company culture with intention.

Learn more

Westbound Network

We’ve built a community of best-in-class, values-aligned operators, investors and founders who have founded or invested in some of the world’s most significant companies. These Network Partners commit their social capital and expertise – serving as coaches, collaborators, and super-connectors – to help our founders and their companies win. 

Learn more

Talent Network

We’ve built a robust Talent Network of professionals across functions, levels, and backgrounds, with a focus on uncovering talent outside of existing Silicon Valley networks. Through our Talent Network, we support our founders as they scale their teams.

Learn more
Westbound Foundation

The Westbound Foundation

We’re building a virtuous cycle of wealth and opportunityto do this, we pledge 50% of our carry to nonprofit organizations closing opportunity gaps and addressing inequality.

Learn more

There have been lots of moments building my business where I’ve been able to rely on Westbound – from fine-tuning my sales abilities to designing for inclusivity. I couldn’t be more excited about the people at Westbound and I couldn’t be more excited for PlanetFWD’s future within their portfolio.

Planet FWD Logo

PlanetFWD

AI-powered decarbonization platform to help companies meet net zero goals faster.

Julia Collins, Founder and CEO

# # # # # # #