Fika Ventures
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Eva Ho stepped back from the firm in 2024 for personal reasons, leaving TX Zhuo as the remaining founding GP - which means you're dealing with a fund in transition. The good news? Over 60% of their portfolio's follow-on capital comes from investors Fika introduced, and they're genuinely operator-first with weekly working sessions and hands-on help rather than pursuing a high-volume model, deliberately backing 'non-central casting' founders. They believe investors have to earn the right to be thought partners but can provide tactical value from day one, focusing on business development, recruiting, and capital strategy. The founder testimonials are consistently glowing about their 24/7 availability and rolling-up-sleeves mentality, but with Eva's departure, you're betting on TX and the newer team to maintain that culture.
- —Best for: B2B founders who want true operating partners, not just check writers
- —Watch out for: Fund in transition after co-founder departure, newer team dynamic
- —Known for: Exceptional follow-on fundraising success and genuine founder-first culture
Fika Ventures is an LA-based seed fund that invests in founders solving meaningful, systemic problems through the use of data, related AI-enabled technologies, and automation. While this horizontal thesis allows us to be fairly sector agnostic, we are especially drawn to innovations in enterprise software, fintech, marketplaces, and digital health. Investing in subject matter experts using their earned insight to shape the future of their industries.
Pre-Series A B2B software startups with expertise spanning vertical SaaS, fintech, commerce enablement, healthcare and marketplaces, particularly those harnessing AI to drive innovation. The firm intentionally kept Fund IV the same size as Fund III, despite significant LP demand, to maintain a concentrated portfolio - they lead seed rounds with meaningful check sizes.
McKinsey alum who built and sold an $8M textbook startup at age 20, then worked at Innovation Endeavors and co-founded Karlin Ventures before starting Fika. Originally from Singapore, stepped up to support his family after his father's terminal cancer diagnosis left them with enormous medical debt. Known for his founder-first approach and collaborative blind voting system for investment decisions.
Former Chief of Staff to Aaron Levie at Box during their pre-IPO growth phase, then investor at Emergence Capital where he co-led investments in CrunchBase and SimpleLegal. Emergence is known for early investments in Salesforce, Box, Yammer, Veeva, Gusto, and Zoom. Also writes for TechCrunch and brings deep SaaS operating experience.
Route.com SVP of Strategy who helped scale the company from Series A to $100M+ revenue, specialist in B2B2C marketplaces. Rejoined Fika as General Partner in 2024 after his successful operating tenure, having previously been with the firm before joining Route. Known for his 'boots on the ground' operator mentality and marketplace expertise.
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