basecase

basecase is a solo-GP fund run by Alana Goyal that writes the first check into very early founders — often pre-product, pre-traction, and sometimes pre-idea. There are no decks or pitch meetings; instead, Goyal spends most of her time with people who haven't yet started companies. When she does invest, she leads rounds with $1-5 million checks and does not take a board seat.

Her public track reco...