Kevin Colleran

Early Facebook employee (#~10).
Co-Founder @ Slow Ventures.
Fmr. General Catalyst
Seed investor in weird, ambitious people & companies.
Boston / NYC / SF.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

“Caviar bumps.” Wine pairings. How to read the room. Welcome to tech bro etiquette school. https://t.co/7pWKZHBo50

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

A new investment for @slow focused on my love of new ways to save money... a @MarthaStewart co-founded home ownership cost-savings platform called Hint

[FORTUNE @FortuneMagazine]

Hint, an AI home management startup cofounded by @MarthaStewart, company raised $10 million in seed funding. https://t.co/ZOSk2eq3Fr

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

@michaelmiraflor Thanks for the memories Michael! Hope you are great! (and thanks to our mutual friend Ricky Engelberg for sending this to me)

[Slow Ventures @slow]

Most creator investors are looking for value in the wrong place: monetization software or tooling. The real value sits with the creator themselves. Here’s why:

1. People matter, brands don't
2. Own the niche, not the category.
3. Build worlds, not products.
4. AI culls the undifferentiated
5. Short the mass market.

See replies to keep reading

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

We are doing our part to prioritize the concept and importance of etiquette with the startup tech founder ecosystem!

[Slow Ventures @slow]

The Slow Modern Etiquette Handbook has officially become the #1 New Release in Business Image & Etiquette on Amazon.

For founders and companies seeking a meaningful and practical holiday gift, we recommend adding it to your list.

Available in both Kindle and paperback. See link in the replies.

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

Congrats @yrechtman . Well deserved!

[Slow Ventures @slow]

We're excited (and shocked) to announce that @yrechtman is being promoted to Partner.

As an explicitly non-expansionary firm there generally is no defined ‘path’ to partner / we don’t really do that. But most great things are exceptions to hard rules

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

@yrechtman @slow Maybe I need to grow facial hair… if I can figure out how

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

@yrechtman @slow Why do I look 90 years old in this cartoon image and you both look your own age. Bullshit.

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

@Jack_Raines having fun in SF making his mark on the tech founder community.

[Slow Ventures @slow]

Every VC offers term sheets. We’re offering table manners at @ycombinator's demo day.

Just ask fellow Slow alumn @aofstad ;)

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

@lessin @joshk It was meant to be a joke…

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

@lessin @Nick_Davidov nope, I can assure you that we didn't apply.... but, "we are honored to be included"

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

@joshk @lessin this whole list makes me cringe knowing that legendary investors (like @joshk ) who have delivered incredible DPI are given arbitrary ratings in a list nobody can understand.

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

@marlette Without you we would have been 171st. Can’t thank you enough!

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

my newest investment in a category I have spent my life over optimizing!

[Slow Ventures @slow]

Most loyalty programs aren’t really about loyalty. They’re about financial engineering. Points are designed to expire, not to reward.

“Loyalty isn’t about marketing. It’s about deepening relationships.” John Sutton, CEO of @journeyrewards

Traditionally, hotel loyalty programs have been owned by CFOs, prioritizing margins over guest experience. As an avid traveler, John sees a massive opportunity to change that: to use AI to bring true loyalty back to the equation and level the playing field for boutique hotels.

The problem? Hotel tech is still a patchwork of legacy systems that don’t scale, making it nearly impossible to personalize experiences across different guest tiers.

@journeyrewards is tackling that head-on. With tech upgrades now touching every step of the guest journey, personalization is no longer just for the big chains. Boutique hotels can finally compete with real loyalty experiences, not just points.

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

A new travel investment for me & @slow given my love of travel hacks and points optimization

[Zach Resnick | Save Time + $ on Premium Travel @trumpetisawesom]

🚨Our investors don’t just believe in us. They fly with us. 🚀✈️

Thrilled to announce FlyFlat's $3M oversubscribed round led by @BessemerVP

Participation includes @slow @FjLabs @Jeffreyw5000 @spetrossov @noahsfriedman

Sign up below or dm to stay in touch for the next round!

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

@yrechtman @every Clear violation of your employment agreement…

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

We bought a billboard in SF…

[Slow Ventures @slow]

Silicon Valley needed a wake-up call—so we put it on a 101 billboard.

[Slow Ventures @slow]

Silicon Valley needed a wake-up call—so we put it on a 101 billboard.

[Slow Ventures @slow]

Slow is launching our first Creator Fund—backed by institutional LPs—to support creator-first founders and redefine the future of entrepreneurship.

Why does this matter? Because creators aren’t just glorified ad space anymore. The world is finally waking up to the real value they bring. Investors are seeing the returns, validating what we’ve believed all along: creators aren’t just influencers—they’re industry-shaping entrepreneurs with the power to build the next big thing.

Shout out to the team @mmlightcap @lessin @KevinColleran and Billy Parks

[Kevin Colleran @KevinColleran]

After several years of experimenting with various ways we could finance creators and their entrepreneurial ambitions, we now have a $60m+ fund dedicated to our future efforts

[sam lessin 🏴‍☠️ @lessin]

Introducing Slow Creator Fund I -- Backing a New Generation of Community-First Entrepreneurs.