Trust Fund

Trust Fund is an early-stage venture fund investing in companies that help people start and build businesses.

Founded by @sophiaamoruso.

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

Two years ago, Shamin Walsh at BAM Ventures sent me a deck. Two ex-Meta sisters. No product. I wrote the check.

Today @nectarsocialai raised $30M. Here’s why I knew from day one. 🧵

[Trust Fund @trustfundvc]

@martymadrid @sophiaamoruso 🤜🤛

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

People have asked about how I will support the companies @trustfundvc invests in from across the world.

The fact is that none of them were ever in Los Angeles.

Also, there are airplanes…

It turns out that now with the distributed workforce and the ability to work from anywhere, I have the opportunity to bring founders together on my own time zone. Or any time zone.

A couple of weeks ago in Mallorca, I hosted seven founders for an unstructured, week-long residency to co-work, relax, get to know one another, share ideas and hatch new plans.

In my experience, investor events are super structured: fireside chats and programming, formal sit down dinners, name tags, and scheduled networking hours. Which is valuable, but when you try to do work it feels like you're ditching the event.

The thing is, founders need to work while they're doing everything else — so I made it super easy.

cc @martymadrid @RamdaniRedouane @ankurnagpal @nickyads @wbhub @benbroca

[Trust Fund @trustfundvc]

We're hiring a London-based intern to support Trust Fund as we continue to invest in world-class founders building game-changing businesses.

https://t.co/EewYj0cZ6b

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

Big congrats to @BatonMarket on their $10M Series A! 🚀 @joglekar and @dylangans have solved a huge pain point by helping SMBs find verified buyers –– and handled $40M in transactions to date. As @trustfundvc's second investment , I couldn’t be prouder of this milestone—onward! 🙌 Read more: https://t.co/nV86BZc9fC

[Bobby Goodlatte @rsg]

Co-hosted brunch with @sophiaamoruso & @rrhoover for some friends in the Miami venture community. Thanks to @mercury for the amazing spread!

[Trust Fund @trustfundvc]

Trust Fund takes Miami!

Hosted a yummy brunch with @rrhoover, @rsg, and a couple dozen other venture funds! Also a huge thanks to @mercury 🤝

[Trust Fund @trustfundvc]

⚡ We’re excited for what's ahead in 2024!⚡

At Trust Fund, we back tech-enabled ventures in marketplaces, logistics, e-commerce, B2B, fintech, AI-driven tools, and beyond. 💡

We write $150k-$200k checks at the pre-seed and seed stages.

Pitch us @ https://t.co/VQkBjYFtr0

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

Had the pleasure of scheming IRL with Trust Fund founders @misbahuz, Farah of @getnectarAI and @_byMegan of @PlotWorkspace.

@trustfundvc founders, unite!

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

I want @trustfundvc to win and I want women to start saying it on stages and in closed rooms — so we can win together.

Let’s grow the pot.

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

@trustfundvc threw a party for 50 women last night — the mandate was to dress like whatever your vision of a “queen” is — and to learn poker.

Mission accomplished, degenerates 🪄

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

In the spirit of building in public, I’m sharing @trustfundvc’s Q3 investor update.

We’ve hit our target commitment of $5 million — a challenging feat in this environment — may take it to $10 million depending on interest. DM me if you are!

https://t.co/AcMSWs36Wc

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

Got to meet @trustfundvc portfolio company @BrowseAI founder @ardalanme to talk all things leadership, fundraising, and poaching talent.

If you’re in Vancouver and in product or engineering, he’s hiring: https://t.co/KpQvg9piCE

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

Congratulations to @BrowseAI and @ardalanme on today's seed fundraise announcement. Honored to work with you on your mission to democratize information on the web for SMBs and individuals. @trustfundvc's fourth investment is going to be a killer!

https://t.co/8paHB3uijw

[Browse AI @BrowseAI]

Thanks to the investors who believe in us and want to be part of our journey, including
@edsuh @interfacecap @jansenniklas @christianreber @altairvc @BananaCap_ @TurnerNovak @SashaKaletsky @Caspar_Lee @trustfundvc @sophiaamoruso @arashf @Singularity_VC @GoodwaterCap @evancharles

[The Information @theinformation]

Joining us this year at our 5th annual #WTFSummit: @sophiaamoruso, founder & GP of @TrustFundVC, founder & CEO of Business Class, founder of Nasty Gal & Girlboss.

Buy your ticket now to join us in Napa Oct 25-26: https://t.co/rnmK0SrF5Q

[John Hutton @johnghutton]

@sophiaamoruso On top of @trustfundvc with the slickest branding in the VC game.

[Trust Fund @trustfundvc]

🤜 🤛

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

Had the pleasure of scheming IRL with Trust Fund founders @misbahuz, Farah of @getnectarAI and @_byMegan of @PlotWorkspace.

@trustfundvc founders, unite!

[Trust Fund @trustfundvc]

Let’s gooooo!

[Sophia Amoruso 3.0 @sophiaamoruso]

I’m thrilled to share @trustfundvc latest investment in @getnectarAI's oversubscribed $2M pre-seed round!

🚀Nectar AI is building the future of social commerce, empowering brands to have personalized conversations at scale. Their AI platform helps brands hack their social engagement into revenue. We're excited to back their mission of driving deeper brand-consumer connection!

Join waitlist for access https://t.co/ygbZJsTwKG.
https://t.co/8QsIjodqSt