Zuckerberg: Long Journey aims to invest up to $25M in breakout companies
Arielle Zuckerberg · Arielle Zuckerberg, "The Rizz & Tiz" Winning Founder Recipe · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Mar 14, 2025 · at 14:18
Arielle Zuckerberg, partner at Long Journey Ventures, explains the firm's follow-on reserve strategy and target check sizes.
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“Our stated goal for this fund is that we are, we don't want to be afraid to put up to twenty five million dollars into our best companies, and that's over time. So, you know, our initial check, we're leading pre-seed and seed rounds. Let's call it with like a one to two and a half million dollar check.”
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