Prototype Capital

Prototype Capital is a venture investor that works closely with ambitious founders. It aims to fund and found businesses that last, built around products that change the status quo. The firm describes its approach as getting into the trenches with founders and aiming for companies that last a century. Its site has pages on why to choose it, its portfolio and its team.

What Prototype Capital offers

• Founder funding — capital for start-ups at an early point.
• Hands-on involvement — the firm says it sits right alongside founders in the day-to-day work.
• Company founding — it helps create companies as well as fund them.

Who it works with

Founders applying newer technologies such as machine learning to older industries, including transportation, food, insurance and healthcare.