Organization · Venture Capital
Visible Hands
Visible Hands is a pre-seed venture capital firm based in the United States, focused on supporting underrepresented founders, particularly women and people of color, in launching high-growth startups.
Overview
What Visible Hands does
What Visible Hands is
Visible Hands is a pre-seed venture capital firm based in the United States, focused on supporting underrepresented founders, particularly women and people of color, in launching high-growth startups.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2020
- Approximate age
- About 6 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host
- Last reviewed
- March 7, 2026
Official channels
Find Visible Hands elsewhere
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Capability profile
Visible Hands as a funder
Investment thesis
Visible Hands is dedicated to supporting underrepresented founders, particularly women and people of color, in launching high-growth startups. The firm focuses on the earliest stages of company building, addressing barriers to access capital, resources, and connections.
Focus narrative
Visible Hands invests in early-stage, underrepresented founders who are building high-growth, tech and tech-enabled businesses. The firm primarily focuses on pre-seed and seed stages, with a commitment to sectors including beauty, consumer products, enterprise software, financial services, healthcare, and more. The organization aims to provide tailored support and resources to its founders.
Value beyond capital
Visible Hands provides more than just capital; it offers a full founder development platform, including a 14-week accelerator program, fellowship programs, and wellness retreats for founders. The firm partners with organizations like Google for Startups and Amazon to enhance support for underrepresented founders.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $25,000–$200,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- ConsumerFintechHealthcare
- Regions
- Global · United States
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 57
Portfolio context
Visible Hands has made over 57 investments, with notable portfolio companies including: Akoma Health (healthcare startup in Lagos, Nigeria), Candoor (education-focused company in Ann Arbor, MI), Parfait (beauty startup disrupting the wig industry), Swella (beauty company revolutionizing hair braiding), Aura Finance (financial services in San Francisco, CA), Drooler (sports and entertainment startup), and Crafted (creator tools company in New York, NY).
Capability profile
Visible Hands as a program host
Program thesis
Visible Hands is dedicated to supporting underrepresented founders, particularly women and people of color, in launching high-growth startups by addressing barriers to access capital, resources, and connections.
Focus narrative
The firm primarily invests in early-stage, tech and tech-enabled businesses led by underrepresented founders. With a focus on pre-seed and seed stages, Visible Hands is committed to sectors such as beauty, consumer products, enterprise software, financial services, and healthcare, among others.
Value and support
Founders participating in Visible Hands' programs receive tailored support, resources, and access to a network that can help them overcome the unique challenges they face in the startup ecosystem.
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Sectors
- ConsumerFintechHealthcare
- Regions
- Global · United States
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
Notable alumni companies include Akoma Health, a healthcare startup in Lagos; Candoor, an education-focused company in Ann Arbor; Parfait, a beauty startup founded by an MIT PhD and Wharton MBA; Swella, a beauty company innovating in hair braiding; Aura Finance, a financial services firm in San Francisco; Drooler, a sports and entertainment startup; and Crafted, a creator tools company in New York.
Programs hosted by Visible Hands
These Programs have a direct canonical host relationship to this Organization.
Common questions
What to know about Visible Hands
Upseed classifies Visible Hands under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 7, 2026
Known limits
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