INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
emailing service Superhuman, and Todd Goldberg, the founder of the marketing business Mailjoy, are circulating a pitch deck to potential
limited partners, with plans to raise a $4 million debut angel fund, TechCrunch has learned.Goldberg declined to comment
Vohra did not respond to a request for comment.San Francisco-based Superhuman has raised millions in venture capital funding, attracting a
$260 million valuation with a $33 million investment led by the respected firm Andreessen Horowitz earlier this year
been seeding startups for the past four years, according to the deck
Both men have completed the Y Combinator startup accelerator and funded other graduates of the program, including Tandem, which emerged
from YC this summer with funding from a16z, Vohra and several others
One or both of the pair have also invested in Command E, a tool that enables instant cloud search; Mercury, a bank tailored to the needs of
investments, such as Sandbox VR, Tandem and Mercury, are also a16z portfolio companies, as is Superhuman
friendly allocation.Vohra and Goldberg are hoping to collect capital from LPs to scale their investment activity
According to the deck, they will make 25 to 35 deals with check sizes ranging between $50,000 to $150,000
pie) in startups, their YC network, relationships with other angels - funds and their ability to get pro rata access in later
rounds.Founders often search for established operators to join their cap tables for exactly these reasons
Someone like Vohra can help startups foster relationships with big-name venture capital backers and make critical introductions to their own
well-versed in specific sectors or able to offer as much time to potential founders
On the other hand, many micro-funds co-invest with or are backed by VCs, which means returns from the fund end up in the same pockets, in
essence.Deploying capital from a fund, however, is time consuming
How Vohra can balance building a Series B startup and investing in upwards of 35 businesses remains to be seen.Though Superhuman was founded
But many are uncertain non-techies will be willing to shell out $30 per month for a luxury email tool.With that said, Superhuman has a wait
list of 180,000 people, according to The New York Times, which spoke to Vohra in June
With a large and growing valuation, an email tool with rave reviews and a set of loyal followers, Vohra will likely have no trouble
