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“We built Unusual Ventures to provide a distinct advantage to entrepreneurs at the seed phase.”

-John Vrionis

Unusual is a mission-driven firm

We feel there is an enormous opportunity to raise the bar on what a seed stage investor and firm provides. We built Unusual Ventures with innovation at the core of our engagement model, diverse team, and even our investors and the impact our returns can have.

 

Integrity

Relationships matter. We went back to first principles to build a seed firm that wasn’t only going to invest in and assist the best companies, but to provide a platform that enabled entrepreneurs to fulfill their potential as leaders and people.

Humility

We are an inclusive team of people committed to always putting the needs of the entrepreneur first. We thrive by seeing others fulfill their potential.

Our Academy and Platform are designed to accelerate learning, support fast execution, and connect entrepreneurs to the best resources at the optimal time.

Honesty

We are open, direct and transparent. Our team and partners seek to provide an optimal set of skills and guidance for entrepreneurs at the time when they are needed most.

We want to see wealth created for new types of investors and institutions, and have created an ecosystem to accomplish that.

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