PWV invests in early‑stage technology companies.
PWV is Tom Preston‑Werner, David Price, and David Thyresson.
We are three entrepreneurs and technologists committed to a vision of a future where technological progress and human flourishing go hand in hand. We invest to help make this future possible.
Beyond capital, we leverage our unparalleled network and expertise to help startups scale and achieve product-market fit.
How We Invest
We invest from Pre-seed through Series A.
- Early Stage: We lead and co-lead.
- Follow-on: When applicable, we support growth with additional capital.
PWV Investments (representative)
Aalo Atomics
hardware energy
Aerodome
hardware ai acquired
Astranis
hardware aerospace
Atuin
dev tools
BuildPass
saas construction
CFS
energy
Cleanlab
ai dev tools
Clerk
dev tools
Cursor
ai dev tools
Elicit
ai saas
fal
ai dev tools
Flux
hardware saas
GitButler
dev tools
Gitpod
dev tools board seat
Inngest
dev tools
Langbase
ai dev tools
Liquid AI
ai
Poolside
ai
QuantPi
ai
ReSim
ai
StackOne
saas
tldraw
dev tools
Tuist
dev tools
Turso
dev tools
Unkey
dev tools
Val Town
dev tools
VoidZero
dev tools
Zoo
ai cad
Tom's Angel Investments (representative, 2012–2022)
Beta
hardware aerospace
Graphite
dev tools
Impossible Foods
food tech
Netlify
dev tools board seat (past)
PATH Water
food tech
PlanetScale
dev tools
Prisma
dev tools
Railway
dev tools
Replicated
dev tools
Retool
dev tools
Snyk
dev tools
StackBlitz
dev tools ai
Stripe
dev tools
Supabase
dev tools
Tito
saas
Upside Foods
food tech
Zed
dev tools
These lists are non-exhaustive representations of the complete, separate investment portfolios of Tom Preston-Werner and PWV.
What Founders Say About Us
"Tom, DT, and DP are all super helpful. Tom helped us navigate messaging, and DT jumped knee-deep in code and became a customer and friend I could depend on. In my book, that's extremely rare. That's why I recommend them."
Ahmad Awais CEO and Founder, Langbase
"The PWV team just understands developer tools and the entire space. They're technical and strategic. They're ready to jump in to support, but also give us space to cook."
Dan Farrelly CTO and Cofounder, Inngest
"These guys are my favorites."
Gorkem Yurtseven Cofounder, fal
"You're the best VC I know! Your expertise from the trenches and your empathy for the hacker sets you apart from 99% of the sh*tbirds we talk to. Always great connecting!"
J.J. CTO and Cofounder, Anonymous
"They trust us to get things done, giving us space to lead while keeping it honest and straightforward."
Paul Copplestone CEO and Cofounder, Supabase
"I didn't believe you guys would be 10% this helpful when you invested. I mostly took the investment because I'm a fan of TPW, but you guys have gone way beyond that!"
Steve Krouse CEO and Cofounder, Val.town