Many VC firms chased volume in 2025 — more funds, more checks, more shots on goal. We’ve always taken the opposite approach, and this year, we doubled down on it: backing just a small number of highly technical enterprise founders and going deep with them on their journey to PMF. The year isn’t over yet, but we wanted to take a step back to reflect on what we’ve accomplished as a team.
We made a handful of new investments this year, followed on in several breakout companies we seeded, and saw some exciting exits. Here’s what our year looked like in numbers:
Beyond the numbers, supporting founders is at the heart of everything we do. We provide unprecedented, hands-on support — what we call “unreasonable hospitality” — helping founders navigate the most critical elements of the PMF journey: finding early customers, hiring the right early team, building the GTM foundation for efficient hypergrowth, and more.
Here are a few highlights from our Founder Services team in 2025:
Our Founders put in relentless work day in and day out, and it’s always rewarding to see that effort recognized. While awards aren’t the goal, they’re a meaningful reflection of the impact our founders are making. Here are just a few of the accolades Unusual-backed companies received in 2025:
We were proud to unveil our new website this year — centered around our unique PMF philosophy and the launch of our new Field Guide, the latest version of our proprietary playbook for founders.
Our founders deserve the best possible team in their corner. In 2025, we upleveled our own — bringing on new hires to expand the expertise that supports every team that we back.
What a phenomenal year. We cannot wait for 2026 — bring it on!
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