12 Investors Backing Technical Founders: Shipped iPod, ChatGPT, Slack, and Google Infra
chrmanning · x · 2026-08-17
A list of 12 investors who prefer backing technical founders who ship products. These investors, including those from Root Ventures, Pebblebed, and ZeroShot Fund, have deep technical backgrounds and have shipped major products like the iPod, ChatGPT, Slack, Facebook AI Research, Apple Watch, LinkedIn, and Google infrastructure. They understand technical architecture during investor meetings.
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