Weekend Fund

About Weekend Fund

Weekend Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm started in 2017 by Ryan Hoover, the founder of Product Hunt.

The first Weekend Fund raised $10 million in 2018. The second fund raised $33 million in 2021, exceeding their $25 million target. He raised a $21m fund 3 in April 2021.

The fund focuses on investing in consumer internet startups, particularly those related to creator economies and gaming.

The partners at Weekend Fund include Ryan Hoover and ‍Vedika Jain. The fund also has a group of over 50 scout investors who help source deals.

Weekend Fund prides itself on moving quickly to fund entrepreneurs and being founder-friendly. They aim to turn around investment decisions within one week and provide hands-on support to their portfolio companies. With its experienced partners and scout network, Weekend Fund looks to continue investing in promising early-stage consumer startups.

Some of the companies Weekend Fund has invested in include:

• Stir: a platform for cooking classes and events
• Pear Pop: a startup studio focused on creator-first apps
• Poparazzi: a photo sharing app focused on your friends taking candid pics
• Forethought: an AI platform for customer service teams
• cMatchABit: a dating app based on mutual friends

They look like happy chappies so here we go:

Weekend Fund Pitch Deck

Supporting reading

Here are blogs about their fund announcements:

Weekend Fund 2.0 – Announcing a new $10M venture fund backing your next favorite thing

Weekend Fund 1.0 –  Announcing a $3M venture fund to invest in your next favorite thing.

Weekend Fund 3 Deck Slides

Deck collection

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VC Pitch Decks