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We are hands-on investors that coach and challenge our teams. We give founders straightforward advice and access to the entire infrastructure of the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE).

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As a long-term partner, Troismer adds value through thoughtful capital, a close network of other Investors, and active engagement, supporting GPs across market cycles with a stable and aligned LP base. Troismer is linked to 3MER Partners, a secondary fund providing liquidity to LPs and employees, offering additional insight into secondary markets and liquidity structuring.

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Our team is made of founders, investors, CEOs, CFOs, Chief People Officers, M&A advisors... We love to help at your own pace.

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Provide strategic guidance as the team derisks the technology and grows the business, helping with future financings and major company decisions

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We coach founders through two stages: FORM and LAUNCH. At FORM, accepted founders get an equity-free grant plus individualized coaching to develop their idea into a revenue-generating business. With $125k secured, they move to San Francisco for LAUNCH, scaling the business and preparing to raise from top funds like Khosla, Index, and Benchmark.

$125k on a post-money SAFE for 8% of the company.

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We focus specifically on supporting our portfolio companies with GTM, and through other critical challenges at the pre-seed, seed, and series A stages.

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DFS Lab provides tailored growth plans, hands-on operator mentorship, fundraising preparation, ongoing partner office hours, peer networking, investor and VC matchmaking, Demo Day exposure, and data-driven market research.

We typically invest $50K through a post-money SAFE, usually converting into 3%–7% equity depending on the valuation cap, with advisory-track arrangements sometimes structured through advisory shares instead of a cash investment.

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