Small teams, sharp problems
The best early companies attack one painful problem for one clear customer. Breadth can wait.
// early-stage venture · Oregon, USA
We invest at day zero, version zero, customer zero, and the first commit.
0regon Venture Capital quietly backs Pacific Northwest founders before the numbers exist — when there's a problem worth solving, a team that won't let go of it, and not much else yet.
// 01 thesis
What we believe
Founders before decks
We care more about how you think and how fast you learn than how polished your slides are.
Patient on product, urgent on learning
Great products take time. Learning what customers need shouldn't.
Where we look: developer tools, climate and energy software, and outdoor tech — built in the Pacific Northwest
// 02 process
How we work
Intro
Send a short note using the form below, or through someone who knows us both.
First conversation
Thirty minutes with a partner, about the problem rather than the pitch.
Partner meeting
Meet the whole partnership. We share what we'd need to believe.
Decision
A clear yes or no, quickly, with honest reasons either way.
After the check
Quiet help where it matters: hiring, first customers across the Pacific Northwest, and planning the next round.
// 03 discretion
Private by default
No portfolio page
Founders we back decide when — and whether — to mention us. We don't announce deals.
No public pitch archive
What you send stays with the partners reading it. Nothing is shared without asking you first.
No noise
No newsletter, no hot takes. Just a short, honest reply to every founder who writes.
// 04 founders
Pitch us in five lines
No deck required. Sending opens your email app with your answers filled in — nothing is stored on this site. Or write directly to 0r@appl.dev.