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Perspectives on seed investing, founder patterns, and enterprise software from the KnownWeil Capital team.

Founder Insights  ·  March 10, 2026

Founder-Market Fit: The Signal That Precedes Product-Market Fit

Why the alignment between a founder's unique background and the specific problem they are tackling may be the most important early signal in seed investing — and how we evaluate it. Cases from Brex, Rippling, Vercel, Linear, and Clerk.

By Sophie Marchand 14 min read Read ’
Investment Process  ·  March 3, 2026

Seed-Stage Due Diligence: What We Are Actually Examining

A detailed account of what seed-stage due diligence actually means in practice — the five dimensions we examine, the questions we ask, the evidence we seek, and the judgment calls that determine conviction.

By Marcus Weil 14 min read Read ’