basecase writes the first check to builders who are still dreaming, tinkering, and exploring what they want to create.

no decks, no pitch meetings

how i work

* i write the very first check into companies
* i lead rounds with $1-2m checks, no board seat
* i work with founders pre-traction, pre-product, and pre-idea
* i am often an early beta tester, active user, and paying customer of the products founders build
* i put my network to work for founders, making introductions to candidates, customers, and investors
* i spend most of my time with people who have not yet started companies and don't take pitch meetings

who i work with

* former founders who are driven to make a comeback
* solo founders who've been told they need a co-founder
* underdogs who feel deeply compelled to prove people wrong
* builders who can't help themselves from bringing ideas to life
* futurists who have strong convictions about where the world is going
* anyone who has been told they are too intense, too curious, or too impatient

early partner to iconic companies

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ashby
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astral
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baseten
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braintrust
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browserbase
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default
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diagram (acquired by figma)
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doss
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graphite
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mainframe
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orb
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pyroscope (acquired by grafana)
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resend
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sf compute
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supabase
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vercel

“alana is a rare breed of investor who genuinely cares to understand your product, use it, and recommend it. i still get great feedback from her and her network to improve vercel, next.js, v0, and more. we're proud to have her as an investor.”

— guillermo rauch, founder & ceo, vercel

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