US · Seed / Micro-VC
Haystack
San Francisco, CA · est. 2015
Generalist — People Over Sectors
Typical check
~$700K
Stage
Seed
Region
US
Founded
2015
About Haystack
Haystack, founded by Semil Shah, invests around a "people over sectors" philosophy — betting on founder quality first — and has backed Instacart and Cruise among its standout early investments.
Areas of investment
Generalist — People Over Sectors
Notable portfolio
IInstacart
CCruise