We back founders with the vision and stamina to build the new frontier.
Focus
CBV is an independent venture fund.
We invest our own capital early and answer only to ourselves and the founders we partner with.
We invest in brilliant builders, not specific categories
but we spend most of our time in three areas:
01
AI
Real architecture, not wrapper apps.
02
HARDWARE
Complex engineering that changes the physical world.
03
CONSUMER TECH
Products that improve
daily life.
We invest in brilliant builders, not specific categories
but we spend most of our time in three areas:
AI
Real architecture,
not wrapper apps.
01
HARDWARE
Complex engineering that changes the physical world.
02
CONSUMER TECH
Products that improve
daily life.
03
We invest in brilliant builders, not specific categories
but we spend most of our time in three areas:
AI
Real architecture,
not wrapper apps.
01
HARDWARE
Complex engineering that changes the physical world.
02
CONSUMER TECH
Products that improve
daily life.
03
Team
Founded by operators
who've built at scale
Chet Pipkin
Chet Pipkin
Chet founded consumer electronics giant Belkin, scaling it to a global household name before its acquisition by Foxconn Interconnect Technology. An active investor in frontier technologies, he brings a four-decade blueprint for physical engineering, hardware manufacturing, and navigating complex global supply chains. His deep operational expertise helps early-stage founders turn complex technical breakthroughs into massive, market-ready physical products.
Chet founded consumer electronics giant Belkin, scaling it to a global household name before its acquisition by Foxconn Interconnect Technology. An active investor in frontier technologies, he brings a four-decade blueprint for physical engineering, hardware manufacturing, and navigating complex global supply chains. His deep operational expertise helps early-stage founders turn complex technical breakthroughs into massive, market-ready physical products.
Chet founded consumer electronics giant Belkin, scaling it to a global household name before its acquisition by Foxconn Interconnect Technology. An active investor in frontier technologies, he brings a four-decade blueprint for physical engineering, hardware manufacturing, and navigating complex global supply chains. His deep operational expertise helps early-stage founders turn complex technical breakthroughs into massive, market-ready physical products.
Lindsey Guest
Lindsey Guest
Lindsey founded a profitable, venture-backed
recommendation platform that scaled to serve hundreds of major brands, including Hearst Media, Procter & Gamble,
and Unilever. An early employee at Affirm, she spearheaded the strategic Shopify partnership and has driven high-impact collaborations with Stripe, PayPal, and NBC. She pairs a battle-tested founder mindset with a decade of experience scaling marquee FinTech ecosystems.
Lindsey founded a profitable, venture-backed
recommendation platform that scaled to serve hundreds of major brands, including Hearst Media, Procter & Gamble,
and Unilever. An early employee at Affirm, she spearheaded the strategic Shopify partnership and has driven high-impact collaborations with Stripe, PayPal, and NBC. She pairs a battle-tested founder mindset with a decade of experience scaling marquee FinTech ecosystems.
Lindsey founded a profitable, venture-backed
recommendation platform that scaled to serve hundreds of major brands, including Hearst Media, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever. An early employee at Affirm, she spearheaded the strategic Shopify partnership and has driven high-impact collaborations with Stripe, PayPal, and NBC. She pairs a battle-tested founder mindset with a decade of experience scaling marquee FinTech ecosystems.
Lindsey founded a profitable, venture-backed
recommendation platform that scaled to serve hundreds of major brands, including Hearst Media, Procter & Gamble,
and Unilever. An early employee at Affirm, she spearheaded the strategic Shopify partnership and has driven high-impact collaborations with Stripe, PayPal, and NBC. She pairs a battle-tested founder mindset with a decade of experience scaling marquee FinTech ecosystems.
