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We back early-stage technical founders when traction is real,
but the weight is still on your shoulders.
Product’s working. The hill is steep. Let’s get to scale.
Bixby is a Los Angeles–based early-stage venture firm focused on software companies at the pre-seed and seed stage.
The Big Sur Marathon has a stretch called Hurricane Point, a long, brutal climb before you reach Bixby Bridge. It’s the moment when the pain breaks, clarity kicks in, and momentum finally starts to carry you forward. That’s the moment this fund is built for: when the product works, the market is pulling, but the systems still need help.
Bixby partners with founders in that stretch, turning early traction into real, scalable growth through sharp capital and operating help.
We invest in technical founder teams with deep sector knowledge who are building frontier software that solves real pain in major business verticals. These are founders who have found early traction and are closing in on product–market fit.
Bixby writes focused $250–500K checks as a co-investor, then rolls up its sleeves to help with what actually changes slope: go-to-market execution, recruiting, and operating rhythm.
We don’t lead rounds or crowd cap tables—we bring leverage, not overhead.
Bixby was founded by Samuel N. Adams, an investor and operator based in Los Angeles. Before launching the firm, Sam led portfolio execution at Struck Capital, helping a dozen startups build the systems that powered their next phase of growth.
He previously co-founded and scaled dot.LA, a media company acquired in 2023, and began his career in strategy and investing at Disney and Activate.
Sam is a Harvard and USC graduate, a sub-3 marathoner, and a believer in long climbs done well.
For founders and collaborators, reach us at hi@bixby.vc.