The Council @TheCouncilCap
💰 Pre-Seed VC investing in B2B software for essential industries like healthcare & manufacturing + 😇 Angel Community for Operators thecouncil.co San Francisco, CA Joined June 2020-
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@kaylaw @CoupletCoffee @gefensk It was so awesome to have you there!!
Big news: @TheCouncilCap has invested in Molli. Health insurance was never built for the 70M+ Americans who work independently. We are rebuilding it from the ground up, with an AI-powered member experience that puts the member first. Higher quality. Lower cost. Full transparency.
Inside look at @noxmetals factory and why we invested at pre-seed ahead of the $11.5M seed round announced last week.
.@Gwynne_Shotwell is a First Builder™️ - High slope operator - entrepreneurial w/o founder title - joins ahead of obvious success - makes shit happen
Legal strategy should unlock momentum, not slow it down. When done right, it becomes a competitive advantage.
Community Angel Highlight ✨ Meet Pralika Jain, Angel Investor with The Council and Head of Legal at Hex, where she helps shape the future of data and AI analytics. Originally from Bombay and now based in New York, Pralika brings people together everywhere she goes, from leading cross-functional teams, to hosting founders and operators, to building meaningful relationships within The Council community. Her investing philosophy is simple: back products she genuinely believes in and would use herself. “I joined The Council because I believed in the power of community, and it delivered in ways I didn't expect: a network of brilliant, diverse women who each think about investing completely differently and aren't afraid to say so. Honestly, it's one of my favorite communities I'm part of, and I don't say that lightly.” So grateful to have Pralika as part of The Council ✨
Clinical trials depend on systems that don’t always connect. Kyle McAllister (Trially) shares what that looks like: - manual workflows - complex integrations - rust-driven adoption A grounded look at building in healthcare. Link in comments.
Rachel Tsui highlights a key founder insight: speed alone isn’t enough, what matters is consistently moving toward the right outcomes.
A look at what we’re seeing in AI right now 🔎 Across our portfolio and pipeline, the most interesting companies aren’t just building faster tools they’re rethinking how real industries operate. From healthcare 🏥 to infrastructure 🏗️, we’re seeing a shift toward systems built by operators who deeply understand the work. That’s where we continue to spend time. #TheCouncil #ArtificialIntelligence #VentureCapital #Startups
Amber Illig reflects on a core principle behind enduring companies: the best ideas aren’t trendy, they’re rooted in problems that persist across cycles.
The Council is partnering with Alessandro Chesser, Founder of GetDynasty.com, for the next edition of Inside the LP Room: The QSBS Playbook - How Savvy Investors & Founders Maximize Tax-Free Returns. We'll break down exactly how this works at both the fund and individual level: → How QSBS eligibility transforms after-tax returns for early-stage LP investors → How trust stacking works - and why it matters for your after-tax returns → What founders need to set up before their next liquidity event (and when) → Dynasty's new GP trust product and what it means for fund managers Built for LPs, family offices, GPs, and founders with startup equity who want a clear, practical breakdown of one of the most powerful tools in the game. Link to register in the comments. 👇 #QSBS #AngelInvesting #EarlyStage #VentureCapital #LPInvesting #StartupEquity
Great careers are built by learning from the best.
Portfolio Company Highlight ✨ Nox Metals, led by founder & CEO Zane Hengsperger, is rethinking one of the most overlooked layers of American manufacturing: the metal supply chain. By combining automation, software, and vertically integrated factory operations, Nox is helping aerospace, defense, and industrial manufacturers source production-ready metal faster, more reliably, and with dramatically shorter lead times. Recent highlights: • Accepted into Y Combinator’s S25 batch as part of a new wave of industrial and manufacturing startups • Building automated factories in Detroit designed to move “at software speed” • Expanding support for America’s industrial base across aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing • Scaling a modern procurement platform focused on speed, transparency, and operational efficiency We’re excited to back a team building critical infrastructure for the next era of American industry. 🚀
Rachel Tsui shares why in a world of accessible tools, true differentiation comes from deep understanding and hard-earned expertise.
The capacity is still here. The talent is still here. The opportunity is in seeing what others overlook.
Building dev tools isn’t just about functionality. Meagan Gamache (Heroku, Slack, Figma, Render) explains what actually matters: → Craft & design → Deep workflow understanding → Product clarity in ambiguity A sharp look at building for builders in the AI era. Link in comments.
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