Tifo

okay, a weird bit of venture capital.

Tifo is a fund by me, Zach Holman. I was the second engineer hired at GitHub and went on to advise GitLab ahead of their IPO. Currently I'm also the co-founder of WorkOn, a sports technology company, and an advisor to Profluence Capital, a sports-focused VC.
Tifo invests in early-stage startups- the earlier the better, because shit's just more fun in the beginning. Investment focus is broadly "companies that don't suck", but there's some particular focus on developer tools and sports.

devtools

I love developer tools. Been working within devtools for almost two decades, and there ain't many with a deeper background than me.
Some investments: Replicate, WorkOS, Knock, Zed.

sports

I love sports. I play sports, I watch sports, I volunteer for sports nonprofits, I own clubs. The surface area is huge and ready for disruption™.
Some investments: Oakland Roots, Oakland Soul, Mercury/13.

other weird shit

This ain't a proper fund with LPs and investment guidelines; if you have something you think I'd like, take a swing at it. Good companies are all over the place, and I've invested in hundreds of them.
Some investments: Raycast, Rewatch, Arcade, Cron.

mechanics.

My check size is somewhere around $15k.
Just me investing, so I can make investment decisions fast.
No such thing as "too early". Fuckin' love early. If you're working a job and thinking about bailing to start a company, email me. I've been there.
I'm based in San Francisco and love it, but I wrote the book on remote work, so yeah, I invest across the world, too.
interested in chatting? here send me an electronic mail.

okay that's it.

Find me at @holman on Twitter. I write things on my blog, too.