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Joe Gerber

Managing Director, IDEO CoLab VenturesIDEO CoLab VenturesSan Francisco, CA

Current Firm

IDEO CoLab Ventures

Focus

Web3, Fintech

About Joe Gerber

Joe Gerber trains founders to prototype the business the same way designers prototype products—rapidly testing pricing, channels, and business models as lightweight experiments before fully committing, treating the business model itself as a design artifact rather than a fixed plan. He acts as both investor and design partner in crypto and Web3, often co-developing concepts like Fair Launch Capital and the IDEO Founder Collective with founders—leaning into founder communities, shared upside structures, and experimental launch mechanics rather than only traditional term-sheet investing.

Focus Areas

Web3FintechCybersecurityOther

Investment Stage

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+