At a Glance
Atomic is a pioneering venture studio founded in 2012 by serial entrepreneur Jack Abraham. Unlike traditional VCs, Atomic operates as a company builder, co-founding startups from the ground up by combining their own ideas, founding teams, and capital. Based in Miami with additional presence in San Francisco, Atomic has developed a systematic approach to startup creation, leveraging data-driven market research, rapid prototyping, and experienced operational talent to launch new companies. The studio typically retains significant equity stakes in companies they build, working as true co-founders rather than just investors. Notable successes include telehealth unicorn Hims & Hers, which went public in 2021, home construction technology company Homebound, and e-commerce rollup OpenStore. Atomic's model allows them to pursue ambitious ideas that might struggle to find initial funding through traditional channels, while providing entrepreneurs with unprecedented resources and support from day zero.
“Building companies from the ground up by partnering with exceptional founders and providing operational expertise from day one.”
Jack Abraham is managing partner and chief executive. He built the local product search engine Milo and sold it to eBay at 24, ran local at eBay, and later served as executive director of the Thiel Fellowship; through Atomic he co-founded Hims & Hers and, with Keith Rabois, OpenStore. Chester Ng is general partner and co-signs the firm's fund filings, and Nat Disston is a partner.
Atomic's operating bench is the product. Board partner Kristin Schaefer was the tenth employee at Postmates, led its IPO process and managed close to $1 billion of fundraising. Healey Cypher, board partner and chief operating officer, founded three companies and was chief of staff to eBay's chief technology officer. Luke Sophinos, an operating partner covering vertical software, spent eleven years building CourseKey through to a sale. Phillip Liu leads healthcare, while Justin Rubbo and Atticus Honore serve as chief financial officer and chief legal officer.
Jack Abraham started Atomic in 2012 with a $20 million first fund whose limited partners included Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen. The institutional vehicles that followed appear in SEC filings under the Atomic Labs name. Atomic Labs II took first sale in October 2017 and closed $148.4 million from 79 investors. Atomic Labs III began selling in November 2019 against a $250 million target and closed $262.5 million from 68 investors. Atomic Labs IV, the first fund raised from the firm's Miami base, began selling in April 2022 against a $300 million target and closed $317.2 million from 70 investors.
Two co-invest vehicles run alongside the flagships: Atomic Labs Partners III took $7.0 million from 80 investors in 2021, and Atomic Labs Partners IV registered a $10 million offering in 2023. Disclosed commitments across funds II through IV total roughly $728 million, capital deployed not into rounds the firm sources but into companies it starts itself and then capitalizes from day zero.
Atomic VC primarily invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages. This means they focus on companies that are at the earliest idea or prototype phase.
Atomic VC is headquartered in Miami, FL. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Atomic VC focuses on investments in Fintech, Enterprise, Consumer, Digital Health. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Atomic VC's typical investment check size ranges from $500K to $3M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
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