Senior Associate, First In
Gabrielle Fong serves as Senior Associate on the First In team, where she focuses on early-stage investments across a diverse range of sectors including artificial intelligence, fintech, enterprise software, consumer technology, biotech, cybersecurity, climate tech, developer tools, robotics, and SaaS. In her role, she evaluates emerging companies and supports portfolio development across multiple verticals. Her broad sector coverage reflects the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of early-stage technology investing, where breakthrough innovations often emerge at the intersection of multiple fields.
Partner, First In
Lenore Karafa is a Partner at First In, where she invests across a broad range of technology sectors including artificial intelligence, fintech, enterprise software, consumer technology, biotech, cybersecurity, climate solutions, developer tools, robotics, and SaaS platforms. Her role at First In involves identifying and supporting early-stage companies across multiple verticals, reflecting the firm's diverse investment approach. Karafa's investment strategy encompasses both established technology categories and emerging sectors such as climate technology and biotechnology. Her broad sectoral focus allows her to evaluate opportunities across the evolving technology landscape and support entrepreneurs building innovative solutions across various industries.
Managing Partner, First In
Renny McPherson is a former Marine Corps intelligence officer who brings pattern analysis and asymmetric risk assessment skills to venture investing, particularly in cybersecurity and data-intelligence companies. As a repeat founder-operator who co-founded RedOwl Analytics and other security companies before becoming a full-time investor, he has deep operational experience in the specific domains he now backs as a VC.
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