Tired of the naysayers?
We were too.

Euclid is a first-of-its-kind firm built
to partner with vertical founders from inception.

Who We are

We've spent 15 years supporting Vertical Software founders from idea to exit.

General Partner

Omar Elayat

Omar has 10+ years of experience leading early-stage investments in industry-changing vertical startups such as Postmates (acq. by Uber), BuildingConnected (acq. by AutoDesk), Hungryroot, and HomeLight. Prior to Euclid, he was a Partner at Crosslink, which he joined in 2010. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, two dogs, and two cats.

General Partner

Nic Poulos

Nic has 10+ years of experience leading early-stage investments in vertical startups, such as Electric, Transfix, Netomi, and VNDLY (acq. by Workday). Prior to Euclid, he was a GP at Fifth Wall and Bowery Capital, which he co-founded in 2013. After a decade in NYC, Nic lives in his hometown of San Francisco with his wife and dog.

Supported by 200+ leading vertical founders, operators, & experts.

And a growing team:

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SR. ANALYST, CURED MEATS

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12th yr, associate

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Chairman

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Chief of Staff

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WHAT WE DO

High-conviction, hands-on investors from Day Zero.

Inception Stage

Pre-Product, Pre-Traction, Pre-Anything.

Founder-Market Fit

High-velocity teams focused on markets they know intimately.

Lead Investor

Partner selectively and work tirelessly in support of our founders.

Capital

Initial investments up to $2M with ample capital to follow-on.

Our Approach

Portfolio acceleration & resources purpose-built for vertical software.

Go-to-Market

Product-Market Fit

Fundraising

Supported by a collective of Vertical Software operators.