Andre Iguodala co-founded Mastry Ventures after more than a decade of tech investing while still playing in the NBA, deliberately choosing to sign with the Golden State Warriors partly to be closer to Silicon Valley and using team travel and off-days for deal meetings. He evaluates founders the way he evaluates teammates—focusing on how they respond under stress and execute in clutch moments—and positions himself as a long-term partner who brings the same unseen work mentality from his championship teams to help portfolio companies with alignment and culture. Andre Iguodala co-founded Mastry Ventures after more than a decade of tech investing while still playing in the NBA, deliberately choosing to sign with the Golden State Warriors partly to be closer to Silicon Valley and using team travel and off-days for deal meetings. He evaluates founders the way he evaluates teammates—focusing on how they respond under stress and execute in clutch moments—and positions himself as a long-term partner who brings the same unseen work mentality from his championship teams to help portfolio companies with alignment and culture.