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Satya Patel

Partner, Homebrew

About

Satya Patel built an unusually transparent "operating manual" for working with founders that includes weekly stand-ups where founders assign him homework and a 24-hour response time for closing key candidates, earning him the nickname "The Closer" among founders who use him as the final step in their interview process. He co-architected Homebrew's "Bottom-Up Economy" thesis, focusing on technology that democratizes access for constituencies that historically couldn't leverage tech like small businesses and overlooked industries, and intentionally created Screendoor as a separate vehicle where he serves as an LP with no fees or carry to support underrepresented emerging managers. Satya Patel built an unusually transparent "operating manual" for working with founders that includes weekly stand-ups where founders assign him homework and a 24-hour response time for closing key candidates, earning him the nickname "The Closer" among founders who use him as the final step in their interview process. He co-architected Homebrew's "Bottom-Up Economy" thesis, focusing on technology that democratizes access for constituencies that historically couldn't leverage tech like small businesses and overlooked industries, and intentionally created Screendoor as a separate vehicle where he serves as an LP with no fees or carry to support underrepresented emerging managers.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
AI
FinTech
SaaS
Health
Deeptech
Hardware

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $500K
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
LatAm