We partner with overlooked founders tackling bold problems in overlooked markets—with conviction, hustle, and heart.

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👥 About Us

We met as freshmen at Penn State and have worked together for over 10 years—including six years building Moichor, a YC-backed company we started in 2019 that grew to millions in revenue globally.

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💪 Investment Thesis

NPU internally stands for Net Product Utilization — a flexible metric we coined to describe how effectively a product delivers real-world value. The “P” can stand for anything: product, potential, performance.

Depending on the startup, NPU might mean:

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🔧 Built by Founders, for Founders

Whether you're hiring your first sales manager, figuring out payroll, or preparing to raise your Series A—we show up when it matters most. No micromanaging. Just the support you'd want from someone who's been there before.

We're in it to help you achieve your long-term vision—not chase short-term wins.

🙌 This is How We Help Our Founders**:**

<aside> 🤝 Founder empathy We’ve been there—zero revenue, tough hires, and big visions. We lead with empathy because we’ve lived it.

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<aside> 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 First hire

Your first hire is a big call—we’ll help you think it through and support you when it’s time.

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<aside> 📈 Fundraising support

We open doors to aligned investors—especially for founders the ecosystem tends to overlook.

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<aside> 🧠 Advice you can actually use

We’ve built decks, managed burn, and been in the trenches—our advice comes from experience, not theory.

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🛠️ Our Portfolio

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🧭 How We Get to a Yes

<aside> 🗺️ We take diligence seriously—not just to evaluate risk, but to understand your long-term vision.

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  1. Founding Team Deep Dive: We spend time getting to know the people behind the company—how you work together, what drives you, and what you want this to become 10 years from now.
  2. Market Size & Edge: We look for massive, underserved markets—and founders with a unique angle or insight the market hasn’t fully recognized yet.
  3. Product Traction & Tech Differentiation: We’re not looking for perfection, but we want to understand why your solution wins—and what it will take to get there.
  4. Founder Mindset: We back hungry, scrappy founders who move fast, take feedback, and own the mission. We’re drawn to people building with urgency and ambition, not ego.

🚀 From First-Time Founders to First Checks

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We never fit the typical founder mold. No Ivy League. No Sand Hill intros. Just grit, belief, and trial by fire. Now we're backing others doing it their own way—with hustle, not pedigree.

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🎓 [2015] Met at Penn State

Two biology majors with no idea we’d end up co-founding together.

🏆 [2018] Won $40K+ in Funds

Secured over $40,000 in non-dilutive funding from Penn State’s entrepreneurial programs.

📦 [2019] Moved to Oakland

Lived lean, paid ourselves $500/month, and worked nonstop to get Moichor off the ground.

🚀 [2021] Accepted to Y Combinator

Backed by YC, scaled to our first 100 customers by talking to users and rapidly iterating on the product.

🌍 [2022] Scaled Team & Revenue

Made our first key hires and began growing revenue across new markets.

🔄 [2024] Pivoted & Grew

Refocused Moichor, deepened product-market fit, and scaled with a stronger foundation.

💡 [2026] Launched NPU Ventures

Started backing founders like us—scrappy, underestimated, and building for the long game.

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