Cory Levy is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and early-stage angel investor. He is the founder of Z Fellows, a fellowship program providing $10k grants to first-time technical founders to accelerate their side projects into startups. He co-founded After School, an anonymous teen social network that grew to ~20 million users and was acquihired by Ancestry. He has invested in 20+ startups as the very first believer in first-time technical founders, and also founded FirstText.com. He interned at Founders Fund and Union Square Ventures while in high school and was named Forbes 30 Under 30.

San Francisco, United States · 4+ investments

Pre-Seed
Seed
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Total Investments
4
Last Investment
Sep 2025
Geographic Focus
United States

Investment Thesis

Back first-time technical founders as the very first believer, providing seed capital and mentorship at the earliest stage before institutional investors.

Cory Levy is a Venture Capital firm based in San Francisco, United States. It has made 4 investments.

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