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.

Cory Levy is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, has 5 recorded investments, and includes 3 companies in its recorded portfolio.

Pre-Seed
Seed
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Portfolio Companies
3
Total Investments
5
Last Investment
Sep 2025
Geographic Focus
United States

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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 an Angel Investor based in San Francisco, United States. It has made 5 investments, including CropSafe, Hebbia and Micro1.

Portfolio3

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