# Seven Stars

> Seven Stars is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing at pre-seed and seed in founders building enduring AI companies.

## About

Seven Stars was founded in 2025 by Steven Lee, formerly a partner at SV Angel. The firm raised a $40 million debut fund focused on AI-native consumer and enterprise software. Seven Stars is an early-stage, founder-first firm that partners with companies at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages. In more than 60% of portfolio companies, Seven Stars was the first investor or committed before a lead investor was signed.

- Website: https://sevenstars.vc
- Email: info@sevenstars.vc
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seven-stars-vc
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/sevenstars_vc (@sevenstars_vc)

## Team

**Steven Lee** — Founder
Former SV Angel partner. Over a decade of investing experience backing founders behind companies including Skild AI, Reflection AI, and ElevenLabs.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenlee6/
X: https://x.com/stevenl (@stevenl)

**Oscar Wong** — Partner & Head of Operations
Former Gold House Ventures partner. Previously led GTM at Google/YouTube across the US and APAC emerging markets.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarwong/

**Zhou Yu** — Partner & Head of AI
15+ years building and leading data science and engineering teams at SignalFire, Stitch Fix, Google, and Grow Therapy.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhouyustanford/

## Investment Thesis

Seven Stars backs the AI-native generation of consumer and enterprise software. Sectors of focus include healthcare, infrastructure, marketing, vertical AI, and applied research. The firm believes AI should transform life for all 8 billion people, not just knowledge workers.

## Portfolio Companies

- **AIUC** — Secure AI adoption for enterprises. https://aiuc.com
- **Corgi** — First AI-native insurance carrier. https://www.corgi.insure
- **Dialogue AI** — AI-moderated interviews and surveys at scale. https://www.dialogueai.com
- **Doctronic** — 24/7 AI doctor. https://www.doctronic.ai
- **Keychain** — AI-powered CPG supply chain. https://www.keychain.com
- **Longeye** — AI copilot for law enforcement agencies. https://longeye.com
- **Origin Lab** — Data layer for AI world intelligence. https://www.originlab.ai
- **Pomo** — AI Fortune 500 marketing for all. https://www.usepomo.ai
- **Sage Care** — AI-powered care navigation for health systems. https://www.sage.care
- **Tavus** — Conversational video and AI avatars. https://www.tavus.io
- **Voya Energy** — Cost-effective energy through metal-based clean fuel. https://www.voya.energy
- Plus 6 companies in stealth mode.

## How Seven Stars Works With Founders

- **Fundraising**: Advised hundreds of founders on $5B+ in financings over a decade. Portfolio companies have gone on to raise from a16z, Founders Fund, Lightspeed, and Sequoia.
- **Hiring**: Curated network built over 13 years in Silicon Valley that surfaces exceptional candidates from top companies and universities.
- **Advisory Network**: Advisors with frontline experience at Google, Nubank, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI. Quarterly founder events for portfolio companies and peers.
- **Founder Benefits**: Portfolio companies receive access to $2M+ in savings across partner programs including Anthropic, OpenAI, AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

## Press

- Fortune (June 2025): "Steven Lee launches Seven Stars with $40 million VC fund for seed and pre-seed AI startups" — https://fortune.com/2025/06/11/term-sheet-next-steven-lee-an-sv-angel-alum-launches-seven-stars-with-40-million-vc-fund-for-seed-and-pre-seed-ai-startups/

## Contact

To pitch Seven Stars or inquire about the firm: info@sevenstars.vc
It is never too early to reach out — Seven Stars has partnered with founders before their company was incorporated.