Firms

Long Journey Ventures

Austin, Texas · San Francisco, California · Half Moon Bay · San Francisco Bay Area

longjourney.vcsignal.nfx.com

Early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, backing unconventional founders and building long-term relationships.

Founded
2019
Type
Venture capital

Team

Cyan Banister
$500K$100K – $1MHalf Moon Bay
Pascal Levy-Garboua
$500K$100K – $1MSan Francisco Bay Area
Arielle Zuckerberg
$500K$100K – $1MSan Francisco, California
Brian Balfour
$500K$100K – $1MSan Francisco, California
Elaine Wherry
$500K$100K – $1MSan Francisco, California
Jonathan Bruck
$500K$100K – $1MSan Francisco, California
Lee Jacobs
$500K$100K – $1MSan Francisco, California
Scott Banister
$100K$10K – $500KHalf Moon Bay
Justin Mares
$25K$10K – $250KAustin, Texas

Co-investing

Y Combinator
Founders Fund
General Catalyst
137 Ventures
8VC

Investments

$—2026-07-29LysLong Journey Ventures, South Park Commons, Cyan Banister
$3M2026-01-05UnusualY Combinator, Instacart, Long Journey Ventures, BoxGroup, Phosphor Capital
$9M2026IdlerY Combinator, Long Journey Ventures, Paradigm
$1.37B2025-10-24CrusoeFounders Fund, Blue Owl Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Franklin Templeton, 137 Ventures, Atreides Management
$1.37B2025-10-24CrusoeFounders Fund, Long Journey Ventures, Blue Owl Capital, Franklin Templeton, 137 Ventures, Atreides Management, Radical Ventures
$25M2025-05-26RainmakerY Combinator, Long Journey Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital
$305M2025-02-20Together AIGeneral Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, March Capital, Emergence Capital, Definition Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Lux Capital
$100M2025SubstrateFounders Fund, Long Journey Ventures, General Catalyst, Y Combinator, In-Q-Tel, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company LLC
$100M2025SubstrateFounders Fund, Long Journey Ventures, General Catalyst, Y Combinator, In-Q-Tel, Valor Equity Partners
$600M2024-12-12CrusoeFounders Fund, Long Journey Ventures, Fidelity Investments, Mubadala Ventures, Ribbit Capital, NVentures