Be the Only.
Become The Inevitable.
Become The Inevitable.

We seek those who found courage and conviction early, who wield agency and technology as license to reinvent the unknown, and whose conviction sharpens when pushed to the brink.
We are generalists by nature, specialists in seeing the future through the eyes of the few who end up shaping it.
We invest early and are typically a lead investor in rounds before a Series A.
Twelve Below is the position of the sun at “nautical dawn” (twelve degrees below the Earth’s horizon). This is the moment when the horizon first becomes visible, but the stars are still out so artificial lighting is still required for activity. In other words, Twelve Below is about being there when an idea is born and trying to see the future before anyone else can. Twelve Below is the “first light” that leads the way.
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