Tired of the naysayers?
We were too.

Euclid is a first-of-its kind firm built
to partner with vertical founders from inception.

Who We are

We've spent 15 years supporting Vertical Software founders from idea to exit.

General Partner

Omar El-Ayat

Omar has 10+ years of experience leading early-stage investments in industry-changing vertical startups such as Postmates (acq. by Uber), BuildingConnected (acq. by AutoDesk), Hungryroot, and HomeLight. Prior to Euclid, he was a Partner at Crosslink, which he joined in 2010. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, two dogs, and two cats.

General Partner

Nic Poulos

Nic has 10+ years of experience leading early-stage investments in vertical startups, such as Electric, Transfix, Netomi, and VNDLY (acq. by Workday). Prior to Euclid, he was a GP at Fifth Wall and Bowery Capital, which he co-founded in 2013. After a decade in NYC, Nic lives in his hometown of San Francisco with his wife and dog.

Supported by the 100+ leading vertical founders, operators, & experts.

WHAT WE DO

High-conviction, hands-on investors from Day Zero.

Inception Stage

Pre-Product, Pre-Traction, Pre-Anything.

Founder-Market Fit

High-velocity teams focused on markets they know intimately.

Lead Investor

Partner selectively and work tirelessly in support of our founders.

Capital

Initial investments up to $2M with ample capital to follow-on.

Our Approach

Portfolio acceleration & resources purpose-built for vertical software.

Go-to-Market

Product-Market Fit

Fundraising

Supported by a collective of Vertical Software operators.