Theodolite Ventures — Fund I · deploying
Backing founders before the terrain is mapped.
Theodolite Ventures writes first checks into pre-seed and seed companies building AI-native software, infrastructure, and frontier technology.
DM on Telegram → @TheodoliteXYZ_bot — send a PDF or DocSend for the same survey.
See a sample Instrument Reading.
Screenshot bait — fictional company, illustrative ranks. Score, grade, eight bars, surveyor’s note, investor reads, and top fixes. Not a real survey.
open /s/demo →01The fund
Operator experience. Solo-GP conviction.
John Scianna is the solo GP behind Theodolite. He has spent his career in startups, founded Nifty’s, and worked with Warner Bros., Sony, and Discovery to launch large-scale consumer NFT collections. Nifty’s was acquired by MoonPay in 2023.
John is also a Partner at Web3.com and has invested in dozens of startups. Theodolite brings that operating context to the earliest stage: concentrated decisions, direct access, and help from day one.
02Investment thesis
Built for the edge of the map.
03Pitch intake
Point the instrument at your startup.
Upload a PDF deck for a candid automated survey of the problem, market, timing, team, moat, traction, and deck design. The result is useful founder feedback—not an automated investment decision. Internal routing notes are generated separately for Theodolite.
Use the field terminal below. Run pitch, or select the shortcut. DM on Telegram → @TheodoliteXYZ_bot — send a PDF or DocSend for the same survey. See a sample Instrument Reading first (fictional data).
Decks are processed by zero-data-retention models (OpenRouter ZDR-pinned providers, Venice fallback). Uploaded files are deleted after 45 days; the written survey is kept. Please do not include regulated or highly sensitive personal information.