01. Chapter One

The venture firm for product-driven founders

We led product, design, and engineering teams at the internet’s most iconic companies. Now we back product-first founders building the next generational companies.

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02. Our Portfolio

We’ve helped some of the world’s most impressive talent build incredible companies, eleven of which have grown to become billion-dollar businesses.

03. Our Team

Before Chapter One, we were product, data, and design leaders at many iconic companies of the current internet. We've built products for billions of users in our careers.

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Our investors are based in

California
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London

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Co-Founder & CEO

Gaurav Misra

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We were drawn to the team’s industry expertise. The team helped hire one of our first and most valuable engineers, and that impacted our team significantly. Chapter One's unique value lies in their ability to add immediate, industry-specific value to the problems we’re solving.

04. Our Writing

We know what it takes to build a successful company and share what we've learned through the stories we tell.

Jeff Morris, Jr.5 / 8 / 25

When Software Buys Software

Software was built for humans. Now it’s being chosen by machines.

Jamesin Seidel4 / 28 / 25

Searching for Product-Market Fit.

Product-market fit is the holy grail. Best described by Marc Andresson as, “product-market fit is when a product hits that sweet spot of huge market demand, such that the product practically “sells itself.”

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 28 / 25

Made in America: The Price Tag of Patriotism

One of the most important lessons I've learned in my product career is that when getting user feedback — people’s words rarely match their actions.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 17 / 25

This Event Banned Phones—and Everyone Loves It

We need more places where putting your phone away and being present feels like a privilege.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 15 / 25

The Operator-VC Trap

Venture capital constantly debates the value of operational experience.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 13 / 25

The New Moat: Memory

OpenAI's memory upgrades signals the start of what may become the most transformative shift since GPT-3’s debut.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 8 / 25

Tobi's Shopify Memo

Some memos become cultural moments for our industry, giving CEOs the "green light" to reimagine their own orgs.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 7 / 25

Reflecting on today's market crash—driven by escalating tariffs and global financial tensions—I can't help but notice the significance of timing.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 5 / 25

Investing In Pivots

"I wasn't investing in their first idea," he said with conviction. "I was investing in the idea that they might pivot. They were just that good."

Jamesin Seidel3 / 26 / 25

Things I've been thinking about -

25% of W25’s YC startup batch had 95% of their codebases generated by AI.

All our writing

Jeff Morris, Jr.5 / 8 / 25

When Software Buys Software

Software was built for humans. Now it’s being chosen by machines.

Jamesin Seidel4 / 28 / 25

Searching for Product-Market Fit.

Product-market fit is the holy grail. Best described by Marc Andresson as, “product-market fit is when a product hits that sweet spot of huge market demand, such that the product practically “sells itself.”

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 28 / 25

Made in America: The Price Tag of Patriotism

One of the most important lessons I've learned in my product career is that when getting user feedback — people’s words rarely match their actions.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 17 / 25

This Event Banned Phones—and Everyone Loves It

We need more places where putting your phone away and being present feels like a privilege.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 15 / 25

The Operator-VC Trap

Venture capital constantly debates the value of operational experience.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 13 / 25

The New Moat: Memory

OpenAI's memory upgrades signals the start of what may become the most transformative shift since GPT-3’s debut.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 8 / 25

Tobi's Shopify Memo

Some memos become cultural moments for our industry, giving CEOs the "green light" to reimagine their own orgs.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 7 / 25

Reflecting on today's market crash—driven by escalating tariffs and global financial tensions—I can't help but notice the significance of timing.

Jeff Morris, Jr.4 / 5 / 25

Investing In Pivots

"I wasn't investing in their first idea," he said with conviction. "I was investing in the idea that they might pivot. They were just that good."

Jamesin Seidel3 / 26 / 25

Things I've been thinking about -

25% of W25’s YC startup batch had 95% of their codebases generated by AI.

All our writing