We’re excited to announce Patron Fund II, a $100M seed-stage fund supporting founders building for the next generation of consumers.

The way we define relationships is changing. Gender-fluid, relationship-fluid, people are getting married less, divorcing more, and having fewer—if any—children. Yet connecting people to each other is one of the greatest uses of the internet. In my book, I uncovered that many of the earliest online community platforms were not built for dating...

Founders often come to us to take advantage of our combined gaming and consumer expertise. Particularly focusing on how to tap into Discord’s vast and engaged user base. Today, Discord is used by ~200 million people every month. Over the next decade, we think this number will grow substantially...

Squid Game spent over a decade in development before finally being greenlit by Netflix breaking out as one of their most valuable IPs. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk conceived the idea in 2008 and penned the script by 2009, yet struggled for a decade to launch due to its experimental and risky nature. Similarly, Cocomelon launched on...

The way we shop in 2035 will look drastically different from shopping in 2025. Ten years ago, most purchases were still happening on desktop. Instagram didn’t have shopping features, fashion bloggers were the influencers of the day, Shopify was just beginning to set the stage for the coming DTC boom, and Amazon...

The way we shop in 2035 will look drastically different from shopping in 2025.