cultural arbitrage

General Partner:

Maya Bakhai

We back the best founders at the earliest stages before they become part of the zeitgeist.

Spice is a venture capital firm focused on taking big bets in areas primed for rapid change in the coming decades.


We like working with undiscovered founders in emerging categories. If there’s a market map, we’re too late..

Stage: Pre-Seed and Seed


Check Size: $250k-$500K


Current Focus Sectors:


Blockchain/Fintech

* Consumerizing finance


Creator Economy

* Professionalizing content creators into businesses


Vertical Software

* Improving experiences for specific sectors or affinity groups


Applied AI

* Creating efficiencies in work and play