Early stage venture capitalPreseed / Seed
Capital for the people
behind the stack.
We back technical founders building the tools that make developers more powerful.
Build with usDeveloper toolsBuild
InfrastructureRun
Data & AILearn
01Selected companies
Building the next layer.
BufAPI management and schema design platform
PoolsideOpen-weight foundation models and the systems that refine and improve them
CopilotKitThe enterprise agentic frontend stack
FreshpaintHIPAA compliant CDP for analytics02First principles
What we believe.
01
Technical depth creates an edge.
We back founders who know the problem from the inside.
02
Developer time is precious.
Give builders more time for the work that matters.
03
The stack matters.
Best-in-class tools beat one size fits all.
04
Better abstractions unlock possibility.
Make powerful technology easier to build with.
05
Better tools amplify expertise.
Help people apply their judgment to more ambitious problems.
06
Adoption starts with developers.
Build something technical users love—and want their teams to use.
03Field notes
Thinking in public.
04The person behind the fund
Taylor Clauson
Founder & Managing Partner
I started Abstraction Capital after teaching myself how to code and becoming fascinated by the plumbing behind software.
Before Abstraction, I spent seven years investing in and building IoT and data companies at OpenAir Equity Partners. I’m a Kauffman Fellow, a reader, and a perpetual learner.