Telos Ventures is a company.
Key people at Telos Ventures.
Telos Ventures was founded by Eric Quan (Servant, Disciple-Maker, Co-Founder).
Telos Ventures was founded by Eric Quan (Servant, Disciple-Maker, Co-Founder).
Key people at Telos Ventures.
Telos Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013, functioning as a hybrid investment syndicate, accelerator, coworking space, and advisory community that invests in Gospel-centered, for-profit software-technology enabled ventures with liquidity potential.[1][2][4][5] Its mission is to multiply resources entrusted by investors (drawing from Matthew 25 and Luke 19), foster discipleship through startups, and integrate faith into business without a secular/sacred divide, primarily targeting healthcare, education, and lifestyle sectors with initial investments of $20,000 to $150,000.[2][4] The firm has made 4 total investments (2 active), supports entrepreneurs via syndicates and operating resources, and emphasizes building a Gospel-centered ecosystem to catalyze innovation for kingdom impact.[2][4][5]
Telos Ventures was founded in 2013 in San Mateo, California (Silicon Valley), emerging from a recognition that startups thrive in ecosystems like Silicon Valley and that fragmented early-stage capital, combined with discipleship, could spark a Gospel-centered venture movement.[1][2][4][7] Key insights driving its creation include biblical views on work (Genesis 2:15, Colossians 3:23) and the Church's historical oversight of work's role in calling and Gospel-sharing over 600 years.[4][8] The firm evolved from a venture fund into a broader global community accelerator, consulting lab, and advisory group, addressing gaps in ministry, business, academic, and financial networks for faith-aligned entrepreneurs.[4][5][8] No specific founders are named in available data, but it positions itself as a response to cultural divides, now leading syndicates for its portfolio.[2][4]
(Note: Distinct from unrelated "Telos Venture Partners," a separate Palo Alto firm with broader tech focus.[3])
Telos Ventures rides the wave of faith-tech and values-driven investing, capitalizing on rising demand for purpose-aligned startups amid cultural shifts, remote work ecosystems, and tech's role in societal challenges like healthcare access and education equity.[2][4][8] Timing aligns with Silicon Valley's proven model for startup flourishing, now extended globally to underserved Gospel-centered niches, countering a 600-year sacred/secular divide that has limited Christian innovation in venture capital.[4][8] Market forces favoring it include growing impact investing (e.g., stakeholder capitalism), AI/tools like virtual designers for efficient marketing, and fragmented early capital needs in mission-driven tech.[2][4][8] It influences the ecosystem by catalyzing networks, integrating discipleship into VC, and proving faith can drive scalable, for-profit ventures, potentially expanding the "regenerative" startup movement.[4][5]
Telos Ventures is poised to scale its syndicate model, championing more advisory-based startups toward liquidity events while deepening its Gospel-ecosystem amid AI-driven efficiencies and global faith-tech demand.[2][4][8] Trends like purpose-led funding, remote acceleration, and cultural reactionism will shape it, amplifying influence as it bridges capital gaps and disciples through high-growth software plays.[4][8] Its hybrid approach could evolve into a blueprint for faith-aligned VC, multiplying kingdom impact via ventures that glorify through innovation—just as its capital overview promises.