Modern Technical Fund

Modern Technical Fund (MTF) is a venture capital firm founded in 2025 by Amanda Robson, known as "Robby," based in San Francisco. Structured as a solo-GP fund, it operates as a first-check investor, aiming to help technical founders move faster from the earliest stages of company building. The firm invests $500K to $1M in pre-seed and seed-stage rounds across the U.S. and Israel, often engaging pre-deck, pre-product, or pre-revenue. It takes priced rounds or post-money YC SAFEs without requiring a board seat, and connects founders to its technical community of engineering, security, and GTM leaders from companies like Drata, Cloudflare, and Anthropic. MTF focuses on founders building software for engineering, data, and security teams, including cybersecurity and infrastructure. Its debut $22M fund, closed in 2025, has backed companies like Drata, Fossa, Dremio (acquired by SAP), Effx (acquired by Figma), and 6 River Systems (acquired by Shopify), alongside several stealth-stage investments. Robson brings nearly a decade of early-stage enterprise software investing experience from firms including Norwest and Cowboy Ventures. Her investment approach prioritizes founder quality, technical depth, and market timing, with a hands-on, always-available style of support once she commits.