Now accepting HOMERUNS applications

Your first check
should come with
real help

806 Capital backs AI-native founders at day zero with capital and weekly operator support to go from idea to first traction.

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Our Thesis

Vertical AI
will eat
the world

AI-native founders will beat their software incumbents especially in famously intransigent sectors like healthcare, biotech, & education

Massive, net-new categories only possible with AI emerge including robotics, agents, and generative applications

Blockchains will serve as foundational economic infra for vertical AI to scale specialized models and send value

Why Founders Choose 806

Designed for ambitious builders, not polished pitch decks

As a builder, what matters most is whether this fund can materially increase your odds. This is what we do.

We're in the trenches alongside you

We're builders at heart and will directly help you across product, tech, GTM and fundraising (not just intros)

We're actually non-consensus

We know what it feels like to be misunderstood and underestimated, and love to vibe with and champion builders who feel the same way

Fast decisions

Clear process, quick decisions often in under a week, no drawn-out partner mazes.

HOMERUNS

A hands-on, six-week sprint for NYC builders to turn ideas into companies.

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NYC's problem isn't talent, it's ambition

New York is full of people who should be founding generational companies. But unlike the Valley, our startup culture nudges them toward practical, commercially safe ideas. HOMERUNS is for NYC builders who want to take an irrational, go-big-or-go-home swing.

We're at a paradigm-shift moment

AI has already begun to rewire how we think about intelligence, biology, healthcare, education, labor, and the physical world — and it's only going to accelerate.

HOMERUNS is for you if:

You're a top 1% AI user today. You live and breathe it across all facets of your life.
You have a deep obsession over an industry and hold a bold, non-consensus view on how AI will transform it
You're still at the idea stage and need a sparring partner to get this off the ground
You're relentless and OK looking wrong for a long period of time

From idea → v1 → fundraise in 6 weeks

HOMERUNS is a six-week sprint designed to turn your vision into a company. You get:

  • • $10K check in exchange for 0.5% equity
  • • 10+ hours/week of hands-on, IRL support across product, tech, GTM and fundraising
  • • We'll codify your vision, ship a v1, and get in front of the right early believers

About Us

Karthik Senthil
zkSync

Karthik Senthil

Founder & GP
Angel in 25+ companies
20+ years leading eng + product teams across consumer, e-commerce, finance, crypto, and healthcare
2X founder (healthcare, crypto)
Venture Partner at Lattice Fund
Based in NYC

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Let's build something category-defining

If you are obsessed about an idea, we should talk.