We invest in companies building the mathematical infrastructure for the next era of technology. We back founders who see what we see: that opportunity concentrates unless the architecture prevents it.
In 2002 Chris made his first investment - $25 and a single baseball lesson.
McCoy Ventures LLC was formally established in 2017. Still here.
We believe the architecture of a system determines who benefits from it. Most technology concentrates power by default. We back the founders whobuild systems where concentration is structurally prevented - not by policy, but by the math itself.
We are patient. We are specific. We are here for the long haul.
Deep technical expertise applied to infrastructure that is resilient and governed. We have built and invested in systems from the database layer up.
Technologies that distribute power mathematically - not by intention alone, but by design. The architecture should make concentration impossible.
Capital is the smallest thing we offer. We bring thirty years of networks, pattern recognition from two decades of technological transitions, and the kind of patience that doesn't exist at most funds.
Founded by Chris and Ciara McCoy, parents of three.
Chris grew up in Kelso, Washington. He served as National DECA President,representing 165,000 students across North America. He founded Data4Americain 2014 - a nonpartisan research organization studying how constitutional mathematics can improve American economic policy. In 2017 he founded STOREResearch Inc., a Democratic AI Governance Laboratory, and spent nine yearsbuilding what Bill Gates said in 2026 doesn't exist: a plan for how humanitystays in control of advanced intelligence. Not by policy. By the math itself.
He is the inventor of the Democratic AI Stack. Two US patents granted. 118 more in development.
He is a second cousin, three times removed, of Linus Pauling.
Head of SMB Advocacy at Meta, where she created Meta's Global SMB Advocacy Program. A San Francisco native and former UCLA track and field athlete, Ciara executive produced the award-winning documentary "They Came From All Over." Her work focuses on initiatives that strengthen social and economic connections.
We invest in breakthrough technologies across AI, decentralized systems,the creator economy, and energy innovation.
We have been making calls on technological transitions since 2002. Early Bitcoin. Early Ethereum. Early STORE. Early Anthropic. Data informs every decision. Pattern recognition is the edge.
We back technologies that distribute rather than concentrate power. The architecture should make extraction structurally difficult.
We are a private family office. We do not have fund cycles. We align with founders' long-term visions because we have one ourselves.
Investments and philanthropic initiatives in human rights, education, and democratic participation - including the Kelso Hilander Hall of Fame, funded in memory of Chris's great-uncle Kirby McCoy.
First Investment
(Baseball)
First Technology
Investment
Hamilton AI
Endpoints (STORE)
Constitutional
Data Centers (STORE)
Portfolio Companies
Across Two Decades
McCoy Ventures has backed some of the most transformative technology companies of the past two decades, including early positions in Ethereum and Zcash, and founder-level involvement in STORE Protocol and YourSports.
McCoy Ventures extends beyond traditional venture capital into a multifaceted ecosystem that amplifies impact.
Innovation lab and startup incubator.
Athletic investments and charitable programs.
Film, books, and media.
Human rights, education, democratic participation.
Supporting democratic governance innovation.
Hometown initiatives in Kelso, Washington and San Francisco.
We invest in pre-seed and seed stage technology companies with strong founder-market fit and a philosophy that expanding participation is better than concentrating it.