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Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Telos Ventures Capital occasionally functions as a hybrid investment syndicate and early-stage venture capital fund that builds and invests in Gospel-centered, for-profit ventures that have potential for liquidity thereby multiplying (Matthew 25, Luke 19) His resources entrusted to us by our investors and limited partners.

Gospel-centered ventures aren’t just “Christian companies.” Gospel-centered ventures seek to serve the world, foster innovation, shape organizational culture, and embrace a broad stakeholder perspective in Christ.

Telos invests globally in early-stage software-technology enabled solutions in various sectors. We have initially invested between $20,000 to $150,000 per company and are typically, though not necessarily, among the first institutional investors.

Presently, our primary focus at Telos Ventures Capital is on supporting and championing our advisory-based startups through leading investment syndicates in their current rounds of fundraising.

Our core theology comes from a belief that we are created to work (Genesis 2:15) and that we are to do everything for the glory of God (Romans 11:36) so therefore we must do work for the glory of God (Colossians 3:23). We have further experienced that work done through startups is an amazing vehicle for discipleship and platform for sharing the Gospel.

"In life is there any goal, lofty endeavor, or world-changing aspiration more important than a relationship with our creator? The entrepreneurial journey is a hard road fraught with challenges, distractions, and lies trying to redirect our path from where God is given the most glory. The Telos team has been a committed partner in this journey towards pursuing impact in the marketplace while staying grounded and focused on the greatest calling in life. Telos reminds me when I need it repeated that I am loved by Jesus, known by my Father, and called to greater relationship with Him."

"Meeting and engaging with Telos was the single most impactful milestone for our company. For us, Eric's mentorship was the key -- giving us the step-by-step guidance we needed to go from a wandering idea to real measurable results. At first we had nothing tangible. He quickly coached us up to progress: sketching a prototype, developing advisors, creating our MVP with pilot companies, acceptance to OCEAN Accelerator, and most recently our completion of Techstars. Even now after having met literally 100+ mentors and executives, Eric's mentorship has meant the most."

"The demands on any entrepreneur are prodigious. The work requires an uncommon amount of faith and support support above all else from the Holy Spirit who, in my view, works though others. I found that Spirit-filled support at Telos, especially through significant challenges that left me wondering, literally, whether God had abandoned me. I’ve often said without the loving and constant ministrations of Eric, David, and my Telos community I would have been a FEMA-classified disaster."

"We built VendorHawk starting in late 2015, through a mid-2017 funding round (including Telos) and sold our company to ServiceNow in April of 2018. Our SaaS product helped mid-market and enterprise customers manage all the software subscriptions and cloud-based apps in use across the company. My co-founders Brian and Ben wanted to make sure we had a variety of investors partnering with us as we built VendorHawk. Many of those were excellent businessmen and women but could not partner with us in our faith in God. That's why I, as CEO was personally blessed to work closely with Eric and Nick on monthly prayer calls and encouraging me in ways few other investors could. One of the things I appreciated so much was Telos commitment to honoring God first as part of every business decision their companies face. They were supportive, encouraging, inspiring and most important of all, they were present whenever I needed them. Praise God for their involvement in startups!"

Startups require an ecosystem, like Silicon Valley to flourish.
The Gospel-centered venture ecosystem includes a network of ministry, business, academic, and financial resources.
Missing and fragmented early-stage capital needs to be brought together to catalyze a Gospel-centered venture movement.
Discipleship needs to be integrated into this capital for both entrepreneurs and investors because there is no false secular/sacred divide.

Telos Ventures Capital brings necessary early-stage funding, our relationships, and our resources together in order to help Gospel-centered ventures succeed at His work and further His kingdom.

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