Annie Duke

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About Investor

Annie Duke is First Round's Special Partner for Decision Science, where she helps improve investment decision processes and coaches founders on decision-making under uncertainty. Their firm focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage technology across AI, enterprise software, consumer, fintech, healthcare, infrastructure, and other founder-led categories. The Special Partner, Decision Science role indicates how directly they may participate in sourcing, diligence, investment decisions, portfolio work, or strategic support for founders. Founders should consider this investor when the startup's stage and sector match the investor's operating knowledge and the firm's established investment focus. Their perspective can be useful around product-market fit, go-to-market strategy, hiring, fundraising, customer development, and the milestones required for the next financing round. They may also help connect founders with portfolio executives, relevant operators, prospective customers, and follow-on investors within the firm's network. For founders comparing potential investors, the strongest fit comes from alignment between the company's market, the investor's seniority and domain experience, and the level of hands-on support needed after the investment.