Javelin Venture Partners is founded and run entirely by former repeat entrepreneurs who have personally built and exited companies, making $500K–$4M investments in late seed/early Series A companies before real traction exists by focusing on early, non-obvious signals rather than standard growth metrics. They operate with a highly curated, relationship-first sourcing approach through a small, trusted network of founders and co-investors, while partner Alex Gurevich runs formal, anonymous performance reviews from CEOs to systematically evaluate board member effectiveness.