Current Firm
Banana Capital
Investments
10+ companies
Focus
Consumer, Fintech
About Turner Novak
Turner Novak built his entire VC career using fantasy portfolios, detailed writing, and Twitter memes to generate LP interest and founder dealflow before having a traditional track record. He deliberately constructed a multi-channel media machine including The Peel podcast and social content with the explicit goal of providing distribution to portfolio companies, positioning this as building distribution he can lend to founders rather than just personal branding.
Focus Areas
ConsumerFintechAIEnterpriseDevToolsSaaS
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Notable Investments
Julian Capital
Harpoon Ventures
Humba Ventures
Fifty Years
Deep Checks
Founders Fund
Lightspeed
Sequoia Capital
Kleiner Perkins
Funds that lead pre-seeds