In partnership with Artisanal Talent, Legion VC puts talent at the forefront of startup investing

Legion VC [“Legion”], a talent-first VC firm that supports early-stage software teams through its partnership with Artisanal Talent, announced today its focus to invest in visionary founders and accelerate their growth by mobilizing the deepest executive network in software.

Trusted by more than half of the Forbes Cloud 100, Artisanal Talent is the preferred executive search partner among leading venture capital firms, recognized for its extensive network of CROs, CTOs, and thousands of other industry specialists. Legion utilizes Artisanal Talent’s unmatched market visibility and access to elite talent, to identify, invest in, and supercharge early-stage software companies.

In turn, Legion extends Artisanal’s impact by building communities around its executive network and creating opportunities for executives to partner with top founders as advisors, customers, and hires. By mobilizing this network and centralizing best practices, playbooks, and data-driven insights, Legion strengthens Artisanal’s platform and creates a scalable ecosystem that benefits both founders and executives alike.

“Series A/B is the crucible stage where foundational talent, product, and customers shape a company’s trajectory,” said Tim Hoag, Founder of Legion. “Legion’s network of elite operators can step in as employees, advisors, and customers to build the enduring flywheel that turns potential into market dominance.”

Legion backs software companies at the Series A/B inflection point where signs of product-market fit are emerging. Its talent-driven approach not only helps teams hire and win customers, but also provides Legion a unique vantage point into the early growth trajectories of generational companies in the making.

Artisanal Talent was founded by Andy Price, “a consummate leader and key architect behind today’s technology landscape,” said Tim Hoag. “Andy quite simply attracts top talent and brings the best out of them. I’m honored to work with him, Chris Johnson, and the rest of the incredible Artisanal team.”

Legion is founded by Tim Hoag who has run this talent-driven investing playbook and partnered with Artisanal Talent for several years. Tim brings a blend of investing, operating and advising experience, allowing him to optimally serve the trio of Legion VC’s constituents: founders, operators and investors.

For more information about Legion VC or their relationship with Artisanal Talent, please visit: https://legion-vc.com/.

About Legion VC

Legion VC is a talent-first venture capital firm that leverages its partnership with Artisanal Talent, the leading executive search firm in software and AI, to invest in generational companies and supercharge them with executive hires, advisors, and customers.

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