Meet First Star, fka Procyon Ventures
Our namesake, Procyon, comes from the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor. The Ancient Greeks called it προκυων / Procyon, literally “coming before the dog”, in reference to Procyon rising first in the sky before Canis Major, the “greater dog”, which holds the sky’s brightest star, Sirius.
We chose it as our name because we view our role to be the star that rises first in the dark sky ahead of the founders we partner with who are the brightest stars.
After years of being Procyon we wanted to simplify. In keeping with our mission of helping the next bright stars ascend, we’re going to be known as First Star Ventures.
We look forward to continuing our mission of helping technical founders invent the future, now with a simpler (and easier-to-pronounce) name.
cheers,
Millie and Drew
First Star Ventures
