Terri Burns

Terri Burns is a General Partner at Type Capital, a recently established early-stage venture capital firm. Prior to launching her own fund, she built her career in the venture ecosystem following her computer science studies at New York University, eventually serving as a partner at Google Ventures (GV). At Type Capital, Burns directs investment strategies toward early-stage technology and software startups, operating with a specific mandate to support and fund underrepresented founders across the industry. Alongside her primary investment activities, she operates as a writer and publishes the newsletter The Courage to Continue on the Substack platform, exploring the historical contributions of women and people of color in the technology sector. Her current focus remains centered on leveraging her technical expertise to identify emerging market opportunities while actively expanding diversity within the broader venture capital landscape.