# Tyler Mincey

> Tyler Mincey is Co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst, a San Francisco-based pre-seed venture firm that raised a $100 million debut fund in 2022 - the largest debut pre-seed fund ever raised. A Princeton-trained mechanical engineer who helped ship the first iPhone and 150+ million Apple devices, Mincey brings rare hardware-to-venture credibility: he co-founded a car-tech startup (Pearl Automation), pioneered an embedded engineering team inside Bolt VC, and now leads Baukunst's bet that the next generation of breakthrough companies will be built at the intersection of technology and design.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst
- **Organizations:** Baukunst, Bolt, Pearl Automation, Apple, Brooklyn Beta
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-led the largest debut pre-seed venture fund ever raised: $100M Baukunst Fund I (2022), Led product development on the first-generation iPhone at Apple, Shipped over 150 million Apple devices as Lead EPM for the first mass-produced multi-touch touchscreen

## Career timeline

- **2006-2010** — Apple - Led product development on the first-generation iPhone and multiple generations of iPods. Lead EPM for the first mass-produced multi-touch touchscreen display. Shipped over 150 million units worldwide.
- **2011-2014** — Brooklyn Beta - Co-organizer and Incubator Manager. Launched Brooklyn Beta Summer Camp fund and incubator, investing in 5 seed-stage companies that went on to raise venture financing.
- **2014-2017** — Pearl Automation - Co-founder and VP of Product. Led Product Management, Human Interface Design, and Quality Engineering. Company raised $50M through Series B. First product won iF Design Award and multiple SEMA awards.
- **2017-2019** — Bolt - VP of Engineering. Pioneered embedding a full in-house engineering team inside a venture fund.
- **2019-2022** — Bolt - Partner. Continued building the embedded engineering model within venture, backing hardware and frontier tech founders.
- **2022-present** — Baukunst - Co-Founder and General Partner. Raised $100M Fund I (largest debut pre-seed fund ever) in October 2022. Building a collective of creative technologists at the intersection of technology and design.

## Achievements

- Co-led the largest debut pre-seed venture fund ever raised: $100M Baukunst Fund I (2022)
- Led product development on the first-generation iPhone at Apple
- Shipped over 150 million Apple devices as Lead EPM for the first mass-produced multi-touch touchscreen
- Co-founded Pearl Automation, which raised $50M before pivoting; first product won iF Design Award
- Pioneered embedding a full engineering team inside a venture fund at Bolt
- First-check investor in Tonal (unicorn), Vention, and Bobbie
- Backed 6 portfolio companies that were acquired, including Recorded Future ($2.65B) and Onshape
- Baukunst's portfolio includes 24 active investments and 1 unicorn as of November 2025

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Baukunst hosted their annual Creative Technologist Conference at the Headlands Center for the Arts, featuring talks on M&A, experimental workshops, and AI discussions.
- **2025-01** — Baukunst's portfolio has grown to 24 active investments including 1 unicorn (Tonal) and 6 acquisitions.
- **2022-10** — Baukunst closed $100M Fund I, the largest debut pre-seed fund ever raised, with Tyler Mincey as Co-Founder and General Partner.

## Links

- Website: https://baukunst.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tmincey
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tmincey

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Last updated: 2026-05-17