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Venture capitalSilicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Also known as 49 Palms · 49 PALMS VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
49 Palms Ventures backs AI founders and brings deep monetization expertise to help companies build for durable growth. The firm advises portfolio companies on navigating early proof-of-concepts, negotiating commercial contracts, packaging, pricing, and revenue model design, including usage-based, outcome-based, and hybrid models. Portfolio companies gain direct access to the team's frameworks, best practices, and relationships, drawing on experience with over 500 companies and 100+ unicorns. The firm invests across vertical AI, horizontal AI, AI infrastructure, and foundational models, bringing a structured playbook rooted in the frameworks described in its books on monetizing and scaling innovation.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 8 of 14 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×4Enterprise Software ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Deep Tech ×2Developer Tools ×2Fintech ×1Robotics ×1
HQs:United States×7
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12023 · 12 dated
Edra is an AI platform that automatically learns business processes from existing systems and converts them into executable knowledge, enabling AI agents to automate tasks reliably and transparently across enterprise applications.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Eugen Alpeza(Founder)inYannis Karamanlakis(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCA*HubSpot VenturesSequoia Capital
Elorian is an AI research and product lab building models for visual reasoning, training systems to interpret and manipulate visual representations by understanding spatial relationships, structure, and physical constraints.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Andrew Dai(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inYinfei Yang(Co-Founder & Chief Multimodal Architect)inSeth Neel(Co-Founder & Member of Technical Staff)in
Co-investorsAltimeter CapitalMenlo VenturesLG Technology VenturesStriker Venture PartnersThe E14 Fund
Engram is developing AI that learns from an individual user and adapts to understand their work.
AI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US
Dan Biderman(Founder)inSabri Eyuboglu(Founder)inJessy Lin(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersKleiner PerkinsSequoia CapitalAIX VenturesAmplify Partners CVGeneral Catalyst+2 more
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Exa is an AI-powered search API that retrieves high-quality information from the web in real-time, designed for AI agents, developers, and applications that require precise natural-language search capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
William Bryk(co-founder/CEO)inJeffrey Wang(Founder)inWalden Yan(Co-Founder)Jeffrey (Jeff) Wang(Co-founder)inWill Bryk(CEO)inMarcus Holm(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesHaystackHelium-3 VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+27 more
Ollama provides a platform for building with and running open-source language models locally and in the cloud.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Jeffrey Morgan(Founder)inMichael Chiang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundEssence Venture CapitalGTMfundLeonis CapitalPace CapitalRogue Capital+10 more
Paid is a billing and monetization platform for companies that build and sell AI agents, offering usage-, credit-, outcome-, and hybrid-based pricing configured through a no-code dashboard.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Manny Medina(Co-founder)inManoj Ganapathy(Co-founder)inRaj Dosanjh(Co-founder)inArnon Shimoni(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsExceptional CapitalFUSEGTMfundEQT VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
Ricursive Intelligence is an AI lab building self-improving systems, initially applied to chip design by closing the loop between AI and hardware.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Anna Goldie(Co-founder)inAzalia Mirhoseini(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalFelicis VenturesRadical VenturesStriker Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)+2 more
Rox builds warehouse-native AI revenue agents that automate the revenue cycle—including pipeline generation, deal management, and account expansion—for Global 2000 enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Ishan Mukherjee(Founder)inShriram Sridharan(Founder)inAvanika Narayan(Founder)inDiogo Ribeiro(Founder)inChristopher Ré(Founder)
Co-investorsSequoia CapitalSnowflake VenturesSwish Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Arbor AIDelphiNesteraSkilld AISkydiveSymbio
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesElorian AI · techcrunch.com · Jul 16, 2026
Ollama · finsmes.com · Jul 9, 2026
Exa · exa.ai · Jun 26, 2026
Engram · finsmes.com · Jun 24, 2026
Edra · finsmes.com · Mar 19, 2026
Ricursive Intelligence · techcrunch.com · Feb 16, 2026
Paid · finance.yahoo.com · Sep 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 49 Palms Ventures made?
- 49 Palms Ventures has 14 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does 49 Palms Ventures invest at?
- 49 Palms Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does 49 Palms Ventures focus on?
- 49 Palms Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure.
- Where is 49 Palms Ventures located?
- 49 Palms Ventures is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
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