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Investment thesis
A* positions itself as an early-stage venture capital firm aiming to move away from transactional capital toward deeper, long-term partnerships with founders. The team draws on experience founding, operating, and investing in prominent technology companies, and describes its approach as conviction-led (investing early with strong belief), relentless (matching the drive of the founders it backs), and founder-centric (collaborating closely to build the future). The firm frames its mission as guiding exceptional founders from the earliest idea stage through to IPO.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's websiteFounder mafia
2 people who came through A* went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 81 of 98 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×44Enterprise Software ×31SaaS ×22Fintech ×17Consumer ×12E-commerce ×9Hardware ×9Marketplaces ×9
HQs:United States×65Brazil×2Spain×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 54 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×132 founders×213 founders×104+ founders×10
Where their founders studiedfrom 98 founders with education data
Stanford University ×17Harvard University ×9Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5University of California, Berkeley ×5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×5Georgia Institute of Technology ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3The University of Texas at Austin ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 96 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×42Engineering ×24Economics ×10Business & Management ×9Mathematics & Statistics ×8Finance & Accounting ×7Humanities ×5Politics & Policy ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 99 founders with career history
Google ×14Stanford University ×9Microsoft ×6Amazon ×4Founders ×4Splunk ×4AppDirect ×3Founders Fund ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
10 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 105 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders
Investments · 98 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 62025 · 82024 · 32023 · 32021 · 22018 · 123 dated
Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inNathan Blecharczyk(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inJoe Gebbia(Airbnb Co-founder)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)inLaurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Swain(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesACME CapitalAglae VenturesAlign VenturesAliya Capital Partners+65 more
Block, formerly Square, runs the Square seller platform, Cash App, Afterpay and TIDAL, plus the TBD and Bitkey bitcoin businesses.
FintechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jack Dorsey(Co-founder, Chairman and CEO)inJim McKelvey(Co-founder and Director)inBrian Grassadonia(Executive Officer)Sivan Whiteley(Executive Officer)Amrita Ahuja(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)in
BoardMary Meeker(Director)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Bling CapitalCota CapitalFirst Round Capitalfirstminute capitalHinge Capital+23 more
DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Tony Xu(Co-founder & CEO)inAndy Fang(Co-founder & CTO)inStanley Tang(Co-founder & CPO)inEvan Moore(Co-founder)inRavi Inukonda(Chief Financial Officer)inPrabir Adarkar(Chief Operating Officer and President)in
Co-investorsBlue Owl CapitalBoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Day One Ventures+35 more
Instacart operates a marketplace connecting grocery retailers with customers who order food and household items for same-day delivery or in-store pickup, serving millions of households across North America through partnerships with over 350 retailers.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Apoorva Mehta(Founder; CEO until 2021)inBrandon Leonardo(Co-founder)inMax Mullen(Co-founder)inChris Rogers(Chief Executive Officer)inEmily Reuter(Chief Financial Officer)in
BoardMichael Moritz(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAvenue Growth PartnersBACKGROUND CAPITALBling CapitalBright Pixel CapitalCanaan Partners+46 more
Opendoor offers instant cash offers for residential properties through real estate agents, allowing sellers to choose between a fast sale or list the home later.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketplacesPropTechPhoenix, US
Eric Wu(Co-founder)inJD Ross(Cofounder)Keith Rabois(Co-founder)inKaz Nejatian(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAirTree VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBlue Lion GlobalCoatue ManagementCraft Ventures+39 more
Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.
Palo Alto, US
Peter Thiel(Co-founder and Chairman)inStephen Cohen(Co-founder and President)Nathan Gettings(Co-founder)Joe Lonsdale(Co-founder)inAlexander C. Karp(Co-founder and CEO)
BoardColin Anderson(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCAiSprouts VCAkkadian VenturesAllied Venture PartnersArtis Ventures+67 more
PayPal is the payments company that came out of the March 2000 merger of Confinity — founded in 1998 by Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, Luke Nosek and Ken Howery to beam money between Palm Pilots — and Elon Musk's online bank X.com.
San Jose, US
Max Levchin(Co-founder & CTO)inPeter Thiel(Co-founder & CEO)inLuke Nosek(Co-founder & VP Marketing Strategy)inKen Howery(Co-founder & CFO)inElon Musk(Co-founder (X.com); CEO 2000)inAlex Chriss(President and Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBlueRun VenturesClearstone Venture PartnersDG Daiwa VenturesMercury FundSequoia CapitalUpfront Ventures+5 more
Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.
San Francisco, US
Evan Sharp(Co-founder & CDO)Ben Silbermann(Co-founder and Executive Chairman)inPaul Sciarra(Co-founder)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)inBill Ready(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investors3Spoke CapitalA.Capital VenturesAcequia Capital (AceCap)Allied Venture PartnersAmakorAndreessen Horowitz+58 more
A social platform where users post content and discussions that are ranked by community votes, reaching hundreds of millions of monthly visitors across web and mobile applications.
Cloud ComputingConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialSan Francisco, US
Steve Huffman(Co-founder and CEO)inAlexis Ohanian(Co-founder)inMelissa Tidwell(Executive Officer)inDrew Vollero(Chief Financial Officer)inJennifer Wong(Chief Operating Officer)Benjamin Lee(Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)in
Co-investors1435 Capital500 GlobalA.Capital VenturesAAF Management Ltd.AlleyCorpAndreessen Horowitz+35 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures7BC Venture Capital+179 more
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder; CEO until 2017)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)inGautam Gupta(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)inEmil Michael(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 Ventures3Spoke Capital408 VenturesACME CapitalAcross Capital PartnersAdventure Fund+79 more
Aaru builds a simulation platform that models how populations of people would behave in response to changes such as new product concepts, pricing, or features, positioning itself as an alternative to surveys and traditional market research.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechNew York, US
John Kessler(Co-founder)inCameron Fink(Executive Officer, Director)inNed Koh(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLogan Bartlett(Director)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFelicis VenturesFirestreak VenturesGeneral CatalystK5 GlobalLink Ventures+4 more
ai.work provides autonomous AI agents that automate business processes across IT, procurement, HR, legal, finance, and operations teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Maor EzerinNir Nahum(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirsthandVCfirstminute capitalLool Ventures
Alcor develops wearable AI devices designed to help manual workers perform complex tasks at an expert level.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Aligned operates a marketplace connecting employers with independent advanced and direct primary care physicians, giving working families access to primary care benefits across multiple locations.
B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthHealthtechMarketplaces
Co-investorsBoxGroupEPIC VENTURESMaverick VenturesVenrock
Amboras builds autonomous AI systems for modern e-commerce platforms.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Imad Mokadem(Founder)inAmin Mokadem(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator12X VCCherry VenturesFounder CapitalLiquid VenturesRobinhood+3 more
Andera is an AI tool for auditors that ingests audit evidence in any format and produces audit-ready workpapers, performing AI-based control testing without requiring an engineering team.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Aryo Patel(Founder)in
Co-investorsBain CapitalBain Capital VenturesEdison PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners
Antioch provides simulation tools that replicate real-world deployment environments, letting users import site scans or use sim-ready assets to build realistic scenes with configurable motion and weather.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSaaSNew York City, US
Collin Schlager(Founder)inColton Swingle(Founder)inMichael C.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCategory VenturesMaC Venture CapitalGreylock PartnersTwo Sigma Ventures
Apollo provides an AI-powered platform designed for go-to-market teams to improve sales and marketing productivity.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSales TechSan Francisco, US
Tim Zheng(Founder/CEO)inRay Li(Founder)inMatt Curl(Chief Executive Officer)inMarcio Arnecke(Chief Marketing Officer)inAdam Carr(Chief Revenue Officer)inPhil Moon(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBain Capital VenturesJude GomilaNewView CapitalPathlight VenturesSand Hill Angels+14 more
Builds automated kitchen systems using robotics to produce consistent, affordable meals at scale.
FoodTechHardwareRobotics
Travis Kalanick(Founder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesBond Capital ManagementEmbark Ventures+9 more
Cape is a privacy-focused cellular service provider that offers secure mobile connectivity designed to protect subscriber data and privacy.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareArlington, US
John Doyle(CEO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDefinitionFDVCKarman Ventures01 AdvisorsAngel Collective Opportunity Fund+9 more
Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Henry Ward(Chief Executive Officer; co-founder of eShares)inManu Kumar(Co-founder of eShares)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)inJeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)inNick Avery(Chief People Officer)inNicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesAdventure FundAlign VenturesAlumni VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+62 more
CivilGrid consolidates thousands of datasets on underground utilities, land rights, geotech conditions, and other site data into a real-time map for civil engineers, utility operators, and construction teams.
Construction TechData & InfrastructureGovTechSaaS
Josh(Co-founder)Brandon(Co-founder)
Co-investors2.12 AngelsAfore CapitalAnorak VenturesBURNT ISLAND VENTURESEnergy Impact PartnersSilent Capital+14 more
Claim is a consumer app that gives users weekly cash-back "Drops" from local restaurants and brands, paying them back via Venmo automatically after they check out with a linked credit card.
AdTechConsumerFintech
Drew Peters(Founder)inSam Obletz(CEO, Co-founder)inTap Stephenson(CTO, Co-founder)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesBoxGroupReflexive CapitalSequoia CapitalBedrock
Clara Travel Pay is a corporate travel payment product that centralizes CTA and virtual card number (VCN) tools, generating single-use virtual cards for each reservation and connecting to travel management companies and global distribution systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Gerry Giacomán Colyer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdapt VenturesAlter GlobalAvid VenturesBoxGroupCoatue Management+21 more
Cloudwalk operates autonomous agents for small business owners and individuals—JIM manages payments, credit, storefronts, and daily operations for sellers in Brazil and the US, while Albert provides financial intelligence for Brazilian consumers through connected open finance APIs.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSilicon Valley, BR
Luis Silva(CEO and founder)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementNewView CapitalProvence PartnersValor Capital GroupBTG PactualDST Global+3 more
Decagon provides AI agents that enable businesses to deliver personalized customer experiences at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jesse Zhang(Co-founder & CEO)inIvan Zhou(Director)in
BoardAaref Hilaly(Director)inAshwin Sreenivas(Co-founder & President)in
Co-investors515 VenturesAccelACME CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAtacama VenturesAudacious+17 more
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-investors49 Palms Ventures8VCHubSpot VenturesSequoia Capital
Faire operates a digital marketplace connecting independent retailers with wholesale suppliers, enabling small businesses to discover and purchase products for resale.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Max Rhodes(Founder/CEO)inMarcelo Cortes(Founder/CTO)inDaniele Perito(Founder)inMATTHEW RHODES(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Kolovson(Founder)in
BoardKEITH RABOIS(Director)in
Co-investorsForerunner VenturesFounders FundGarage CapitalGolden VenturesKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+13 more
Fifteenth provides tax preparation and planning services combining a software portal with licensed CPAs and an AI platform that scans returns for potential issues.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Ankur Dahiya(Founder)Laura Moreno(Founder)
Co-investorsElectric Capital
FileForge is Momentum CE's end-to-end document digitization service that scans paper records on-site, applies OCR processing, and delivers organized digital files ready for enterprise use.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Pierre Dorge(Founder)inTitouan Launay(Founder)inAuguste Lefevre(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, LlcOrange CollectivePioneer
Flapping Airplanes is a foundational AI research lab working on the data efficiency problem, aiming to build models that reach human-level reasoning without training on vast amounts of data.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
ASHER SPECTOR(Executive Officer, Director)inBENJAMIN SPECTOR(Executive Officer, Director)Aidan Smith(Founder)in
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Index VenturesSequoia CapitalArgoConvictionFundomo+2 more
Flock Safety provides a platform that connects neighborhoods, businesses, and law enforcement to share verified incident information and enable coordinated emergency response based on shared evidence.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGovTechHardwareSaaSAtlanta, US
Garrett Langley(Founder/CEO)inMatt Feury(Founder/CTO)in
BoardIlya Sukhar(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAnorak VenturesBedrockCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Founders Fund+23 more
General Biological converts agricultural feedstock into high-value industrial chemicals at a bio-based manufacturing facility on the Mississippi River in Northeast Louisiana.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechNew Materials
Abhinav Godavarthi(Cofounder)David Sozanski(Cofounder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBoxGroupLowercarbon CapitalSolari CapitalCIV
Golden Child produces fresh-frozen, chef-crafted dog food and nutritional toppers ("drizzles") for pet owners, featuring human-grade ingredients formulated by board-certified veterinary nutritionists.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsAtomicRedpoint Ventures
Grove AI builds "Grace," an AI agent and participant relationship management (PRM) platform that automates clinical trial recruitment tasks such as prescreening, participant inquiries, and appointment scheduling.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Sohit Gatiganti(Founder)inTran Le(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsLifeX VenturesPear VCUpfront VenturesAfore CapitalOutliers VC
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAcrew CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurumBling Capital+57 more
Hippocratic AI develops generative AI agents designed for healthcare delivery, working with hospital systems, health plans, and life sciences companies to support clinical decision-making and patient care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Munjal Shah(Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder)inDr. Meenesh Bhimani(Chief Medical Officer, co-founder)inVishal Parikh(Chief Product Officer, Co-founder)inSubho Mukherjee(Chief Science Officer, Co-founder)inSaad Godil(Founder)inSubhabrata (Subho) Mukherjee(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGeneral CatalystAvenir Growth CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LPFounders Circle CapitalGreycroft+6 more
Icarus designs and manufactures solar-powered autonomous aircraft that fly for months at the edge of space.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Henry Kwan(Founder & CEO)inCameron HargisinZach 'Jerry' Williamsin
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)HAWKTAILPioneerPredictive VC+24 more
Jetlore was a Palo Alto AI startup that turned unstructured retail product data into structured attributes so merchants could personalise what each shopper saw.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3E-commerceFintechMarketplacesPalo Alto, US
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersBRM CapitalMercury FundSequoia CapitalUlu VenturesUpfront Ventures+3 more
Joby develops electric aircraft for urban air mobility and air taxi services.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationSanta Cruz, US
JoeBen Bevirt(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Architect and Director)inPaul Sciarra(Director)inMatthew Field(Chief Financial Officer)Justin Lang(Head of Partnerships and Corporate Strategy)Bonny Simi(Head of Air Operations and People)inKate DeHoff(General Counsel and Corporate Secretary)in
Co-investors8VCKluz VenturesLingottoManta Ray VenturesMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value Partners+7 more
June provides enterprise AI software that maps business logic across systems like Salesforce and Workday, then uses AI to optimize workflows and help employees understand and adopt changes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsOperator Collective
Kavak is an e-commerce platform and marketplace that buys, finances, and sells certified pre-owned cars through digital and physical channels across Latin America and Turkey.
E-commerceFintechMarketplacesMexico City, MX
Carlos Garcia Ottati(Founder)inRoger Laughlin C(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementBridge LatamFounders FundGeneral CatalystKaszek Ventures+14 more
Kodex provides a compliance management platform for handling law enforcement data requests and subpoenas.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareGovTechLegalTechBoston, US
Matt Donahue(Founder)inDanny Mendoza(Founder)inJose Mendoza(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzNarya CapitalPeak XV PartnersY CombinatorDeutsche BankGovtech Fund+8 more
Krea.ai is a creative AI platform that generates, enhances, and edits images, videos, and 3D meshes.
AI & Machine LearningCreator Economy
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesGradient VenturesPebblebed
Landbase provides an AI-agent platform for B2B revenue teams that finds, qualifies, scores, and enriches best-fit target accounts using company data, web data, and buying signals.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Emily Zhang(Co-Founder)inDaniel Saks(Co-founder & CEO)inRaheem Syed(Co-founder)inEmily Z(Founder)Hua Gao(Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist)in
Co-investorsInovia CapitalPICUS CAPITALPunch CapitalSound Ventures
Levro provides a multicurrency account and payments platform that allows businesses to hold and transact in over 30 currencies at exchange rates significantly lower than traditional banks and money transfer services.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Cathy Han(Founder)inAbeer Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFOG VenturesFrontline VenturesMoonfire VenturesSouth QuadY Combinator+13 more
Luzia is a free AI assistant app that helps users think, create, learn, organize daily tasks, translate, transcribe, generate images, and get math or coding help.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMadrid, ES
Alvaro M.(Founder)inÁlvaro Higes(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesMONASHEESPlus PartnersEndeavor CatalystFJ LabsGlobo Ventures+2 more
Alumni company (Ethan Thornton), valued at $1.8B per the page.
Co-investorsChapter OneZ-FellowsBedrock CapitalInfinite CapitalRibbit CapitalSequoia Capital
Marqeta provides just-in-time funding technology that enables card issuers and fintech platforms to control transaction authorization and fraud management in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Jason Gardner(Founder and Executive Chairman)in
Co-investors83NorthAcrew CapitalCoatue ManagementCommerce VenturesCommerzVenturesEQUIAM+14 more
Mecka builds a data and integration layer for robotics, providing annotation, context, QA, motion understanding, and evaluation workflows that turn real-world activity into training data for robot learning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRobotics
Josh Gao(Founder)inDuy Nguyen(Founder)inJason Chong(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdverb VenturesCade VenturesForerunner VenturesFramework VenturesKindred VenturesMenlo Ventures+4 more
Mercor is a platform that connects skilled workers with AI-related tasks and projects, organizing human intelligence to support the development and training of AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Brendan Foody(Cofounder)inAdarsh Hiremath(Cofounder)Surya Midha(Cofounder)inAdarsh H.(Founder)inSundeep Jain(Executive Officer)inFelix Mercierin
Co-investors2.12 Angels20VCAlumni VenturesEastlink Capital PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersFelicis Ventures+15 more
Rivian spin-out building AI foundation models, purpose-built robots, and deployment infrastructure for factory automation.
RJ Scaringe(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersEclipse VenturesKleiner Perkins+9 more
Mine offers AI-powered financial products including a credit-building debit card and an AI advisor for financial guidance, designed for individuals navigating wealth-building challenges.
AI & Machine LearningFintechNew York City, US
Moritz Pail(Founder)inMoritz Stephan(Founder)in
Co-investors359 CapitalCherry VenturesKleiner PerkinsY CombinatorContour Venture PartnersDarren Lachtman+6 more
Mosaic Intelligence develops AI-based sensing and surgical intelligence tools aimed at making surgery safer and more scalable.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Harald Wendel(Founder)Nick Mironenko(Founder)
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalBoxGroupPathlight VenturesValar Ventures LlcGlobal Founders Capital
Multiply Mortgage is a mortgage company that offers homeownership as an employer benefit, giving employees access to preferred mortgage rates, dedicated 1:1 advisor support, educational resources, and planning tools at zero cost to them.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechPropTechBoulder, US
Michael White(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupKleiner PerkinsSemperVirens Venture Capital
Munch Studio offers an AI tool that creates social media posts and content strategy for businesses based on their website, videos, and other inputs, then schedules, posts, and tracks performance across platforms.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSMiddletown, US
Co-investorsGandel InvestPiton Capital LLP
Newfront is an insurance broker that combines specialty insurance expertise with technology platforms to help clients manage risk and make informed insurance decisions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Spike Lipkin(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inGordon Wintrob(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAltai VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersBloomberg Beta+25 more
Notion offers a workspace platform for teams to manage projects, documentation, and tasks through customizable views like Gantt charts and Kanban boards.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ivan Zhao(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBase10 PartnersCoatue ManagementCraft VenturesDesigner FundDraft Ventures Llc+27 more
Overwatch Data provides an AI-powered threat intelligence platform that monitors digital sources to detect and combat fraud and security risks for enterprise security and risk teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Arjun Bisen(Founder)inZara Perumal(Founder)in
Co-investorsNew Era Capital PartnersPathlight VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersREFASHIOND VenturesSoma CapitalY Combinator+6 more
Paraform provides an AI-powered recruiter marketplace where human recruiters and custom AI agents collaborate to fill job openings faster than traditional hiring methods.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Kim(Founder)inJeffrey Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalFelicis VenturesFJ LabsLaunch HouseSazzeScale Venture Partners+6 more
Parasma develops algorithms and infrastructure to train living neural systems for computation, aiming to make advanced AI far more energy-efficient and accessible by leveraging biological neurons as programmable compute.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsY CombinatorVela PartnersAnthos CapitalAtaraxia CapitalGolden Gate VenturesLiquid Ventures+2 more
Parker provides banking services through a digital platform.
FintechNew York City, US
Milan Ray(Founder)inYacine Sibous(Founder)in
Co-investorsEthos VCY CombinatorColor CapitalDay One VenturesInflection VenturesJefferies+5 more
Pigeon provides software that automates the end-to-end handling of documents—from collection through clients to data extraction via machine learning and integration with CRM and storage platforms.
Enterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Adam Bulow(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGoodwater CapitalSwitch Ventures
Santa Monica, US
Jimmy Douglas(Founder)
Co-investorsCleo CapitalLeap Forward VenturesToba CapitalVirta Ventures
Pomelo is a San Francisco fintech combining international money transfers with consumer credit lines and a Mastercard card.
London
Gaston Irigoyen(Executive Officer, Director)inJuan Fantoni(Director)inHern?n A. Corral(Director)Eric Velasquez Frenkiel(Founder)inTomas Maria Gutierrez Ruegg(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersMantis CapitalS32Adams Street PartnersAfore CapitalAndreessen Horowitz+13 more
Ramp offers a finance platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, and AI-driven automation for receipt capture, transaction coding, and reimbursements.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York, US
Karim Atiyeh(Co-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly CTO))inEric Glyman(CEO)inGene Lee(Co-Founder)inScott Bulua(Executive Officer)inRahul Sengottuvelu(Chief Technology Officer)inWilliam (Will) Petrie(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures8VCAlpha Wave GlobalAntiAvenir Growth Capital+58 more
Recharge is a subscription commerce platform that helps businesses set up, manage, and grow recurring subscription revenue, with tools to acquire, retain, and increase customer lifetime value.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Oisin O'Connor(Founder)inMichael Flynn(Founder)in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesEvolution VC PartnersICONIQSand Hill AngelsKreos CapitalPrime Ventures+1 more
Resolve AI provides AI agents that handle on-call rotations, incident investigation, and production operational tasks for software engineering teams, integrating with existing tools via MCP, API, and Skills.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Spiros Xanthos(Founder and CEO)inMayank Agarwal(Founder and CTO)inJason Forget(President & Chief Revenue Officer (founding CRO))inDhruv Mahajan(Chief AI Scientist)inBrooke Daniels(Head of Enterprise and Partnerships)inBharath Gowda(Head of Marketing)in
Co-investorsDST GlobalAmjad MasadArtisanal VenturesGreylock PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersSalesforce Ventures+2 more
Roboflow provides tools for developers to build and deploy computer vision applications, including image annotation, model benchmarking, and dataset management.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joseph Nelson(Co-founder)inBrad Dwyer(Co-founder)in
BoardDavid Sacks(Director)inCrystal Huang(Director)in
Co-investorsCraft VenturesEarl Grey CapitalFrontline VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Next Level VenturesNVIDIA+19 more
Sauron builds a home security system that combines hardware like LiDAR, night vision, two-way audio, and spotlight tracking with facial recognition and an in-house security team to identify and deter threats.
ConsumerHardwareIoTBay Area, US
Kevin Hartz(Co-founder and Chairman)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAtomicBoxGroup
Sekai is an AI-powered platform where users create, remix, and share interactive mini-apps instantly without coding, ranging from utilities to games.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySocial
Kaiser Kim(Founder)inLucky Z.(Founder)inAzhar Deen(Founder)in
Co-investors359 CapitalA16Z SpeedrunConnect VenturesMakers FundMVP Ventures645 Ventures+3 more
Sesame builds personal voice AI agents capable of natural conversation, along with hardware devices designed to make them more effective.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
Brendan Iribe(Founder)inAnkit Kumar(Founder)inRyan Brown(Founder)inNate MitchellinAngela Gaylesin
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMatrixSequoia Capital7percent VenturesAbstract VenturesAnorak Ventures+23 more
Sharp Performance provides performance coaching and stress management training for professionals in high-stress roles, drawing on expertise from military special operations and sports psychology backgrounds.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Andrew Sakmar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCommonweal VenturesSiesta Ventures
Simile builds AI-driven behavioral simulations that model how customers, employees, or populations respond to change, letting enterprises test concepts, pricing, and messaging in a controlled environment before launch.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechBrooklyn, US
Joon Sung Park(Co-founder & CEO)inMichael Bernstein(Co-founder & Chief Data Officer)inPercy Liang(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)Lainie Yallen(Co-founder)inJames George(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Porter(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesIndex VenturesCVS Health VenturesDefinitionGreenoaksHanabi Capital+1 more
Sygaldry develops quantum-accelerated AI servers that combine multiple qubit modalities to speed up training and inference for AI models.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareQuantum ComputingAnn Arbor, US
Chad Rigetti(Founder)inIdalia Friedson(Founder)in
BoardChristian Garcia(Director)inAndrew Sather(Director)inMichael Keiser(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBloomberg BetaCollaborative FundDetroit Venture PartnersEarth Venture CapitalExpeditions+51 more
Tavrn is an AI-powered case preparation platform that assists personal injury law firms with processing and analyzing medical records, generating demand letters, automating record retrieval, and conducting eDiscovery to accelerate case settlement.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTech
Co-investorsGraph VenturesHummingbird VenturesLeft Lane Capital
Telepatia provides AI-powered tools for medical documentation and clinical decision support in Latin America, including real-time clinical note generation, evidence-based recommendations for physicians, healthcare system integration, and business intelligence for clinical operations.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSão Paulo, BR
Nicolas Abad(Founder)inDigital Health Healthtech Nicolas Abad(Founder)Tomás Giraldo Hinestroza(Co-Founder (medical / CMO))in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCanaryNido VenturesPICUS CAPITALSV Angel
Trulia is a real estate platform that enables users to browse homes for sale and rental apartments, explore neighborhood insights, and discover communities through resident reviews and local information.
MarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsAccelAspect VenturesCraft VenturesLobby CapitalNFXSequoia Capital
Vulcan builds AI agents for government workers and related professionals, offering Justinian (an agent for personnel in government and adjacent sectors with access to a legal and policy knowledge base) and Trajan (a public-facing concierge for citizens and businesses to navigate permitting, licensing, and regulatory questions on government websites).
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechAustin, US
Tanner Jones(Founder)inAleksander Mekhanik(Founder)inChris Minge(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsCubit CapitalGeneral CatalystHAWKTAILPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator+8 more
Vybe builds AI coworkers and custom applications that automate repetitive operations tasks and integrate with existing team workflows through Slack and 3,000+ business integrations.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Quang Hoang(Cofounder/CEO)inFabien Devos(Cofounder/CTO)in
Co-investorsFjor FoundersHassan Lantry (Blast)HAWKTAILOrange CollectivePioneerY Combinator+10 more
Waddle Labs provides an API that connects to robots and, from a natural-language prompt, uses AI agents to generate a control policy for the robot to carry out the requested task.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsRoboticsBoston, US
Yiding Song(Founder)inHanming Ye(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAudaciousBain Capital VenturesBonAngels Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Emergence Capital Partners+12 more
Warp is a software platform that automates operational tasks including payroll, tax compliance, and administrative work for fast-growing companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Ayush Sharma(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesY CombinatorAbstract VenturesBalaji SrinivasanFenwick & WestHOF Capital+6 more
Watney designs and deploys autonomous robotic systems aimed at increasing the speed and capacity of critical infrastructure work, beginning with data centers.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Sean Cheong(Founder)inRyan Gannon(Founder)in
BoardSarah Guo(Director)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesHummingbird Ventures
Whop provides APIs and embedded components for developers to integrate checkout and payment functionality into their applications without building complex infrastructure from scratch.
Developer ToolsFintechNew York, US
Steven Schwartz(Founder)inJack Sharkey(Founder)inCameron Zoub(Founder)in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesMantis CapitalMotley Fool VenturesSignalFireSoma CapitalZ-Fellows+9 more
Wrapbook provides production payroll and accounting software for film, television, and commercial production teams.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Cameron Woodward(Founder)inAli Javid(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersChemistryEqual VenturesField VenturesNYU Innovation Venture Fund+5 more
Astrid is an AI personal shopping app that learns a user's style and handles product search, filtering, and outfit curation, including image-based search from photos or screenshots.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceGreenwich, US
Katherine Fitzgibbon(Executive Officer)John D Maresco(Executive Officer)Philip Krim(Director)inLindsay Ferstandig(Executive Officer, Director)Gabriel Flateman(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalRaven One VenturesShrug Capital
Zeon Systems builds robotic infrastructure for scientific laboratories, enabling automation of flexible and adaptive experiments through perception, control, and manipulation capabilities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Brontë Kolar(Founder)inTahir D'Mello(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubHassan Lantry (Blast)PioneerY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzCRV (Charles River Ventures)+4 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
TheWordlabai.work inc.Chim3raEyetellHealthierJuicerPreemptive
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 13
11 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 12AirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBBlockNYSE: XYZDoorDashNASDAQ: DASHInstacartNASDAQ: CARTOpendoorNASDAQ: OPENPalantir Technologies Inc.NASDAQ: PLTRPayPalNASDAQ: PYPLPinterestNYSE: PINSRedditNYSE: RDDTSpaceXNASDAQ: SPCXUberNYSE: UBERJetloreacq. by PayPal
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has A* made?
- A* has 98 tracked investments, 13 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does A* invest at?
- A* invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is A*'s typical check size?
- A* typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- What sectors does A* focus on?
- A* focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is A* located?
- A* is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does A* lead rounds?
- Yes, A* leads investment rounds.
- Who does A* co-invest with?
- A* most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, Sequoia Capital, among 334 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 27
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
DST Global is a global internet-focused investment firm that backs fast-growing, high-value internet companies. It does not solicit or accept retail investors.
Liquid 2 Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Montana and based in San Francisco.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Thrive Capital invests in internet, software, and technology-enabled companies. The firm focuses on early-stage and growth-stage ventures.
Bedrock is an investment firm whose stated approach centers on identifying opportunities that run counter to prevailing market narratives.
Tusk Ventures provides regulatory, communications, and strategic advisory services to help disruptive startups navigate regulation, and has historically invested in early-stage companies facing complex regulatory environments.
lool ventures is a seed-focused venture capital fund backing Israeli founders from seed to scale, providing capital, guidance and support.
Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.
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Scale Venture PartnersBonfire VenturesTwo Sigma VenturesLeft Lane Capital645 VenturesFramework Ventures6th Man VenturesOffline VenturesBitkraft Esports VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersLa FamigliaVera EquityVisionaries ClubANIMO VenturesProof Group
Firms observed investing alongside A*, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with A*'s recorded portfolio.
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