A16Z Speedrun — 2026 Investments

Anchr builds AI agents that automate internal logistics operations for food distributors, covering order management, procurement, inventory, customer support, and finance workflows.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainNew York, US

Tzar Taraporvala(Co-CEO)inSmayan Mehra(Co-CEO)

Co-investorsANAnterra CapitalOFOffline Ventures

Antihero Studios is a game studio building multiplayer mobile games focused on social play with friends.

ConsumerGaming

Co-investorsLALaton VenturesSISisu Game Ventures

Augmenta develops software that uses computational design and AI to automate building design, targeting the construction and engineering industry.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechSaaS

FIFrancesco Iorio(Founder)in

Co-investorsFEFerguson VenturesHAHazelview VenturesPRPrelude VenturesSUSuffolk TechnologiesECEclipseFOFounders+2 more

Blueprint is a software platform that automates ad tracking and campaign management for advertisers and agencies by integrating with their existing tools and workflows.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSWashington DC, US

Abtin

Co-investorsLELeverageVCBIBitGoFLFlowdeskFOFoundersKEKeyrockPOPolychain Capital

Clair provides embedded On-Demand Pay infrastructure that payroll and workforce platforms integrate into their products so employees can access earned wages early.

AI & Machine LearningFintechHR TechNew York City, US

NSNico Simko(Founder)inAKAlex Kostecki(Founder)inErich Nussbaumer(Founder)

Co-investorsAVavraCACameron VenturesEXExpansion CapitalFOFounder CollectiveSTStudio ManagementSTStudio Management LLC+6 more

Clouted builds a platform for distributing creator content at scale, focused on the creator economy.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Justin Gorriceta-Banusing(Founder)inAYAdriel Yong(COO & Co-Founder)inJustin Banusing(CEO & Co-Founder)Kairui Zeng(CTO)

Co-investorsHUHustle FundPEPeak XV PartnersZ Z Venture CapitalANAndreessen HorowitzANAntlerAPAppWorks+5 more

Cofounder is an AI-powered platform that provides agentic departments for early-stage founders, automating engineering, sales, marketing, design, finance, and operations tasks.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsUNUnion Square Ventures (USV)ACAcrew CapitalANAntigravity CapitalBABackwards CapitalCOCompoundINInovia Capital+3 more

Dex is an AI-powered recruiting platform that matches software engineers with relevant job opportunities through curated role recommendations and direct access to hiring teams, eliminating traditional application processes.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

PLPaddy Lambros(CEO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsNONotion CapitalRLRLC Ventures

Dex is a relationship management tool that provides an intuitive, modern rolodex for organizing and maintaining personal and professional contacts.

ConsumerSaaSSan Francisco, US

KSKevin Sun(Founder at Dex (YC S19))inHarry Uglow(Founder)KGKevin Gu(Founder)inLambros Petrou(Founder)Paddy Lambros(Founder)RLRegina Lin(Founder)in

Co-investorsAMAmino CapitalY Y CombinatorEMEmployee Stock Option FundNONotion CapitalTATapas CapitalTRTrung Nguyen

AI copilot for private credit and asset-backed finance

Co-investorsCOCongruent VenturesFRfresh.fundPEPenny Jar Capital VentureKDKDXLELeap Forward VenturesLMLMNT Ventures+4 more

Ezra offers advanced MRI-based full-body scans designed to screen for early signs of cancer and hundreds of other medical conditions.

Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity

EGEmi Gal(Founder)inDan Rosen(Founder)Dori Rutkevitz(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesGAGaingelsGOGood FriendsHEHealthier CapitalLDLDV CapitalMAMana Ventures+9 more

Fearn is a patent prosecution firm that handles patent drafting and filing for technology teams, founded by former Big Law patent professionals and PhDs.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSan Francisco, US

HKHan Kim(Founder)inAngela Gao, PhD(Co-Founder & CTO)Angela Gao(Founder)

Co-investorsDEDesigner FundESEssence Venture CapitalKIKindred VenturesESESSENCE VC

idilio.tv is a mobile streaming app for Latin American microdramas — original short-form vertical series with 1-to-3-minute episodes, available on iOS and Android.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

GTGabriela Tafur(CEO)inEREsteban Ramírez(CTO)in

Co-investors1010SQ Capital (TenSquared)BLBlitzscaling VenturesFOFoundersX VenturesHOHoneystone VenturesNUNuMundo VenturesACAccelerator Ventures+5 more

Data intelligence layer providing personalized B2B recommendations.

Data & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US

FFFalon Fatemi(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investors50500 GlobalBABase Venture Management, Inc.DRDreamers VCGFGFR FundJEJetBlue VenturesMSMS&AD Ventures+14 more

Node.Monster is a blockchain infrastructure provider that operates validator nodes for crypto networks, offering reliable, scalable, and secure node operations across testnets, governance, and mainnets.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Co-investorsNONode CapitalFAFactorial CapitalHAHanabi CapitalLOLong Journey VenturesMEMenlo VenturesRERedpoint Ventures

node.security provides smart contract audits and security consulting services to protect blockchain protocols and users from vulnerabilities.

Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Co-investorsNONode CapitalFAFactorial CapitalHAHanabi CapitalLOLong Journey VenturesMEMenlo VenturesRERedpoint Ventures

Rork Max is an AI-powered platform that enables developers to build and ship native iOS applications and games through conversational AI, with support for creating multiplayer games with physics simulations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaS

DDDaniel Dhawan(Founder)inLevan Kvirkvelia(Founder)Miura Ryotaro(Founder)

Co-investorsCHChapter OneFOFoundersHUHustle FundLELeft Lane CapitalMEMento vcPEPeak XV Partners+10 more

Runware provides a single API and inference platform for running AI models across image, video, audio, 3D, vision and LLM tasks, giving developers one endpoint, authentication and billing to switch between open-source and closed-source models.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

IHIoana Hreninciuc(Founder)inFlaviu R.(Founder)inFlaviu Rădulescu(Founder)

Co-investorsBEBegin CapitalCOCoho DeeptechCOComcast VenturesDADawn CapitalZEZero Prime VenturesDAData Community Fund+3 more

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

KKKaiser Kim(Founder)inLucky Z.(Founder)inADAzhar Deen(Founder)in

Co-investors35359 CapitalA*A*COConnect VenturesMAMakers FundMVMVP Ventures64645 Ventures+5 more

Sentra provides an organization-wide memory layer that connects fragmented systems (CRM, tickets, repos, docs, meetings, mail) into a single governed context graph that both people and AI agents read from as one source of truth.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

ASAndrey Starenky(Founder)inARAl Rey(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAntigravity CapitalBABackwards CapitalZEZeev VenturesBEBessemer Venture PartnersINInovia CapitalKEKey1 Capital+6 more

Smart Bricks provides analytical intelligence and advisory services to institutional real estate investors to support their investment decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechPropTechDubai, AE

MMMohamed Mohamedin

Co-investorsTETechstarsNVNVIDIA50500 GlobalCOCornerstone VCDUDuke Capital PartnersINInvestorX+5 more

Taxnova offers an AI-driven tool that connects to engineering and finance systems to automatically identify, document, and size eligible R&D tax credit claims, with an advisor finalizing and submitting the report.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Maria Malykh(Founder)in

Co-investorsGOGolden Egg Check Capital B.VS1s16

TAYA makes a wearable voice accessory worn like a necklace that captures spoken thoughts, notes, and reminders with a single button press and resurfaces them later.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesDODorm RoomESEssentia VenturesFEFemale FoundersMAMaC Venture CapitalNVNVIDIA

Dex is an AI-powered workspace assistant that ingests operational data across a user's tools and integrations, organizing it into structured context and a knowledge base.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

RLRegina Lin(CEO)inKGKevin Gu(Founder)inChristina Duong(Operations)Martin Lee(Operations)Harley Zhang(Operations)

Co-investorsTHTheory VenturesB3B37 VenturesY Y CombinatorNONotion Capital