Abstract
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 7 people tracked
Also known as AVF MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Abstract is a sector-agnostic venture capital firm that invests in seed and early-stage companies. The firm emphasizes strong founder relationships, built on loyalty, extensive connections, and a commitment to helping founders succeed.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 160 of 231 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×83SaaS ×55Enterprise Software ×48Developer Tools ×31Fintech ×31Data & Infrastructure ×22Deep Tech ×19Consumer ×14
HQs:United States×62Brazil×2Canada×2Germany×1United Kingdom×1Mexico×1
Investments · 231 tracked
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Aaru develops simulation tools and products that organizations use to accelerate product innovation, inform policy, and optimize marketing strategies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Cameron Fink(Executive Officer, Director)Edward Koh(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLogan Bartlett(Director)
Acryl Data develops DataHub Cloud, an enterprise context platform built on the open-source DataHub project that unifies metadata, data lineage, quality checks, and governance so AI agents and data teams can access reliable context.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Adaptive Security provides security awareness training, phishing attack simulation, and email security solutions designed to defend against AI-powered attacks, deepfakes, and social engineering threats.
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Brian Long(Founder & CEO)in
AirGarage provides a connected platform and operational services for parking asset management, combining IoT cameras for occupancy monitoring with data analytics and management execution for property owners.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureIoTPropTechSan Francisco, US
Jonathon Barkl(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Scott Fitsimones(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardMike Maples, Jr.(Director)Sriram Krishnan(Director)Trevor Neff(Director)Ryan Delk(Director)
Alpaca provides brokerage infrastructure APIs that enable fintechs and financial institutions to build investing applications and platforms with access to stocks, options, crypto, and other asset types.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Yoshi Yokokawa(Co-founder & CEO)inHitoshi Harada(Founder/CTO)inBen Jackson(Director)Eddie Branchaud(Director)Karen Borchert(Executive Officer, Director)
Anon builds agentic AI solutions that deploy AI agents from prototypes to production systems for SMBs and Fortune 500 companies.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
The Antifraud Company uses investigative journalists, industry experts, and AI engineers to expose corporate fraud and file whistleblower claims aimed at recovering misused taxpayer money.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechLegalTech
Sahaj Sharda(Founder)
Applied Compute builds proprietary AI agents trained on enterprise-specific workflows and data that continuously improve through real-world usage.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise Software
Yash Patil(CEO)
Arcana provides fundamental and statistical factor models with portfolio analytics for equity investors, offering single-stock and portfolio-level factor decomposition, crowding and ownership data, risk attribution, and constraint-based portfolio optimization.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Astral offers an AI-powered tool where users work alongside AI agents to write social media posts intended to perform well.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Atom Computing develops large-scale quantum computers using optically-trapped neutral atoms for on-premises deployment.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingBerkeley, US
Ben Bloom(Founder & CEO)inDror Berman(Director)Ethan Batraski(Director)
Atum Labs is an early-stage startup focused on developing products related to safety and security technologies.
CybersecurityDeep TechSaaS
Alwin Brettschneider(Founder)
AvantStay organizes corporate team retreats and offsites, providing curated properties, dedicated coordination, catering, and activities for corporate groups.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkPropTechTravel & HospitalityCulver City, US
Sean Breuner(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Reuben Doetsch(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jesse Suarez(Executive Officer)Shawn Colo(Director)Rishi Reddy(Director)Frederick Tuomi(Director)
Blooma provides intelligent automation software for commercial real estate (CRE) lending, automating data extraction, borrower profiling, loan scoring, and portfolio monitoring for national and regional banks, community banks, and debt funds.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Diego, US
Shayne Skaff(CEO)Tal Almog
Caliza provides cross-border payment infrastructure and multi-currency account management for businesses operating globally, enabling instant transfers, payouts, and compliant financial operations across North America, Asia, South America, Europe, and Africa.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Chance is a messaging app focused on personal conversations with close contacts.
ConsumerSocial
Charlie Labs builds "daemons" — always-on AI processes defined in Markdown files that work proactively across tools like Slack, Linear, and GitHub to handle recurring maintenance work such as PR review, issue labeling, dependency updates, and documentation upkeep.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFuture of Work
ChartHop provides a people operations platform that unifies people data and HR workflows including onboarding, compensation management, performance reviews, and employee engagement surveys.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Ian White(Executive Officer, Director)
Cherry is a point-of-sale financing platform that enables healthcare practices to offer patients buy-now-pay-later payment plans with instant approval and competitive rates.
FintechHealthtechSaaS
Clay provides a data enrichment and workflow platform that combines first-party, intent, and third-party data from 100+ sources to help sales and growth teams identify and reach target customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Kareem Amin(Founder & CEO)in
CloudTrucks provides a platform that connects independent truck owner-operators to a network of carriers for freight shipping, handling compliance and cash flow management.
Logistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Tobenna Arodiogbu(Founder & CEO)Jin Shieh(Founder)George Ezenna(Founder)
Cognition develops Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer agent that plans, writes, tests, and deploys production code within existing development environments to augment human engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Scott Wu(Founder)Walden Yan(Founder)Steven Hao(Founder)in
Partiful is an event management platform that enables users to create and share event invitations, sell tickets, manage guest lists, and coordinate event logistics through features like QR code check-in, messaging, and photo sharing.
ConsumerMarketplacesBrooklyn, US
Comfy is an open-source tool for building repeatable visual AI workflows by chaining multiple AI models together.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper Tools
Concrete indexes venture portfolio communication across emails, meetings, documents, and links, then extracts structured, source-linked signals such as metrics and operational data.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Conductor AI builds the Conduit platform, which ingests complex policy documents and encodes expert processes into AI-powered agentic workflows for document review, approval, agentic search, and redaction.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechGovTechBiddeford, US
Eric Schwartz(Executive Officer, Director)Zachary Long(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Fichter(Executive Officer, Director)
Connie Health helps older Americans choose and navigate Medicare plans by combining technology with local licensed agents, providing unbiased plan recommendations and an ongoing local care team at no cost to the user.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech
Oded Eran(Co-founder)David Luna(Co-founder)Michael Scopa(Co-founder)
Crossmint is a platform for integrating stablecoin infrastructure including wallets, onramps, and payment orchestration for enterprises and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Crowdalert provides distributed security alerting software designed to reduce false positives and improve communication between security operations teams and the rest of an organization.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Crusoe builds energy-first AI infrastructure, using innovative and renewable energy sources to power hyperscale AI factories and a cloud platform for AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnergy
Cully Cavness(Co-Founder)Chase Lochmiller(Executive Officer, Director)
Deeptune builds simulation environments ("training gyms") where AI agents can practice tasks like writing code or working in software such as Slack and Salesforce, then learn and improve over time.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
Delphi is an AI-powered assistant platform that helps venture capitalists scale their investment operations by automating deal screening, founder communication, and thought leadership distribution.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
BoardKeith Rabois(Investor/Venture Capitalist)
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesIndex · eu-startups.com · Aug 3, 2026
Replit · techcrunch.com · Jul 30, 2026
Dover · ad-hoc-news.de · Jul 19, 2026
Parallel Web Systems · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · Jul 18, 2026
Ripple · cryptonews.net · Jul 18, 2026
Whisper Aero · benzinga.com · Jul 18, 2026
Lighter · insights.unlocks.app · Jul 18, 2026
Highlight · tipranks.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Abstract invest at?
- Abstract invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What is Abstract's typical check size?
- Abstract typically writes checks of $250K – $750K.
- What sectors does Abstract focus on?
- Abstract focuses on Biotech, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Abstract located?
- Abstract is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Abstract lead rounds?
- Abstract typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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