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ACTAI Ventures

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

ACTAI Ventures invests primarily in pre-seed to seed stage companies and believes innovation can happen anywhere. It seeks startups that apply digitization and data science to make industries more efficient, scalable and replicable; that disrupt large markets while well-timed in their technology wave with high growth, reasonable valuations and positive impact; and that address challenges aligned with the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals within an ESG-driven framework, using technology as a force for good. The firm emphasizes leveraging both financial and social capital to grow impactful companies, and carefully selects founders and partners aligned with its vision and values.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
San Francisco, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Tracked investments
42
Unicorns
1
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
3

Team · 2 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 27 of 42 portfolio companies

SaaS ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7Crypto & Web3 ×6Enterprise Software ×6Media & Entertainment ×5Consumer ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Fintech ×4

HQs:United States×14Australia×3Finland×1Jamaica×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 19 portfolio companies
74%
solo founders
14 of 19 mapped founding teams
42%
repeat founders
of 19 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×142 founders×44+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data

Rutgers University ×2Stanford University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×5Engineering ×4Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×4

Investments · 42 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12022 · 22021 · 12018 · 15 dated

Kindly MDNASDAQ: NAKAMay 2025

Nakamoto Inc. operates a portfolio of Bitcoin-native companies, holding Bitcoin as a treasury asset and making minority investments in digital-asset businesses, while also operating a patient-focused healthcare practice that provides evidence-based medical services including pain management, addiction treatment, and telemedicine options.

HealthtechSalt Lake City, US

Tim Pickett(Chief Medical Officer and Director)inJared Barrera(Executive Officer)inAdam Cox(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Bailey(Chief Executive Officer, Chairman)inTeresa Gendron(Chief Financial Officer)Amanda Fabiano(Chief Operating Officer)

Co-investorsArrington CapitalOff the Chain CapitalYorkville Advisors

Archipeloarchipelo.comin

Archipelo builds a system of record for software production, capturing execution attribution — who or what (human developers, AI copilots, or agents) made each change and on what authority — to support security and governance.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalFlucas VenturesSamsung NextSLVC

Balletballet.comin𝕏

Ballet makes cryptocurrency cold storage hardware, with its REAL Series product designed as a ready-to-use physical wallet requiring no setup.

Crypto & Web3Hardware

Bobby Lee(Founder)in

Co-investorsDraper Dragon

Balletcryptoballetcrypto.comin𝕏

Ballet makes physical, offline crypto wallets that store private keys on a bearer asset card, letting users hold and gift cryptocurrency without exchanges, accounts, passwords, or seed phrases.

Crypto & Web3Hardware

Co-investorsDigital Currency Group

Blazeblaze.techin𝕏

Blaze is a no-code platform for building HIPAA-compliant healthcare software, including custom apps, workflows, and automations that integrate with major EHRs and go live within days.

HealthtechSaaS

Nanxi Liu(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersFOG VenturesFriedomMaC Venture CapitalRoot and Shoot VenturesAct One Ventures

Blocksterblockster.comin𝕏

Blockster is a crypto media publication covering blockchain builders, protocols, and on-chain developments, where readers can follow ecosystem hubs and earn BUX tokens for engaging with articles.

Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment

Lidia Yadlos(Founder)in

Calyptiacalyptia.com𝕏Mar 2022 · $5Macquired by Chronosphere

Chronosphere is an observability platform for microservices and containers, offering an end-to-end observability solution and a telemetry pipeline (from the creators of Fluent Bit and Calyptia) to collect, transform, and route telemetry data while controlling cost and complexity.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsCarbide VenturesSierra Ventures

Cariuma (exit Azzas 2154)cariuma.comDefunct

Cariuma is an eco-friendly footwear brand known for skate shoes that has stopped accepting new orders on its website.

Co-investors4M HoldingK3 VenturesLanx CapitalRakuten Capital

Chronospherechronosphere.ioin𝕏Acquired

Chronosphere provides an observability platform for microservices and containers that helps teams detect and fix customer-impacting issues while controlling costs and complexity.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York, US

Martin Mao(Co-Founder & CEO (now SVP, GM Observability, Palo Alto Networks))inRob Skillington(Co-Founder & CTO)inAshley Alexander(Chief People Officer)inMargaret Dawson(Global Head of Marketing)inBill Hineline(Field Chief Technology Officer)inIan Smith(Chief of Staff to the CEO and Head of Strategy)in

Co-investorsAdditionAntiBasis Set VenturesCarbide VenturesCardinia VenturesFounders Fund+13 more

Dyaddyad.net

Dyad converts unstructured healthcare data into structured clinical codes (SNOMED, ICD-10, CPT) using its GENIE graph-based AI and clinical knowledge graph, delivering outputs into existing EHRs, applications, and data lakes.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtech

Steven Hamblin(Founder)in

Co-investorsCarbide VenturesGeneral Catalyst

Faradaifaradai.ai

Sahin Caglayan(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesIdacapitalTransform Capital Management

Fathomfathom.aiin𝕏

Fathom provides AI-powered meeting intelligence that automatically captures notes, summaries, and transcripts while surfacing decisions and action items across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Richard White(Founder)in

Co-investorsEarl Grey CapitalImmeasurableMaven VenturesRackhouse Venture Management LpTelescope PartnersY Combinator+17 more

Gigaversegigaverse.com

Live interactive video platform for community engagement and monetization.

Co-investorsCarbide Ventures1confirmation

Googleyoutu.be

YouTube is an online video platform operated by Google LLC.

Co-investorsDns CapitalLombard OdierSequoia CapitalSyz CapitalU.S. Global Investors

Hillridge – Sydneyhillridge.com.au

Hillridge offers weather-based insurance technology designed to expand coverage and quality of protection for farmers beyond traditional crop or livestock insurance.

AgTechClimate TechInsurTech

Co-investorsInterValley Ventures

JACANAjacana.life

JACANA is a Caribbean wellness platform based in Jamaica that produces botanical personal care products and therapeutic plant medicines inspired by Jamaican healing traditions.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessSt. Ann, JM

Alexandra Chong(Founder)in

Co-investorsArtemis Growth Partners

Kick Furtherkickfurther.comin𝕏

Kickfurther provides inventory funding for businesses through a consignment model, purchasing a company's inventory and consigning it back so that it is not recorded as debt or a liability on the balance sheet.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechRetail Tech

Sean De Clercq(Chairman of the Board and Co-founder)inErik Straub(Vice President of Product/Co-founder)inGregory J. Gordon(CEO)inGregg Gordon(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBreak Trail VenturesDraper AssociatesIT-Farm CorporationUPC Capital VenturesDenver Ventures

Liquidiumliquidium.ioin𝕏

Liquidium is a decentralized lending protocol enabling users to supply native cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and ICP to earn yield, and borrow stablecoins against those holdings without centralized intermediaries.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsAsymmetricAGE CryptoSora VenturesViden

Livenliven.lovein

Liven offers an all-in-one technology platform for hospitality businesses that integrates back-of-house and front-of-house operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaSMelbourne, AU

Co-investorsArtesianBlitzscaling VenturesCarbide VenturesPerennial Partners

Magic Hourmagichour.aiin𝕏

Magic Hour is an AI-powered video creation platform that enables users to generate videos from ideas without requiring extensive production expertise.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Runbo Li(Founder)inDavid Hu(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorDG Daiwa VenturesTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Andreessen HorowitzCapitalize VCGoodwater Capital+3 more

MicroTaumicrotau.com.au

MicroTau develops MAKO Flightfilm, a shark skin-inspired drag-reducing surface film applied to aircraft exteriors to improve aerodynamic efficiency and reduce fuel burn without structural modifications.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsNot specified, AU

Co-investorsNSW Clean Technology Innovation GrantsGrok VenturesIAGi VenturesSkip CapitalVirescent VenturesZero Infinity Partners

Nakamotonakamoto.comin𝕏

Nakamoto builds digital treasury management solutions with a focus on security, transparency, and innovation for financial institutions and organizations managing digital assets.

Crypto & Web3FintechMedia & EntertainmentNashville, US

David Bailey(CEO & Chairman)inTyler Evans(Chief Investment Officer)inAmanda Fabiano(Chief Operating Officer)inTeri Gendron(Chief Financial Officer)inLana Tkachov(Chief of Staff)inJohn Dalton(CAO & Controller)in

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalCaladanSora Ventures

NFT Nownftnow.com𝕏May 2022

nft now is a media publication covering the NFT, Web3, and crypto space, producing news, features, and editorial content about digital assets and the broader creator and blockchain community.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & EntertainmentCheyenne, US

Matthew Medved(Executive Officer, Director)Alejandro Navia(Executive Officer, Director)Samuel Hysell(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors3cubed Ventures

OLAolagg.io

Platform empowering Hispanic web3 gaming community through content creation, quests and esports

Nico del Pino(Founder)in

Co-investorsArca FundsBitkraft Esports VenturesCultur3 CapitalEmfarsisSur VenturesTheVentureCity+3 more

Perle AIperle.aiin𝕏

Perle provides expert-driven data services for AI teams, supplying credentialed specialists to handle data collection, labeling, quality assurance, evaluation, and RLHF/RLAIF for tasks that generic crowd-worker vendors can't judge.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Ahmed Rashad(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlphaLab CapitalBig Brain HoldingsBreedCaladanCoinFundEnigma Fund+3 more

Pledgelingpledge.toin𝕏

Pledge operates a charitable giving platform that enables companies, nonprofits, and individuals to facilitate donations.

FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Co-investorsBonfire VenturesDesigner FundLDR VenturesMantis CapitalMaven VenturesNew Ground Ventures+2 more

Positionalpositional.comin𝕏Acquired

Positional offers an autonomous SEO agent that handles strategy, content creation, and technical SEO across multiple aspects of search optimization.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSCharleston, US

Matthew Lenhard(Founder)in

Co-investorsSouth QuadY CombinatorFAST — by GETTYLABImmeasurableLachy GroomPioneer+2 more

Secretary-General's remarks on Climate Changeun.org

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization; the page is a multilingual landing page and does not describe specific products or services.

GovTech

Co-investors2050Afrigreen Debt Impact FundArborview CapitalDesigner FundMI.TO TechnologyquantumEDGE Ventures+2 more

Superlogicsuperlogic.comin

Superlogic provides an experiential inventory and rewards platform that enables brands to offer exclusive experiences—spanning music, sports, dining, and culture—in place of or alongside traditional loyalty rewards.

Marketing TechSaaS

Co-investors10SQ Capital (TenSquared)Sanctor CapitalAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Amex VenturesDispersion CapitalGalaxy Interactive+4 more

Tributetribute.co𝕏

Tribute is an online platform for creating group video gifts, where organizers collect video messages and photos from friends, family, or coworkers and compile them into a montage for occasions such as birthdays, weddings, retirements, and memorials.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US

Rory Petty(Founder)in

Co-investors37 AngelsReign Ventures

TrueVaulttruevault.comin𝕏Aug 2018

TrueVault provides a SaaS platform that helps businesses achieve privacy compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA through data mapping, customer notices, and internal policy guidance.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jason Wang(Founder)in

Co-investorsFundersClubK5 VenturesY Combinator10x GroupAcequia Capital (AceCap)Agrolimen Ventures+9 more

Vantage Roboticsvantagerobotics.com

Vantage Robotics designs and manufactures American-made small UAVs (drones), including the pocket-sized Trace nano drone and the Vesper drone, along with a rugged flight controller, for defense, security, and inspection use.

Defense TechHardwareIoTRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Tobin Fisher(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCostella KirschRefinery VentureRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.SQN Venture Partners, LLCSand Hill AngelsVeteran Ventures Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CARIUMADeltaHillridgeHillridge TechnologiesMetagoodNfinitaOla Guild GamesRobinRobin HealthVantage

Exits · 4

1 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 2

Kindly MDNASDAQ: NAKACalyptiaacq. by Chronosphere

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has ACTAI Ventures made?
ACTAI Ventures has 42 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does ACTAI Ventures invest at?
ACTAI Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does ACTAI Ventures focus on?
ACTAI Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, New Materials, Sector Agnostic, Wellness & Fitness.
Where is ACTAI Ventures located?
ACTAI Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Who does ACTAI Ventures co-invest with?
ACTAI Ventures most often shares deals with Carbide Ventures, Y Combinator, Greylock Partners, among 111 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Amanda Terry, ACTAI Ventures | ACTAI Global Maui 2025

SiliconANGLE theCUBE · Amanda Terry

Fireside chat with Bill Tai, Founder of ACTAI Ventures

Democratize Intelligence · Bill Tai

Inside the Mind of Top Seed Investor Bill Tai in Fireside Chat with Amanda Terry of ACTAI Ventures

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ACTAI Ventures Fireside Chat with Limited Partner Ken Goldman and Managing Partner Amanda Terry

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ACTAI Ventures' 2nd annual Surf Summit at Kelly Slater Wave Co ~ July 2026

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