Artisanal Ventures
Venture capitalTiburon · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Artisanal Ventures positions itself as a partner that gives founders a competitive advantage by combining its network, access to industry-leading talent, and a group of limited partners. Through a partnership with Artisanal Talent, the firm emphasizes helping founders recruit senior executives and build exceptional companies, working alongside other established venture firms and their portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 39 of 47 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×36Enterprise Software ×27Cybersecurity ×17SaaS ×14Cloud Computing ×8Developer Tools ×7Data & Infrastructure ×4Deep Tech ×4
HQs:United States×10Germany×1
Investments · 47 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12021 · 12020 · 12016 · 14 dated
Abnormal is an AI-native cybersecurity company that uses behavioral AI to detect and prevent email-based attacks and anomalous threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Evan Reiser(Founder)in
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Arctic Wolf provides managed detection and response (MDR) services with 24x7 security teams that detect, investigate, and respond to threats using an open XDR platform processing trillions of events weekly.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Brian NeSmith(Founder & CEO)
Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Benchling provides an AI-powered cloud platform for scientific research teams to design experiments, automate lab workflows, and manage structured data from biomolecules to cell lines.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sajith Wickramasekara(Founder/CEO)Ashutosh Singhal(Director)
BoardMiles Grimshaw(Director)
Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling accelerated AI training and inference at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Andrew Feldman(Co-founder & CEO)Gary LauterbachMichael JamesSean LieJean-Philippe Fricker
ClickHouse develops a column-oriented database management system that enables real-time analytical reporting via SQL queries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Aaron Katz(Co-Founder & CEO)Alexey Milovidov(Co-Founder & CTO)Yury Izrailevsky(Co-Founder & President)
Memphis, US
Christopher Lu(Director)Paul Yacoubian(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardZach DeWitt(Director)
Tray.ai is an integration and automation platform that solution providers and consultancies use to build custom workflows and automations for their enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Rich WaldronAlistair RussellDominic Lewis
Fable Security offers a security platform that builds a live view of each employee's risk from identity, email, device, and behavior signals, delivering personalized coaching and targeted threat briefings when someone exhibits risky behavior.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Fireworks provides AI infrastructure services, leveraging experience from PyTorch, Meta, and Google.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
GetReal Security develops cybersecurity solutions to detect and protect against malicious synthetic content, including deepfakes and manipulated media in images, audio, and video.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Hany Farid(Founder)Ted Schlein(Founder)Matt Moynahan(CEO)
Iterable provides customer communication and engagement software that enables brands to create targeted messaging experiences across email, SMS, push, and other channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrew Boni(Co-founder, CEO (2021-2025))inHaoran Zhu(Executive Officer, Director)Sabri Murat Bicer(Director)
Levelpath provides AI agents that automate procurement workflows, transforming procurement from administrative overhead into a strategic business function.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Linx offers a unified platform that brings together security, governance, and access management to help organizations manage the full identity lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Modern Treasury provides a payments infrastructure platform that enables businesses to move and track money across fiat and stablecoin rails through a single API.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt Marcus(Co-Founder & CEO)inDimitri Dadiomov(Cofounder & CEO)inSam Aarons(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Noma provides automated red teaming for AI systems, testing models and applications against evolving attack techniques through intelligent agents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Numeric builds a software platform for corporate finance and accounting teams that combines real-time accounting, data transformation, and AI-powered analytics to replace manual spreadsheet-based processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Parker Gilbert(Founder & CEO)inAndrew Bihl(Founder)Anthony Alvernaz(Founder)in
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Observe provides observability software that helps engineers troubleshoot distributed applications, consolidating logs, metrics, and traces into a single platform built on Snowflake.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Jacob Leverich(Executive Officer)Qi Jin(Executive Officer)Keith Butler(Executive Officer)Jeremy Burton(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian Campbell(Executive Officer)Christine Dorrion(Executive Officer)
Obsidian Security provides visibility, controls, and threat detection for SaaS applications and AI tools across enterprise environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Reach provides a platform for organizations to identify and remediate hidden security risks, exposures, and misconfigurations across their existing security tools.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Garrett Hamilton(CEO and Co-Founder)inColt Blackmore(Co-Founder and CTO)inGregory Eaton(Founder & Managing Director)
Sema4.ai builds intelligent agents that use natural language processing to enable users to express and execute complex tasks, and deploys Actions to accelerate enterprise workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Rob Bearden(CEO)Ram Venkatesh(CTO)inPaul Codding(SVP of Product and Customer Experience)in
Semgrep develops a code scanning platform that detects security vulnerabilities and code issues across multiple programming languages, integrated with CI/CD tools like GitHub and GitLab.
CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Drew DennisonIsaac Evans
Soley Therapeutics develops proprietary imaging, AI, and automation technology to analyze cellular responses to stress and drug exposure, enabling the discovery of novel medicines and therapeutic mechanisms.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSouth San Francisco, US
Kurosh Ameri(Director)Yerem Yeghiazarians(Director)Ken V. Alwyn(Chief Financial Officer)
Transmit Security provides a unified platform combining customer identity and access management with fraud prevention and identity verification.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Turbine One develops edge computing and autonomous fleet management software for military and defense operations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechIoT
Unblocked builds developer productivity software designed to improve workflow by reducing meetings, interruptions, and documentation friction during software development.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Dennis Pilarinos(Founder, CEO)
Vega provides a security analytics platform for security operations teams that enables access to and analysis of security data across multiple storage locations without requiring data migration, using an AI-native approach to detection and investigation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Shay SandlerinYonni ShelmerdineinOfir NirinMike DuonginEli RozeninHadas Ofirin
WitnessAI builds an AI-native security platform that helps enterprises protect and accelerate their AI adoption across evolving AI tech stacks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Rick Caccia(CEO)inTodd Chronert(Chief Revenue Officer)inStephanie Gilliam(SVP Marketing)inDan(Chief Product Officer)inMark Sierra(Chief Financial Officer)Alex(SVP Engineering)in
Zafran provides threat exposure management and security orchestration for enterprises, helping security teams coordinate existing tools and identify real-world security gaps across complex hybrid environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Sanaz Yashar(Co-founder and CEO)in
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAnthropic AI Safety and Research · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Fireworks ai · hpcwire.com · Jul 17, 2026
Harness · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Harvey · itbrief.asia · Jul 17, 2026
Cerebras · blockonomi.com · Jul 17, 2026
Bridge · whalesbook.com · Jul 16, 2026
Obsidian · ign.com · Jul 16, 2026
Click House · charity.wtf · Jul 8, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Artisanal Ventures invest at?
- Artisanal Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Artisanal Ventures focus on?
- Artisanal Ventures focuses on Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- Where is Artisanal Ventures located?
- Artisanal Ventures is headquartered in Tiburon, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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