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Augment Ventures

Venture capital

Ann Arbor · Pre-Seed–Series B · 16 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Augment Ventures positions itself as an early partner to founders applying AI to rewire foundational industries and the real economy. Staffed by experienced builders-turned-investors, the firm emphasizes a founder-first model, combining capital with deep sector expertise, strategic networks, and hands-on operational guidance. It has partnered with 30+ founders, often leading rounds and participating across financing stages, and focuses on transforming traditional industries such as supply chain, industrial operations, and other sectors of the real economy through AI-driven companies. The firm highlights its role providing institutional rigor, strategic advice, and long-term support to help portfolio companies scale.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
HQ
Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$20M
Tracked investments
47
Acquisitions
1

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Arun 'Rak' Ramchandran· Advisor - Enterprise Technologyin

What they invest in

from 27 of 47 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×15SaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×8IoT ×5Consumer ×4Hardware ×4Healthtech ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×4

HQs:United States×24

Who they back

founder profiles across 20 portfolio companies
60%
solo founders
12 of 20 mapped founding teams
50%
repeat founders
of 24 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 9 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×122 founders×63 founders×14+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with education data

University of British Columbia ×4Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×2Michigan State University ×2Texas Tech University ×2UBC Sauder School of Business ×2UC Santa Barbara ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×7Engineering ×7Computer Science ×5Design & Architecture ×2Humanities ×2Medicine ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history

Amazon ×2Cognizant ×2Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L) ×2Forward, Inc. ×2UCSF Medical Center ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

2 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 24 with degree data)

Investments · 47 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 12023 · 32021 · 32015 · 22013 · 113 dated

Channel 19channel19.ioinJun 2023

Fremont, US

Tony Singh(Founder)inChris Pickett(Executive Officer, Director)Duane Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Yugrail Singh(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatSonali Vijayavargiya· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccionOverton Venture CapitalREFASHIOND VenturesTMVAccion Venture Lab

Flumetryflume.aiinJul 2021

Flume brings transparency to material sourcing and procurement in construction, helping teams plan, compare options, and control costs.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConstruction TechSan Luis Obispo, US

James Fazio(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Adler(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatSonali Vijayavargiya· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsHCAP PartnersTranspose Platform ManagementAccompliceCrosslink CapitalFounder CollectiveOptum Ventures+2 more

Secrosecro.ioinMay 2025 · $10M

Secro provides a digital trade operations platform, with its flagship product Secro Core, that turns paper-based trade documents such as electronic bills of lading into automated digital workflows and integrates with ERP, TMS, and CRM systems.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSCharleston, US

Michele Sancricca(Executive Officer, Director)inLuke Zadkovich(Director)Jeff Conway(Director)Leonardo Ferrisi(Executive Officer)

BoardJessica Robinson(Director)inGregory Otto(Director)in

Board seatSonali Vijayavargiya· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAssembly VenturesKluz VenturesTMVSway Ventures

Aatmunnaatmunn.comin𝕏

Aatmunn provides a platform for unified safety and asset intelligence in industrial environments, integrating data from wearable devices, sensors, and legacy systems across multiple manufacturers and protocols.

Enterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS

Praveer Kumar(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundDetroit Venture PartnersGeneral CatalystRevolutionRise of the Rest Seed

Adniadni.coin𝕏

Adni operates a platform connecting healthcare workers with employment opportunities while providing tools for credential management and professional networking; the platform also serves healthcare employers seeking to identify and screen clinical talent through AI-powered recruiting capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US

Anthony Scarpone-Lambert(Founder)inJennifferre Mancillas(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersLighthouse Network Ventures LlcY CombinatorCrista Galli VenturesFresco CapitalGaingels+2 more

Akitraakitra.comin𝕏

Akitra offers Andromeda, an agentic AI-powered platform that automates security and compliance work, helping software companies prepare for and maintain attestations such as SOC 1 and SOC 2.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSilicon Valley, US

Naveen Bisht(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBold Capital Partners

Aperiaaperiatech.com𝕏

Aperia develops tire management technology that monitors and maintains tire inflation and predictive maintenance for commercial fleets and consumers.

HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainBurlingame, US

JOSHUA CARTER(Executive Officer, Director)inBRANDON RICHARDSON(Executive Officer)in

BoardJACK FUCHS(Director)inHAL KRUTH(Director)ANDREW SMITH(Director)STEPHEN GRAND(Director)

Co-investorsBlackhorn VentureseLab VenturesEnerTech CapitalTrucks VCLateral Capital

Celeraceleratechnologies.comin

Celera Technologies designs custom analog integrated circuit (IC) solutions, using AI-accelerated workflows to replace legacy analog design flows and shorten delivery times.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors

Concierge AIaskconcierge.ai

Ayush Jain(Founder)in

Co-investorsGradient VenturesRace Capital

ConverSight.aiconversight.aiin𝕏Aug 2023

ConverSight provides AI-powered decision intelligence software for sales, finance, procurement, marketing, and service functions in manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSIndianapolis, US

Ganesh Gandhieswaran(Founder)inGopinath Jaganmohan(Founder)in

Co-investorsAtland VenturesBread And Butter Ventures, LlcCharmides CapitalElevate VenturesTechstarsRev1 Ventures+1 more

COURAGE THERAPEUTICS INCcouragetx.comSeed · Mar 2021 · $1M

Courage Therapeutics is a neuroendocrine biotech developing MC4R agonist drugs for genetic obesity; its lead candidate CTX-B is a weekly injectable targeting melanocortin-4 receptor haploinsufficiency (MC4R HI), a form of early-onset severe obesity with no approved targeted therapy.

BiotechHealthtechLongevityNewton, US

Roger Cone(Co-Founder & CSO)Dan Housman(Co-Founder)Daniel Housman(Executive Officer, Director)Giovanni Ferrara(CEO)Tomi Sawyer(Chief Medicinal Chemist)Sasha Blaug(CBO-CFO)

Co-investorsArsenal Bridge Venture

Fluid Screenfluidscreen.comin

Cambridge, US

Monika Weber(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDavid Cromwell(Executive Officer, Director)Ladd Greeno(Director)

Flumeflumewater.comin𝕏

Flume offers a home water monitoring system that tracks indoor and outdoor water usage around the clock and sends instant leak alerts to help homeowners prevent water damage.

ConsumerHardwareIoTSan Luis Obispo, US

Eric Adler(Founder)

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersKern Venture GroupMilkbox PartnersSand Hill Angels

Flureeflur.eein𝕏

Fluree provides a graph-native data layer that connects to AI agents via MCP clients such as Claude and Cursor, letting agents draw answers from a governed knowledge graph rather than a vector cache.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsWinston Salem, US

Brian Platz(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Filipowski(Director)

BoardPatricia A. Muoio(Director)inMalcolm Thorne(Director)Eric Elert(Director)Gian Fulgoni(Director)in

Co-investorsGood Growth CapitalService Provider CapitalSINEWAVE VENTURESTech Square Ventures4490 VenturesAlpha Partners

Juicerjuicerpricing.comApr 2024 · $5.3M

Juicer is a margin management platform for restaurants that connects to a restaurant's POS to track costs, competitor pricing, sales, and delivery commissions.

FoodTechRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsBranded Strategic HospitalityMudita VentureRedstick VenturesYork IEKitchen Fund

Lincodelincode.aiin𝕏

Lincode builds LIVIS, an AI-based visual inspection system for manufacturing quality control that lets factory teams train and deploy computer vision models for surface defect detection, assembly verification, and anomaly detection through a no-code interface.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Rajesh Iyengar(CEO)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArka Venture LabsBasecamp FundExpert DOJOGeek VenturesNurture Venture Partners+4 more

Livelarqlivelarq.com

LARQ manufactures water purification bottles and hydration products designed to reduce reliance on single-use plastics while improving water quality.

CleantechConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessHayward, US

Justin Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Robert C. Walker(Executive Officer)Michael Liao(Director)David Cheng(Director)Douglas Collins(Director)

BoardDipender Saluja(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDCM VenturesHeuristic Capital PartnersCapricorn Investment GroupDCMTechnology Impact

LLamasoftllamasoft.com𝕏acquired by Coupa

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsID Ventures

Lumenetixerp-power.com

ERP Power designs and manufactures LED drivers, tunable white and tunable color LED light engines, and connected lighting controls for architectural, commercial, and industrial lighting markets.

EnergyHardwareIoT

Mercatusgomercatus.comOct 2015

San Francisco, US

Haresh Patel(Executive Officer, Director)Tim Buchner(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJosh Green(Director)Daniel Gottlieb(Director)Bill Perry(Director)

Mundo AImundoai.worldin𝕏

Mundo AI creates a multilingual dataset library to address the scarcity of high-quality training data in languages other than English for AI model development.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jason Liao(CEO and Founder)inNaijide Anwaer(Founder)inGarreth Lee(Founder)inKenneth Wu(Founder)in

Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesSterling RoadY Combinator

Nexxa AInexxa.aiin𝕏

Nexxa builds AI agents that capture a company's decision logic, institutional knowledge, and operational judgment, then execute tasks by writing directly into the company's systems of record.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSunnyvale, US

Philipp Wehn(Founder)inDavid (DH) Huang(Founder)inNegeen Sonya Kohyarin

Co-investorsBeat VenturesConstruct CapitalUntapped VenturesPropeller VC

Optilogicoptilogic.com

Optilogic is a supply chain design software company that provides modeling, optimization, and analytics solutions for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Donald A. Hicks(CEO & Founder)

Co-investorsBeringeaID VenturesMK CapitalMultiverse InvestmentNewRoad Capital Partners, LLC

Pair Teampairteam.comin𝕏Oct 2023 · $9M

Pair Team develops an AI-enabled care coordination platform that connects people with healthcare providers and programs to deliver proactive, personalized care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Neil Batlivala(Founder)inCassie Choi(Founder)inCassandra Choi(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJulian Eison(Director)in

Co-investorsCraft VenturesCREATE HEALTH VENTURESHead & Heart CapitalHeadwater VenturesKapor CapitalNext Ventures+18 more

Perennial Climate, Inc.perennial.earthin

Perennial builds standards, tools, and technologies to verify climate-smart agriculture and measure soil carbon at scale.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate Tech

David Schurman(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCollaborative FundDorm RoomSINEWAVE VENTURES

Revolightsrevolights-austria.myshopify.comDec 2013

Revolights makes wheel-mounted 360° bicycle lighting systems that function as a legal headlight, smart brakelight, and side visibility for urban cyclists.

ConsumerHardwareMobility & TransportationEmeryville, US

Adam R. Pettler(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Kent Frankovich(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andrew Ocon(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBerkeley Angel Network

RingoAIringoai.com

Ringo AI develops visual AI solutions that enable smartphones to measure color and material properties without additional hardware, serving the beauty and retail industries.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketing TechRetail Tech

Konrad Jarausch

BoardGayle Tzemach LemmonDavid Besemer

Rivet Workrivet.workinNov 2021

RIVET's platform provides workforce management and communication tools for specialty contractors, enabling centralized dispatch of schedules, job assignments, and workforce notifications across field teams.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSDetroit, US

Louis Gelinas(Executive Officer)inRyan Meitl(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew(VP of Engineering)PatrickAdamRandy

Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesDefy PartnersDetroit Venture PartnersDraper Goren BlockchainMichigan RiseBAM Ventures+2 more

Social Crowdgetsocialcrowd.comin𝕏

SocialCrowd is a software platform that automates employee contests and incentive programs, tracking progress toward goals in real time and delivering rewards such as gift cards, prizes, or bank transfers.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSIrvine, US

Raphael Akinsipe(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardPaul Doran(Director)in

Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcSerac VenturesVC 414FullCircle

TECLensinSeries A · Feb 2025 · $9M

HealthtechStamford, US

Patrick Lopath(Chief Operating Officer)inThomas Alan Dunlap(Chief Executive Officer)Madhu Ayyagari(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardRichel Liu(Director)Deng Mao(Director)inHirak Parikh(Director)

Co-investorsJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Trustwisetrustwise.aiin𝕏Feb 2026

Trustwise offers an "AI Control Tower" that intercepts autonomous AI agent actions at runtime, evaluating them against enterprise policies before execution and producing audit-grade evidence of each decision.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US

Manoj Saxena(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsHitachi VenturesFirestreak VenturesGrit Ventures

Zenodezenode.ai

AI-powered search engine for electronic components.

Co-investorsBee PartnersNido VenturesOmni VenturesCoelius CapitalHustle FundJAZZ Venture Partners

Other

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

Asset AvenuecrowdzEvvntFin TechGeoTixHealth TechIterosLARQNextGen InfrastructureRayVioSliveSupply Chain/LogisticsSustainabilityThickStatWorkforce Management

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

LLamasoftacq. by Coupa

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Augment Ventures made?
Augment Ventures has 47 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Augment Ventures invest at?
Augment Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What sectors does Augment Ventures focus on?
Augment Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
Where is Augment Ventures located?
Augment Ventures is headquartered in Ann Arbor, US.
Does Augment Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Augment Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Augment Ventures co-invest with?
Augment Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Y Combinator, Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc, among 75 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

The Future of Venture Capital - Sonali Vijayavargiya, Augment Ventures

EntryPointMI · Sonali Vijayavargiya

495th 1Mby1M Roundtable July 23, 2020: With Sonali Vijayavargiya, Augment Ventures

1Mby1M Roundtables · Sonali Vijayavargiya

Augment Expert Series | In conversation with Kathryn Schifferle, Founder, Work Truck Solutions

Augment Ventures

Augment Expert Series | Ep11 | In Conversation with Founder & CEO of Pair Team, Neil Batlivala

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