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Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 15 of 15 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×8Advanced Manufacturing ×3Healthtech ×3Consumer ×2Fintech ×2Hardware ×2Robotics ×2
HQs:United States×15
Investments · 15 tracked
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CharacterQuilt provides AI-powered campaign management that automates audience data collection, creative asset generation, and deployment across existing marketing tools like HubSpot, Marketo, and LinkedIn Ads.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Clint Burgess(Founder)inBhairav Mehta(Founder)in
Co-investorsMoment Ventures, LlcNOMO VenturesY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesC Square CapitalGood Capital+5 more
Cohesion builds AI agents that monitor earnings reports, podcasts, and social media posts to surface investment signals for hedge fund analysts, reducing the manual research work required to identify trading opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Devon Krapcho(Founder)inMatthew McBrien(Founder)inMatt Munns(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCitadel Global EquitiesFounders FactoryHalo LabsOurCrowd
Cosmic Robotics develops autonomous construction equipment for critical infrastructure projects, starting with solar installations.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
James Emerick(Co-founder, CEO)inLewis Jones(Founder)in
Co-investorsGiant Ventures Global LlpHCVCMaC Venture CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAlso Capital+21 more
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Denta embeds AI engineers into dental organizations to automate business operations and administrative processes using AI.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Jack Beecher(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAcephale VenturesDTA Capital Advisors, LLCGood CapitalMetsu CapitalTwenty Two Ventures
EGO is a personal context layer and "AI passport" that stores a user's preferences, history, relationships, and identity so it travels across the AI apps and assistants they use, letting people avoid reintroducing themselves each time.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareSan Francisco, US
David Khachaturov(Founder)inErin McGurk(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDTA Capital Advisors, LLCGoodwater CapitalMetsu CapitalSterling Road
hiloop provides snapshottable, forkable compute infrastructure with built-in observability for AI agents that propose, run, and verify experiments (autoresearch).
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Karan Brar(Founder/CEO)inThomas Boser(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementVela PartnersY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupC Square Capital+9 more
Hyper provides a centralized knowledge system that connects to a company's internal information, automatically builds and maintains a knowledge graph, and enhances the performance of AI agents deployed within the organization.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Shalin Shah(Founder)inKanyes Thaker(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGeneral Advance
InPharmD is a medical literature research platform that analyzes published studies to answer clinical pharmacology questions, specifically focused on adverse drug reactions and medication safety.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechAtlanta, US
Ashish Advani(Founder)inTulasee Rao Chintha(Founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesAsymmetry VenturesAtlanta Tech VillageY CombinatorBlackwood Healthcare BreakthroughsHanmi Healthcare+1 more
Litmus is a hiring platform that evaluates software engineers through practical assessments aligned with how modern engineering teams actually work, replacing traditional interview processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechNew York City, US
Shaivi Rau(Founder)inElena Zhao(Founder)in
Co-investorsVela PartnersY CombinatorInsight PartnersLyra Capital Pty LtdPioneerSandwith Ventures, LLC+2 more
Olam Labs builds multiplayer game environments — such as no-limit Texas hold'em, Risk-style conquest, Codenames-style word deduction, and market simulations — to study how AI agents negotiate, socialize, and compete alongside humans.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareGamingSan Francisco, US
Om Buddhdev(Co-Founder)inshreshth sharma(Founder)in
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementVela PartnersY CombinatorFord Street VenturesGG2Liquid Ventures+3 more
Ornadyne makes flapping-wing unmanned aircraft designed to resemble birds for covert reconnaissance missions.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsLos Angeles, US
Geourg Kivijian(Co-founder & CEO)inArmen Arakelyan(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGaingelsRobinhood
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Panacea provides FDA regulatory consulting and approval services for medical device and diagnostic companies, combining ex-FDA expertise with AI-powered technology to accelerate the regulatory pathway from strategy to market approval.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechLegalTechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Haris Javed-Akhtar(Founder & CEO)inYaman Ziadeh(Founder & CTO)inJin Zhang(Principal Regulatory Affairs)
Co-investorsPhaze VenturesY CombinatorEmergence Capital PartnersTranspose Platform ManagementVest Capital Partners
Sherpa uses behavioral data and continuous testing to automatically refine websites for both human visitors and AI agents, measuring success through conversion improvements.
Enterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ethan Kinnan(Founder)inNorbu Sonam(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorActivant CapitalDN CapitalLynett Capital PartnersWadstein Capital
Thrive Agritech provides lighting technology solutions for agricultural operations, designed to reduce operational friction and enable scalable, profitable farming.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechHardwareSeattle, US
Brian Bennett(Founder/CEO)inJonathan Rosenthal(Director)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesLLLPROSEVenture Investment AssociatesWefunder
Xberts operates an online marketplace where users can review, discover, and purchase hardware products from sellers around the world.
ConsumerE-commerceSan Francisco, US
Simon Huang(Founder/CEO)inSteven Huang(Founder/COO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorPlug and Play Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companieshiloop · ycombinator.com · Jul 29, 2026
Litmus · ycombinator.com · Jul 9, 2026
Panacea · ycombinator.com · May 19, 2026
Hyper · ycombinator.com · May 12, 2026
CharacterQuilt · ycombinator.com · May 11, 2026
Ornadyne · ycombinator.com · May 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has AV Capital made?
- AV Capital has 15 tracked investments.
- What stage does AV Capital invest at?
- AV Capital invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does AV Capital focus on?
- AV Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.