AV8 Ventures
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 12 people tracked
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Investment thesis
AV8 Ventures invests in early-stage startups with a focus on healthcare, enterprise, financial services and deep-tech. The firm commits capital early and takes a long-term partnership approach, positioning itself as a supporter of bold founders building category-defining companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
4 people who came through AV8 Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 42 of 54 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18Enterprise Software ×16SaaS ×13InsurTech ×11Healthtech ×10Digital Health ×9Fintech ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7
HQs:United States×25Canada×2United Kingdom×2Germany×1Denmark×1Finland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×83 founders×54+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with education data
University of Michigan ×3UCLA ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×10Computer Science ×9Business & Management ×4Life Sciences ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 36 founders with career history
SuccessFactors ×3Gartner ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Inform Business Impact ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
6 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 30 with degree data)
Investments · 54 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 42023 · 22022 · 52021 · 52020 · 12019 · 22018 · 224 dated
Edgeworth, US
Cetin Mericli(Executive Officer, Director)Alonzo Kelly(Executive Officer, Director)Michael George(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Stubler(Director)inJim DiSanto(Director)
Board seatGeorge Ugras· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBatshit Crazy VenturesDraper TriangleFusionProeza VenturesReshapeScaleX Ventures
San Francisco, US
Mayank Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAnand Thaker(Director)in
Board seatBaris Aksoy· per SEC Form D · $6.3M raise · filed Jan 2020
Co-investorsTrue Ventures
Hello Alpha (formerly Alpha Medical) is an online telehealth service that connects patients with board-certified providers and licensed primary care providers trained in women's health.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessPalo Alto, US
Gloria Lau(Founder)in
Co-investorsChamaeleonInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcSamsung Next
The leading laboratory diagnostics provider in Slovakia and the Czech Republic
Co-investorsMid Europa Partners
Axuall provides a workforce intelligence solution for healthcare staffing and operations, using clinician data to address needs in credentialing and workforce management.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechHR TechCleveland, US
Charles Edward Lougheed, III(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Charlie Lougheed(Founder)inKathryn Zeller Lougheed(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsEpsilon Health InvestorsFlare Capital PartnersFrist Cressey VenturesInHealth VenturesJumpstart VenturesNoro-Moseley Partners
Blueberry Life offers specialised term life insurance for people living with diabetes and other chronic conditions, sold through a fully online, mobile-first quote process.
Digital HealthFintechInsurTech
Dr. Karan Mehta(Founder)in
Co-investorsOxford
Brave Care operates pediatric primary and urgent care clinics designed to treat common acute conditions in children, supplemented by remote consultations delivered by clinicians.
HealthtechPortland, US
Asa Miller(Founder)inDarius "Bubs" Monsef(Founder)inMaryam Taheri(Founder)inCorey Fish, MD(Founder)inGary Gerlacher(Executive Officer, Director)Corey Fish, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFifty YearsVentureSouqY CombinatorZillionizeCity LightCollaborative Fund+4 more
Cerby provides an identity security platform that extends password management, SSO, MFA, user provisioning/deprovisioning, and privileged access management to disconnected applications that lack SAML, OIDC, or SCIM support.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Belsasar Lepe(Founder & CEO)inVidal(Co-Founder & CTO)inErnie Tkac(Chief Revenue Officer)inMatt McCawley(VP of Customer Experience, Business Development & Partnerships)inMiles Lavin(Chief Financial and Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsBowery CapitalCarnrite VenturesCategory VenturesCOREangelsIncubate USSCB 10X+8 more
Clario identifies and removes redundant, obsolete, and trivial unstructured data across enterprise content systems so organizations reduce storage, lower risk, and create cleaner data foundations for AI.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsGolden Sparrow Ventures, LlcMoment Ventures, LlcRain CapitalFoster VenturesPage One VenturesPreface Ventures+2 more
Clever Care is a culturally and linguistically sensitive Medicare Advantage health plan serving Southern California that integrates Eastern and Western medicine approaches.
HealthtechInsurTechSouthern California, US
Myong Sun Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Hiep Dinh Pham(Executive Officer, Director)Dave Firdaus(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersGlobal Founders CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Novo HoldingsFigure 8 InvestmentsPruVen Capital Partners+1 more
San Mateo, US
Neil Peretz(Director)John Gengarella(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDC Investment Partners
CoverTree provides insurance exclusively for manufactured homes, offering plans that can be purchased online with potential savings.
FintechInsurTechSaaSDetroit, US
RISHIE MODI(Executive Officer, Director)inDIVYANSH SHARMA(Executive Officer, Director)inAdarsh Rachmale(Founder)in
Co-investorsDistributed VenturesEverywhere VenturesNFPAnnox CapitalDetroit Venture PartnersLudlow Ventures+2 more
Crogl is an AI platform for enterprise security operations centers that automates security investigation workflows to accelerate junior analyst development and retain institutional knowledge.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
David Dorsey(Founder)inmonzy merza(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirestreak VenturesMenlo VenturesTola Capital
CuraFi provides a drug risk and cost management solution aimed at expanding patient access to specialty medication.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsBoutique Venture PartnersSwell PartnersTau VenturesZelda VenturesSixThirty Ventures
DataGalaxy provides a governance platform that connects technical and business teams to manage data and AI as a driver of organizational value rather than a compliance burden.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
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Co-investors33NNewfund CapitalEvolem
DELFI Diagnostics develops FirstLook Lung, a blood-based laboratory test for lung cancer screening that identifies genome-wide alterations in individuals eligible for screening.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBaltimore, US
Victor Velculescu(Founder and Board Director)inPeter Bach(Executive Officer)Jennifer Buechel(Executive Officer)Douglas Schenkel(Executive Officer)Nicholas Dracopoli(Executive Officer)inSusan Tousi(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsForesite CapitalIllumina VenturesInitiate Venture PartnersMenlo VenturesOpen Field CapitalOrbiMed+5 more
Eclypsium provides hardware and firmware security solutions for enterprises to identify and address vulnerabilities in chips, low-level code, and digital supply chains.
CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwarePortland, US
Yuriy Bulygin(Co-founder)inAlex Bazhaniuk(Co-founder)inAlex B(Founder)John Ewert(Executive Officer)in
BoardAlex Doll(Director)inTimothy Porter(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzaVentureBasecamp FundDniproGlobal Brain+13 more
Elucidate develops AI-powered financial crime risk management solutions for banks, payment providers, and other financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechBerlin, DE
Shane Riedel(CEO and co-founder)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalElevator VenturesFrontline VenturesSixThirty Ventures
Embrace is a user-focused observability platform built on OpenTelemetry that provides real user monitoring (RUM) for mobile and web applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US
Eric Futoran(Founder and CEO)inFredric Newberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBaroda VenturesBonfire VenturesDuke Capital PartnersEniac VenturesFjor Founders+7 more
Emergent is a platform that enables operations teams to build internal tools, dashboards, and AI agents on top of existing systems using natural language prompts, without requiring developer involvement.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mukund Jha(Founder)inMadhav Jha(Founder)inRituparna Bose(Founder)inRohit Mittal(Founder)in
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTogether FundTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorLightspeed Venture Partners
Flourish Health provides in-home mental health care for young people with serious psychiatric needs, combining clinical expertise with technology to deliver evidence-based treatment through multidisciplinary care teams.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthNorth Carolina, US
Natalia Birgisson(CEO and Co-Founder)John Haskell(Co-Founder and President)Josh Gachnang(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investors25MadisonAcumen AmericaB Capital GroupCity LightF-Prime CapitalGratitude Railroad+5 more
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Glow offers workers' compensation and accident insurance for businesses, covering employees both at work and off-the-clock.
InsurTech
Samad Wahedi(Founder)in
Co-investorsCota CapitalIndex VenturesMGV.VCSequoia CapitalAndreessen HorowitzCyberstarts+2 more
Great Question is a UX research platform that combines participant recruitment, study management, mixed-method research capabilities, and AI-powered analysis in a single system.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ned Dwyer(Founder / CEO)inPJ Murray(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubImmeasurableInovia CapitalNOMO VenturesY CombinatorAmplify.LA+16 more
Hometree provides energy services and solutions to help homeowners and landlords decarbonise their residential properties in the UK.
CleantechEnergyInsurTechPropTechUK, GB
Simon Phelan(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsDN CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersAENUFJ LabsLocalGlobeCarbon+2 more
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Hydrolix is a real-time data analytics platform that enables sub-second analytics at global scale for petabyte-scale log data, reducing infrastructure costs while providing instant insights from both real-time and historical data across distributed environments.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Marty Kagan(Founder & CEO)inHasan Alayi(Founder)Hasan Alayli(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalCostella KirschFrontline VenturesNava VenturesOregon Venture FundPortland Seed Fund+5 more
Measured provides telehealth-based weight loss and metabolic health treatment using GLP-1 medications, supported by physicians and health coaches.
Digital HealthE-commerceHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Monji Dolon(Founder)in
Co-investorsOpen Opportunity FundTelescope PartnersY CombinatorOrigin VenturesSignal Peak VenturesSilicon Valley Data Capital
Measured provides media mix modeling that combines incrementality testing and real-world ad data to deliver weekly causal insights for marketing budget optimization.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Trevor Testwuide(Founder)in
Co-investorsTIMIA CapitalOrigin VenturesSignal Peak VenturesSilicon Valley Data CapitalTelescope Partners
Measured is a digital securities-backed lending platform that enables advisors and firms to offer liquidity solutions to clients at competitive rates with an automated, paperless onboarding process.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFikaOrigin VenturesSignal Peak VenturesSilicon Valley Data CapitalTelescope PartnersTIMIA Capital
Co-investorsIQ Capital
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Taner Ozcelikin
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)In-Q-TelKhosla VenturesValor Equity PartnersLockheed Martin Ventures
Okareo tests conversational and voice AI agents using synthetic users ("Drivers") that simulate real customers across long, multi-turn conversations in 30+ languages to expose edge cases and regressions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Boris Selitser(Founder)in
Co-investorsBee PartnersRace Capital
Olé provides term life insurance with automated approval based on AI evaluation, available in coverage amounts from USD 100,000 to USD 10,000,000.
InsurTech
Co-investorsMundi Ventures
One Model provides a platform for HR teams to extract, analyze, and visualize workforce data through explainable AI and analytics tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Antonio, US
Chris Butler(Co-Founder, CEO)inDavid Wilson(Co-Founder, COO)inMatthew Wilton(Co-Founder, CTO)in
BoardDon Douglas(Director)in
Co-investorsRiverwood CapitalGeekdomTechstars
Phenomic AI is a biotech company developing therapies for solid tumors using a machine-learning-powered transcriptomics platform that analyzes single-cell RNA data to identify drug targets and understand tumor biology.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechToronto, CA
Sam Cooper(Co-founder & CTO)inOren Kraus(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCantos VenturesCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.Garage CapitalHemi Ventures, LlcToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersHike Ventures+2 more
PlanetiQ provides satellite-based GNSS radio occultation data for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and space weather prediction.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureDefense TechEnergySpace Tech
Chris McCormick(Founder, President and Chairman)inIra Scharf(Chief Executive Officer)inDr. Kursinski(Chief Scientist)
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersHemisphere Ventures LLCMoonshots CapitalNew Science VenturesService Provider CapitalTremendous View Capital+3 more
Pulse operates a marketplace where C-suite technology executives share knowledge and insights with each other and with software vendors.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Mayank Mehta(Founder/CEO)inAnand Thaker(Founder/Technical /CTO)in
Co-investorsFarvatn VentureY Combinator
Reframe Financial helps families prepare for the financial issues of aging, with a focus on long-term care and caregiving costs.
FintechHealthtechInsurTech
Karan Aneja(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonRoute 66 VenturesJ-VenturesSixThirty Ventures
Mumbai, IN
Ashray Malhotra(Founder)in
Co-investorsLeonis CapitalTechstars8VCLightspeed India PartnersRed Ventures
Sapiom provides an execution engine and access network that lets AI agents use external capabilities — such as authentication, LLM inference, web search, voice, image and video generation, compute, databases, and messaging — through a single API key, with metered pay-per-use billing.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Ilan Zerbib(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAngel InvestFormus CapitalGradient VenturesOperator CollectiveAccel-KKR+4 more
ShennonBio develops immunotherapy technologies using microfluidic engineering, computational biology, and immunology to advance T cell engineering for cancer treatment.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Li Sun, PhD(Founder/CEO)inLI SUN(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJAMES HARDIMAN(Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Future VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersSamos InvestmentsFoundation Capital
SimBioSys builds AI-powered 3D visualization and diagnostic technology that models tumors as "digital twins" to support individualized cancer treatment planning.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesChicago, US
Joe Peterson(Co-founder)John Cole(Co-founder)Tushar Pandey(Co-founder)inStacey Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardVikram Chaudhery(Director)inLucy Coassin(Director)
Co-investorsGenoa VenturesGENERAL INCEPTIONNorthpond Ventures
Soter offers insurance products for companies operating in digital assets and blockchain, including directors and officers, professional indemnity, technology PI, crime and specie, and crypto-specific coverage such as ETH slashing and smart contract insurance.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTech
Henson Orser(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsPharsalus CapitalToken Bay CapitalBrevan Howard DigitalCoinbase VenturesFranklin TempletonFurther Ventures+4 more
Soter builds an AI platform for industrial businesses that analyzes images, videos, and text in real time to identify workplace safety risks and suggest corrective actions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS
Matthew Hart(Founder)in
Co-investorsChamaeleonMatterwave VenturesOTB VenturesStartup Wise GuysVerve Ventures
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Think Bioscience develops new medicines for diseases with limited treatment options through synthetic biology and computational chemistry.
BiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsBuff Gold VenturesCU Healthcare Innovation FundWireframe VenturesAxial VCInnovation Endeavors
Uizard is an AI-powered UI design and prototyping tool that lets users create mockups, wireframes, and interactive prototypes for mobile apps, websites, and web apps.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSCopenhagen, DK
Co-investorsbyFoundersConnetic VenturesInsight PartnersLDV CapitalNew York Venture Partners
WAX is an app that enables collectors to catalog and insure watches, handbags, jewelry, and other luxury items across over 30 categories.
InsurTech
Rich(CEO)
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalSlow VenturesNewark Venture Partners
Yuvo Health provides software and business services to help community health centers operate more effectively within value-based care models.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York, US
Cesar Herrera(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inJanel Sia(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder)Stephanie Hudson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFatima Husain(Director)inBrenton Fargnoli(Director)inJoseph Mayer(Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpGreyMatterHLM Venture PartnersLifeX VenturesMastryMosaic General Partnership, LLC+5 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Global Weather & Climate SolutionsBluezone InsuranceIceGuardMeasured InsuranceSwiftShift
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAlpha · marketbeat.com · Aug 20, 2026
Clario · nextmsc.com · Aug 19, 2026
Sapiom · fundraiseinsider.com · Aug 10, 2026
Soter · arabfounders.net · Aug 3, 2026
Glow · techcrunch.com · Jul 22, 2026
Pulse · finsmes.com · Jul 17, 2026
Emergent · entrepreneur.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 17, 2026
Clever Care Health Plan · funderintel.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has AV8 Ventures made?
- AV8 Ventures has 54 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does AV8 Ventures invest at?
- AV8 Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is AV8 Ventures's typical check size?
- AV8 Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- What sectors does AV8 Ventures focus on?
- AV8 Ventures focuses on Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- Where is AV8 Ventures located?
- AV8 Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does AV8 Ventures lead rounds?
- AV8 Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does AV8 Ventures co-invest with?
- AV8 Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Frontline Ventures, GreyMatter, among 150 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 40
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Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.
Eniac Ventures partners with early-stage founders, backing companies from 0 to 1.
SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that commits to founders at the idea stage and maintains long-term relationships with portfolio companies through their growth journey.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities to drive innovation.
FundersClub is an online venture capital firm and startup investing platform that gives accredited investors access to vetted early-stage startups from Silicon Valley and beyond.
Freestyle Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that invests in consumer and web-based enterprise technology companies. The firm provides capital and operational support to portfolio companies.
▶28 more co-investors
Madrona Venture GroupBowery CapitalIntel CapitalTwo Sigma VenturesWingArray Ventures Management LlcFusionS28 CapitalFlare Capital PartnersLightspeed India PartnersTrail Run CapitalNew York Venture PartnersDraper TrianglePioneerSoma CapitalVillage GlobalPrimary Venture PartnersBaruch Future VenturesAtreides ManagementS3 VenturesBMW i VenturesOkta VenturesSparkLabs Global VenturesBlackhorn VenturesImagination CapitalCatapult VenturesOperator StackMarkd
Firms observed investing alongside AV8 Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with AV8 Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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