Banyan Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Banyan Ventures is a solo-GP firm focused on backing early-stage AI companies, especially in AI infrastructure. Its founder draws on experience as an early sales/revenue hire in the experiment tracking and model management markets and as an advisor to numerous AI infrastructure startups. By serving as a senior advisor to AI founders from day zero, the firm aims to gain early access to exceptional investment opportunities in the fast-moving AI landscape and to support portfolio companies as they scale from seed through later rounds.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 8 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×3Semiconductors ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Hardware ×2SaaS ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:United States×6Italy×1
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathPartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
Akash Systems develops thermal management technology for AI servers and semiconductors using diamond cooling, enabling improved performance and energy efficiency across data centers, automotive, and communications applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Alex Carter(Founder & CEO)
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
Aravolta provides branch circuit monitoring for data centers, tracking power consumption at sub-second accuracy to enable colocation operators to automate tenant billing, detect power overages, and generate usage-based invoices.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Margarita Groisman(Founder)inJack Sutton(Founder)in
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
Falcomm is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and manufactures power amplifier components for satellite communications, telecom, defense, and consumer markets.
Deep TechDefense TechSemiconductors<UNKNOWN>, US
Edgar Garay(Executive Officer, Director)Dom Ventimiglia(Director)Isabella Tobon(Director)Justin Hovey(Executive Officer)Dan Madden(Director)
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
Finalis operates a platform connecting institutional investors to pre-vetted private market deal opportunities sourced from a network of M&A bankers and placement agents.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSUnited States, US
Federico Baradelloin
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
IrisMed is an AI-powered software platform that automates insurance verification and patient cost estimation for optical practices, integrating with existing practice management systems.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTechSaaSAurora, US
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
San Francisco, US
Cooper Lindsey(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMark Heynen(Director)
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
Lexroom is a legal technology company that combines AI and legal expertise to modernize legal services.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech
Martina Domenicali(CRO)Paolo Fois(CEO)Andrea Lonza(CTO)
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
Radiant builds compute infrastructure and services designed to operate as a utility, providing the foundational platform for AI and intelligence applications at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Mahdi Yahya(President)Vishal Padiyar(Executive Chairman)
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
Positron designs and builds LLM-inference-focused hardware accelerators, including its Atlas product and next-generation Titan systems, aimed at running AI inference workloads more efficiently and affordably than GPUs.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsLovelock, US
Mitesh Agrawal(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Reid(Director)Thomas Sohmers(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
PartnerSam Awrabi· solo GP
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Banyan Ventures invest at?
- Banyan Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Banyan Ventures focus on?
- Banyan Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software.
- Where is Banyan Ventures located?
- Banyan Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Banyan Ventures lead rounds?
- Banyan Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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