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Basis Set Ventures

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked

Also known as Basis Set · BASIS SET BUILDERS, LLC · BASIS SET VENTURES, LLC

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Investment thesis

Basis Set Ventures believes the best way to identify and back AI companies is to operate as one itself. The firm describes itself as AI-native, built on a modern machine learning stack that includes the latest foundation models and its own set of internally developed tools. It aims to act as a founder's first customer, sales representative, bug reporter, and recruiter, offering practical, operational support alongside capital to the AI companies it backs.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
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$1M – $3M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
20 investments
AUM
$486M
VC funds
7
Tracked investments
142
Unicorns
5
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
9

Team · 19 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Ingrid Chen· Controller & Partnerin
Javier Fernandez· Brand Designer

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Basis Set Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 105 of 142 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×75Enterprise Software ×49SaaS ×45Developer Tools ×20Data & Infrastructure ×18Consumer ×11Deep Tech ×10Fintech ×9

HQs:United States×83United Kingdom×2Singapore×2Bahrain×1Canada×1Egypt×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 46 portfolio companies
17%
solo founders
8 of 46 mapped founding teams
40%
repeat founders
of 65 founders with career history
~1.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 24 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×82 founders×153 founders×174+ founders×6

Where their founders studiedfrom 58 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5University of California, Berkeley ×4Carnegie Mellon University ×3The University of Tokyo ×3University of Toronto ×3Georgia Institute of Technology ×2Stanford University ×2UCLA ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 59 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×33Engineering ×13Business & Management ×6Economics ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×3Humanities ×2Physics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 65 founders with career history

Google ×8Microsoft ×8Uber ×6Stripe ×3Addepar ×2CloudCV ×2Georgia Institute of Technology ×2GitHub ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×8

11 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 63 with degree data)

Investments · 142 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 142025 · 92024 · 82023 · 102022 · 82021 · 82020 · 32017 · 262 dated

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ConsumerImpact & Social GoodTravel & Hospitality

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Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodWellness & FitnessSeocho, KR

정상호 (Sang-ho Jung)

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BoardCristina Peters(Director)Wesley Atamian(Director)

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BoardXuezhao Lan(Director)in

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Wilmington, US

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AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

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CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

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AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Eric Mao(CEO)inTom Zheng(CTO)in

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AI & Machine LearningSaaS

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Co-investorsChapter OneRedbud VC

Hivyhivyapp.comSeedacquired by Managed by Q

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ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSNew York City, US

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Co-investorsKima VenturesY CombinatorArray Ventures Management Llc

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechSeattle, US

Prabha Dublish(CEO)inAaron Leon(CTO)inTom Parker(Founder)Tom Watson(Founder)inTushar Agarwal(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAccelEntrepreneur FirstEthos FundFounders' Co-opJLL Spark Global Ventures+8 more

Ideogramideogram.aiinFeb 2024

Toronto-based generative AI company building text-to-image models known for accurate in-image text rendering.

Toronto, CA

William Chan(Founder)inMohammad Norouzi(Founder)inChitwan Saharia(Founder)Jonathan Ho(Founder)

Co-investorsAIX VenturesAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesPear VCRedpoint VenturesTwo Small Fish Ventures+11 more

Imbueimbue.comin𝕏

Imbue builds an open agent ecosystem that lets users understand, modify, and verify AI agents so they operate in the user's interest rather than a platform's.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Josh Albrecht(Founder)inKanjun Qiu(Founder)in

Co-investors515 VenturesSoma CapitalSouth Park CommonsThreshold VenturesAmazon Alexa FundAstera Institute+1 more

Internet Backyardinternetbackyard.comin𝕏Dec 2025 · $4.5M

Internet Backyard builds financial infrastructure for the compute economy, modeling data center capacity (racks, regions, SKUs, workloads) as tradeable units that can be priced, billed, financed, insured, and hedged.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintech

Gabriel Ravacci(Founder)Mai Trinh(Founder)

Co-investorsCrucible CapitalMaple VCOperator CollectiveCenter Electric

Juliusjulius.aiin𝕏Seed

Julius is an AI platform that enables users to build models, create websites, and generate content across multiple formats including Excel, videos, and images.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Rahul Sonwalkar(Founder)inTanuj TiwariRahul S(Hiring Manager)Julius Careers(Julius Careers)Tyler Shibata(CoS)Laura Clugston(Head of Marketing)

Co-investorsHawk Hill VenturesHorizonKarman VenturesMoth FundPioneerSnowflake Ventures+14 more

Leaping AIleapingai.comin𝕏Seed

LeapingAI builds AI voice and text agents that automate inbound and outbound calls for enterprises, handling customer support, appointment setting, and lead qualification.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Kevin Wu(CEO)inArkadiy Telegin(Founder)inShraey Bhatia(Founder)

Co-investorsOrange CollectivePioneerRitual CapitalY CombinatorEight CapitalEurasianhub Ventures+6 more

Other

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

All Blue LabsClutch CreatorViaViaAddyBamlEarnestEmpower LocalInfillaKinovoKipoNosoOrchestPathPensarSuperdesignTakeoffTalofaThinking MachinesTopologicVergeWorkbase

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Basis Set Ventures made?
Basis Set Ventures has 142 tracked investments, 10 of which have exited, including 25 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Basis Set Ventures invest at?
Basis Set Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Basis Set Ventures's typical check size?
Basis Set Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
What sectors does Basis Set Ventures focus on?
Basis Set Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning.
Where is Basis Set Ventures located?
Basis Set Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Basis Set Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Basis Set Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Basis Set Ventures co-invest with?
Basis Set Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Notable Capital, among 217 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Chang Xu -- Basis Set Ventures

LA Venture Podcast · Chang Xu

AMA with Basis Set Ventures Founding and Managing Partner Dr. Lan Xuezhao

SaaStr · Dr. Lan Xuezhao

On this episode of the L.A. Venture podcast, hear from Chang Xu, partner at Basis Set Ventures a $140 million fund focused on #AI and #automation —... | By dot.LA

Chang Xu · facebook.com

Early Stage Go-To-Market with Catherine Stewart (ex-COO of Shippo, ex-CBO of Automattic)

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How to Pay Your Team (fairly): A Startup Compensation Workshop with Maryann Kongovi

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Self-Awareness Workshop with Jenny He from Ergeon

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Co-investors · 69

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building category-defining technology companies, emphasizing close, early relationships with ambitious entrepreneurs.

$100K – $300K
Notable Capital

This page announces that GGV Capital split into two separate firms in March 2024: Granite Asia (Singapore, covering APAC) and Notable Capital (US, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the US, Israel, Europe, and Latin America).

$5M – $50M
Liquid Ventures

Liquid 2 Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Montana and based in San Francisco.

$250K – $5M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

$200K – $40M
Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

$1M – $100M
Operator Collective

Operator Collective is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage B2B software and enterprise founders, backed by a community of operators and executives who advise and support portfolio companies.

$500K – $1.5M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.

$100K – $20M
▶57 more co-investors

Redpoint VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)South Park Commons468 CapitalTechstarsCoatue ManagementAME Cloud VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersBond Capital ManagementMango CapitalSlow VenturesGreycroftSignalFirexfactor venturesDig Ventures Management LimitedEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALMischiefHuman CapitalScript CapitalChamaeleonKicker VenturesLong Journey VenturesBenchmarkDCVC (Data Collective)Great Oaks Venture CapitalHCVCSciFi VCNext47Hack VCVillage GlobalNorthzoneZetta Venture PartnersDecibel PartnersXYZ Venture CapitalFusionArriveAlpine VenturesPatronFlying Fish VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)AtomicoC2 InvestmentsInnovation EndeavorsAccel-KKRSherpalo VenturesHanabi CapitalStandard CapitalPolygonProximity VenturesIVCHeretic VenturesAVVGrayscale VenturesStellation CapitalAngel Operator Partners (aop)MicrotractionSVG Ventures | THRIVE

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