Benchmark — 2026 Investments
21 investments dated 2026 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Eigen is developing an AI-based "mutual friend" designed to help people connect, belong, and grow together, aiming to add unpredictable, human-like social experiences that current personalized technology lacks.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US
Bernardo Aceituno(Executive Officer, Director)Antoni Rosinol(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Scherer(CEO)in
BoardCollin Wallace(Director)
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstUncommon Projects Capital ManagementAndreessen Horowitz
Fomo is a social-first cryptocurrency trading application that enables users to trade various crypto tokens, including memecoins and viral tokens, seamlessly across web and mobile platforms with multichain and gasless transactions.
Crypto & Web3SocialNew York, US
Dax Hamman(Executive Officer, Director)inSe Yong Park(Co-Founder)inPaul Erlanger(Co-Founder & CEO)inPrashan Dharmasena(Co-Founder)in
BoardJulia Andre(Director; Index Ventures Partner)in
Board seatChetan Puttagunta· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsArchetypeBalaji SrinivasanBryan PellegrinoCoinbase VenturesicebergyIndex Ventures+20 more
Legora builds AI-powered collaboration software for lawyers to automate routine tasks and improve efficiency in legal work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechStockholm, SE
Max Junestrand(Founder)inSigge Labor(Founder)inAugust Erséus(Founder)inAnton Osika(Founder)Di Qi(Forward Deployed Engineer)inVilgot Kledzik(Chief of Staff)
Board seatChetan Puttagunta· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAccelAirTree VenturesAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAlkeon InnovationAtlassian Ventures+39 more
AdvisorFinder is an online platform where individuals search and filter financial advisors by location, specialty, and fee structure, review advisor profiles, and book intro calls directly.
FintechMarketplacesNorfolk, US
Jason Friedman(CEO & Founder)inAndrew Keever(Executive Officer, Director)Drew Keever(COO & Co-founder)in
BoardNeil Maheshwari(Director)
Co-investorsIndex VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)
Bay Area Times is a daily visual newsletter covering business and technology news, designed for founders, operators, and investors who need quick access to key stories and context.
Media & Entertainment
Bill Kerr(CEO)in
Co-investorsSolar Eco FundAltimeter CapitalAndreessen HorowitzCapitalGDST GlobalICONIQ+2 more
Decade is an investment advisory service that combines human advisors with a proprietary AI to help individuals manage their wealth, consolidate assets via Open Finance, analyze portfolios, monitor markets, and plan long-term financial goals.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Felipe Meneses(Founder)Vitor Olivier(Founder)Vitor Olivier Felipe Meneses(Founder)
Co-investorsNorte VenturesAnanda Impact VenturesContrarian VenturesGreenoaks
Fragment Digital builds custom digital tools for businesses, including internal platforms, mobile dashboards, logistics and ordering systems, VR onboarding simulations, AI-driven workflow optimization, and gamified learning systems.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSWellness & Fitness
Ivan Porkolab(CEO)in
Co-investorsFeelsgood Capital PartnersAvid VenturesBoxGroupSequoia CapitalStripe
Furientis develops low-cost interceptor munitions and precision guidance systems, including multimodal seekers and solid rocket motors engineered for high-volume manufacturing.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Co-investorsGaingelsMultiball CapitalNKECHI IREGBULEMSilent CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersSilent Ventures
Gumloop is a platform for building and deploying AI agents that automate business tasks such as data analysis, customer support, CRM management, and meeting preparation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Max Brodeur-Urbas(Founder)inRahul Behal(Founder)inMax Brodeur-Urbas Rahul Behal(Founder)AgentHub Careers(Talent at First Round)Jackson McGowan(Recruiter)
Co-investorsBoxGroupFirst Round CapitalImmad AkhundLudlow VenturesTheory Forge VenturesWndrCo+4 more
Instinct is an AI personal assistant that connects to a user's email, messaging, screen, audio, and location, and operates a phone and computer the way people do, communicating via text or call.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSan Francisco, US
Noah Shinn(Founder)Ashwin Datta(Founder)in
Co-investorsConvictionGreenoaksKleiner PerkinsSequoia CapitalCoatue ManagementIndex Ventures
Monaco builds an AI-driven revenue engine that helps startups acquire customers and scale revenue, so founders can focus on product.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Sam Blond(Founder)inAbishek Viswanathan(Founder)Brian Blond(Founder)Malay Desai(Founder)
Co-investorsFounders FundAntiDaft CapitalHuman CapitalMantis CapitalPark Rangers Capital+1 more
Ollama provides a platform for building with and running open-source language models locally and in the cloud.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Jeffrey Morgan(Founder)inMichael Chiang(Founder)inManning Fisher(Design Lead)Patrick Devine(CTO)
Co-investors49 Palms VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundEssence Venture CapitalGTMfundLeonis CapitalNext Legacy Partners+12 more
Pax AI provides AI-powered compliance infrastructure for global trade, helping enterprises manage duty drawback and trade compliance across fragmented systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Penny Chen(CEO)inChris Le(Founder)in
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesGeneral CatalystInitialized CapitalSancus VenturesSoma CapitalTranspose Platform Management+9 more
Pax VC is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building technologies in foundational and physical-world industries such as defense, aerospace, energy, and industrial supply chains.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Michelle Volz(Founder & Managing Partner)in
Co-investorsSandwich CapitalGreenoaks
Sierra builds AI agents that handle customer service for large companies — answering questions and completing transactions in a brand's own voice across chat, voice, email and messaging, in 59 languages.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Bret Taylor(Founder)inClay Bavor(Founder)inTodd Schroeder(Executive Officer)Edward O'Connor(Executive Officer)RAYMOND TORRES(Executive Officer)Bret Taylor Clay Bavor(Founder)
Co-investorsComcast VenturesConvictionEverybody VenturesGV (Google Ventures)ICONIQKleiner Perkins+11 more
Stacks connects to a company's ERP and uses AI agents to automate the financial close process, from record-to-report through audit sign-off.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSeattle, US
Albert Malikov(Founder)inNaman Mathur(Co-founder)inFarid Sedjelmaci(Founder)
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystLightspeed Venture Partnerss16EQT VenturesFrontier VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)
Starcloud is a deep-tech company building large-scale data center infrastructure designed to operate in space.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechSemiconductorsSpace TechRedmond, US
Philip Johnston(CEO)inEzra Feilden(CTO)inAdi Oltean(Founder)inPaul Adrian Oltean(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Johnston Ezra Feilden(Founder)
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)in
Co-investorsAb Capital Holding BVAmbush CapitalCisco InvestmentsDnx VenturesDragon CapitalFUSE+60 more
Starship develops autonomous robots for last-mile delivery of groceries, food, and packages to customers.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Ahti Heinla(Co-founder, CEO, CTO)inJanus Friis(Co-founder)Lex Bayer(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Dyne(Director)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalCoefficient CapitalGoodyear VenturesGrishin RoboticsHOF CapitalK2 Global+18 more
Summation is a platform or service created by Auren Hoffman, the CEO of SafeGraph and former CEO of LiveRamp, focused on promoting critical thinking.
Media & EntertainmentSector Agnostic
Auren Hoffman(CEO)in
Co-investorsFlex Capital PartnersKleiner Perkins
Sunday Games is a game development studio founded in 2014, known for casual mobile games and educational apps for children, and now focused on Supernova Shards, a sci-fi sandbox survival MMORPG with an open economy that lets players earn real money.
Crypto & Web3GamingErimi, CY
Sergey Kopov(Founder)in
Co-investorsChainfir CapitalBain Capital VenturesCoatue ManagementConvictionDST GlobalFidelity Investments+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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