Betaworks
AcceleratorNew York Β· Pre-SeedβSeed
Investment thesis
Camp invests in early-stage startups exploring frontier technologies and novel interface paradigms between humans and machines. The program focuses on companies rethinking human-machine boundaries through voice-native tools, ambient agents, multimodal interfaces, and sophisticated prompt-based interactions. Rather than simply advancing AI capabilities, Camp prioritizes startups designing how AI is experienced and treating the interface as a fundamental design principle.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 25, 2026.
What they invest in
from 17 of 109 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ10Enterprise Software Γ7Consumer Γ4Developer Tools Γ4Creator Economy Γ3Data & Infrastructure Γ3Cloud Computing Γ2Hardware Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ5CanadaΓ1
Investments Β· showing 60 of 109
founders shown can be your intro pathArmilla AI is a managing general agent offering liability coverage, performance warranties, and risk assessments for AI systems. The company helps enterprises and AI vendors deploy artificial intelligence safely through model validation, governance, and insurance products.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechToronto, CA
Dan Adamson(Founder)inKarthik Ramakrishnan(Founder)inKarthik Hasmukhrai Ramakrishnan(Executive Officer, Director)Baiju Hasmukhrai Devani(Executive Officer, Director)
Charm develops open-source tools and libraries for building glamorous command-line interfaces and terminal user experiences, including CLI frameworks, UI components, and integrations with language models. The platform serves developers building terminal applications, shell scripts, and command-line tools across macOS, Linux, Windows, and BSD.
Developer Tools
Culture Genesis aggregates YouTube creator inventory and provides programmatic ad buying access to brand-safe content from 130+ creators reaching 43M+ US households. The platform serves media buyers at holding companies by classifying creator videos with AI and routing premium pre-roll inventory through enterprise channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator Economy<UNKNOWN>
ESAI is an AI-powered platform that helps students craft college essays, navigate admissions, and prepare for internships and careers. The platform uses ethical AI to support student storytelling and career readiness across the college-to-career journey.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Julia Dixon(Founder)
Flower develops collaborative AI infrastructure and tools, including federated learning platforms, AI agents, and language models that enable organizations to build and deploy AI networks while maintaining data privacy and control.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Daniel J. Beutel(Founder)inNic Lane(Founder)inTaner Topal(Founder)in
Airtable is a low-code platform that enables teams to build custom applications on shared data to automate workflows across enterprises. Organizations use it for product management, marketing campaigns, recruiting, and other operational processes.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Howie Liu(Co-founder and CEO)Andrew Ofstad(Co-founder)Emmett Nicholas(Co-founder)
GIPHY is a platform for discovering, creating, and sharing animated GIFs and stickers. It serves content creators, advertisers, and consumers seeking visual media for communication and entertainment.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Hopscotch Labs creates software designed to make cities more accessible and engaging while infusing playfulness into digital experiences and real-world interactions.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationWilmington, US
DensMaxAJAdrianin
Hugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications. It offers both open-source tools for the ML community and paid compute and enterprise solutions for teams building AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Infinite Objects manufactures and sells framed digital displays that play video art and collectible moving prints for consumers. The company offers licensed artwork, artist collaborations, and curated video art collections as physical home decor products.
ConsumerHardware
Mbodi develops AI-powered robots that can learn new tasks through natural language instructions and demonstration, eliminating the need for reprogramming when processes change. The company targets manufacturers and production facilities that need flexible automation that adapts in real-time to changing conditions and scales across robot fleets.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsNew York City, US
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Betaworks invest at?
- Betaworks invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Betaworks's typical check size?
- Betaworks typically writes checks of $250K β $750K.
- What sectors does Betaworks focus on?
- Betaworks focuses on AI & Machine Learning.
- Where is Betaworks located?
- Betaworks is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Betaworks lead rounds?
- Betaworks typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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