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Cannage Capital

Venture capitalActively deploying

Las Vegas · 3 people tracked

Also known as CANNAGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Cannage Capital invests across the full AI stack, spanning semiconductors, software infrastructure, and applications spanning multiple industries. The firm's name references a weaving technique, reflecting its belief that breakthrough ideas emerge at the intersection of different disciplines. It backs exceptional founders with the aim of helping build enduring companies, supported by an extensive network of industry leaders, functional experts, and successful entrepreneurs who advise and mentor portfolio companies. The team has previously backed notable breakout companies including Cruise Automation, Covariant, Forter, Sardine, Ginkgo Bioworks, and Hinge Health.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

HQ
Las Vegas, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2024
Last 12 months
1 investment
Private fund assets
$20.1M
VC funds
1
Tracked investments
10
Unicorns
2
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
1

Team · 3 people

from curated & public directories
Qian Zhuang· General Partner

What they invest in

from 6 of 10 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×5Healthtech ×3Biotech ×2Cybersecurity ×2Developer Tools ×2Digital Health ×2AgTech ×1Deep Tech ×1

HQs:United States×6

Investments · 10 tracked

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Ginkgo Bioworksginkgo.bioin𝕏NYSE: DNA

Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs that accelerate bioengineering for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechRoboticsBoston, US

Jason Kelly(Founder)inReshma Shetty(Founder)inBarry Canton(Founder)inAustin Che(Founder)inTom Knight(Founder)inBartholomew Canton(Executive Officer)

PartnerJacob Smith· solo GP

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAzure Capital PartnersB3 HoldingBlue Owl CapitalCool Climate Collective+62 more

Hinge Healthhingehealth.comin𝕏NYSE: HNGE

Hinge Health builds a digital healthcare platform designed to help individuals manage musculoskeletal health and related conditions.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Gabriel Mecklenburg(Founder)inDaniel Perez(Founder)inKevin McCullough(Founder)Shaun Rahimi(Founder)

PartnerJacob Smith· solo GP

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAlkeon InnovationAtomicoBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementDuke Capital Partners+16 more

Delineatedelineate.proinSeed

Delineate builds AI agents that help pharmaceutical companies design clinical trials more quickly by converting existing trial research into specialized datasets, reducing the time scientists spend on trial preparation.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US

Emily Nieves(CEO)inJawad Iqbal(Founder)inJawad Iqbal(CTO)in

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcY CombinatorCapitoriaPeak XV PartnersUnpopular Ventures

DryRun Securitydryrun.securityin𝕏Jan 2025 · $8.7M

DryRun Security offers an AI-native code security platform that builds a contextual model of a codebase to detect exploitable vulnerabilities, guide remediation, and enforce security policies across human- and AI-generated code.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsAustin, US

Ken Johnson(Founder)inJames Wickett(Founder)inKenny Johnson(Director)

BoardCreighton Hicks(Director)inKelley Mak(Director)in

Co-investorsWork-BenchLiveOak Ventures

Olli Healthollihomehealth.aiinSeed · Nov 2025 · $10M

Olli Health develops clinical AI technology for home health agencies.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York City, US

Eric Steege(Co-founder & CEO)inJoe Freudenthal(Co-founder & COO)inJeremy Gordon(Co-founder & CTO)in

PartnerJacob Smith· solo GP

Co-investorsEquitage Ventures, L.L.C.Tau VenturesTechstarsArkitekt VenturesIndustry VenturesTAU Ventures

Sardinesardine.aiin𝕏

Sardine provides a fraud investigation platform that contextualizes risk across customers, devices, transactions, and businesses within an organization's ecosystem.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSan Francisco, US

Soups Ranjan(Founder)inAdi G(Founder)Zahid Shaikh(Founder)inAditya Goel(Founder)

PartnerJacob Smith· solo GP

Co-investors11.2 CapitalActivant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsDigital Currency Group+17 more

Other

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

CovariantCruise AutomationForterHuman

Exits · 3

2 IPOs · 1 acquisitions

Ginkgo BioworksNYSE: DNAHinge HealthNYSE: HNGECruise Automationacq. by General Motors

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Cannage Capital made?
Cannage Capital has 10 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What sectors does Cannage Capital focus on?
Cannage Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
Where is Cannage Capital located?
Cannage Capital is headquartered in Las Vegas, US.
Who does Cannage Capital co-invest with?
Cannage Capital most often shares deals with 11.2 Capital, Draper Associates, Andreessen Horowitz, among 64 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 6

Arkitekt Ventures

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Afore Capital

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$500K – $2M
Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital (GFC) is the global venture capital platform of Rocket Internet, investing early and across sectors in fast-growing technology companies.

$1M
Lowercarbon Capital

Lowercarbon Capital invests in companies that reduce carbon emissions, remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and develop climate adaptation technologies. The firm targets solutions across energy, transportation, industrial materials, agriculture, and carbon removal sectors.

$100K – $5M
Countdown Capital

VC Firm founded by Jai Malik to revitalize the American industry and back titans of hard tech at the early stages.

$100K – $5M
Taurus Ventures

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