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Compound

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New York · Series A · 9 people tracked

Also known as COMPOUND ADVISORS, LLC

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Investment thesis

Compound is a thesis-driven, research-centric investment firm. It grounds its investing in in-depth research across areas including artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, crypto and decentralized science, biology and biomanufacturing, biosecurity, and broader deep tech. The firm regularly publishes detailed theses and writing exploring emerging scientific and technological trends, funding coordination models, and company-building strategy in these frontier domains, reflecting a focus on early technical breakthroughs and category-creating companies.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Series A
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$400K – $1.5M
HQ
New York, NY, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity · Grants
Founded
2006
AUM
$732.3M
Tracked investments
68

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Joshua Nussbaum· Principal
Tara Eckert· CFO

What they invest in

from 53 of 68 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×26Biotech ×12Deep Tech ×12Crypto & Web3 ×10Healthtech ×10Enterprise Software ×9Developer Tools ×7Cloud Computing ×6

HQs:United States×25

Investments · 68 tracked

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Talkspacetalkspace.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TALK

Talkspace is an online mental health care platform that provides research-backed therapy and psychiatric services covered by insurance, allowing users to connect with licensed therapists and psychiatrists through text, audio, or video.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Achiraachira.ai✓ verified

Achira builds molecular world models that blend geometric deep learning, physics, and quantum chemistry to advance drug discovery and materials design.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

John Chodera(President / CEO)Theofanis Karaletsos

BoardZavain Dar(Board)

Railwayrailway.com𝕏✓ verified

Railway builds a cloud computing platform designed to reduce deployment friction and simplify the software development lifecycle.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Zindizindi.africainSEC filingmedium confidence

Zindi is a platform where data scientists and machine learning practitioners compete in AI challenges to build skills, win prizes, and connect with employers.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEdTechEbene

Dan Zigmond(Director)Ekow Duker(Executive Officer, Director)Karim Beguir(Director)Celina Lee(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatDan Zigmond· per SEC Form D · $1000K raise · filed Nov 2021

A Crypto Futureacryptofuture.xyz𝕏
AI Fleetaifleet.comin

aifleet is a tech-driven trucking company that uses proprietary AI algorithms and route optimization tools to improve driver satisfaction, vehicle utilization, and operational efficiency for freight transport.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkLogistics & Supply ChainTexas, US

Marc El Khoury(Executive Officer, Director)Nan Li(Director)

Alectioalectio.com𝕏

Not applicable - page does not represent a legitimate company.

Santa Clara, US

Xavier Douglass(Executive Officer)Jennifer Prendki(Executive Officer, Director)

Alljoinedalljoined.com𝕏

Alljoined develops neural decoding technology using machine learning to enable computers to interpret human brain activity, aiming to enhance human capability, mental health, and interpersonal understanding.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Jonathan(CEO)Anthony(Chief Scientific Officer)

Antimatterantimatter.systems𝕏

Antimatter Systems provides personalized learning experiences and formative assessment tools for educators and students, offering games, activities, and professional development resources to support differentiated instruction.

AI & Machine LearningEdTech

Arbitrumarbitrum.io
Atlasatlaswearable.comin𝕏

A wearable device company developing brain-sensing technology using nanotechnology for consumer use.

Deep TechHardwareHealthtech

Bionautbionautlabs.com
Boost Biomesboostbiomes.comin𝕏

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBrisbane, US

Jamie Bacher(Founder)inAdam Paul Arkin(Founder)inErkki Aaltonen(Director)

Briefly Biobriefly.bio
Catalystcatalyst.ioacquired by Totango

Catalyst was a customer growth solutions platform for CS and sales teams that merged with Totango to develop enhanced customer success and sales enablement tools.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Cellvoyantcellvoyant.comin

CellVoyant is an AI-first company that develops predictive analytics and optimization tools for cell-based therapeutic development, helping researchers accelerate process development and reduce costs through label-free imaging analysis and data-driven process optimization.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Rafael Carazo Salas(CEO & Founder)in

Compoundcompound.finance
Conceptionconception.bio

Conception develops stem cell technology to create functional reproductive cells in the laboratory, enabling in-vitro gametogenesis as a solution for individuals facing biological and medical fertility barriers.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Matt Krisiloff(CEO)Bianka Seres(President)

CrowdAIcrowdai.comin𝕏

CrowdAI provides a no-code platform that enables organizations to build and deploy computer vision applications without requiring deep technical expertise.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Devaki Raj(Founder/CEO)inNic Borensztein(Founder/CTO)inPablo Garcia(Founder)inMohammad Islam(Director)

Culture Biosciencesculturebiosciences.comin𝕏

Culture Biosciences provides software and bioreactor hardware solutions for bioprocess development, enabling researchers to design, monitor, and analyze experiments remotely with cloud-native analytics and AI/ML insights.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCloud ComputingHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Will Patrick(Founder/CEO)inMatt Ball(Founder/CTO)in

Dailydaily.coin𝕏

Daily provides WebRTC-based infrastructure that enables developers to build voice, video, and real-time AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

Kwindla Hultman Kramer(Founder)in

Dapper Labsdapperlabs.comin𝕏

Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.

ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver

Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)Dieter Shirley(Founder)Dietrich Shirley(Executive Officer)Jody Rebak(Executive Officer)Alex Shih(Director)Hamilton Helmer(Director)

Deepgramdeepgram.comin𝕏

Deepgram builds foundational voice AI technology that enables speech-to-text, audio intelligence, text-to-speech, and voice agent APIs for businesses to create natural voice interactions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Scott Stephenson(CEO and Co-founder)Dave Wilner(Director)Adam Sypniewski(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardZach DeWitt(Director)Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan(Director)

Delphodelpho.xyz𝕏

Delpho is a balance-sheet layer for Hyperliquid that enables users to mint USDV, a collateral-backed stablecoin, against digital assets at 0% APR without liquidating holdings.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Easeease.comin𝕏

Ease provides a cloud-based benefits administration platform designed for small group employers, brokers, and benefits professionals to streamline employee benefits enrollment, management, and decision-making.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Fort Roboticsfortrobotics.comin

FORT provides a distributed control platform that enables autonomous systems and robots to operate safely and securely alongside people across industries including warehousing, construction, defense, agriculture, and transportation.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTRobotics

Samuel Reeves

Founder Studionotion.sitein𝕏

Notion is an AI-powered workspace platform that enables teams to capture context, find answers, and automate tasks through collaborative tools.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

General Intelligencecofounder.coin𝕏

Cofounder is an AI-powered platform that provides agentic departments for early-stage founders, automating engineering, sales, marketing, design, finance, and operations tasks.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

HairDAOhairdao.xyzin𝕏

HairDAO is a decentralized research network enabling patients and researchers to collaboratively fund and develop new hair loss treatments through community voting and blockchain-based governance.

BiotechCrypto & Web3Medical Devices

Hyphenusehyphen.comin𝕏

The page does not provide clear information about what Hyphen builds, who it serves, or its market.

FoodTechRobotics

Daniel Fukuba(Co-Founder / CTO)

ImVitroimvitro.com
Juvena Therapeuticsjuvenatherapeutics.comin

Juvena Therapeutics develops biologics derived from human secreted proteins to treat aging-related diseases, using AI-enabled drug discovery to identify tissue-restorative therapeutics for muscle and metabolic disorders.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityMedical DevicesRedwood City, US

Jeremy O'Connell, PhD(Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder)Hanadie Yousef, PhD(Executive Advisor and Co-Founder)Steven James(Director)inStephen Juelsgaard(Director)inHanadie Yousef(Executive Officer, Director)Laura Lande-Diner(Director)in

Kinetiqkinetiq.xyz𝕏

Kinetiq provides liquid staking solutions and perpetual futures markets on the Hyperliquid blockchain, enabling users to stake cryptocurrency while maintaining liquidity and trade derivatives across multiple asset classes.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Livepeer

New York, US

Xiao Tang(Director, Promoter)Douglas Petkanics(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Livepeer Open video streaming Consumerlivepeer.org𝕏

Livepeer is a permissionless GPU network that enables real-time video inference, allowing developers to generate, transform, and analyze live video streams through AI-powered processing without pre-rendering or pre-recording.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator Economy

Los Angeles Projectbuilding.life𝕏

Building.life uses genetic engineering, genomic analysis, and AI to design novel organisms, beginning with engineering the world's first true unicorn through precision gene editing and embryonic development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechAustin, US

Josie Zayner PhD(Founder)Josette Zayner(Executive Officer, Director)

Ludaludaprojects.com
Magrathea Metalsmagratheametals.comin𝕏

Magrathea develops a new electrolytic process to produce magnesium metal from seawater and brines, aiming to establish American and Western supply of this defense-critical material currently dominated by China.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDefense TechNew MaterialsArkansas, US

Alexander Grant(CEO)

manifestmanifest.finance𝕏

Manifest is a financial protocol that tokenizes U.S. residential real estate as an ERC-20 token called USH, enabling global users to stake, earn yield, and access liquidity through decentralized finance.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Moleculemolecule.xyz𝕏

Molecule is a decentralized science (DeSci) ecosystem platform that enables scientists and entrepreneurs to leverage blockchain tools and AI agents for research and drug discovery, including autonomous peptide discovery workflows.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3

Noatnoat.comin𝕏

Noat is a vertically integrated nicotine products company that develops and manufactures harm-reduction alternatives to tobacco using natural, food-grade ingredients and sustainable materials.

ConsumerHealthtech

Nowstanowsta.comin𝕏

Nowsta is an AI-powered workforce management platform that enables organizations to source, schedule, manage, and pay hourly and contingent workers from a unified interface with advanced scheduling, payroll integration, and compliance features.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSBrooklyn, US

Lou Forster(Director)Moo Kim(Director)Nicholas Lillios(Executive Officer, Director)

NuCypher (aka Threshold Network)threshold.networkin𝕏

Threshold Network is a decentralized protocol that enables Bitcoin to be used across multiple blockchain networks and financial markets through its tBTC token, facilitating lending, staking, trading, and yield-generation activities.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechAustin, US

MacLane Wilkison(Founder/CEO)in

Orbital Materialsorbitalmaterials.com
Osaroosaro.comin𝕏

OSARO designs AI-powered robotic systems for warehouse automation and fulfillment.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Scott Banister(Director)Michael Kahane(Executive Officer, Director)inDerik Pridmore(Executive Officer, Director)in

Panthalassapanthalassa.comin𝕏

Panthalassa is building a planetary-scale clean energy platform designed to meet global energy demand through offshore deployment with zero emissions at ultra-low cost.

CleantechDeep TechEnergy

PartyDAOparty.app𝕏

Party is a decentralized protocol that enables groups to coordinate onchain through collective wallet functionality, including token launches, crowdfunding, NFT memberships, and group chat capabilities.

Crypto & Web3

PayJoypayjoy.comin

PayJoy provides financial services and credit access to unbanked and underbanked populations in emerging markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

B2B MarketplacesFintechImpact & Social GoodRetail TechSan Francisco, US

Douglas Ricket(Executive Officer, Director)Gilberto Lopez(Executive Officer)Mark Heynen(Executive Officer)

BoardJohn ButtrickJosh McFarlandTodd Schell

Pear Biopearbio.comin𝕏

Pear Bio delivers precision medicine tests and therapeutics for patients with hard-to-treat cancers by creating personalized treatment predictions from tumor biopsies and developing novel targeted therapies.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Pheironpheiron.com

Wilmington, US

Thore Buergel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jakob Steinfeldt(Executive Officer, Director)

Plural Energypluralenergy.coin𝕏

Plural Energy provides private capital market infrastructure and investment management solutions for broker-dealers, investment banks, family offices, and wealth managers seeking to invest in distributed energy resources.

Climate TechEnergyFintech

Spencer Marr(President & Co-founder)

Polyphronpolyphron.com

Polyphron is using AI and automation to produce human tissue at scale, providing ground-truth data for AI biology and developing therapeutics based on immune-compatible iPSC-derived grafts.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Prime Intellectprimeintellect.aiin𝕏

Prime Intellect provides an integrated platform for training, deploying, and continuously improving custom AI models, combining compute resources, reinforcement learning tools, evaluations, and inference services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Vincent Weisser(Executive Officer, Director)Johannes Hagemann(Director)

BoardDavid Katz(Director)

Red Queen Bioredqueen.bio

Red Queen Bio builds an AI-powered biodefense system that rapidly designs and manufactures countermeasures against emerging biological threats, enabling faster defensive responses to evolving pathogenic risks.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDefense Tech

Hannu Rajaniemi(Executive Director)Nikolai Eroshenko(CEO)

Runwayrunwayml.com𝕏

Runway builds AI models that simulate the world by merging art and science, pioneering general-purpose multimodal simulators focused on applications in robotics, scientific discovery, and disease modeling.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Shadowsmichaeldempsey.me𝕏

This is not applicable—the page is a personal portfolio, not a company site.

New York, US

Spaerospaero.bio
SparkAIsparkai.com

Spark Automation provides 5-axis CNC milling, precision fabrication, automation integration, and test development services across multiple industries including automotive.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsWhite Plains, US

Michael Kohen(Executive Officer, Director)Eyal Cohen(Director)

Stacks Open-source networkstacks.co𝕏

Stacks is a blockchain platform that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to leverage Bitcoin as a secure base layer through a Layer 2 solution, offering developer tools and a programming language called Clarity.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

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.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Compound invest at?
Compound invests at the Series A stage.
What is Compound's typical check size?
Compound typically writes checks of $400K – $1.5M.
What sectors does Compound focus on?
Compound focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Robotics.
Where is Compound located?
Compound is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Compound lead rounds?
Yes, Compound leads investment rounds.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

The Past, Present, and Future of AI, Robotics, Venture Capital, Crypto | Michael Dempsey @ Compound - YouTube

The Peel with Turner Novak · Michael Dempsey

If you’re not too early, you’re too late | Shelby Newsad, Partner at Compound VC - YouTube

Nucleate · Shelby Newsad

Compound’s Michael Dempsey on Thesis-Driven vs Founder-Driven Investing - YouTube

Turpentine VC · Michael Dempsey

Future of AI&ML in Creative Tech w/ Michael Dempsey @ Compound (Live from the Future 0004) - YouTube

Future Fridays · Michael Dempsey

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Co-investors · 24

Andreessen Horowitz

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Craft Ventures

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$50K – $50M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm known for backing bold, contrarian bets in world-class teams that can reshape entire industries.

$5K – $50M
Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, with a portfolio of companies from early stage through growth.

$500K – $15M
Union Square Ventures (USV)

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests in companies at the edge of large markets being transformed by technological and societal pressures.

$1M – $20M
Caffeinated Capital

Caffeinated Capital is a venture firm based in San Francisco and New York that leads seed and Series A rounds and continues investing throughout the life of technology companies.

$3M – $50M
Amplify Partners

Amplify Partners is an early-stage venture firm that has invested in technical founders — engineers, researchers, and scientists — building applications, AI models, developer tools, and infrastructure since 2012.

$500K – $5M
Resolute Ventures

Resolute Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that leads pre-seed and seed rounds, backing founders with grit, energy and conviction.

$1M
Electric Capital

Electric Capital is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2018 that backs founders building trust-minimized technologies across AI, crypto, fintech, and related sectors.

$1M – $20M
Paradigm

Paradigm is a frontier technology investment firm that builds and invests in early-stage companies across crypto, AI, robotics, and other emerging technology areas.

$1M – $100M
Blockchain Capital

Blockchain Capital is a venture firm that has partnered with crypto builders since 2013, investing across the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem.

$25K – $200K
HOF Capital

HOF Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm investing in companies transforming foundational industries through advanced software and AI.

$25K – $15M
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