Compound
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Seed–Series A · 12 people tracked
Also known as COMPOUND ADVISORS, LLC · Compound VC
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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 Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
4 people who came through Compound went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 73 of 100 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×32Biotech ×19Crypto & Web3 ×15Deep Tech ×14Enterprise Software ×13Healthtech ×13Fintech ×11Developer Tools ×9
HQs:United States×40United Kingdom×3Germany×1South Africa×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 52 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×173 founders×104+ founders×8
Where their founders studiedfrom 62 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×7University of Cambridge ×6Harvard University ×5New York University ×4Princeton University ×4University of Oxford ×3Amherst College ×2Duke University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 57 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×19Engineering ×15Economics ×8Life Sciences ×8Mathematics & Statistics ×5Physics ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Politics & Policy ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 68 founders with career history
Google ×7Stanford University ×7Rent the Runway ×3Harvard University ×2Helix Nanotechnologies ×2MIT Media Lab ×2RippleMatch ×2Runway ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
19 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 62 with degree data)
Investments · 100 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 62024 · 12022 · 32021 · 22020 · 42019 · 22018 · 42017 · 22016 · 12015 · 128 dated
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
Oren Frank(Founder)inJon Cohen, M.D.inJon Cohen(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inRoni Frank(Founder)
Co-investorsHDS CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersQumra CapitalRevolutionRunway Venture PartnersVillage Global+15 more
Tempus AI develops artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic tests that integrate genomic, clinical, and imaging data to guide personalized treatment decisions in oncology and other disease areas.
Chicago, US
Eric Lefkofsky(Founder)inErik Phelps(Executive Officer)Ryan Fukushima(Executive Officer)in
BoardBrad Keywell(Director)Peter Barris(Director)in
Co-investorsCaesar VenturesFPVKhosla VenturesLightbankLingottoNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more
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(Founder)inTheofanis Karaletsos(Founder)
BoardZavain Dar(Founder)in
Co-investorsNVIDIAAmplify PartnersDIMENSIONDimension CapitalNVentures
Bluefin is an orderbook-based decentralized derivatives exchange built for both first-time users and professional traders.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Ahmad Jawaid(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltonomyAmber GroupFBG CapitalHashedLedgerPrimeAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)+16 more
Railway builds a cloud computing platform designed to reduce deployment friction and simplify the software development lifecycle.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Jake Cooper(Founder)inSondre Selbaek(Founder)
Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesTq Ventures LlcUnusual VenturesBasecamp FundPioneerAlumni Ventures+4 more
Sarcophagus is a decentralized dead man's switch built on the BASE blockchain.
Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Co-investors3SE HoldingsLattice CapitalLD CapitalPlaceholder VCHinge CapitalNxGen+2 more
Zindi is a professional network and AI challenge platform where data scientists and AI builders compete on practical machine learning challenges developed with businesses, NGOs, and governments.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodEbene, ZA
Ekow Duker(Executive Officer, Director)inCelina Lee(Executive Officer, Director)inKarim Beguir(Director)
Board seatDan Zigmond· per SEC Form D · $1000K raise · filed Nov 2021
Co-investorsFounders Factory AfricaMo AngelsSHAKTILaunch Africa Ventures
This is a long-form editorial exploration authored by 0xsmac and Compound Crypto that speculates on how the crypto industry might evolve year by year from 2023 through 2026.
Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
New York, US
Allison Kopf(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsInvestHER VenturesTaurus VenturesArgonautic VenturesAstanor VenturesHorizons VenturesiSelect Fund+2 more
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 ChainMobility & TransportationTexas, US
Marc El Khoury(Executive Officer, Director)inDrew Bassiniin
Co-investorsGRIDS CapitalIbex InvestorsObvious VenturesVolvo Group Venture Capital ABGerdau Next Ventures
Not applicable - page does not represent a legitimate company.
Santa Clara, US
Jennifer Prendki(Executive Officer, Director)Xavier Douglass(Executive Officer)
Co-investors2.12 AngelsIrregular ExpressionsK20 FundEveningPartech Ventures
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)
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCrosscourt VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFirst Spark Ventures, LlcMana VenturesTranspose Platform Management
EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) manages open biological data resources and provides tools for browsing data, performing analyses, and sharing research results.
BiotechData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Co-investorsKfundFly VenturesHongShan Capital GroupIDG CapitalRadical Ventures
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
Co-investorsSpacecadet VenturesVersion One VenturesGeneral CatalystNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)UNION Labs Ventures
Arbitrum is an Ethereum layer-2 platform using optimistic rollups to offer cheaper, faster transactions and dedicated chains.
Ed Felten(Founder)Harry Kalodner(Founder)Steven Goldfeder(Founder)
Co-investorsHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)IOSG VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauLauren StephanianOKX VenturesPantera Capital+10 more
A wearable device company developing brain-sensing technology using nanotechnology for consumer use.
Deep TechHardwareHealthtech
Co-investorsAccelUnshackled VenturesVery Serious VenturesBlackRockLocalGlobeNorthzone+2 more
Betterview is a property intelligence platform that enables insurance underwriters to assess properties and manage risk using high-resolution aerial imagery, AI analysis, and integrated data from multiple sources.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTech
Co-investorsMetaProp Ventures645 VenturesArab AngelChestnut Street VenturesHaystackMetaProp+2 more
Developing microscale robots to deliver therapies locally to targeted brain disease areas.
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesBold Capital PartnersDeep InsightDolby Family VenturesFlucas Ventures+8 more
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBrisbane, US
Jamie Bacher(Founder)inAdam Paul Arkin(Founder)inRobert McBridein
BoardErkki Aaltonen(Director)in
Co-investorsKickstart InnovationSaltagen VenturesUniversal Materials IncubatorY CombinatorYara Growth VenturesAgrolimen Ventures+10 more
CAP TODAY is a publication for pathologists and clinical laboratory professionals, covering laboratory medicine news, product guides, and vendor roundtables.
HealthtechMedia & Entertainment
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
Co-investorsCaesar VenturesOperator StackWork-BenchAMD VenturesDatabricks VenturesGeneral Catalyst+4 more
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
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalHorizons VenturesOctopus VenturesVerve Ventures
Gia is an AI-powered chatbot designed to help patients and doctors with genetic testing workflows, including risk assessment, family history collection, and results delivery.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Moran Snir(CEO)inGuy Snir(COO)inMotti Shohat M.D.(Founder)Brian CerceoJeff Froom
Co-investorsMeron CapitalY CombinatorAlchemist AcceleratorFifty YearsiAngels
Clearing is a payments platform that processes transactions across multiple asset classes, including fiat and digital assets.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCoinbase VenturesCursor CapitalHaun VenturesRubikUnion Square Ventures (USV)
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
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)A16Z SpeedrunAcrew CapitalAntigravity CapitalBackwards CapitalInovia Capital+3 more
Compound is an Ethereum smart-contract protocol for supplying and borrowing crypto assets at algorithmically set interest rates.
Geoffrey Hayes(Founder)Robert Leshner(Founder)Jacob Schein(Founder)inJordan Gonen(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBig Candle CapitalBitDAOChapter One+14 more
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 TechHealthtechBerkeley, US
Matt Krisiloff(CEO)inBianka Seres(President)in
Co-investorsage1HOF CapitalMaiora Rebel VenturesMetaplanetSciFoundersVU Venture Partners
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(CEO)inNic Borensztein(CTO)inPablo Garcia(Founder)inNicolas Borensztein(Founder)Cliff Massey(Business Development)Ashley Burrow(BizOps)
Co-investorsThreshold VenturesY CombinatorAME Cloud VenturesBoxGroupComcast VenturesLiquid Ventures+3 more
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(CEO)inMatt Ball(CTO)inJonathan Meed(Senior Software Engineer)Satshabad Khalsa(Software Engineer)Andre Castillo(Director of Hardware Operations, Manufacturing and Quality)Fre Tachea(Director of Fermentation)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)GRIDS CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCTeam Builder VenturesThe E14 FundUNCOMMON DENOMINATOR+20 more
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)inDoug BruntonRamya Venkateswaran(Head of Business Development)Nina KuruvillaMark Backman(Product)Marco SJ(Support)
Co-investorsFreestyle CapitalGround Up VenturesMoxxie VenturesRenegade PartnersRoot Ventures Manager, LlcScribble Ventures+13 more
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)inDieter Shirley(Founder)inMikhael Naayem(Founder)inJody Rebak(Executive Officer)inMik Naayem(Founder)
BoardDavid Pakman(Director)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAppWorks VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsBond Capital Management+44 more
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)inDave Wilner(Director)inAdam Sypniewski(Founder)inNoah Shutty(CTO)Brian Gamido(Head of Business)Joan DeGennaro(Head of Operations)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAlumni VenturesB CapitalBascom VenturesConnetic VenturesFour Cities+35 more
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 TechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Courtney Guertin(Founder)in
Co-investorsInsignia Ventures PartnersPropel Venture PartnersRunway Venture PartnersSpectrum EquityTransmedia Capital
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)in
Co-investorsAvant LabsCreative VenturesFundersClubGRIDS CapitalStanley VenturesAHOY CAPITAL+12 more
Goodfire is an AI interpretability research lab that develops methods to reverse-engineer, debug, and control neural networks' internal representations.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Tom McGrath(Founder)inEric Ho(Founder)inDaniel Balsam(Founder)inArcha JaininDaniel Kang(Director)Dan Balsam(Founder)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalJuniper Ventures Management, LlcLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo VenturesMythos Ventures Management, Llc+8 more
GovDash provides a CRM and proposal development platform for government contractors (GovCon), offering structured bid evaluation, competitor intelligence, pricing analysis, and win tracking features for capture managers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSNew York City, US
Sean Doherty(Founder)inTimothy Goltser(Founder)inCurtis Mason(Founder)inBailey Gardner(Engineer)Parker Miller(Engineer)Emily Feld(Head of Ops)
Co-investorsBCIMucker CapitalNorthzoneOlive Tree CapitalSoma CapitalY Combinator+4 more
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
Andrew Verbinnen(Founder)inAndrew Bakst(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtria VenturesMoonlanding Ventures
The page does not provide clear information about what Hyphen builds, who it serves, or its market.
FoodTechRobotics
Daniel Fukuba(Founder)inStephen Klein(Founder)in
Co-investorsNextwave [X] PartnersPathbreaker VenturesSpacecadet VenturesStartXStonewater VenturesUnlock Venture Partners+7 more
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(Co-Founder, Director and Executive Advisor)Jeremy O'Connell(Director)inDr. Hanadie Yousef(Founder)inJulie Anne Smith(Chief Executive Officer and Director)in
BoardBen Hemani(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBascom VenturesBison VenturesHarmonix FundHorizons VenturesManta Ray Ventures+5 more
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 EconomyNew York, US
Douglas Petkanics(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Xiao Tang(Director, Promoter)Doug Petkanics(Founder)Eric Tang(Founder)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesBorderless VentureBoxGroupCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCollab+Currency+9 more
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)
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesRolling Fun GPTransform Investments
M0 is a modular stablecoin infrastructure platform that lets developers launch application-specific, interoperable digital dollars.
Luca Prosperi(Founder & CEO)inGreg Di Prisco(Founder)in
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpArrington CapitalBain Capital CryptoBitcoin MagazineCitizenX Crypto VenturesCoinbase Ventures+20 more
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)Alex Grant(Founder)Jacob Brown(Founder)
Co-investorsAvilaBalerion Space VenturesHyperguapJuniperNecessary VenturesVoLo Earth Ventures+5 more
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
Co-investorsCV VCLattice CapitalMenlo VenturesFirst Round CapitalKleiner PerkinsQuiet Capital
Molecule operates a blockchain-based platform supporting decentralized science (DeSci), funding research projects and connecting scientists and entrepreneurs.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3
Paul Kohlhaas(Founder)inNeeta Singal(Founder)Saurabh Singal(Founder)Saurabh Singal Neeta Singal(Founder)Tyler Golato(Founder)Vincent Weisser(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtria VenturesBackedBoxGroupFifty YearsIncrypt BlockchainInflection.xyz+13 more
Move Loot operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used furniture, connecting sellers and buyers while offering integrated delivery services.
ConsumerMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Ryan Smith(CTO)inJenny Karin Morrill(Executive Officer, Director)William Bobbitt(Executive Officer, Director)Shruti Shah(COO)Bill BobbittJenny Koland(CMO)
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorAlumni VenturesAmasiaAngelPadBoxGroup+17 more
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
Alexander Häggqvist(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalBAM VenturesCharge VCDaniel GutenbergVisible VenturesNotation Capital
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
Nicholas Lillios(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLou Forster(Director)inMoo Kim(Director)
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianBAM VenturesClocktower VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcRunway Venture PartnersUlu Ventures+5 more
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(CEO)inMichael Egorov(CTO)John Pacific(Engineer)Ravital Solomon(Cryptographer)Arjun Hassard(Product Lead)
Co-investorsCathay CapitalCollab+CurrencyDigital Finance GroupFusionReciprocal VenturesSignum Capital+21 more
Oncotarget is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing oncology and cancer research papers, indexed in databases such as PubMed, MEDLINE, and Scopus.
BiotechMedia & Entertainment
Uses AI to discover exotic new materials; raised a $50M Series B led by Plural.
Daniel Miodovnik(Founder)James Gin-Pollock(Founder)Jonathan Godwin(Founder)
Co-investorsFly VenturesFlying Fish VenturesISVMSMRadical VenturesBoxGroup+3 more
OSARO designs AI-powered robotic systems for warehouse automation and fulfillment.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Derik Pridmore(Founder)inMichael Kahane(Founder)inItamar Arel(Founder)
BoardScott Banister(Director)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Acorn Pacific VenturesAlpha Intelligence CapitalComcast VenturesDarco CapitalGiTV, Inc.+10 more
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
Garth Sheldon-Coulson(Founder)inBrian Moffat(Founder)
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalCollaborative FundGigascale CapitalHOF CapitalLowercarbon CapitalNimble Partners+15 more
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
Co-investorsDragonflyMetastablea16z cryptoAndreessen Horowitz
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
Mark Heynen(Founder)inDoug Ricket(Founder)inGib Lopez(Founder)inTom Ricket(Co-Founder)inNick Zakrasek(President, Product Development)inAmy Pardee(General Counsel)in
Co-investorsAidenlair CapitalAssurant VenturesCeniarthCiti VenturesCore Venture CapitalDnx Ventures+21 more
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
Duleek Ranatunga(Founder)in
Co-investorsEarlymarketFly VenturesHoxton VenturesOctopus VenturesSoftBank Investment Advisers’ Emerge ProgramSOSV+1 more
Wilmington, US
Thore Buergel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJakob Steinfeldt(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFusionHummingbird VenturesAnanda Impact Ventures
Plural Everything Inc. is a financial technology company providing private capital market infrastructure and investment management solutions for institutional investors, including broker-dealers, investment banks, family offices, wealth managers, and equity crowdfunding platforms.
Climate TechEnergyFintechSan Francisco, US
Spencer Marr(President & Co-founder)Adam Silver(Founder)inAlexander Fong(Founder)in
Co-investorsMaven 11Necessary VenturesParadigmNeoclassic CapitalVOLT CAPITAL
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
Fabio Boniolo(Founder)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsHumba Ventures
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(Founder)inJohannes Hagemann(Founder)inVincent Weisser Johannes Hagemann(Founder)
BoardDavid Katz(Director)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalCoinFundCollab+CurrencyDell Technologies CapitalIntel CapitalMenlo Ventures+9 more
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(Founder)inNikolai Eroshenko(Founder)in
Co-investorsLongeVCOK ComputerThe Venture CollectiveCerberus VenturesFifty YearsHalcyon Futures Investments+1 more
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
Cristóbal Valenzuela(Founder)inAnastasis Germanidis(Founder)inAnastasios Germanidis(Director)Alejandro Matamala-Ortiz(Founder)Arya Asemanfar(Founder)Cristobal Valenzuela(Founder)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersavraCoatue ManagementFelicis VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGeneral Atlantic+21 more
This is not applicable—the page is a personal portfolio, not a company site.
New York, US
Co-investorsIndustry VenturesOctopus VenturesTrinity VenturesWorld Innovation Lab
SOPHiA GENETICS develops the SOPHiA DDM data analytics platform for genomic and multimodal data analysis, offering solutions used in oncology research and in vitro diagnostics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Jurgi Camblong(Founder)Lars Steinmetz(Founder)Pierre Hutter(Founder)
Co-investors360 CapitalaMoonBalderton CapitalHitachi VenturesACE & CompanyAlychlo+2 more
Spaero Bio builds technology for scientists to automate life science experiments that are currently performed by hand.
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)AIX VenturesAlleyCorpSpacecadet VenturesWhoa I Lp, By: Whoa VenturesAlley Robotics Ventures+2 more
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
Dr. Raj Bhakta(Founder)inMichael Kohen(Executive Officer, Director)Eyal Cohen(Director)
Co-investorsPrimary Venture Partners
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 ToolsNew York, US
Ryan Shea(Co-founder)inMuneeb Ali(Co-founder)in
BoardAlbert Wenger(Director)in
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBitcoin FrontierBreyer CapitalContinue CapitalDigital Currency GroupDraper Associates+26 more
Dennis Gong is a PhD candidate in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics at Harvard Medical School and MIT, conducting research on therapeutic resistance and recurrence in pancreatic cancer at MGH Center for Cancer Research and the Broad Institute.
BiotechMedical DevicesBoston
Dennis Gong
Supp.co is a platform for building, optimizing, and tracking personalized supplement stacks aligned with individual health goals and lifestyles.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Steve Martocci(Founder)inNick Michlewicz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersBoxGroupThe Family FundTrue VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Draft Ventures Llc
SyntheticFi provides securities-backed lending solutions to financial advisors and their clients, offering institutional-grade liquidity through structured products like box spreads.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Guillaume Decalf(Founder & CEO)Tony Yang(Founder)inJoseph Wang(Founder)inAngeline He(Chief of Staff)Colin Xiang(Director of Operations)Fei Huang(Head of People)
Co-investorsNextGen Venture PartnersY CombinatorSocial Leverage
The Century of Biology is a newsletter publishing analysis, data, and commentary about companies and ideas in the field of biology.
BiotechMedia & Entertainment
Prediction market startup founded by ex-Polymarket and Kalshi staff, building regulated on-chain event markets; agreed to be acquired by Coinbase.
Co-investorsAsylum VenturesCoinbase VenturesEarl Grey CapitalEnsemble LabsHaun VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)+5 more
A company building AI agents and agent orchestration products to automate business operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US
Andrew Pignanelli(Founder)inAbhishyant Khare(Founder)in
Co-investorsMute VenturesUntapped CapitalAcrew CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)
The Graph organizes and indexes blockchain data through a decentralized network, providing web3 developers with fast, cost-efficient access to smart contract data via subgraphs and GraphQL queries.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Brandon Ramirez(Founder)Jannis Pohlmann(Founder)Yaniv Tal(Founder)
Co-investorsAGE CryptoAndromeda CapitalAngelONE CapitalBig Brain HoldingsBollinger Investment GroupBootNode+31 more
Tia is a healthcare platform that coordinates patient care by connecting care providers, clinical support, and care coordinators to manage appointments, prescriptions, billing, and procedures.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Carolyn Witte(Founder)inFelicity Yost(Founder)
Co-investorsACME CapitalCanaan PartnersDefine VenturesHelmHomebrewSeae Ventures+8 more
Valius is a molecular oncology company that develops tools to understand cancer cell behavior and enable targeted drug development and personalized therapies.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Sarah Hesse(Co-founder & Head of Translational Science)inEdward Larkin(Chief Executive Officer)in
BetteRx (formerly Vitae Industries) builds the AutoCompounder, an automated dosage-making system with a vetted compound formulary that helps 503A compounding pharmacists produce personalized medications more consistently and in line with FDA regulations.
BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesProvidence, US
Jeanine Sinanan-Singh(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel DeCiccio(Co-Founder & CTO)inAnthony Marsella(Founder & CEO)inStuart Jamieson(CFO)
Co-investorsSlater Technology FundSocial StartsTechstarsBoxGroupFounder CollectiveLerer Hippeau
Wayve develops embodied AI technology to enable autonomous vehicle systems for assisted and automated driving.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationRoboticsLondon, GB
Alex Kendall(Founder)inAmar Shah(Founder)inAlex Kendall Amar Shah(Founder)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBritish Business BankIcehouse VenturesSoftBank GroupSoftBank Vision FundTeachers' Venture Growth+20 more
Zipdrug is a prescription delivery and pharmacy benefit platform, acquired by Anthem's PBM IngenioRx in 2020.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US
Stuart Libby(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kyro Beshay(Director, Promoter)
BoardCraig Shapiro(Director)
Co-investorsBAM VenturesLux CapitalNat TurnerRuna CapitalRunway Venture PartnersThird Prime+6 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AI ReverieCPV vignettesDrinkablefocus dominantlyFree GamesHalcyon HealthImVitroMedidojoPeople That Do Not ExistPlural EnergyreducedreportedSOOT Future of File SearchTheses
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.
Exits · 9
2 IPOs · 7 acquisitions · showing 7TalkspaceNASDAQ: TALKTempusNASDAQ: TEMCatalystacq. by TotangoClear Geneticsacq. by InvitaeSparkAIacq. by John DeereSuppCoacq. by FunctionZip Drugacq. by Anthem/IngenioRx (now CarelonRx)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Arbitrum · blog.arbitrum.foundation · Aug 26, 2026
PayJoy · PR Newswire · Jul 23, 2026

Prime Intellect · finsmes.com · Jul 10, 2026
Runway · thesaasnews.com · Jul 6, 2026
Wayve · techfundingnews.com · Jul 1, 2026
SyntheticFi · fintech.global · Jun 10, 2026
Panthalassa · finsmes.com · May 5, 2026
Railway · finsmes.com · Jan 22, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Compound made?
- Compound has 100 tracked investments, 9 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Compound invest at?
- Compound invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- 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.
- Who does Compound co-invest with?
- Compound most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, Y Combinator, Union Square Ventures (USV), among 393 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamManaging Partner Compound: How He Has 5X Every Fund He Has Run | Michael Dempsey
Personable - Hosted by Harvey Bracken-Smith · Michael Dempsey
The Past, Present, and Future of AI, Robotics, Venture Capital, Crypto | Michael Dempsey @ Compound
The Peel with Turner Novak · Michael Dempsey
If you’re not too early, you’re too late | Shelby Newsad, Partner at Compound VC
Nucleate · Shelby Newsad
Compound’s Michael Dempsey on Thesis-Driven vs Founder-Driven Investing
Turpentine VC · Michael Dempsey
Future of AI&ML in Creative Tech w/ Michael Dempsey @ Compound (Live from the Future 0004)
Future Fridays · Michael Dempsey
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Co-investors · 25
Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests across a broad range of technology sectors, presenting a large portfolio spanning crypto, fintech, climate, AI, education, health, and marketplaces.
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.
HOF Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm investing in companies transforming foundational industries through advanced software and AI.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
Notation Capital writes the very first check for technical founding teams at the moment of company creation, treating pre-seed as a distinct risk profile and working "in the trenches" with founders on "day 0:00" rather than just writing smaller checks. The firm operates with unusual transparency by publishing its internal operating manual on GitHub and running a podcast that interviews LPs to demystify venture fund underwriting, while also running a free, equity-free program for future founders in underestimated ecosystems beyond Silicon Valley.
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.
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.
Amplify Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in technical founders building companies across developer tools, machine learning/AI, data infrastructure, digital biology, cybersecurity, and related deep technology areas.
Paradigm is a frontier technology investment firm that builds and invests in early-stage companies across crypto, AI, robotics, and other emerging technology areas.
Refactor is a seed-stage venture firm run as a solo capitalist by Zal, backing founders building hard tech companies that address real-world problems.
Flucas Ventures is a solo GP fund led by Ashley Flucas, who simultaneously serves as COO of Summit Ventures while personally investing in 250-275+ startups and deploying over $75M through a syndicate of 2,000+ LPs in less than two years. The fund operates with true stage, sector, and geography agnosticism while democratizing access to top-tier venture deals by inviting diverse, nontraditional LPs to co-invest alongside marquee firms like Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.
Tencent is a Chinese technology company operating consumer products such as Tencent Games and Weixin/WeChat, business services including Tencent Cloud, and technology research units like Tencent Media Lab and Ethereal Lab.
▶13 more co-investors
Yes VCGraph VenturesDimension CapitalCharge VCCreative VenturesTeam Builder VenturesCaffeinated CapitalResolute VenturesElectric CapitalBlockchain CapitalChapter One VenturesGreat Wave VenturesMubadala Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Compound, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Compound's recorded portfolio.
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