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Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 10 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Convergent Ventures invests in early-stage teams applying science-driven technologies to improve human health and environmental sustainability. The firm, run by founders, scientists, and physicians, believes that the convergence of data with the natural, physical, and human sciences produces both strong financial returns and meaningful societal impact. It actively scouts, invests in, and supports founders building businesses at the intersection of caring for people and the planet, aiming to back companies that create iconic, world-positive outcomes.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & curatedWhat they invest in
from 18 of 38 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14Biotech ×8Deep Tech ×7Digital Health ×5Healthtech ×5Medical Devices ×5Hardware ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:United States×9Canada×4
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×33 founders×14+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2RWTH Aachen University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×4Life Sciences ×4Computer Science ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
University of British Columbia ×4BC Cancer Agency ×2Institut für Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen University ×2MIT Media Lab ×2
Investments · 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12022 · 12 dated
Absci uses an AI-based drug creation platform combined with wet lab validation to design biologic therapeutics such as antibodies from scratch.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechPortland, US
Sean McClain(Founder)inPhil Barish(Executive Officer)inZachariah Jonasson(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer)Shelby Walker(Chief Legal Officer)inRansi Somaratne(Chief Medical Officer)Andreas Busch(Chief Innovation Officer)in
Co-investorsDas & Co.IKJ CapitalOregon Venture FundPhoenix Venture PartnersTachyon VenturesTau Ventures+6 more
Agrology provides an agricultural monitoring platform that combines proprietary sensors with machine learning to deliver continuous, real-time data on soil health, carbon flux, and climate risk.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate Tech
Tyler Locke(Founder)
Co-investorsSkyview VenturesSVG Ventures | THRIVE
Anametric develops chip-scale quantum photonic (QPIC) devices for cybersecurity applications, drawing on semiconductor design expertise and research commercialized through a partnership with Southern Methodist University.
CybersecurityQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsAustin, US
William V Oxford(Executive Officer, Director)James Gable(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFrank Levinson(Director)Paul Nixon(Director)James Hunt(Director)in
Co-investorsScout VenturesLavrock VenturesIronGate Capital AdvisorsScout Ventures
Biotia develops infectious disease diagnostics using clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing paired with artificial intelligence, offering diagnostic tests and genomics software for patients, providers, and health systems managing challenging infections.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
Chris Mason(Founder)inNiamh O'Hara(Founder & CEO)inNiamh B. O'Hara(Founder)in
Co-investorsCloquet Capital Partners, LLCDigitalDx VenturesEverywhere VenturesMEDA AngelsRed Bear VenturesSand Hill Angels+11 more
Contraline develops new contraceptive and reproductive health technologies, with a focus on male contraception.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesCharlottesville, US
Kevin Eisenfrats(Founder)inJohn Herr(Founder)
BoardIris Van Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh(Director)Gurdane Bhutani(Director)inMartin J Emerson(Director)Tom Thorpe(Director)
Co-investorsBiotechnology Value FundMBX CapitalAllied Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesAmboy Street VenturesAurum Venture Partners+17 more
Dandelion Health develops clinical AI applications by combining healthcare domain expertise with machine learning research to advance AI adoption in healthcare.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSyosset, US
Elliott Green(Co-founder and CEO)in
BoardSam Toole(Director)inNiyum Gandhi(Co-founder and Board Chair)inSendhil Mullainathan(Co-founder and Scientific Advisor)inZiad Obermeyer(Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer)
Co-investorsColle Capital PartnersFloating PointHealthier CapitalMoxxie VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Photonic-electronic design IP and custom silicon; acquired by AMD (NASDAQ: AMD)
Co-investorsAlliance of AngelsiGlobe PartnersUnless
FibreCoat produces bi-component multi-filament yarns that combine basalt or glass fiber cores with metallic or polymer sheaths.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsDover, US
Robert Brull(CEO & Co-Founder)inAlexander Luking(Co-founder)inRichard Haas(COO & Co-Founder)in
BoardAshok Rao(Director)Adarsh Sowcar(Director)Philip Krahn(Director)
Co-investorsGOOSE Capital
FIGUR8 is an FDA-registered platform that provides objective, actionable insights for musculoskeletal health diagnosis and treatment.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Nan-Wei Gong(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsFirst Spark Ventures, LlcPhoenix Venture PartnersChloe CapitalDigiTx Partners LLCEvolution VC PartnersGRIDS Capital+4 more
NanoVation Therapeutics develops lipid nanoparticle (LNP) and mRNA delivery technologies for gene therapies, supporting drug development partners across mRNA synthesis, LNP formulation, and preclinical delivery optimization.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechVancouver, CA
Pieter CullisinDominik WitzigmanninJayesh KulkarniinZach JonassonDavid Main
Co-investorsInnovation UBC
Novamera develops a Surgical Mining technology platform that integrates with conventional drilling equipment to enable targeted extraction of narrow vein mineral deposits with reduced environmental impact.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechToronto, CA
Dustin Angelo(COO)inAllan Crammin
Co-investorsAlpha Future FundsChrysalix
Noze develops a breath-analysis platform that uses nano-sensor "smell on silicon" chips and AI neural models to detect trace molecular patterns in exhaled breath and translate them into diagnostic signals.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsBacchus Venture CapitalBeresford VenturesInnovative Solutions CanadaMistral Venture Partners
Profluent develops AI foundation models combined with an in-house wet lab to design proteins for applications ranging from human health to industrial uses.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechEmeryville, US
Ali Madani(Founder)inAlexander Meeske(Founder)
BoardDylan Morris(Director)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAIX VenturesSpark CapitalAltimeter CapitalBezos ExpeditionsInsight Partners
Pulse provides AI-powered steam trap monitoring and diagnostics solutions for industrial facilities in manufacturing, food and beverage, and healthcare sectors to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyIoT
Co-investorsFounders FundCeltic House Asia PartnersGreenSky VenturesMomenta VenturesSOSV
Sonic Incytes Medical Corp. develops Velacur ONE, an AI-guided ultrasound system that provides quantitative liver stiffness and attenuation measurements at the point of care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesVancouver, CA
Julio Lobo(VP, Research & Development (founding team member))inBarry Allen(President & Chief Executive Officer)inPaolo Jelmoni(Chief Commercial Officer)inRichard Rawnsley(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesNimbus Synergies Inc.Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Tensor Bio develops a non-invasive, blood-based test that uses cell-free DNA methylation profiling and machine learning to stage liver fibrosis from a single blood draw.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
Co-investorsInitiate Venture Partners
Ubicept develops single-photon imaging and perception technology, turning research in the field into practical products for computer vision and camera design teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsBoston, US
Tristan Swedish(Executive Officer, Director)inSebastian Bauer(Executive Officer, Director)inSebastian Bauer, Ph.D.(CEO and Co-Founder)Tristan Swedish, Ph.D.(CTO and Co-Founder)
BoardCraig Dickman(Director)inSunil Nagaraj(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesQuest Venture PartnersRebellion VenturesThe E14 FundTitletownTechUbiquity Ventures+1 more
Valence Labs is an AI research engine that develops computational models to predict cellular responses to genetic and chemical interventions for drug discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsFifty Years
Wavefront Dynamics is a medical device company that develops diagnostic and lens design systems for vision care, built on Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor technology.
BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesAlbuquerque, US
Dan Neal(Founder & CEO)inR. Terry Dunlay(Director)
Co-investorsPhoenix Venture PartnersTramway Venture Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ADAMAI drug discovery platformAntigen/antibody discovery companyBase editor design companyBreath-based disease detection companyClinical AI training platformEpigenetic blood test companyGenetic medicine delivery companyImage sensor companyInfectious disease companyMSK diagnosis companyPhotonic-electronic design IP companyPredictive agriculture companyQuantum photonic hardware companySteam trap monitoring companySurgical mining companySustainable composite materials companyUltrasound liver device companyWavefront sensor company
Exits · 1
1 IPOsAbsciNASDAQ: ABSI
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAbsci · stocktitan.net · Jun 24, 2026
Dandelion Health · finsmes.com · May 22, 2026
Novamera · novamerainc.com · Jan 12, 2026
Profluent Bio · finsmes.com · Nov 19, 2025
WaveFront Dynamics Inc. · wavefrontdynamics.com · Oct 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Convergent Ventures made?
- Convergent Ventures has 38 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does Convergent Ventures invest at?
- Convergent Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Convergent Ventures focus on?
- Convergent Ventures focuses on Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Convergent Ventures located?
- Convergent Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Convergent Ventures co-invest with?
- Convergent Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Evolution VC Partners, Phoenix Venture Partners, among 77 tracked co-investors.
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