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Conviction — 2023 Investments

5 investments dated 2023 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

HeyGenheygen.comin𝕏Nov 2023✓ verified

HeyGen is an AI video generation and dubbing platform that allows users to create and localize videos by writing scripts and selecting AI-generated voices, eliminating the need for cameras, actors, and traditional production resources.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSLos Angeles, US

Joshua Xu(Founder)inWayne Liang(Founder)Joshua Xu Wayne Liang(Founder)

BoardSarah Guo(Board member; founder of Conviction)in

Co-investorsBenchmarkThrive CapitalavraBond Capital ManagementDylan FieldElad Gil+4 more

Essentialessential.aiin𝕏Oct 2023acquired by NVIDIA · Jun 2026

Essential AI builds an open platform for AI research and development, providing open models, tooling, and evaluation frameworks designed for global collaboration.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Ashish Vaswani(Founder)inNiki Parmar(Founder)inJames Montgomery(Director)

Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesMarch Capital PartnersAMD VenturesKB InvestmentNVIDIAThrive Capital

Hazyhazy-ai.comMar 2023 · $9M

Hazy provides a data-sharing platform with built-in GDPR-compliant legal agreements, access controls, and audit logs to help businesses share customer data responsibly.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Harry Keen(Founder)inJames Arthur(Founder)Luke Robinson(Founder)

Co-investorsAlbionVCM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Metis VenturesNeva Sgr.Notion CapitalUCL Technology Fund+5 more

Ideogramideogram.aiinAug 2023

Toronto-based generative AI company building text-to-image models known for accurate in-image text rendering.

Toronto, CA

William Chan(Founder)inMohammad Norouzi(Founder)inChitwan Saharia(Founder)Jonathan Ho(Founder)

Co-investorsAIX VenturesAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesPear VCRedpoint VenturesTwo Small Fish Ventures+12 more

Mistral AImistral.aiin𝕏Dec 2023

Mistral builds and open-sources frontier AI models, developer tools, and applications for organizations in finance, manufacturing, defense, energy, and the public sector to solve complex problems.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

Arthur Mensch(Founder)inGuillaume Lample(Founder)inTimothee Lacroix(Co-founder and CTO)inTimothée Lacroix(Founder)

Co-investors83NorthAndreessen HorowitzBalderton CapitalCisco InvestmentsElad GilEuropean Investment Fund+46 more

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