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Deviation Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Seed–Growth · 16 people tracked
Also known as DEVIATION CAPITAL LP
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Investment thesis
Deviation Capital invests at the Seed and Series A stages in technical teams that harness the accelerating forces of data and computing to unlock novel experiences, insights, and discoveries. The firm focuses on founders building 'enduring exceptions' across areas such as applied AI, AI infrastructure, robotics, techbio, healthcare data, fintech, and capital markets. Formed from the spin-out of the Two Sigma Ventures team, Deviation manages roughly $2B in assets and operates from offices in New York and San Francisco.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 16 people
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What they invest in
from 21 of 29 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×6Biotech ×4Deep Tech ×4Fintech ×4Robotics ×4Consumer ×3Hardware ×3
HQs:United States×17Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 22 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×93 founders×64+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Harvard University ×3Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ×2Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Oxford ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×10Engineering ×10Business & Management ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 35 founders with career history
Google ×5Carnegie Mellon University ×3McKinsey & Company ×3Stanford University ×3Waymo ×3IBM ×2Microsoft ×2MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) ×2
9 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 35 with degree data)
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22023 · 12022 · 12020 · 12017 · 16 dated
Terray is a drug discovery company that combines proprietary hardware, large-scale experimental datasets, and AI through its EMMI platform to design small molecule medicines.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Eli Berlin(Founder)in
BoardChris PicardoinDusan PerovicinSid ShenaiinSamuel BjorkinBassil Dahiyat, Ph.D.
Co-investorsDigitalis VenturesMadrona Venture GroupSummit Peak InvestmentsAlexandriaKdT VenturesMana Ventures+5 more
Walden Robotics develops general-purpose robots that combine hardware, software, and physical AI systems for deployment in manufacturing and logistics environments.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsCambridge, US
Russell Louis Tedrake(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Burchfiel(Founder)inKerri M. Fetzer-Borelli(Executive Officer)David Marvin Slaughter Johnson(Executive Officer)Adrien David Gaidon(Executive Officer)
BoardColin Beirne(Director)in
Co-investorsCalibrate VenturesColle Capital PartnersNextView VenturesShine CapitalThe E14 FundMenlo Ventures+5 more
Bark builds parental control and monitoring software for families and schools to help keep children safe online.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthSaaSRichmond Hill, US
Brian Bason(CEO)inCarly Strife(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactAtlanta SeedBYU Cougar CapitalSocial StartsStudio VCTeamworthy Ventures+4 more
Bedrock Robotics develops autonomous robotic systems for construction sites, applying self-driving vehicle technology to address skilled labor shortages in building, energy, data centers, and factories.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRobotics
Boris Sofman(Founder & CEO)inKevin Peterson(Founder)inAjay Gummalla(Founder)inTom Eliaz(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCC4 VenturesCapitalGEclipse VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersKearny Jackson+8 more
Cerby provides an identity security platform that extends password management, SSO, MFA, user provisioning/deprovisioning, and privileged access management to disconnected applications that lack SAML, OIDC, or SCIM support.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Belsasar Lepe(Founder & CEO)inVidal(Co-Founder & CTO)inErnie Tkac(Chief Revenue Officer)inMatt McCawley(VP of Customer Experience, Business Development & Partnerships)inMiles Lavin(Chief Financial and Operating Officer)in
Co-investors515 VenturesAlumni VenturesAV8 VenturesBowery CapitalCarnrite VenturesCategory Ventures+14 more
An insurance brokerage offering personalized policy solutions for small businesses across multiple sectors including healthcare providers, attorneys, dentists, and nonprofits.
InsurTechNew York, US
Inaki Berenguer(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardCharles Moldow(Director)inJohn Buttrick(Director)
Co-investorsFoundation CapitalFounder CollectiveKibo VenturesKleiner PerkinsR136 VenturesSiesta Ventures+4 more
Etched designs custom inference chips, racks, and software co-designed for running frontier AI models, including large sparse mixture-of-experts models, long-context, and agentic workloads.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Gavin Uberti(Co-Founder & CEO)inRobert Wachen(Co-Founder & President)Chris Zhu(Co-Founder)inMark Ross(CTO)inBrian Loiler(VP of Platform)inWayne Cao(VP of Production)in
Co-investorsThiel CapitalAntiAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESBain Capital VenturesBeyond CapitalConversion Capital+27 more
Freeform develops additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology aimed at bringing this production method to industrial applications across multiple sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsHawthorne, US
Thomas J. Ronacher(Executive Officer, Director)inErik Palitsch(CEO)inTasso Lappas(Chief Scientific Officer)in
BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inMohammad Islam(Director)inKeith Dunleavy(Director)
Co-investorsLinse CapitalMVP VenturesThreshold VenturesValor Equity PartnersW venturesW Ventures+4 more
Gameto develops cell therapy and reproductive technologies to treat infertility and improve women's health outcomes.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
Dina Turner(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMartin Varsavsky(Co-founder & Chairman)inDina Radenkovic(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inDylan Morris(Director)inMaryanna Saenko(Director)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersFJ LabsFuture VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsInsight PartnersJazzya Investments+17 more
insitro is a drug discovery and development company that uses machine learning and cellular data to identify therapeutic insights and accelerate the creation of new medicines.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechSouth San Francisco, US
Daphne Koller(Founder & CEO)inDuane Valz(General Counsel)inMary Rozenman(Chief Financial Officer)in
BoardRobert Nelsen(Director)Vijay Pande(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzARCH Venture PartnersForesite CapitalGV (Google Ventures)HOF CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund+9 more
Kalshi operates a federally regulated futures exchange that allows users to trade contracts based on the outcomes of real-world events, creating a new market for event-based financial derivatives.
FintechNew York City, US
Luana Lopes Lara(Founder)inTarek Mansour(Co-founder & CEO)in
BoardAlfred Lin(Director)inMichael Seibel(Director)inMatt Huang(Director)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementCapitalGCoatue Management+52 more
Osmo develops artificial intelligence and computational tools for fragrance creation and ingredient discovery.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechNew Jersey, US
Alex Wiltschko(Founder and CEO)inRohinton Mehta(Founder)in
Co-investorsLux CapitalAlumni VenturesCollaborative FundGV (Google Ventures)Two Sigma Ventures
Patreon is a membership platform that enables creators to build communities, share exclusive work, and monetize their output through direct fan support, eliminating algorithmic dependence.
Creator EconomyMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jack Conte(Founder)inSam Yam(Founder)in
BoardDaniel Rimer(Director)inDick Costolo(Director)Goli Sheikholeslami(Director)Anne Raimondi(Director)
Co-investors1435 CapitalAccompliceAtelierCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Defy Partners+19 more
An AI-powered answer engine providing accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to questions.
San Francisco, US
Andrew D. Konwinski(Executive Officer, Director)Dzianis Yarats(Director)Aravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan(Director, Executive Officer)Aravind Srinivas(Co-founder & CEO)inDenis Yarats(Co-founder & CTO)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)
Co-investors1435 Capital359 Capital7BC Venture CapitalAccelAdvaita CapitalAIX Ventures+55 more
Remote helps companies hire, pay, and manage employees internationally by removing barriers to cross-border employment.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Job Van der Voort(Executive Officer, Director)inMarcelo Lebre(Co-founder & President)inJob van der Voort(Co-founder & CEO)in
BoardVilli Iltchev(Director)Brett Rochkind(Director)Miles Clement(Director)
Co-investorsAccelB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBase PartnersCategory VenturesDaft Capital+15 more
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Rive is a design and animation platform where creators build interactive experiences that run natively across web, mobile apps, games, and devices using an open-source runtime and GPU-accelerated vector graphics engine.
Creator EconomyDeveloper Tools
Guido Rosso(Founder)inCraig Sartor(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBMW i VenturesCategory VenturesUnusual VenturesWorklife Ventures+1 more
Socure provides an AI-driven platform for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and risk decisioning, serving enterprises and government agencies across financial services, gaming, healthcare, e-commerce, and other sectors.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechNew York, US
John Ayers(Executive Officer, Director)inJohnny Ayers(Founder & CEO)in
BoardJohn F. Frankel(Director)inSunil Madhu(Executive Officer, Director)inAlessandro Piol(Director)Pavlo Protopapa(Director)
Co-investorsAccelAlpha PartnersAltaIR CapitalAmity VenturesBain Capital VenturesCommerce Ventures+21 more
Steadily provides landlord insurance policies that protect rental property owners against property damage, liability claims, and lost rental income.
FintechInsurTechPropTechBeaverton, US
Darren Nix(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Tulig(Director)inDatha Santomieri(Director)in
BoardJake Jolis(Director)
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesMatrixNext Coast VenturesNight CapitalNine Four VenturesVesta Ventures+3 more
Wealthsimple is a Canadian financial services company offering investing, stock and crypto trading, saving and spending accounts, and tax filing through a simplified consumer platform.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSToronto, CA
Michael Katchen(Co-founder & CEO)inBrett Huneycutt(Co-founder & CPO)inRudy Adler(Co-founder (formerly CMO))inRadhika Kakkar(Chief Operating Officer)inDiederik van Liere(Chief Technology Officer)inLeen Li(Former CFO; CEO, Wealthsimple Foundation)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAllianz XDiagramDragoneer Investment GroupDST GlobalGIC+17 more
WHOOP is a wearable health monitoring device that provides 24/7 tracking of sleep, strain, stress, and heart health metrics to help users optimize their fitness and wellness.
HealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US
Will Ahmed(Founder)in
BoardJeff Fagnan(Director)
Co-investorsAccompliceBose VenturesCAVU Consumer PartnersCollaborative FundDrive by DraftKingsFounder Collective+12 more
Xaira develops AI and machine learning tools for drug discovery and protein design, serving pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US
Hetu Kamisetty(Founder)Marc Tessier-Lavigne(Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)inDr. Ci Chu(Chief Discovery Officer)Dr. Bo Wang(Chief AI Scientist)Dr. Ian McCaffery(SVP, Translational Science and Early Clinical Development)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersBreyer CapitalF-Prime CapitalForesite CapitalLongwood FundMenlo Ventures+2 more
ZeroMatter is building a scalable simulation platform with extensible tooling aimed at making simulation more accessible for solving real-world problems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSaaS
Ian Glow(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoeing HorizonX VenturesCatapult VenturesCategory VenturesPebblebedSpark CapitalAE Industrial Partners+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Human Biotech, Inc.DistributionalLedgeLedgyMetabaseRadarRecursion
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 · 1
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Socure · angelinvestorsnetwork.com · Sep 22, 2026
Etched · techcrunch.com · Aug 18, 2026
Perplexity · perplexity.ai · Aug 6, 2026
Walden · finsmes.com · Jul 15, 2026
Steadily · steadily.com · Jun 28, 2026
Gameto · insightpartners.com · Mar 4, 2026
Freeform · finsmes.com · Feb 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Deviation Capital made?
- Deviation Capital has 29 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Deviation Capital invest at?
- Deviation Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Deviation Capital focus on?
- Deviation Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics, SaaS, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Deviation Capital located?
- Deviation Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does Deviation Capital co-invest with?
- Deviation Capital most often shares deals with Category Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Founder Collective, among 218 tracked co-investors.
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