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Venture capitalSeattle · Pre-Seed · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Diaspora Ventures is a pre-seed fund that backs European entrepreneurs building tech companies with global ambition, helping them scale into the US market. The firm believes Europe produces exceptional engineers, product designers, and ambitious founders who often lack access to the funding, talent, playbooks, and networks needed to expand beyond their home borders. By investing early and connecting founders to the US tech ecosystem, Diaspora aims to give the next generation of European startups access to what it considers the best technology ecosystem in the world.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 27 of 44 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×7Data & Infrastructure ×5Consumer ×4Developer Tools ×4Fintech ×4Creator Economy ×3
HQs:United States×13France×3United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×43 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Barnard College ×2Centrale Lyon ×2Columbia University ×2emlyon business school ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Business & Management ×7Economics ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12021 · 35 dated
Alinea is a digital wealth management platform that provides AI-assisted portfolio management and automated investing for individual investors.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Eve Halimi(Founder)inAnam Lakhani(Founder)in
BoardPhylicia Koh(Director)in
Co-investorsEvolution Venturesf7 VenturesFoundersX VenturesGFR FundKima VenturesPlay Ventures+18 more
Async is an AI-powered video editor that allows users to create, edit, and repurpose videos through conversational prompts rather than traditional editing interfaces.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Arto Yeritsyan(Founder)in
Co-investorsMosaic VenturesPoint NineSierra VenturesSmartGateVC
Blockmate provides crypto infrastructure and compliance tools for banks and fintech companies, including portfolio management, payment integration, and AML compliance features accessible via a single API.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Ivan Hladik(Founder)in
Co-investorsBADideas.fundDEPO VenturesTensor VenturesZAKA VCBing VenturesBlockchain Founders Fund+2 more
Cedalio builds AI agents for accounts payable and procurement that automate invoice processing, validation, and fiscal compliance across multiple workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Luciana Reznik(Founder)inNico Magni(Founder)inGuido Marucci Blas(Founder)in
Co-investorsRebel FundY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesDecacorn CapitalNewtopia VCRipio Ventures
Counsel is an AI platform for law firms that ingests data across a firm's tools — including Outlook, Teams, Word, Gmail, NetDocuments, and meetings — and runs background agents that build context on every email, matter, and commitment.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersJ12 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzGV (Google Ventures)Pear VC
Safary is an analytics and audience intelligence platform for crypto teams that syncs Twitter followers with on-chain and web2 data to identify real users, measure marketing funnel performance, and manage business development opportunities.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSocial
Co-investorsArca FundsLemniscapSaison CapitalBlocktower Capital
DiffuseDrive builds synthetic data generation tools for physical AI systems, using its Atlas product to create real-world-grade scenarios from existing data for model training, validation, and edge case testing.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Balint Pasztor(Founder)in
Co-investors500 Emerging EuropePresto Ventures
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Dune Health offers a telehealth service that analyzes data from patients' wearable devices with AI to generate medical insights, which its doctors use to create and adjust personalized care plans.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsHeadwater Ventures
Dynamiq provides a low-code AI workflow builder that enables teams to design, test, and deploy generative AI applications through a drag-and-drop interface.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsGeek VenturesGamegroove CapitalTA Ventures
Ojai, US
Joy Elizabeth Howard(Executive Officer, Director)Dmitri Siegel(Director)
Co-investorsMosaic Ventures
Feels is a social and dating app that lets users create story-like profiles, add prompts, and send personalized direct messages to meet people who share their interests.
ConsumerSocialParis, FR
Laurent de Tapol(Founder)
Co-investorsCreator VenturesKima Ventures
Finnt builds AI agents that execute accounting and controllership tasks for finance teams, generating journal entries and financial statements with audit documentation in minutes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Anji Ismail(Founder)inFaouzi EL YAGOUBI(Founder)in
Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionY Combinator305 VenturesFranklin TempletonGoodwater Capital+10 more
Lobby builds behavioral models that extend human cognition, enabling AI agents to act autonomously in line with a user's judgment and preferences.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Nicolas Cabrignac(Founder)in
Co-investorsMozilla Ventures
Hermes Robotics manufactures autonomy retrofit kits that enable low-speed vehicle automation for any vehicle type.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Guilhem Herail(Founder)in
Co-investorsRed Beard VenturesY CombinatorBerkeley SkyDeck FundCathexis Ventures
Feedback and design iteration tool for collaborative website and web-app development.
Co-investorsLa FamigliaAcadian Ventures Management, Llc
Kinetix is an AI research company that combines 3D and machine learning to understand and generate human motion, building generative models for character animation, human pose estimation, and video generation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGamingMedia & EntertainmentParis, FR
Yassine Tahi(CEO)inHenri Mirande(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstAnimoca BrandsSparkle VenturesTop Harvest CapitalVertex VenturesXavier Niel+1 more
Permify is an open-source authorization service, inspired by Google's Zanzibar, that lets engineering teams model and enforce fine-grained access controls using a centralized permission database and schema language.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe
Scanwell Health develops smartphone applications that enable patients to perform diagnostic tests at home, starting with an FDA-cleared app for urinary tract infection testing and treatment.
HealthtechMedical DevicesLos Angeles, US
Stephen Chen(Founder/Founding CEO)in
Co-investorsGrant Park VenturesY CombinatorAdvisorsDCM VenturesFounders FundFriale+10 more
Scenario is an AI content generation platform for creating game and creative assets — including 3D models, images, video, audio, textures, and skyboxes — with support for hundreds of models and custom-trained models on a user's own art style.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingSaaS
Co-investorsPlay Ventures
Spaceport is a creator-first platform enabling developers and IP owners to license, integrate, and manage playable intellectual property across gaming and digital experiences.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment
Le Zhang(Co-founder and CEO)inLida Tang(Co-founder and CEO)
Co-investorsArca FundsCrit VenturesDecasonicNextView VenturesBlocktower Capital
Spate is a trend intelligence platform that analyzes consumer data to identify emerging trends and behavioral shifts for consumer brands in the beauty, wellness, and food and beverage industries.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York City, US
Yarden Horwitz(Founder)inOlivier Zimmer(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorKima VenturesInitialized CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners
Supliful is a fulfillment and private-label platform that lets creators and entrepreneurs build consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands—such as supplements, coffee, and on-demand products—without holding inventory, handling manufacturing, or managing logistics.
B2B MarketplacesDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainWellness & FitnessDenver, US
Martins Lasmanis(CEO)in
Co-investorsBADideas.fundNeer Venture PartnersZAKA VCStartup Wise Guys
The Cobblers provides professional cleaning, repair, restoration, and customization services for premium sneakers and high-quality leather goods including footwear, handbags, and garments.
Circular EconomyConsumerMarketplacesRetail TechMiami, US
Co-investorsK20 Fund
Theneo is an all-in-one developer portal platform for creating and managing API documentation, guides, and private customer portals with real-time collaboration features.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ana Robakidze(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesMerus CapitalY CombinatorNegma Group
Blockchain-based podcasting platform helping creators monetize through NFTs.
Co-investorsLa Famiglia
Vespucci is a product analytics tool that connects to existing Amplitude or Segment data and runs models to explain why a product is used, generating reports on the factors that influence user activation, retention, and other behaviors.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Voxeet develops a communications platform as a service that developers embed in their own applications.
Developer Tools
Benoit SenardLarry FornallazStephane Giraudie(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBreegaHeroic VenturesKima VenturesLDV PartnersPartech Ventures+1 more
Paris, FR
Corentin Larroque(Founder)Stephane Giraudie(Founder)Valentin Martin(Founder)
Co-investorsProgression
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Diaspora Ventures made?
- Diaspora Ventures has 44 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Diaspora Ventures invest at?
- Diaspora Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
- What sectors does Diaspora Ventures focus on?
- Diaspora Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Diaspora Ventures located?
- Diaspora Ventures is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Who does Diaspora Ventures co-invest with?
- Diaspora Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, 500 Emerging Europe, among 55 tracked co-investors.
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