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E1 Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
E1 Ventures applies artificial intelligence to venture investing through its proprietary E/Quant platform, which analyzes a wide range of data including startup performance indicators, market trends, and founder histories. The firm builds predictive success models by dissecting historical venture data to identify characteristics linked to future outcomes, and continually refines these models through back testing. By drawing on more than 400 data sources and analyzing large volumes of pitch decks each month, E1 aims to evaluate more opportunities in less time, reduce risk, and surface patterns that conventional methods might miss.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 16 of 21 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Deep Tech ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×5Hardware ×4Robotics ×4Biotech ×3Cloud Computing ×3Semiconductors ×3
HQs:United States×16France×1
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 42024 · 32023 · 32021 · 111 dated
Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Jeff Cardenas(Co-founder & CEO)inNicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)inGeorge Samuel Rose(Director)
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investors1435 CapitalAssembly VenturesAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.B Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaseTwo+35 more
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Bexorg is a biotech platform for CNS drug discovery built on a whole-brain perfusion model that allows manipulation and recording of cellular activity in intact human brains.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesNew Haven, US
BoardZvonimir VrseljainNenad Sestan
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersConnecticut InnovationsThe Engine VenturesAmplify Partners CV
The company builds "Biological Adapters" that integrate living neurons with AI foundation models to improve performance and reduce training cost, and it operates an algorithm discovery platform based on principles from biological neural systems.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsBanyan VenturesCapital B Private HoldingsPrimary Venture PartnersWonder VenturesRefactor Capital
Boom Supersonic develops supersonic aircraft and engines, including the Overture commercial airliner and the Symphony turbofan engine, targeting commercial aviation and advanced infrastructure applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace TechCentennial, US
Blake Scholl(Founder & CEO)inJoshua Krall(Founder)inJoe Wilding(Founder)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Activant CapitalAlpha FundsAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBessemer Venture Partners+60 more
CivilGrid consolidates thousands of datasets on underground utilities, land rights, geotech conditions, and other site data into a real-time map for civil engineers, utility operators, and construction teams.
Construction TechData & InfrastructureGovTechSaaS
Josh(Co-founder)Brandon(Co-founder)
Co-investors2.12 AngelsA*Afore CapitalAnorak VenturesBURNT ISLAND VENTURESEnergy Impact Partners+14 more
Extropic builds thermodynamic computing hardware, including thermodynamic sampling units (TSUs) designed to be more energy efficient than GPUs for probabilistic AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US
Guillaume Verdon(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtacama VenturesBeyond CapitalBlack FlagHOF CapitalHyperguapInfinite Capital+10 more
Groq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Jonathan Ross(CEO)inDouglas Wightman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChamath Palihapitiya(Director)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Acequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesAxiom PartnersB CapitalBanca Investis — Family Office+70 more
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(Co-founder and CEO)inGuillaume Lample(Co-founder and Chief Science Officer)inTimothee Lacroix(Co-founder and CTO)in
Co-investors83NorthAndreessen HorowitzBalderton CapitalCisco InvestmentsConvictionElad Gil+45 more
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NOX operates AI-powered metal manufacturing facilities that provide cut-to-spec metal products to American manufacturers with quote and delivery times measured in milliseconds rather than days.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsDetroit, US
Zane Hengsperger(Founder)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investors640 OxfordAlumni VenturesAnorak VenturesOperator CollectiveThe CouncilTrail Run Capital+16 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)
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investors1435 Capital359 Capital7BC Venture CapitalAccelAdvaita CapitalAIX Ventures+59 more
Phantom Neuro develops a minimally invasive, subcutaneous muscle-computer interface that uses under-the-skin sensors and on-device AI to translate muscle signals into control commands for robotic devices.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesRoboticsAustin, US
Connor Glass(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardD.A. Wallach(Director)inEdward Michael(Director)inRobert Lord(Director)in
Co-investorsBreakout VenturesCapital FactoryDraper AssociatesLionBirdTime BioVentures
Rainmaker uses cloud seeding technology to combat water scarcity by generating freshwater at scale.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEl Segundo, US
Augustus Doricko(Founder)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsChampion Hill VenturesDrover VenturesInvariantes FundInvesdorKortschak Investments L.P.Long Journey Ventures+6 more
Shield AI develops AI pilot systems for military applications including aircraft, drones, ships, satellites, and submarines.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSan Diego, US
Brandon Tseng(President & Co-Founder)inRyan Tseng(President, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inAndrew Reiter(Co-Founder)inKingsley Afemikhe(Executive Officer)inGary Steele(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardKeith Dunleavy(Director)
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investors515 Ventures645 VenturesAdvaita CapitalAF WPartnersAlpha PartnersAltra Venture+45 more
Starcloud is a deep-tech company building large-scale data center infrastructure designed to operate in space.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechSemiconductorsSpace TechRedmond, US
Philip Johnston(Founder/CEO)inEzra Feilden(Founder)inAdi Oltean(Founder)inPaul Adrian Oltean(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)in
Co-investorsAb Capital Holding BVAmbush CapitalCisco InvestmentsDnx VenturesDragon CapitalFUSE+57 more
Burlingame, US
MIHIR VIJAY GONDHALEKAR(Director)Saurav Shroff(Founder)in
BoardROHAN PUJARA(Director)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsAlpha FundsARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Balerion Space VenturesCrucible CapitalFusionGoAhead Ventures+6 more
URSA Mining builds autonomous equipment and earth-moving systems for the mining industry, with software that tracks material movement, stockpile balances, and grade control from pit to destination.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsWestlake Village, US
Johann Dias(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsAtas VC
x.ai builds frontier AI reasoning models, real-time voice AI, and generative media systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Yuhuai (Tony) Wu(Founder)inDennis Mortensen(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Poon(Director)Greg Yang(Founder)inGuodong Zhang(Founder)inIgor Babuschkin(Founder)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investors7percent VenturesAbstract VenturesAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+69 more
Zoo builds Zoo Design Studio, AI-native CAD software featuring Zookeeper, a conversational CAD agent that interprets design intent, reasons and iterates, and generates editable B-rep models on a modern geometry engine.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSLos Angeles, US
Jessie Frazelle(Founder)
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDuke Capital PartnersJude GomilaPreston-Werner VenturesQuantonationUndeterred Capital+1 more
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Exits · 1
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Boom Supersonic · ipo.club · Sep 14, 2026
Mistral AI · mistral.ai · Sep 8, 2026
Starcloud · techcrunch.com · Aug 21, 2026
Perplexity · perplexity.ai · Aug 6, 2026
Extropic · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 30, 2026
Groq Inc · groq.com · Jun 22, 2026
Nox Metals · noxmetals.co · Jun 14, 2026
Shield AI · finsmes.com · Apr 2, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has E1 Ventures made?
- E1 Ventures has 21 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does E1 Ventures invest at?
- E1 Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does E1 Ventures focus on?
- E1 Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning.
- Where is E1 Ventures located?
- E1 Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does E1 Ventures lead rounds?
- E1 Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors · 37
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
Kindred Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that backs visionary founders building the future through technology and science.
HOF Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm investing in companies transforming foundational industries through advanced software and AI.
Lombardstreet Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm based in Woodside, California, investing primarily in U.S. companies with a preference for Silicon Valley teams. The firm focuses on B2B software, SaaS applications, developer tools, infrastructure software, deep tech, API-first platforms, open source, and AI, while remaining open to exceptional opportunities across sectors aligned with strong founders and compelling visions.
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs early founders, with a focus on AI-native companies driving scale and industry change.
Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage founders, with teams on the ground across multiple continents.
SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.
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