E1 Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Seed · 1 people tracked
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 directories
What they invest in
from 11 of 15 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Deep Tech ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Hardware ×3Robotics ×3Biotech ×2AgTech ×1Cleantech ×1
HQs:United States×9
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 13 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(CEO)Jeffery Lee Cardenas(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)inGeorge Samuel Rose(Director)
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsAssembly VenturesAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.B Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+21 more
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 VenturesWonder VenturesRefactor Capital
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 Ventures
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 TechHardwareSpace TechCentennial, US
Blake Scholl(Founder/CEO)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBessemer Venture PartnersCaruso VenturesDraper Associates+23 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 ComputingSemiconductors
Jonathan Ross(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesB CapitalBasecamp FundBeyond CapitalBlueYard Capital+35 more
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-investorsAnorak VenturesOperator CollectiveThe CouncilTrail Run CapitalY Combinator
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)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)Pieter Abbeel(Director)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investors359 Capital7BC Venture CapitalAccelAdvaita CapitalAIX VenturesArrington Capital+48 more
Rainmaker uses cloud seeding technology to combat water scarcity by generating freshwater at scale.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEl Segundo, US
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsChampion Hill VenturesInvariantes FundKortschak Investments L.P.Long Journey VenturesSpacecadet VenturesStarship Ventures+3 more
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
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)Gary Steele(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardKeith Dunleavy(Director)
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investors645 VenturesAdvaita CapitalAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzBeyond CapitalBooz Allen Ventures+33 more
Burlingame, US
SAURAV SHROFF(Executive Officer, Director)MIHIR VIJAY GONDHALEKAR(Director)
BoardROHAN PUJARA(Director)in
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesCrucible CapitalFusionGoAhead VenturesHummingbird VenturesValhalla Ventures+3 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 Software
Yuhuai (Tony) Wu(Founder)
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investors7percent VenturesAbstract VenturesAglae VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArctic Digital+33 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 LearningSaaS
PartnerAna Levine· solo GP
Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersPreston-Werner VenturesQuantonationUndeterred Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPerplexity · cryptonews.com · Aug 20, 2026
Boom · bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 17, 2026
Shield AI · intelligence360.news · Jul 17, 2026
xAI · readsludge.com · Jul 17, 2026
Nox Metals · ecosistemastartup.com · Jun 27, 2026
Apptronik · barchart.com · Jun 23, 2026
Groq · groq.com · Jun 22, 2026
Bexorg · orrick.com · Oct 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- 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 · 36
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.
Trajectory Ventures invests in and partners with innovative founders and companies driving digital transformation, while also providing advisory, growth marketing, financing strategy, and M&A support.
Kindred Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups in their earliest financing rounds, often helping form and fund companies before they exist. It has backed 100+ startups.
Point72 Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, providing insight, industry expertise, and network support. Since 2016 it has invested in more than 130 companies.
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.
Race Capital is an early-stage venture fund that invests in companies operating in data, enterprise, infrastructure, and fintech sectors.
Strawberry Creek Ventures is a private venture investing community for UC Berkeley alumni, part of Alumni Ventures, offering a diversified annual fund and deal-by-deal syndications that co-invest alongside leading VC firms.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
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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.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
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Lightspeed Venture PartnersIndex VenturesKrakenInnovation EndeavorsHeadlineAdditionNext47Not Boring Capital01 AdvisorsBitkraft Esports VenturesBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcBallistic VenturesBlackbird VenturesA.Capital VenturesK2 GlobalMotier VenturesDrive Capital35VenturesLife BiosciencesSparkLabs Global VenturesDTCPLionBirdLakeside CapitalTime BioVentures
Firms observed investing alongside E1 Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with E1 Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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