Encoded Ventures
Venture capitalLincoln · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Encoded Ventures invests at the earliest stages—inception, pre-seed, and seed—in ambitious technical founders building modern infrastructure software. Founded by Alex Benik after two decades investing in infrastructure and security at Battery Ventures, the fund leans on his deep technical understanding and extensive network of technologists, practitioners, and leaders (many of whom are investors in Encoded). The firm emphasizes hands-on, honest partnership with founders, offering thoughtful feedback and connections drawn from Alex's founder network. It focuses on areas like networking, computing, security, and AI/LLM infrastructure, aiming to help founders go from idea to IPO.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 11 of 20 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Cloud Computing ×6Data & Infrastructure ×6Cybersecurity ×3Developer Tools ×3Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×2Energy ×1
HQs:United States×2Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 5 portfolio companiesWhere their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Technion ×3Tel Aviv University ×3Reichman University ×2The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Yaffo ×2The Open University of Israel ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×9Engineering ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Akamai Technologies ×4Lyft ×2VividCortex ×2
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 23 dated
SIXTA is an autonomous database reliability engineer (DBRE) for PostgreSQL and MySQL that investigates database incidents, identifies root causes, and recommends or applies fixes within a team's incident and change workflows.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Ewen FortuneinAndrew MorganinLori Gagnonin
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investorsHeavybit
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Atero develops a unified memory architecture platform that optimizes GPU fleet efficiency and performance for AI workloads, covering inference, training, and session management.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investors91 VenturesAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundLool VenturesMVP VenturesPrimary Venture Partners
bitdrift provides real-time observability and data collection controls for distributed systems spanning mobile and server infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Peter Morelli(Co-founder & CEO)Martin Conte Mac Donell(Founder)inMatt Klein(Founder)in
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersMango Capital
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersPear VCRedpoint Ventures
DataFlint provides AI-powered optimization and debugging tools for Apache Spark clusters, designed to help data engineering teams diagnose issues and optimize costs without deep infrastructure expertise.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Meni ShmueliDaniel A.
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investorsAngular Ventures
Datum provides infrastructure and networking services for cloud platforms, offering edge computing capabilities, private networks, and direct interconnection technology typically available only to large cloud providers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSanta Monica, US
Sean Fulp(Chief Executive Officer)William T Crump(Manager)
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Ex/AnteVine VenturesQuansight Initiate
Duckbill provides a financial control layer that AI-native companies use to negotiate, manage, and forecast their spend across cloud, model, neocloud, and inference providers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechSaaS
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investorsHeavybitUncork CapitalForerunner VenturesG9 VenturesGeneral CatalystGreycroft+2 more
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PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Jazz provides an AI-powered investigation platform that automatically analyzes suspicious data activities and delivers clear narratives about security incidents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ido Livneh(Founder)inNoam Issachar(Founder)in
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investorsGlilot Capital PartnersMassMutual VenturesTeam8 Capital
Niv-AI deploys high-resolution power sensors and software orchestration to capture millisecond-level electrical transients from AI GPU workloads, giving data center operators visibility into their power usage.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnergy
Edward Kizis(Founder)in
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investorsGlilot Capital PartnersGrove Ventures
Atom offers a platform that reallocates GPU resources in real time based on actual demand, integrating without code changes to increase utilization and capacity while lowering cost per token.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Stealthium provides a runtime observability and security platform for GPUs and AI workloads, correlating low-level GPU metrics, kernel traces, and logs into unified insights across single or multiple nodes and clusters.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Tenzai builds AI agents that perform end-to-end penetration testing, discovering and chaining application vulnerabilities and producing reproducible exploits with fix evidence.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv, IL
Pavel Gurvich(Co-Founder & CEO)inAriel Zeitlin(Co-Founder & CTO)inOfri Ziv(Co-Founder, Research (VP Research))inItamar Tal(Co-Founder, Platform (VP R&D))inAner Mazur(Co-Founder, Product (CPO))inNathan Perdue(Chief Revenue Officer)in
PartnerAlex Benik· solo GP
Co-investorsBattery VenturesGreylock PartnersJibe VenturesLux CapitalSwish Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Compute as CodeDLP, RemasteredMobile Observability reimaginedneurometricThe first AI co-pilot built for Apache SparkVideo Agents that Feel HumanWhere configuration lives
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStealthium · securityweek.com · Aug 12, 2026
Tenzai · Tenzai (press release) · Jul 30, 2026
Duckbill · theaiinsider.tech · Feb 23, 2026
Datum · alleywatch.com · Dec 2, 2025
Atero · techstartups.com · Oct 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Encoded Ventures made?
- Encoded Ventures has 20 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Encoded Ventures invest at?
- Encoded Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Encoded Ventures's typical check size?
- Encoded Ventures typically writes checks of $500K.
- What sectors does Encoded Ventures focus on?
- Encoded Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Encoded Ventures located?
- Encoded Ventures is headquartered in Lincoln, US.
- Who does Encoded Ventures co-invest with?
- Encoded Ventures most often shares deals with Glilot Capital Partners, Battery Ventures, CRV (Charles River Ventures), among 18 tracked co-investors.
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