Ev3 Ventures Llc
New York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm invests in entrepreneurs building companies at the intersection of programmable money, programmable molecules, and programmable intelligence—technologies the firm believes are fundamentally reshaping major industries and creating entirely new ones. The focus is on founders with relentless customer focus operating in a period of accelerating technological change.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
Mahesh Ramakrishnan is co-founder and managing partner of Escape Velocity Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage companies in internet infrastructure and decentralized networks. He previously worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and in private equity at Apollo Global Management before transitioning to venture capital. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Harvard College.
Salvador Gala is co-founder and Managing Partner of Escape Velocity Ventures (EV3), a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies in internet infrastructure and decentralized networks. Previously, he worked in fintech investment banking at Goldman Sachs and as a fintech and crypto investor at Ribbit Capital. He holds a BS in applied mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh.
What they invest in
from 31 of 36 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Crypto & Web3 ×10Fintech ×8Deep Tech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×4SaaS ×4Developer Tools ×3Cleantech ×2
HQs:Canada×1Germany×1Finland×1United Kingdom×1United States×1
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path375ai builds a data infrastructure layer for physical AI, collecting continuous multimodal data streams (video, audio, geometry) from edge nodes deployed across the United States. The company serves AI research teams, robotics companies, and autonomous systems developers that require real-world, labeled training data and ground truth.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechUnknown, US
3DOS is a peer-to-peer 3D printing and manufacturing network that enables users to upload designs, earn royalties, and produce products on demand globally. The platform connects designers, brands, and creators with a distributed network of 3D printer owners for decentralized manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesDeep Tech
ARO Network is an edge network infrastructure platform designed for AI agents to operate on local devices and residential networks using users' real-world resources. The platform enables individual users to earn cryptocurrency rewards by running nodes that provide computational power and bandwidth to support distributed AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Auki develops technology to make the physical world navigable and searchable for AI systems. The company builds robotics and perception solutions that enable machines to understand and interact with physical environments through locomotion, manipulation, and sensor-based perception capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Axal is a mobile and web application that offers high-yield savings accounts for dollars, Bitcoin, and gold, with yields automatically allocated to decentralized finance lending platforms and no lock-up periods or minimum deposits. The platform serves retail investors seeking competitive returns on idle cash and crypto assets without traditional banking intermediaries.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Codigo is an IDE and AI-powered development platform for building Solana smart contracts and decentralized applications. It provides code generation, multi-developer collaboration, security analysis, and deployment tools specifically trained on Solana protocols.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Daisy Pay is a marketing platform that activates networks of micro and macro creators to amplify brand content through organic engagement via comments, shares, and reposts. It serves performance marketers, influencer marketers, and content teams seeking to increase social media post visibility and drive paid campaign performance.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
DAWN is a decentralized broadband network that enables users to share internet capacity and operate as their own internet providers through a hardware node and protocol system. The platform allows individuals to earn rewards by contributing bandwidth to a trustless, on-chain connectivity network.
Crypto & Web3
Daylight builds a distributed energy network that allows homes to generate, store, and share power locally, while providing financing and grid operations services for the electrified home market.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Daylight provides managed security services combining AI agents and human security experts to detect, investigate, and respond to threats for enterprise organizations. The company offers coordinated monitoring, threat hunting, and phishing response services powered by senior threat hunters and incident responders.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Earnifi provides earned wage access, allowing workers to receive a portion of their already-earned wages before payday via a mobile app. The service targets hourly and shift-based workers seeking short-term cash access without interest, credit checks, or hidden fees.
Fintech
Bill(Co-CEO)
Fortytwo operates a sovereign, participant-owned AI network that uses swarm inference to combine heterogeneous AI models into a single networked intelligence. The platform delivers frontier-grade performance for applications requiring high accuracy and operates on consumer-grade hardware through a node-runner reward system.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep Tech
Glow is a sustainable energy platform that deploys solar farms across multiple continents, facilitating crowdsourced renewable energy projects and institutional investments to deliver clean energy at scale to regions in need.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
David Vorick(Founder & CEO)Julie Rhodes(Head of Operations)Chris Denaro(COO)
Prophetic manufactures wearable headbands with ultrasonic transmitters designed to enhance lucid dreaming and dream recall. The device targets consumers interested in sleep optimization and dream control.
HardwareWellness & Fitness
Palette Labs builds Local Protocol, economic infrastructure that enables peer-to-peer marketplace transactions. The company develops foundational technology for decentralized marketplace platforms.
Marketplaces
Trio is a multi-modal AI model engine that processes video, audio, and sensor data for operational intelligence in physical environments like retail, warehouses, and factories. The platform is OpenAI-compatible and designed for vertical AI builders and hardware partners to embed into their workflows and edge devices.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
MeshMap provides 3D mapping and spatial content creation tools for extended reality (VR, AR, and MR) experiences. The company offers a Unity SDK and creator platform to help developers design location-based AR applications and distribute them across supported head-mounted displays.
Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsGaming
MintCash provides a payments infrastructure platform for underserved businesses, offering pay-ins, treasury, and pay-outs in a single stack with support for 40+ currencies and local payment methods. The platform enables businesses to accept global payments, hold and convert currencies, and send payouts instantly across borders.
Fintech
NATIX operates a decentralized, crowdsourced camera network that collects multi-camera driving and street-level data globally. The company builds computer vision models and data infrastructure to support autonomous driving development and physical AI applications across industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHamburg, DE
Alireza GhodsLorenz MuckOmid MogharianUlrich Lages(CEO & Founder)
Opacity provides infrastructure for issuing compliant financial products with global distribution and liquidity through decentralized finance integration, targeting capital markets participants.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
OVER builds spatial intelligence models trained on 3D geospatial mapping data to power machine perception, robotics, and autonomous systems. The platform also offers AI-powered AR/XR creation tools and publishing infrastructure for enterprises and content creators.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsToronto, CA
Pathfinder provides a liquidity and yield infrastructure layer that enables fintech platforms and wallets to generate returns on idle customer balances while maintaining non-custodial control and sub-5-second settlement speeds. The platform targets the $6 trillion idle cash market, serving fintechs, institutional platforms, and cryptocurrency wallets with institutional-grade yield and principal insurance.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Prodia provides APIs for high-quality image and video generation using generative AI, delivered at scale without requiring GPU provisioning or infrastructure management. The platform serves product and engineering teams building generative media features into applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Prograd is a digital platform that compares and recommends investment accounts tailored to individual financial goals and budgets. The service targets young, inexperienced investors seeking accessible entry points into wealth-building with investments starting from as little as £10 monthly.
ConsumerEdTechFintechGamingLondon, GB
Qiro operates a global lending platform that uses stablecoins to originate, manage, and deploy loans. The platform serves both stablecoin investors seeking yield opportunities in private credit and fintech borrowers looking to tokenize asset portfolios for debt capital.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Rumi Labs develops a decentralized vision-language model network designed to understand narrative and contextual meaning in media content, enabling interactive and personalized media experiences and contextual advertising for media companies and platforms.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment
RAAD provides aerial imagery and geospatial data capture for mapping and analysis, delivering 3D models and point clouds within 48 hours for construction, real estate, and infrastructure projects. The platform integrates with industry-standard tools like ArcGIS, QGIS, and Autodesk Civil 3D, and supports machine learning workflows on imagery.
Construction TechData & Infrastructure
SkyMapper operates a decentralized network of ground-based telescopes and all-sky cameras connected via blockchain technology to enable real-time astronomical observations and space object tracking. The platform serves astronomers, researchers, and citizen scientists worldwide with a suite of tools including SkyBridge hardware devices and SkyViewer command software for collaborative sky mapping and data verification.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Space Tech
Unlink is a blockchain privacy layer that adds encrypted account state and confidential transactions to EVM networks, enabling institutions and fintech platforms to settle stablecoins, treasury flows, and DeFi activity while keeping counterparties, balances, and payment details off the public ledger.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
WiFi Map is a mobile app that aggregates crowdsourced information about public WiFi hotspots across 200+ countries and offers offline maps and eSIM data services for global connectivity. The platform rewards community contributors with a utility token for adding and verifying WiFi locations.
ConsumerSocialTravel & Hospitality
XNET operates a decentralized, neutral-host wireless network powered by Solana that enables LTE/5G connectivity offload for high-demand venues like stadiums and campuses. Network deployers earn rewards based on actual data offloaded, addressing coverage gaps that traditional telecom infrastructure cannot serve cost-effectively.
Crypto & Web3IoTMobility & Transportation
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ev3 Ventures Llc invest at?
- Ev3 Ventures Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Ev3 Ventures Llc's typical check size?
- Ev3 Ventures Llc typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- What sectors does Ev3 Ventures Llc focus on?
- Ev3 Ventures Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech.
- Where is Ev3 Ventures Llc located?
- Ev3 Ventures Llc is headquartered in New York, US.
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