Ex/Ante
4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Pre-Seed and Seed investor in agentic technology that boosts individual control over privacy, data, and assets (deepfake detection, data security, self-custody), offering regulatory expertise and Meta/Google privacy‑AI experience.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
Farhan Abrol is a hands-on operator focused on agentic technologies that enhance human agency—favoring end-to-end encryption, local-first and peer-to-peer systems—and advising on AI for critical services like healthcare and communication.
Matt Hawes combines Harvard psychology and computer-science training with Bain, Insight and 645 Ventures experience and authors work on digital memory and AI governance, focusing on early-stage AI and infrastructure.
Michael Mosier combines U.S. financial-crime leadership as former Acting and Deputy Director of FinCEN, technical blockchain counsel from Chainalysis, and legal/DeFi expertise as Arktouros co-founder and DeFi infrastructure co-author.
Zoe Weinberg applies a philosophy-heavy lens—citing Thomas Kuhn—and invests in technologies that expand human agency and digital freedom, arguing architectures encode moral choices and prioritizing nourishing, friction-preserving user systems.
What they invest in
from 6 of 18 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Cybersecurity ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Cloud Computing ×1Defense Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1Fintech ×1
HQs:United States×6
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAnon builds agentic AI solutions that deploy AI agents from prototypes to production systems for SMBs and Fortune 500 companies.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Dapple Security provides data security and privacy features for businesses, built on encryption and data governance technologies.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechCentennial, US
Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'Brian(Founder/CEO)Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'Bryan(Founder and CEO)Keith Bucher(Co-Founder and CTO)
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)
Reality Defender develops an AI platform for detecting deepfakes and synthetic media, serving enterprise organizations to prevent fraud and impersonation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Ben Colman(CEO & Co-Founder)inGaurav Bharaj(Co-founder)Benjamin Colman(Executive Officer, Director)Ali Shahriyari(Director)Milos Fulton(Executive Officer)
BoardAlexander Ross(Director)
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Ex/Ante focus on?
- Ex/Ante focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech.
- Does Ex/Ante lead rounds?
- Ex/Ante typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Similar investors
Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs from early stages through every stage of growth, publishing investment roadmaps across multiple technology sectors.
Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders from the idea stage, often serving as a company's first investor and supporting them through IPOs and acquisitions.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm known for backing bold, contrarian bets in world-class teams that can reshape entire industries.
Moonfire Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that positions itself as a technology company doing venture capital, using machine learning and its own software platform to source and support founders.
OMERS Ventures is the venture capital arm of the OMERS pension plan, investing in early-stage technology founders building solutions across North America and Europe.