Exceptional Capital — Full Portfolio

Monterey AI builds an AI-powered product analytics platform designed to extract insights from qualitative user data and feedback.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

CJChun Jiang(Founder)inBKBen Kramer(Co-founder, CTO)inCole Hoffer(Founding Engineer)Matt Rubright(Sales Advisor)Jacob Hubbard(Founding Engineer)

Co-investorsSASancus VenturesSOSoma CapitalY Y CombinatorALAlumni VenturesHAHat-Trick CapitalAMAmplify Partners+6 more

A1 Mobile offers mobile service bundles including texts, calls, and 5G data alongside AI reception capabilities for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Kasim Inan(Founder)inDarryl Foong(Founder)in

Co-investorsPEPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcSTStreamlined Ventures

AccessGrid provides an API that lets organizations issue and manage digital credentials—such as corporate IDs, house keys, and car keys—stored in users' phone digital wallets instead of physical badges or fobs.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsHardwareSaaSMiami, US

ABAuston Bunsen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Co-investorsEXEx/AnteHAHarlem Capital PartnersSPSpice CapitalTRTranspose Platform Management

Afriex provides a remittance service enabling immigrants to transfer money to over 25 countries at low costs with rapid settlement.

FintechSan Francisco, US

TATope Alabi(Founder)inJOJohn Obirije(Founder)inEugene Baah(Head of Product)

Co-investorsADAdaverseBRBrightstone Venture CapitalDRDragonflyFOFoundersFUFuture AfricaGAGaingels+10 more

Agency provides outsourced security and compliance operations for enterprise companies, combining forward-deployed U.S.-based compliance engineers with proprietary AI.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

ATAmir Tarighat(Founder)inTCTyler Carbone(Founder)inDavid Lortscher(Founder)Elias Torres(Founder)

Co-investorsBBBBQ CapitalCACatalyze AdvisorsGAGaingelsLELeonis CapitalMAManchesterStory Group, LLCPHPhoenix Fund+9 more

AngelList's investor management platform provides tools for venture capital and private equity firms to streamline LP interactions, automate fund operations, and deliver reporting and portfolio updates through a branded digital experience.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

AKAvlok Kohli(CEO)inAKAvlok K.inBabak Nivi(Founder)Naval Ravikant(Founder)

Co-investorsACAccelerator VenturesACAccompliceAGAgman PartnersALAltra VentureANAngel Collective Opportunity FundATAtacama Ventures+57 more

Bunkyr provides an API that lets applications implement zero-knowledge encryption and password recovery without requiring users to manage seed phrases or backup codes.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDenver, US

Reid BartonMichael BrzozowskiMike Lewis

Co-investorsSOSoma CapitalY Y CombinatorAGAgrolimen VenturesFAFAST — by GETTYLABGOGoat CapitalPRProtocol Labs+1 more

CloudEagle.ai is a SaaS management platform that gives enterprises a single command center to discover, secure, govern, and optimize their SaaS and AI applications, identities, access, licenses, and renewals.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

NJNidhi Jain(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorBRBronco VenturesF7f7 VenturesTSTSVC

Coactive develops machine learning and AI systems, with a focus on data-centric AI and content intelligence for the media and advertising industries.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMedia & Entertainment

CCCody Coleman(Founder)inWGWill Gaviria Rojas(Co-Founder and Field CTO)inWilliam Gaviria Rojas(Founder)

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzBEBessemer Venture PartnersCHCherryrock CapitalGRGreycroftLILittlejohnSVSV Angel+4 more

Conntour provides a platform that allows security teams to search, monitor, and query video footage from thousands of cameras using natural language commands, enabling features like historical footage search, real-time alerts, and data extraction without requiring pre-configured detection rules.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningTel Aviv-Yafo, IL

MGMatan Goldner(CEO)inTKTomer Kulla(CTO)inBar Wolf(Founder)inMatan Goldner Tomer Kulla(Founder)Tomer Kola(Founder)Tomer Kula(Founder)

Co-investorsANAnD VenturesEIEight CapitalGEGeneral CatalystOLOlive Tree CapitalTRTrue VenturesY Y Combinator+7 more

Drata offers a compliance automation platform that centralizes controls and evidence, continuously monitors controls, and tracks remediation so teams can maintain audit readiness across multiple frameworks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Diego, US

AMAdam Markowitz(Founder)inDMDaniel Marashlian(Founder)inTMTroy Markowitz(Founder)in

BoardTim Jackson(Director)William Griffith(Director)OYOren Yunger(Director)in

Co-investorsAAAAF Management Ltd.ALAlkeon InnovationBABallistic VenturesBABasis Set VenturesCOComcast VenturesCOConverge+22 more

Ellis is a platform for private credit fund managers that ingests, structures, validates, and reconciles data from disparate sources such as loan tapes, general ledgers, and fund admin reports.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Ryan Williams(Founder)Sampei Omichi(Founder)

Co-investorsFIFirst Round CapitalWIWilshire Lane Capital2020VC64645 VenturesADAdapt VenturesDADay One Ventures+3 more

Embedder is an AI platform that automates firmware development for embedded systems and hardware, serving semiconductor, IoT, medical device, automotive, aerospace, and industrial automation teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

EGEthan Gibbs(CEO)inBWBob Wei(CTO)inJonah Perry(Founding Account Executive)

Co-investorsSPSpot VCTHThe E14 FundTRTranspose Platform ManagementY Y CombinatorBLBlast.ClubBOBoxGroup+8 more

Eudo is an AI meeting assistant that records and transcribes meetings in real time, then produces structured recaps covering decisions, action items, and open questions.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Foundation Health offers an AI operating system for pharmacies that automates prior authorizations, refill authorizations, financial assistance enrollment, 340B compliance, and patient communications, along with a white-labeled digital pharmacy front door and a healthcare API.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

UAUmar Afridi(Founder)in

Co-investorsBOBoxGroupCACalm/Storm VCINIntermountain HealthPAPage One VenturesTRTranspose Platform ManagementDEDefine Ventures

Gradient AI provides a fleet of agents that research, build, and deliver digital content and applications—including apps, websites, documents, and video—using the customer's data, tools, and style.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

EYEric Yang(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAnsa CapitalPLPlug and Play VenturesSTStonewater VenturesWIWingCOCommerzVenturesOCOctopus Ventures+1 more

Gradient Labs builds AI agents that automate customer support and operations for financial services institutions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

DMDimitri Masin(Founder)inDADanai Antoniou(Founder)inNLNeal Lathia(Founder)inSandra J. Smith(Executive Officer)Jason T. Simmons(Principal)

Co-investorsLOLocalGlobeCOCommerzVenturesOCOctopus VenturesRERedpoint VenturesVEVentures TogetherLILiquid Ventures+1 more

PAParth A. Patel(Founder)inLMLorenss Martinsons(Founder)in

Co-investorsRERebel Fund

HUD builds evaluation tools and reinforcement learning environments for computer-use AI agents, helping frontier AI labs test and train agents across diverse tasks at scale.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

JRJay Ram(CEO)inLMLorenss Martinsons(Founder)inPPParth Patel(CTO)inJaideep Chawla(Research Engineer)Asadullo Ganlev(Research Engineer)Nancy Lau(Intern)

Co-investorsSTStandard CapitalY Y CombinatorANAndreessen HorowitzBABatch VenturesLILiquid VenturesPIPioneer+4 more

Keycard provides infrastructure for AI agents to operate safely and securely in production environments, enabling developers to connect agents to services across multiple clouds while maintaining identity, policy, and audit controls.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

ILIan Livingstone(Founder)inMCMatthew Creager(Founder)inJHJared Hanson(Founder)in

Co-investorsACAcrew CapitalANAndreessen HorowitzBOboldstart venturesESEssence Venture CapitalMOModern TechnicalTATapestry VC+2 more

Knowtex provides enterprise clinical AI infrastructure that automates documentation, coding, and administrative workflows across healthcare systems by processing clinical dialogue and unifying fragmented EHR data.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US

CZCaroline Zhang(Founder)inJKJocelyn Kang(Founder)inAndrea Green(Lead Software Engineer)Connor Mapes(Account Executive)Diandra Connolly(Chief of Staff)Ajuni Sohota(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsDGDG Daiwa VenturesGAGaingelsPIPioneerSOSoma CapitalSTStartXTRTranspose Platform Management+9 more

Lumu provides a Threat Detection and Response platform that gives visibility across network, endpoint, identity, and cloud, integrating with existing security tools to automate threat response.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDoral, US

RVRicardo Villadiego(Executive Officer, Director)inMaria Christina Delgado(Executive Officer)

BoardJulian Arguelles(Director)

Co-investorsAVAVP VenturesBIBIP VenturesCOCorteza CapitalDEDeepWork CapitalFLFlorida Opportunity FundFOForgePoint Capital+7 more

Markhor sells leather shoes and accessories that are hand-made by skilled craftspeople in South Asia.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US

WAWaqas Ali(co-CEO)inSQSidra Qasim(Founder)inDawa Lama(Engineering)David Joseph(Chief of Staff)

Co-investors50500 GlobalY Y Combinator

Octopus Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across seven sectors — B2B software, bio, climate, consumer, deep tech, fintech and health — investing from pre-seed through Series A.

Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsOCoctopus investmentsAEAENUAUAuxxoCHCherry VenturesCOCommerzVenturesLOLocalGlobe+1 more

Paid provides an API for automating accounts receivable, letting companies create, issue, and reconcile invoices, accept payments, and send payment reminders through integration with their existing tech stack.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

RJRyan Jackson(Founder)inArnon Shimoni(Founder)Manny Medina(Founder)Manoj Ganapathy(Founder)Manoj Ganapthy(Founder)Raj Dosanjh(Founder)

Co-investorsLILightspeed Venture PartnersNONorthstar VenturesY Y CombinatorAVAvlok CapitalCACambrian VenturesEQEQT Ventures+7 more

Paid is a billing and monetization platform for companies that build and sell AI agents, offering usage-, credit-, outcome-, and hybrid-based pricing configured through a no-code dashboard.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Manny Medina(Co-founder)inMGManoj Ganapathy(Co-founder)inRaj Dosanjh(Co-founder)inASArnon Shimoni(Co-founder)in

Co-investors4949 Palms VenturesFUFUSEGTGTMfundSESequoia CapitalEQEQT VenturesLILightspeed Venture Partners

Payload is an open-source Next.js backend platform serving developers and marketers who need flexibility beyond traditional content management systems.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGrand Rapids, US

JMJames Mikrut(Founder)inEDElliot DeNolf(Founder)inDRDan Ribbens(Founder)inRRRyan Rybolt(Executive Officer, Director)inIan Halpern(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPatricia Felts(Director)

Co-investorsGRGradient VenturesGRGrand VenturesY Y CombinatorANAndreessen HorowitzBABaillie GiffordBLBlackRock+10 more

Pixeltable is an open-source (Apache 2.0) Python data infrastructure for building multimodal AI applications, unifying storage, compute, embedding indexing, and serving in a single declarative table abstraction.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Aaron Siegel(Founder)in

Co-investorsSESerenaZEZero KnowledgeGEGeneral PartnershipSESerena VenturesSOSouth Park Commons

Exceptional Capital is an emerging venture capital manager that backs pre-seed and seed-stage founders building enterprise software companies.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Rebill is a payment infrastructure platform designed for Latin America that enables businesses to accept payments using local methods across major markets with minimal integration time.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBuenos Aires, AR

NCNahuel Candia(CEO)inADAriel Diaz Ailan(Founder)inRuben Maier Enzler(Senior Software Engineer)

Co-investorsMAMagma PartnersSOSoma CapitalY Y CombinatorACAccelALAlt CapitalANAnthony Pompliano+16 more

Restate is a lightweight runtime that turns AI agents, workflows, and backend services into durable processes with durable execution, consistent state, and reliable communication.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSanta Clara, US

ISIgal Shilman(Co-founder)inTRTill Rohrmann(Co-founder)inSEStephan Ewen(Co-Founder)inAFAhmed Farghal(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsESEssence Venture CapitalFIfirstminute capitalRERedpoint VenturesCACapital One VenturesCUCusp CapitalESESSENCE VC+3 more

Rovi provides members with access to clinician guidance for navigating healthcare, finding quality doctors, managing benefits, and coordinating care.

Digital HealthHealthtechNew York City, US

SVSantosh Vallabhaneni(CEO)inTVTarun Vallabhaneni(CTO)inSantosh Vallabhaneni Tarun Vallabhaneni(Founder)Connor Riley(Chief of Staff)James McMenamin(Recruiter)Gem Martinez(Recruiter)

Co-investorsPIPioneerY Y CombinatorDIDigital Health VenturesGRGradient VenturesLILightspeed Venture PartnersLILiquid Ventures+5 more

Stairs Financial operates a home search platform for first-time homebuyers that matches properties to individual financial situations and facilitates access to public funding programs including grants, loans, and tax incentives.

FintechPropTechNew York City, US

MFMalcolm-Wiley Floyd(Founder)inSFScott Fritz(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAntlerY Y CombinatorCRCresset CapitalGOGoodFin VenturesGOGoodwater CapitalPHPhoenix Fund+1 more

Sweep builds AI coding tools for JetBrains users, including autocomplete and agent features with an emphasis on speed, accuracy, and privacy.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

WZWilliam Zeng(Founder)inKLKevin Lu(Founder)inNicolas Raspal(Founder)Rachel Delacour(Founder)Raphael Güller(Founder)Samip Dahal(Founder)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorAGAgrolimen VenturesBABalderton CapitalBEBessemer Venture PartnersCLClocktower VenturesGOGoodwater Capital+2 more

Trajectory builds a platform for continual learning that lets companies observe, direct, and deploy AI models that improve from real user behavior, with data governance controls and approval workflows before model updates reach production.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

AKArjun Karanam(Founder)inMEMichael Elabd(Founder)inRMRonak Malde(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOConvictionANAntiBOBoxGroupDEDesigner FundESEssence Venture CapitalSTStandard Crypto+3 more

Zipline operates a drone delivery service for rapid order fulfillment, with a focus on maintaining product temperature integrity during transit.

CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US

KRKeller Rinaudo Cliffton(Founder)inKWKeenan Wyrobek(Founder)inRyan Oksenhorn(Founder)inWHWill Hetzler(Founder)inKeller Rinaudo(Founder)Nikhil Simha(Founder)

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzBABallistic VenturesBOBoxGroupBRBright Success CapitalEVEvolution VC PartnersFEFelicis Ventures+40 more