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Fellows
Venture capitalActively deployingCampbell · 9 people tracked
Also known as FELLOWS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC
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Investment thesis
Fellows Fund backs the builders of intelligence, focusing on the next generation of AI founders. Since 2021 it has partnered with companies at the frontier of artificial intelligence, spanning foundation models, robotics, enterprise AI, healthcare AI, and developer tools. The firm leans on a network of AI Fellows — leading AI founders, enterprise executives, and researchers — to source, evaluate, and support portfolio companies as they build, hire, and scale.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Fellows went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 25 of 33 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×23Enterprise Software ×13SaaS ×11Developer Tools ×8Deep Tech ×6Creator Economy ×4Fintech ×4Cloud Computing ×3
HQs:United States×23
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×12 founders×13 founders×54+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Harvard University ×2University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×10Engineering ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
Meta ×5Boss Consulting SA ×2Google ×2Instacart ×2VMware ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 22023 · 22022 · 12021 · 17 dated
Agentic Labs provides a context engine and code knowledge base platform for AI teams to manage code, organize data, optimize prompts, and improve model performance through evaluation and reinforcement learning.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Maksim Ivanov(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerRebel FundTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorGeneral CatalystGlobal Brain+10 more
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Aikium combines deep learning with large-scale wet-lab experimentation to design and screen protein libraries, aiming to develop protein therapeutics for hard-to-treat targets such as GPCRs and ion channels.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Eswar I(Founder)Venkatesh Mysore(Founder)inDr. Eswar Iyer(CEO | Head of Synthetic Biology)Michael Tolentino(Chief Development Officer)inDr. Shankar Shastry(Vice President | Head of Protein Sciences)
Co-investorsAligned Health VenturesBantam GroupCivilization Ventures Management, Llc
Altrina provides intelligent automation software for regulated enterprises, specifically healthcare and legal back offices, that executes processes across fragmented systems and maintains compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mo Nasir(Founder & CEO)inHarvey Hu(Founder)in
Co-investorsSBXiY CombinatorAmino CapitalMaxitechThe Riverside Company
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Bond builds an AI chief of staff application for executives and CEOs to manage their workflows, communications, and priorities across fragmented tools and information sources.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chloe Samaha(Founder)in
Co-investorsMyAsiaVCPioneerThe E14 FundY CombinatorFounder CapitalGoodwater Capital
Constellation provides an operations platform designed for satellite fleet management that ingests telemetry data, executes machine learning predictions, and automates decision-making based on operator policies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSpace TechSeattle, US
Kamran Majid(CEO & Founder)inLaith Altarabishi(Founder)inRaaid Kabir(Founder)inOmeed Tehrani(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDragon CapitalEight CapitalFounders FutureGlade Brook Capital PartnersJuly Ventures+9 more
Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance platform that provides modular business insurance coverage designed for technology companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nico Laqua(Founder)inEmily Yuan(Founder)inNicolas Laqua(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlexander Wortmann(Director)inOliver Jung(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAUDEO VENTURESKindred VenturesNordstarOrange CollectiveSeven Stars Ventures+23 more
DataSuite is a platform that enables non-technical users to collect and organize large multi-media datasets and use them to train generative models, handling data formatting and infrastructure management automatically.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechNew York City, US
Matthew Mirman(Founder)inJames Spoor(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAmino CapitalFactorial Capitalfutureland venturesVenrex
Dyna develops general-purpose robots powered by foundation models that adapt across environments and learn new skills rapidly, with deployment across a fleet that continuously improves.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Lindon Gao(Founder)inJason Ma(Founder)inYork Yang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBig Brain HoldingsCRV (Charles River Ventures)HCVCINCE CapitalLG Technology Ventures+7 more
EGO AI builds conversational AI and voice agents designed to create human-like interactions, with a focus on emotional resonance and user experience.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vishnu Hari(Founder)inVishnu H(Founder)in
Co-investorsOrange CollectiveY Combinator468 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBalaji RollingBoost VC+13 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 SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US
Ethan Gibbs(Chief Executive Officer)inBob Wei(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsExceptional CapitalThe E14 FundTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorBoxGroupCory Levy+6 more
Focal is an AI-powered video creation platform that automates scriptwriting, video production, voiceovers, and editing for creators, marketers, and educators.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Robert Cunningham(Founder)inFelix Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsLink VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzRecursion VenturesSequoia Capital
Forum operates an exchange for trading attention-based assets, measuring engagement across search, social, and streaming to create indices that track cultural popularity and allow users to go long or short on attention signals for films, artists, games, brands, and topics.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSan Francisco, US
Owen Botkin(Founder)inJoseph Thomas(Founder)in
Co-investorsf7 VenturesNeer Venture PartnersPioneerY CombinatorAbstract VenturesBoxGroup+13 more
GC AI is an AI platform built for corporate in-house legal teams, letting lawyers draft, review, and analyze legal documents, research case law, and run contract-review workflows.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSan Mateo, US
Cecilia Ziniti(Co-Founder & CEO)inBardia Pourvakil(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONFJ LabsNorthzoneScale Venture PartnersTech Square Ventures+3 more
Higgsfield is a platform for creating and generating visual content, including images, videos, and cinematic scenes using AI models.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLos Gatos, US
Alex Mashrabov(Founder & CEO)inYerzat Dulat(Executive Officer, Director)inMahi De Silva(Co-founder)in
Co-investors1982 VenturesAccelAlpha Intelligence CapitalAlpha Square GroupAlumni VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity Fund+33 more
Hyperbound provides an AI sales coaching platform that analyzes sales calls and creates AI-powered roleplays to help sales representatives practice and improve their skills.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Sriharsha Guduguntla(Founder)inAtul Raghunathan(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorPeak XV PartnersRoble VenturesTeam Ignite VenturesCourtyard VenturesMaiora Rebel Ventures+8 more
InsightFinder AI uses patented unsupervised machine learning for AI Observability and IT Observability, providing real-time anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and incident prediction across logs, metrics, and traces.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US
Xiaohui Gu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Helen Gu(Founder)in
Co-investorsEastlink Capital PartnersEight Roads VenturesIDEA Fund PartnersYu Galaxy
K-Scale Labs develops humanoid robots with open-source designs that can locomote, communicate, and perform object manipulation tasks.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Benjamin Bolte(Founder)inMatthew Freed(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator0 To 1 VenturesAgrolimen VenturesAI GrantAndreessen HorowitzFlyer One Ventures+6 more
Kyber automates the drafting, review, and delivery of claims communications for property and casualty insurance adjusters and carriers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSNew York City, US
Arvind Sontha(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCapitalize VCLightspeed Venture PartnersOurCrowd
Mysten Labs builds infrastructure and tools for web3, focusing on making decentralized systems secure, reliable, and ready for mass adoption.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Adeniyi Abiodun(Founder)inKostas Kryptos Chalkias(Founder)inSam Blackshear(Founder)inEvan Cheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Brain Holdings+35 more
Opus.pro builds an AI-powered video creation and editing agent that automatically turns long-form video into short clips for social media.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Grace Wang(Founder)inYoung Z.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundDCM VenturesMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value PartnersSamsung Next+4 more
Periodic Labs is an AI research company building AI scientists and autonomous laboratories focused on the physical sciences, such as discovering higher-temperature superconductors and automating materials design.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsMenlo Park, US
Ekin Dogus Cubuk(Co-founder)inLiam Fedus(Co-founder)inWilliam (Liam) Fedus(Founder)inDogus Cubukin
Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesElad GilEric SchmidtNVentures+17 more
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Co-founder & CEO)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)
Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAIspace VenturesAllied Venture Partners+60 more
Scalar Field is an AI trading platform that provides market research, backtesting, and trading agents connected to brokerages for execution across equities, options, prediction markets, and pre-IPO securities.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Amandeep Singh(Founder)inRamakant Yadav(Founder)in
Co-investorsLobster CapitalNeer Venture PartnersPioneerTaurus VenturesY Combinator468 Capital+7 more
Sculpt develops AI models fine-tuned to read manufacturing drawings and extract details such as materials, standards, dimensions, tolerances, and operations for precision manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Vidhi Vakharia(Founder)in
Co-investorsBas1s VenturesY CombinatorJames Beshara FundLeonis InvestissementPalrecha Capital RollingPeterson Venture Partners+2 more
Truewind automates transaction coding, reconciliation, and close management for accounting teams by converting bank statements and workpapers into GL-ready journal entries and audit-ready schedules.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Lee(Founder)inTennison Chan(Cofounder CTO)inTennison C(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeat VenturesMyAsiaVCPathlight VenturesRho VenturesScrum VenturesSoma Capital+7 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
General Counsel AIEvidentlyGammaGeneralistHarmonicMeaningObsidian
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCorgi Insurance · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 3, 2026
Scalar Field · ycombinator.com · Jul 16, 2026
Agentic Labs · trysignalbase.com · Jun 29, 2026
InsightFinder · insightfinder.com · Apr 16, 2026
Replit · techcrunch.com · Mar 11, 2026
Embedder · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 10, 2026
Forum · ycombinator.com · Feb 18, 2026
Constellation Space · ycombinator.com · Jan 12, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Fellows made?
- Fellows has 33 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does Fellows focus on?
- Fellows focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software.
- Where is Fellows located?
- Fellows is headquartered in Campbell, US.
- Does Fellows lead rounds?
- Fellows typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Fellows co-invest with?
- Fellows most often shares deals with Samsung Next, Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, among 118 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamBeyond Capital: The Fellowship VC Model with Alex Ren, Founding Partner of Fellows Fund
Nebius · Alex Ren
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Co-investors · 7
Pioneer Fund is an investment fund backed by 540+ Y Combinator alumni that invests in and supports top startups coming out of Y Combinator.
Norwest is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that has backed over 700 companies across technology, consumer, and healthcare over its 65-year history.
Soma Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building category-defining technology companies, emphasizing close, early relationships with ambitious entrepreneurs.
Scrum Ventures is an early-stage venture firm and investment platform that backs industry-changing startups across various industries in the U.S. and Japan, helping them scale globally through its network and Japanese corporate partners.
Fin Capital is an investment firm that backs B2B technology companies serving the financial services industry across the full company lifecycle.
Hike Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco and Tokyo that invests in AI startups across North America, focusing on founders with proprietary, operational data not available on the public internet.
Beat Ventures is an investment firm focused on applying AI to traditional legacy industries.
Firms observed investing alongside Fellows, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Fellows's recorded portfolio.
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