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Flying Fish Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Seattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked

Also known as Flying Fish · FLYING FISH MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Flying Fish Ventures invests at the pre-seed and seed stages in high-potential companies building on artificial intelligence and machine learning, believing AI will transform every industry. The team combines investing experience with company-building expertise, backing founders across applied intelligence, foundational AI and infrastructure, and hard sciences.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$500K – $5M
HQ
Seattle, Washington, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Last 12 months
6 investments
AUM
$100M
VC funds
7
Tracked investments
54
Unicorns
2
Acquisitions
5

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Malyun Abdullahi· Chief of Staffin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Flying Fish Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 44 of 54 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×33SaaS ×20Deep Tech ×9Enterprise Software ×8Cybersecurity ×7Developer Tools ×7Fintech ×7Marketing Tech ×5

HQs:United States×23United Kingdom×4Canada×3France×1Italy×1Netherlands×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 22 portfolio companies
32%
solo founders
7 of 22 mapped founding teams
41%
repeat founders
of 32 founders with career history
~1.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 14 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×33 founders×84+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×4EPFL ×2Knox College ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2The University of Edinburgh ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×14Engineering ×11Mathematics & Statistics ×3Physics ×3Business & Management ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Humanities ×2Life Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 32 founders with career history

Google Deepmind ×4University of Alberta ×3Argo Group ×2Atheer ×2Box ×2Brex ×2Elph ×2Microsoft ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×3

7 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 32 with degree data)

Investments · 54 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 62024 · 22023 · 22022 · 32021 · 42019 · 12018 · 12017 · 42016 · 129 dated

Ineffable Intelligenceineffable.aiin𝕏Apr 2026✓ verified

Ineffable is an AI research lab focused on building superintelligence through the reinforcement learning paradigm, emphasizing learning from experience in the environment rather than from human data.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLondon, GB

David Silver(Founder)inAlexandre Laterre(Co-Founder)inChris Apps(Founder)in

BoardAlfred Lin(Director (Sequoia Capital))inRavi Mhatre(Director (Lightspeed))in

Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementEQT VenturesIndex VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalBritish Business Bank+7 more

Neuromorphic Labsneuromorphiclabs.aiSep 2026 · $5.1M✓ verified

Neuromorphic Labs builds a "trust layer" and control plane for production AI, giving every dataset, model, prompt, agent, and compute environment a cryptographically verifiable identity across its lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureWilmington, US

Co-investorsService Provider CapitalSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Tandem VenturesToyota Ventures

Variationalvariational.aiinSeed · Nov 2021 · $4M✓ verified

Variational AI develops generative AI technology to accelerate small molecule drug discovery for pharmaceutical partners.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Handol Kim(Co-Founder & CEO)Jason Rolfe(Co-Founder & CTO)Ali Saberali(Co-Founder & Head of Platform)

Co-investorsMerck Global Health Innovation FundNimbus Synergies Inc.MSD Global Health Innovation Fund

Prisidioprisidio.comin𝕏Dec 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Prisidio is a secure digital vault app that lets individuals and families organize documents, passwords, valuables, financial information, and memories in one encrypted place and share them with chosen family members, advisors, or executors.

ConsumerCybersecurityFintechSaaSNaples, US

Glenn Shimkus(Co-Founder & CEO)inPaul Koziarz(Director)in

BoardRob Chesney(Director)inJames Dugan(Director)Jason Heltzer(Director)in

Board seatVanessa Pegueros· per SEC Form D · $14.9M raise · filed Dec 2025

Co-investorsAgeTech CapitalChicago VenturesFlorida Opportunity FundFlorida Technology Seed Capital FundGula Tech AdventuresLakewest Venture Partners+3 more

Accipiter Biosciencesaccipiterbio.comin

Accipiter Biosciences uses computational protein design to develop de novo, single-agent protein therapies that engage multiple cell-surface receptors at once, functioning as agonists.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSeattle, US

Matthew Bick(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJavier Castellanos(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inHector De Jesus Rincon Arano(Executive Officer, Promoter)Heather Redman(Director)Randall Schatzman(Director)William Canestaro(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Argonautic VenturesColumbus Venture PartnersPack VenturesWRF Capital

Agilerlagilerl.cominJan 2026

AgileRL develops an open-source reinforcement learning framework for training and tuning AI agents faster than existing RL libraries, along with Arena, an enterprise platform that converts raw data into production-ready agents.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Param Kumar(CEO)inNick Ustaran-Anderegg(CTO)in

Co-investorsCounterview CapitalEntrepreneur FirstFusionOctopus VenturesJLL Spark Global Ventures

Aisyaisy.aiin

aisy builds an attacker-informed view of a customer's environment by connecting findings, assets, code, and engineering activity across a security team's existing tools, then uses that context to prioritize, triage, test, and fix vulnerabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsOsney Capital

Apera AIapera.aiinSeed · Jul 2025 · $8M

Vancouver-based developer of 4D Vision software that combines 3D vision and AI to guide industrial robots.

Co-investorsBDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundEmerging VenturesLobby CapitalWUTIF CapitalBDC Capital CorporationJ-Ventures

Armoirearmoire.styleinSeed · Jan 2017

Provides a wardrobe solution to professional women with a convenient, personalized way to shop

Seattle, US

Ambika Singh(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsDream Variation VenturesGrace Beauty CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcTres Monos Capital LLCxfactor ventures

Artificial Agencyartificial.agencyin𝕏

Artificial Agency is an AI company applying reinforcement learning to build agent technology for video games, drawing on research and gaming-industry expertise.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGamingEdmonton, CA

Alex Kearney(Founder)inBrian Tanner WebSummit Vancouver Google IO(Founder)Michael Johanson(Founder)inBrian Tanner(Founder)inGreg Canessa(Chief Operating Officer)inMark Jaskiewicz(Head of Game Technology (Founding))in

Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedKAYARadical VenturesSamsung NextTIRTA VenturesToyota Ventures

Augmentgoaugment.com

Augment builds an AI productivity platform (Augie) that automates repetitive tasks in supply chain operations, focusing on trucking and freight logistics.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Harish Abbott(Founder)inJustin Hall(Founder)inArtur Rivilis(Founder)in

Co-investors8VCAutotech VenturesDell Technologies CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersRoar VenturesSocium Ventures+7 more

Augmentaugment.coinDec 2021

Augment offers a unified workspace for organizing, tracking, and sharing work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSeattle, US

Geoff Harris(Director)Jordan Ritter(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorJAZZ Venture PartnersPortland Seed FundIndex VenturesInnovation EndeavorsLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more

Axiomaxiommath.ai

Axiom Math is a platform that enables users to test proof verification, extract theorems, and experiment with proof transformations quickly.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEdTech

Carina Hong(Founder)inCarina Hong Shubho Sengupta(Founder)Shubho Sengupta(Founder)

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalDnx VenturesFrontline VenturesGreycroftJuniper Ventures Management, Llc+6 more

Blue Pillblue-pill.aiin𝕏

BluePill is an AI-powered consumer insights platform that builds "AI Twins" — digital models of real consumers — to run surveys, focus groups, packaging and claims tests, concept tests, and behavioral simulations.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Ankit Dhawan(Founder)in

Co-investorsUbiquity Ventures

Boltiveboltive.cominJul 2017

Boltive provides ad security technology that detects and blocks malicious, deceptive, and non-compliant ads in real time across web, mobile, and in-app environments before they reach users.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMarketing TechSaaS

Pamela Slea(Chief Executive Officer)inChristine Desrosiers(Chief Product Officer)inCatherine Mietek(Chief Marketing Officer)inKC Reaney(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsPioneer Square LabsSeaChangeWharton Alumni Angels

Claritygetclarity.aiinAcquired

Clarity provides identity security and fraud protection for organizations throughout the candidate and employee lifecycle, using AI detection technology to prevent unauthorized access and insider threats caused by AI-driven identity manipulation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR Tech

Ofer Ben-Noon(Co-Founder & CEO)Udi Mokady(Co-founder & CTO)Slavik Markovich(Head of GTM)Eyal Sasson(Head of Fraud & IP)David Lu(Founder)Gil Avriel(Founder)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersCommunity Access FundFusion VCAscendBlackRock+14 more

Digsdigs.comin𝕏Aug 2023

Digs offers an AI-powered platform for custom home builders to manage construction projects from pre-construction through warranty, centralizing plans, specs, selections, and documents in one place.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSVancouver, US

Ryan Fink(Co-founder)inTy Frackiewicz(Co-founder)inJef Holove(Executive Officer)in

BoardAbe Cohen(Director)Tyler Williams(Director)

Co-investorsBetaworksDeepwater Asset ManagementFUSELegacy Capital VenturesLong Way VenturesLoup Ventures+4 more

Ethosethos.comin𝕏

Ethos provides online life insurance that customers can purchase entirely through a digital platform without the traditional lengthy application process.

FintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Lingke Wang(Co-Founder, President; Member, Board of Directors)Peter Colis(Co-Founder, CEO; Chair, Board of Directors)inLingke W.(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcEvolution VC PartnersFounders Circle CapitalGeneral CatalystGlynn Capital Management+18 more

FAIRLY AIfairly.aiin𝕏Jan 2021

Fairly (also referred to as Asenion) provides an AI governance platform for managing trust, risk, security, and compliance in AI systems across their entire lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechKitchener, CA

James R. Burns(Executive Officer, Director)Prajay Tipre(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBackstage CapitalLoyal VCTechstarsETF PartnersNEXT Canada

Getnectargetnectar.aiin𝕏

Data Desk provides original data and research on social commerce.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketing Tech

Gliaglia.comin𝕏Aug 2025

Glia offers a banking AI platform that automates inbound and outbound customer interactions and internal workflows across a financial institution's core, engagement, and other systems.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Hari Balakrishnan(Mr. Balakrishnan is the President of the Issuer.)Justin DiPietro(Founder)inDaniel Michaeli(Founder)inMohammadreza Alizadeh Attar(Director, Executive Officer)

BoardJamie Goldstein(Director)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Gray Line PartnersInnovating CapitalInsight PartnersRemarkable VenturesTemerity Capital Partners+3 more

Groundlightgroundlight.aiin𝕏Apr 2023

Groundlight builds machine learning and computer vision technology to enable robotics applications.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsRoboticsSeattle, US

AviLeo Dirac(Founder)inAvi Geiger(Founder)

Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupUnion Bay PartnesEssence Venture CapitalFounders' Co-op

Hivergehiverge.aiin𝕏Seed · Sep 2025 · $5M

Hiverge builds an AI discovery engine that uses multiple parallel agents to automatically write and optimise algorithms for critical optimisation problems, from speeding up AI model training to solving combinatorial optimisation tasks.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsCambridge, GB

Alhussein Fawzi(Founder)in

Co-investorsAhren Innovation CapitalAlpha Intelligence CapitalStemAI VCVela Partners

Included AIincluded.aiin𝕏Acquired

Included is an AI-native, agentic people analytics platform that uses proprietary algorithms and a canonical data model to consolidate workforce data and surface actionable insights for HR professionals and business leaders.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSBothell, US

Laura Close(Founder)inRAGHURAM GOLLAMUDI(Executive Officer, Director)CHANDAN GOLLA(Executive Officer, Director)inChandan Golla(Founder)Raghu Gollamudi(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAscend Venture CapitalSignalFireTrilogy Equity Partners

Joejoe.coffeein𝕏

JOE provides an operating platform for independent coffee shops covering back-of-house operations, front-of-house experience, and growth tools, priced as a capped percentage of loyalty revenue.

ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesRetail TechSaaS

Brenden Martin(CEO)in

Co-investorsGood Friends

Latent Labslatentlabs.comin𝕏

Latent Labs develops generative AI models for protein design and builds biological platforms to validate AI-driven designs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLondon, GB

Simon Kohl(Founder)in

BoardJohn Cassidy(Director)Tony Kulesa(Director)in

Co-investors8VCIsomer CapitalKindred CapitalPillar VCRadical VenturesSofinnova Partners+2 more

Meadow AImeadow.aiSep 2026 · $7M

AI-powered insights platform turning restaurant operations data into daily actionable intelligence.

Max Jai Sim(Co-Founder & CEO)inAbbas Guvenilir(Co-Founder & COO)inDragos Velicanu(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsRedstick VenturesTenOneTen VenturesUlu VenturesLeadout CapitalMatrixSusa Ventures+3 more

Monsieur Drivein𝕏acquired by Criteo · Jul 2016

Criteo provides a commerce media platform and advertising software that enables retailers, brands, and agencies to reach shoppers across the open internet using AI-driven performance advertising and retail media solutions.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechParis, FR

Co-investors50 PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersMosaic VenturesOmega Venture PartnersRaptor GroupSapphire Ventures+2 more

Nectarnectarclimate.comin

Nectar builds a utility intelligence platform that aggregates energy consumption data from utility bills and online portals to help companies optimize their energy usage and costs.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Allen Wang(Founder)inKatherine He(Founder)inAndrew Hollis(Founder)Jackson Horne(Founder)Trevor Larson(Founder)Jesse Cheng(Account Executive)

Co-investorsCollaborative FundEight CapitalFormus CapitalSoma CapitalTwine VenturesY Combinator+12 more

Nectarnectarhr.comin𝕏Jun 2025

Nectar helps schools recognize and celebrate teachers through peer recognition, milestone tracking, and community appreciation features, addressing teacher burnout and retention challenges in education.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsPHX VenturesBAM VenturesCharge VCFab VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Menlo Ventures+3 more

NLXnlx.aiin𝕏

NLX provides a platform for building and deploying conversational applications powered by AI, serving developers, product managers, copywriters, and business users.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Andrei Papancea(Co-founder)inVlad Papancea(Co-founder)inPeter Szerzo(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsComcast VenturesHigher Life VenturesJetBlue VenturesSKY VCTech Square Ventures

Nomadnomadlease.comin𝕏

Nomad is a digital property-management platform for individual rental property owners, offering tools to market, lease, and manage their homes along with financial services such as guaranteed rent, property protection, and rent advances.

FintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaSDenver, US

Matt Thelen(Founder)inPJ O'Neil(Founder)inBrad Schneider(Founder)Eduardo Haber(Founder)Lucas Vargas(Founder)Marcos Nader(Founder)

Co-investorsDenver VenturesPeterson VenturesRange VCAbstract VenturesBloomberg BetaClass 5 Global+5 more

Nomad Gonomad-go.comSeed · Sep 2019 · $3M

NomadGo provides on-device inventory AI that uses augmented reality and its patented Spatial Vision technology to count and track inventory in 3D on standard smartphones and tablets.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSKirkland, US

David Greschler(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJonah Friedl(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardHeather Redman(Director)in

Co-investorsFitz Gate Ventures

Orbital Materialsorbitalmaterials.comin

Uses AI to discover exotic new materials; raised a $50M Series B led by Plural.

Daniel Miodovnik(Founder)James Gin-Pollock(Founder)Jonathan Godwin(Founder)

Co-investorsCompoundFly VenturesISVMSMRadical VenturesBoxGroup+3 more

Phaidraphaidra.aiin

Phaidra develops an AI control platform that uses reinforcement learning to optimize energy efficiency and operational performance in data centers and AI factories.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnergySeattle, US

Jim Gao(Founder)inVeda Panneershelvam(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inKatie Hoffman(Founder)inVedavyas Panneershelvam(Founder)

Co-investorsCollaborative FundCool Climate CollectiveEast Valley VenturesIncubate USIndex VenturesRoot and Shoot Ventures+9 more

Picnicpicnicworks.comin𝕏Jan 2017

Picnic manufactures an automated pizza assembly station that speeds up production and reduces waste in commercial kitchens.

Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechHardware

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCreative VenturesDraper AssociatesThursday VenturesUnlock Venture Partners

Picnic Technologiespicnic.app

Picnic is an online supermarket offering home grocery delivery with free electric-vehicle delivery and low prices for households in the Netherlands.

E-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainDuivendrecht, NL

Joris Beckers(Founder)Bas Verheijen(Founder)Frederik Nieuwenhuys(Founder)Michiel Muller(Founder)

Co-investorsCreative VenturesCV VC

Reclaimreclaim.aiin𝕏Jun 2026

Reclaim offers an AI scheduling assistant that automatically optimizes a user's calendar around priorities, meetings, tasks, and focus time.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US

Henry S.(Founder)inAlexandra Taylor(Director, Promoter)Kyle Buckingham(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesCurious CapitalFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGradient VenturesHumans Of The InternetAcrew Capital+3 more

RL Corerlcore.aiinSeed · Jul 2024 · $5M

AI & Machine Learning

Alden Christianson(Founder)Martha White(Founder)in

Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedTq Ventures Llc

Sellahellosella.comAug 2022 · $3M

Sella is a peer-powered marketplace that connects people who have pre-owned items to sell with local thrifters and resellers who handle the listing and selling on their behalf.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesPortland, US

Co-investorsLong Way VenturesCascade Seed Fund

Sellasella.vcAug 2022 · $3M

Sella Venture Partners is the venture capital arm of Italy's Sella Group, managing fund-of-funds vehicles that invest in early-stage technology VC funds across North America and Europe.

FintechMilan, IT

Co-investorsSella Direct Ventures

Simularsimular.aiin𝕏Seed · Apr 2024 · $5M

Simular builds AI agents that automate repetitive computer work for knowledge workers using a neuro-symbolic approach combining large language models with symbolic code.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Carlos, US

AlanAng Li(Founder)inJiachen Yang(Founder)

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBasis Set VenturesFelicis VenturesNVIDIASamsung NextStartX+5 more

Streemstreem.comin𝕏Mar 2018acquired by Frontdoor

Streem built an augmented-reality-powered remote video assistance platform that let service professionals see customers' problems through their smartphone cameras and capture spatial data.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerDeveloper ToolsMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ritik Malhotra(CEO)inTanooj Luthra(CTO)inSamvit Ramadurgam(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalGFR FundOregon Venture FundY CombinatorArbor VenturesBetaworks Ventures Management, Llc+5 more

Symblsymbl.aiin𝕏

Symbl.ai offers a developer platform with APIs, SDKs, and a specialized LLM (Nebula) that enterprises use to build real-time AI agents and conversation intelligence from voice, video, and chat.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Surbhi Rathore(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrosscut VenturesProject Voice Capital PartnersTechstars

Tingonotingono.ai

Tingono offers Tara, an AI agent for customer success teams that automates health scoring, predicts churn and downgrade risk, and identifies upsell and cross-sell opportunities.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsFoundation CapitalPathbreaker VenturesXfund

TrojAItroj.aiinSeed · Jan 2022 · $2Macquired by A10 Networks

TrojAI provides an enterprise AI security platform that monitors and controls AI agents to prevent prompt injection attacks, data leakage, and unauthorized tool use.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaint John, CA

Stephen Goddard(Founder)inLee Weiner(Director and Chief Executive Officer)inJames Stewart(Founder)in

BoardFrank Chang(Director)inCharles M. Hazard(Director)in

Co-investorsConcrete VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersTechstars

Vouchedvouched.idin

Vouched provides AI-powered digital identity verification and biometric analysis software for integration with identity management and authentication platforms.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaS

John Baird(Founder and Board Chairman)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalSeaChangeAscendSK Ventures

YDataydata.aiin𝕏Seed · Oct 2021 · $3M

YData provides synthetic data generation and document creation tools for training and evaluating large language models.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLisbon, PT

Fabiana Clemente(Founder)Goncalo Martins Ribeiro(Founder)

Co-investorsFaberKickstart InnovationTechstarsEDP Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AugieElement DataFalkonJoe CoffeeKite AIShyft Technologies

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.

Exits · 5

5 acquisitions · showing 3

Monsieur Driveacq. by CriteoStreemacq. by FrontdoorTrojAIacq. by A10 Networks

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Flying Fish Ventures made?
Flying Fish Ventures has 54 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Flying Fish Ventures invest at?
Flying Fish Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Flying Fish Ventures's typical check size?
Flying Fish Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What sectors does Flying Fish Ventures focus on?
Flying Fish Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Flying Fish Ventures located?
Flying Fish Ventures is headquartered in Seattle, US.
Does Flying Fish Ventures lead rounds?
Flying Fish Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Flying Fish Ventures co-invest with?
Flying Fish Ventures most often shares deals with Ascend Venture Capital, Radical Ventures, Techstars, among 135 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 23

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

$540K – $10.8M
Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group is a venture capital firm that backs founding teams at the seed, early, and acceleration stages, with a focus on Seattle, the Bay Area, and beyond.

$2M – $10M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

Both backed · 2
$100K – $10M
Gradient Ventures

Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.

Both backed · 2
$100K – $10M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

Both backed · 1
$30M
Redpoint Ventures

Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/

Both backed · 1
$100K – $10M
Flybridge Capital Partners

Flybridge Capital Partners is an East Coast venture capital firm backing early-stage, AI-focused startups. Founded in 2002, it invests at the pre-seed and seed stages across AI applications, infrastructure, and related sectors.

Both backed · 1
$250K – $10M
Tq Ventures Llc

TQ Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm whose team invests from first principles and commits deeply to the founders it backs.

Both backed · 1
RL Core
Founders' Co-op

Founders' Co-op is a Seattle-based early-stage venture firm backing technical founding teams building enterprise technology companies, investing at the pre-product, pre-revenue stage.

Both backed · 1
$10K – $250K
xfactor ventures

XFactor Ventures is an early-stage venture firm affiliated with the broader Flybridge community, giving portfolio founders access to a network of founders, builders, and mentors.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $200K
Basis Set Ventures

Basis Set Ventures is an AI-native venture firm that uses a modern machine learning stack and foundation models to find and support AI companies, positioning itself as a hands-on partner to founders.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $3M
Pioneer Square Labs

Pioneer Square Labs operates as a startup studio and venture capital fund, partnering with founders to build world-changing companies by combining exceptional founders, innovative ideas, and investment capital.

Both backed · 1
▶11 more co-investors

Tola CapitalScript CapitalNotable CapitalPlug and Play VenturesOperator LPHigh AlphaWalden InternationalBDC Venture CapitalAccenture VenturesMysten LabsHannah Grey Ventures

Firms observed investing alongside Flying Fish Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Flying Fish Ventures's recorded portfolio.

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