Flying Fish Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSeattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Also known as Flying Fish Ineffable · FLYING FISH MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Flying Fish Ventures invests at the pre-seed and seed stages, partnering with founders it describes as visionary. The firm's core conviction is that artificial intelligence will disrupt every industry, and it positions its team as experts in AI and company building. Its published perspectives span topics such as AI-driven hardware and compute acceleration and how to approach building at different layers of the AI stack, reflecting a focus on backing AI-native startups early in their development.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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What they invest in
from 34 of 48 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×28SaaS ×15Deep Tech ×8Developer Tools ×6Enterprise Software ×6Cybersecurity ×5Fintech ×5Marketing Tech ×5
HQs:United States×16United Kingdom×4Canada×3France×1Portugal×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×43 founders×64+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 28 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 28 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×14Engineering ×11Mathematics & Statistics ×3Business & Management ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Humanities ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history
DeepMind ×9University of Alberta ×3Argo Group ×2Atheer ×2Box ×2Brex ×2Twitter ×2VR Motion ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
6 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 31 with degree data)
Investments · showing 43 of 48
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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-investorsEQT VenturesIndex VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalBond Capital ManagementBritish Business Bank+6 more
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.
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-investorsChicago VenturesGula Tech AdventuresLakewest Venture PartnersTamiami AngelOrigin Ventures
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-investorsEntrepreneur FirstFusionOctopus VenturesCounterview Capital
Vancouver-based developer of 4D Vision software that combines 3D vision and AI to guide industrial robots.
Co-investorsLobby CapitalWUTIF CapitalBDC Capital CorporationJ-Ventures
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(Co-Founder & Head of Agents)inBrian Tanner WebSummit Vancouver Google IO(Founder)Michael Johanson(Founder)inBrian Tanner(Co-Founder & CEO)inGreg Canessa(Chief Operating Officer)inMark Jaskiewicz(Head of Game Technology (Founding))in
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedKAYARadical VenturesSamsung NextTIRTA VenturesToyota Ventures
Augment offers a unified workspace for organizing, tracking, and sharing work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorJAZZ Venture PartnersPortland Seed FundIndex VenturesInnovation EndeavorsLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more
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 & CEO)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalDnx VenturesFrontline VenturesGreycroftJuniper Ventures Management, Llc+5 more
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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
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
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Co-investorsSeaChange
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)
BoardVanessa Pegueros(VP Product)inDemi Ben-Arie(Cyber Advisory)
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersFusion VCUnitus VenturesWalden Catalyst
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-investorsBetaworksFUSELegacy Capital VenturesLong Way VenturesLoup VenturesOregon Venture Fund+2 more
Ethos provides online life insurance that customers can purchase entirely through a digital platform without the traditional lengthy application process.
FintechInsurTech
Lingke Wang(Co-founder)Peter Colis(Co-founder)inLingke W.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcEvolution VC PartnersFounders Circle CapitalGeneral CatalystGlynn Capital Management+13 more
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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
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalLoyal VCTechstars
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
Justin DiPietro(Founder)inDaniel Michaeli(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Gray Line PartnersInnovating CapitalInsight PartnersRemarkable VenturesTemerity Capital Partners+2 more
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-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalVela PartnersAhren Innovation Capital
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)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalSignalFireTrilogy Equity Partners
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 Labs develops generative AI models for protein design and builds biological platforms to validate AI-driven designs.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLondon, GB
Simon Kohl(CEO / Team Lead)in
Co-investors8VCIsomer CapitalKindred CapitalPillar VCRadical VenturesSofinnova Partners
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
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 VenturesJetBlue VenturesSKY VCTech Square Ventures
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
Uses AI to discover exotic new materials; raised a $50M Series B led by Plural.
Co-investorsCompoundFly VenturesISVMSMRadical VenturesBoxGroup+1 more
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(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member)inVeda Panneershelvam(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Board Member)inKatie Hoffman(Co-Founder, President, Chief Operating Officer, Board Member)inVedavyas Panneershelvam(Founder)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundCool Climate CollectiveEast Valley VenturesIncubate USIndex VenturesRoot and Shoot Ventures+8 more
Picnic manufactures an automated pizza assembly station that speeds up production and reduces waste in commercial kitchens.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechHardware
Co-investorsCreative VenturesDraper AssociatesThursday VenturesUnlock Venture Partners
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 VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGradient VenturesAcrew CapitalCharacterIbex Investors+1 more
Alden Christianson(Founder)Martha White(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedTq Ventures Llc
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
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
AlanLi Ang(Executive Officer)inAng Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundFelicis VenturesSamsung NextStartXVela PartnersBasis Set Ventures+2 more
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(Founder/CEO)inTanooj Luthra(Founder/CTO)inSamvit Ramadurgam(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalGFR FundOregon Venture FundY Combinator
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 Partners
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
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(Director and Chief Operating Officer)inLee Weiner(Director and Chief Executive Officer)inJames Stewart(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardFrank Chang(Director)inCharles M. Hazard(Director)in
Co-investorsConcrete VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersTechstars
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 CapitalSeaChange
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AperaAugieAxiom MathFairlyFalkonVariational AI
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 3Monsieur Driveacq. by CriteoStreemacq. by FrontdoorTrojAIacq. by A10 Networks
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Fairly · usatoday.com · Sep 3, 2026
Joe · centraloregondaily.com · Aug 18, 2026
Ineffable Intelligence · ai-updates.net · Aug 9, 2026
Reclaim · pymnts.com · Jul 29, 2026
Ethos · investing.com · Jul 18, 2026
Axiom · aiweekly.co · Jul 17, 2026
Picnic · dailyrecordnews.com · Jul 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Flying Fish Ventures made?
- Flying Fish Ventures has 48 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 6 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, 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 115 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFunders Journey: Geoff Harris from Flying Fish Ventures
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Co-investors · 23
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Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.
Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-founded venture firm that partners with founders across early and acceleration stages, providing capital plus hands-on support in recruiting, strategy, business development, and fundraising.
Flybridge Capital Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs building companies with global reach. The firm focuses on supporting innovative ventures from their initial funding stages.
TQ Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm whose team invests from first principles and commits deeply to the founders it backs.
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.
Tola Capital is a Seattle-based venture firm founded in 2010 by former operators, backing enterprise software companies with a focus on AI at work and helping them become category leaders.
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.
Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1999 by former partners from leading venture firms, focusing on early-stage technology companies across multiple sectors. The firm leverages its partners' technology investment experience and an extensive network of entrepreneurs and industry contacts to support portfolio company growth.
Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities to drive innovation.
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Operator LPHigh AlphaFounders' Co-opxfactor venturesWalden InternationalBDC Venture CapitalPioneer Square LabsAccenture VenturesMysten LabsScript CapitalHannah Grey Ventures
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