Flying Fish Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSeattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Also known as FLYING FISH MANAGEMENT, LLC
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 16 of 42 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Enterprise Software ×4Cybersecurity ×3Marketing Tech ×3SaaS ×3Consumer ×2Deep Tech ×2Developer Tools ×2
HQs:United States×7Canada×2France×1Portugal×1
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathPrisidio is a digital vault service that helps individuals and families collect, protect, and securely share important documents, assets, and information.
ConsumerCybersecuritySaaSNaples, US
Rob Chesney(Director)Glenn Shimkus(Co-Founder & CEO)inVanessa Pegueros(Director)James Dugan(Director)Jason Heltzer(Director)Paul Koziarz(Director)
Board seatVanessa Pegueros· per SEC Form D · $14.9M raise · filed Dec 2025
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)
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)Demi Ben-Arie(Cyber Advisory)
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
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)Vlad Papancea(Co-founder)Peter Szerzo(Co-founder)
NomadGo builds on-device inventory management software using spatial vision AI that allows businesses to count and track inventory via smartphone or tablet in real time.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechKirkland, US
Jonah Friedl(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Greschler(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardHeather Redman(Director)
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 TechEnergy
Jim Gao(Chief Executive Officer)inVeda Panneershelvam(Chief Technology Officer)inKatie Hoffman(President and Chief Operating Officer)in
An AI-powered calendar management tool for sales teams that reduces scheduling friction and meeting overhead by protecting focus time for selling activities and automating meeting coordination.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketing TechSales TechSeattle, US
Alexandra Taylor(Director, Promoter)Kyle Buckingham(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Frontdoor provides technology-enabled home maintenance and repair services for homeowners, leveraging over 50 years of industry experience.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ritik Malhotra(Founder/CEO)inTanooj Luthra(Founder/CTO)inSamvit Ramadurgam(Founder)in
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)Lee Weiner(Director and Chief Executive Officer)Frank Chang(Director)James Stewart(Chief Technology Officer)Charles M. Hazard(Director)
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.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFunders Journey: Geoff Harris from Flying Fish Ventures
Seattle Angel Conference · Geoff Harris
Seattle Speaks: Flying Fish Ventures' Heather Redman
Downtown Seattle Association · Heather Redman
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Co-investors · 22
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