Fundraising Fox
Los Altos · Pre-Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked
Also known as TEEC Angel Funds · Tsingyuan Ventures
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Investment thesis
Foothill Ventures backs early-stage frontier-tech companies with genuine technical or product-level differentiation, betting that superior technology will drive their success. The firm prioritizes the quality of the founding team, favoring strong technologists with a track record of leadership, and has found particular success with immigrant, female, and PhD founders, leaning into diverse founding teams. It is drawn to cross-disciplinary opportunities where two fields intersect, viewing such collisions as sources of very large outcomes. Its focus spans infrastructure and AI applications, including areas like AI inference and advanced optical interconnect technologies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Max Von Poelnitz was born in Germany and moved to the United States at age 10, attending Phillips Exeter and later Wake Forest University. He spent time in asset management before living in Asia for over a decade, where he founded and built multiple companies, ultimately selling one to a conglomerate. He has worked as a venture capitalist for roughly the past decade.
Michael Jin combines biomedical and electrical engineering with semiconductor entrepreneurship—co‑founder of Simple Silicon and former iWatt engineering lead through a $345M acquisition—building Tsinghua-linked bridges for U.S.–China biomedicine and semiconductor startups.
UCSF professor and co-founder/CTO of ACCB Bio and co-founder of Pinpoint Genomics. An expert in oncology, therapeutics, diagnostics, and life science tools with 40+ patents; PhD from UVA and studies at Tsinghua.
Cloud infrastructure, high-performance computing, and AI infrastructure expert. Founding chief architect at Alibaba Cloud, former Yahoo senior principal engineer, and formerly at Ask.com; PhD from UCSB and studies at Zhejiang.
Cybersecurity and cloud expert with 20+ filed patents. VP of engineering at Netskope and BedRock Systems, and co-founder of AssureSec; studies at Tsinghua and an MS from the University of Pittsburgh.
Enterprise software expert with 22 patents. Former Yahoo SVP & CTO, Microsoft partner & GM, WebTV Networks VP, and co-founder of Streetlight Software; studied at the University of Minnesota and University of Illinois.
John Wang is an investor at Foothill Ventures focused on open source, big data, enterprise software, SaaS, observability, and infrastructure. Born in Shanghai, China, he moved to Upstate New York during sixth grade and is fluent in Mandarin, Shanghainese, and English.
Materials science and medtech robotics expert with 9 patents, having worked at Seagate Technology and co-founded Petuum Inc. and Genesis Medtech. Holds degrees from Tsinghua, Rice, and the University of Minnesota.
Enterprise software, DevOps, and compliance expert. Former PTC SVP of product, Arena Solutions CTO, and at Oracle Agile Software; studies at Tsinghua and an MS from Yale.
Charles Ling was born in Wuhan and raised in Shenzhen, China. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and an MS in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis. His investment interests include semiconductors, AI computing, battery and energy storage, sensing technology, and material science.
Lu Wang was born and raised in Kaifeng, China. He studied Bioengineering at Beihang University and earned a PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). His investment focus includes AI/ML for life sciences, neural sciences and brain technology, diagnostic tools, novel therapeutics platforms, and bio-foundry/lab automation.
Phoebe Fan works on portfolio support at Foothill Ventures, focusing on talent recruiting and management, vendor recommendations, and building platforms that help founders assist one another. Before moving into recruiting, she worked as a public school teacher and a web developer. She was raised in Yichun, China, and studied in Harbin, China, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sophia Yu was born and raised in Hangzhou, China. She studied Economics & Finance at Tsinghua University and earned an MBA from Yale School of Management. Her investment interests include AI applications, enterprise SaaS, and mobility.
Theresa Dai was born in Shenzhen, China and moved to the US on her own at 15. She studied Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences, Economics, and International Studies at Northwestern and earned an MBA from MIT. Her investment focus includes AI applications in digital health, secure data sharing, and medical devices and robotics.
Eric Rosenblum brings CEO, COO, and senior product leadership experience at Google and Palantir to coach founders on go-to-market and product with a structured product-manager approach and candid tactical advice.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Foothill Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 160 of 233 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×79Deep Tech ×40Hardware ×37Enterprise Software ×32Healthtech ×31SaaS ×28Biotech ×24Energy ×24
HQs:United States×109China×3Canada×1France×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 91 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×292 founders×323 founders×154+ founders×15
Where their founders studiedfrom 114 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×9Stanford University ×8Tsinghua University ×5University of British Columbia ×5University of California, Berkeley ×5Duke University ×4Harvard University ×4UC Santa Barbara ×4
What their founders studiedfrom 115 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×54Computer Science ×51Business & Management ×14Mathematics & Statistics ×9Physics ×7Chemistry ×5Life Sciences ×4Law ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 122 founders with career history
Google ×10Microsoft ×10Stanford University ×10IBM ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Qualcomm ×4Aquantia ×3Georgia Institute of Technology ×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
54 founders hold a PhD · 13 hold an MBA (of 122 with degree data)
Investments · 233 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 62025 · 112024 · 82023 · 62022 · 82021 · 52020 · 32019 · 42017 · 12016 · 22014 · 12013 · 359 dated
10x Genomics offers single cell analysis technology, including its Flex assay and Flex Apex product, which use probe-based chemistry and plate-based multiplexing to profile fresh, frozen, and FFPE samples for researchers.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechPleasanton, US
Serge Saxonov(Founder)inBen Hindson(Founder)inBrad Crutchfield(Chief Commercial Officer)inJean Philibert(Chief People Officer)Eric S Whitaker(General Counsel)inJustin McAnear(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsForesite CapitalKhosla VenturesOMX VenturesPaladin Capital GroupSoftBank Vision FundVenrock+4 more
electroCore develops non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) medical devices, marketed as gammaCore, to treat patients suffering from pain and chronic conditions.
BiotechDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBasking Ridge, US
JP Errico(Executive Officer)inBrian Posner(Executive Officer)inDaniel S. Goldberger(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Staats(Director)inFrank Amato(Executive Officer)in
BoardTrevor Moody(Director)
Co-investorsTullis Health InvestorsMerck Global Health Innovation Fund
Gossamer Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing seralutinib, an investigational drug candidate for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Faheem Hasnain(Executive Officer, Director)inChristian Waage(Executive Officer)inSheila Gujrathi, MD(Founder)inBryan Giraudo(Executive Officer)Laura Carter, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Robert Smith(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersBay City CapitalEcoR1 CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pivotal Life SciencesSamsara BioCapital+3 more
Power Integrations designs and manufactures semiconductor chips for high-voltage power conversion, enabling efficient generation, transmission, and use of electrical power in renewable energy, appliances, mobile devices, and industrial applications.
CleantechEnergyHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Jennifer Lloyd(President and Chief Executive Officer and Director)inKlas EklundArt FurySteve Sharp
Co-investorsKeiretsu Forum
Quanterix develops technology for highly sensitive detection of protein biomarkers using non-invasive sample types, aimed at early disease detection and prevention.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLexington, US
David Walt(Director)inErnest Orticerio(Executive Officer)Ernest Oriticerio(Executive Officer)Masoud Toloue(Former Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardJohn Connolly(Director)inKeith Crandell(Director)
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersBain Capital VenturesIn-Q-TelKhosla VenturesNovalis LifeSciences
SentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Tomer Weingarten(Founder)inAlmog Cohen(Founder)inSameet Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)inEhud Shamir(Founder)
BoardRobert Schwartz(Director)Dan Scheinman(Director)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Everest GroupGranite HillInsight PartnersKhosla VenturesLobby Capital+15 more
WeRide develops autonomous driving technology and operates a portfolio of five core products, including Robotaxi, with vehicles deployed across more than 40 cities in 12 countries.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRobotics
Yan(Co-founder)Tony Han(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlliance VenturesK3 VenturesK3V VenturesNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcQiming Venture PartnersSky9 Capital+1 more
Avotres is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics targeting autoimmune diseases and cancer.
BiotechHealthtechHanover, US
Bruce Cooper(Director)Dan Zhao(Director)Jihong Chen(Director)Xi Qin(Director)Hong Jiang(Director)Alex Li(Director)
Synfini provides AI-driven drug discovery collaboration services that help researchers advance targets and hits into optimized, patentable chemistry.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechRobotics
Peter Madrid(Scientific Development)inNathan Collins(Strategic Alliance)John Byrnes(Artificial Intelligence)Hillary Odgers(Finance)
Co-investorsGaingelsMana VenturesJSL Health CapitalWERU Investment Co. Ltd.
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NovoLINC develops nanocomposite thermal interface materials designed to lower thermal resistance and improve heat dissipation in electronic chipsets.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsPittsburgh, US
Robert Wenner(Executive Officer)Sheng Shen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTina Tosukhowong(Director)inNing Li(Executive Officer, Director)inPaul Sheng(Director)in
Board seatEric Rosenblum· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsHitachi VenturesM VenturesTDK VenturesCarnegie Mellon UniversityFathom Fund
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Persperion Diagnostics develops touch-based sweat sensing technology for diagnostic measurement.
Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Joseph Wang(Executive Officer)Lu Yin(Executive Officer, Director)Xinyu Liu(Executive Officer)
BoardAshwin Pushpala(Director)in
Board seatXuhui Shao· per SEC Form D
Co-investors7G BioVenturesCornucopian Capital ManagementSamsung NextEclipse Ventures
Santa Clara, US
Yan Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Fangquan Ming(Executive Officer, Director)Haiping Jin(Director)Jie Chen(Director)
Board seatXuhui Shao· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCeltic House Asia Partners
Synaptec Health provides AI-based medical coding software that reads patient charts and generates ICD-10, E/M, and CPT codes with modifiers for healthcare providers and billing teams.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechLos Angeles, US
Michael McLaughlin(Executive Officer, Director)Chris McLaughlin(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatXuhui Shao· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCitta CapitalFusion
4B Tech develops therapeutics for central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on neuroprotection, synaptic repair, and suppression of neuroinflammation to slow disease progression.
BiotechHealthtechBeijing, CN
Abacus Power is developing power delivery and conversion technology for AI datacenters, focused on high step-down, high-efficiency, high-density conversion.
Deep TechEnergyHardware
Co-investorsRaptor GroupSocratic Partners
Aether Fuels develops technology to convert syngas and carbon feedstocks into sustainable fuels, using its Aether Aurora solution built on technology licensed from GTI Energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Conor Madigan(Founder)inDhaval Shah(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardMichelle Robson(Director)inPhilippe Inagaki(Director)
Co-investorsXora Innovation Pte LtdAP VenturesCDP Venture CapitalEni NextJetBlue VenturesSKY VC+6 more
Aira provides clean energy solutions centered on heat pumps, making renewable heating technology accessible and affordable for residential homes across Europe.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Anand Chandrasekher(Founder)Harald Mix(Founder)Pramod Viswanath(Founder)Ravikiran Gopalan(Founder)Sreeram Kannan(Founder)
Co-investorsAltorCollaborative FundKinnevikLingottoAcrew CapitalBose Ventures+1 more
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AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaratoga, US
RaviKiran Gopalan(Director)inAnand Chandrasekher(Co-Founder, CEO)inPramod Viswanath(Co-Founder/Advisor)Sreeram Kannan(Co-Founder/Advisor)
BoardKrishna Kolluri(Director)Asad Khaliq(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalIn-Q-TelNeotribe VenturesSnowflake VenturesZero Infinity Partners
Airtable is a San Francisco-based no-code platform that lets teams build apps and workflows on a flexible database.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Howie Liu(Founder)inAndrew Ofstad(Founder)inEmmett Nicholas(Founder)inAmbereen Toubassy(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Ohls(Chief Revenue Officer)inDavid Azose(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBling CapitalBoxGroupCaffeinated CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)CSC Upshot+35 more
Airtap is a personal AI agent that operates a user's real mobile apps on a cloud-based Android phone, tapping, typing, and swiping to complete tasks requested in plain language via iMessage, RCS, or a web dashboard.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFuture of WorkCampbell, US
Suman Saraf(Founder)inHue Harguindeguy(Executive Officer)Rosen Sharma(Executive Officer, Director)
AM Batteries develops Powder to Electrode dry coating technology for lithium-ion electrode manufacturing, reducing solvent use and energy consumption compared to traditional slurry methods.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyMassachusetts, US
Yan Wang(Director)in
BoardAnil Achyuta(Director)inJimmy Kan(Director)inLisa Coca(Director)inLie Shi(Director)in
Co-investorsAnzu PartnersAsahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalCreative VenturesPorsche VenturesRA CapitalSAIC Technologies Fund II, LLC+4 more
Amperesand manufactures medium voltage solid-state transformers for critical power infrastructure, enabling faster deployment of power systems for AI data centers and industrial applications.
Deep TechEnergyHardware
Brian Dow(Chief Executive Officer)inTommy Joyner(Sr. VP of Engineering)inMarc Bouchet(Chief of Staff)inAndrey Reznik(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsMaterial ImpactTDK VenturesXoraWalden CatalystXora Innovation Pte Ltd
AmpUp develops electric vehicle charging infrastructure solutions for drivers, businesses, and communities.
Climate TechConsumerEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Thomas Sun(Founder)inTom Sun(Founder)inXiaoyao QianRui ZhangBach Bui
Co-investors2.12 AngelsAutotech VenturesConnecticut InnovationsFrontier VenturesGoodyear VenturesSAIC Technologies Fund II, LLC+14 more
Sagence AI develops analog in-memory compute chips for AI inference, using deep subthreshold computation inside multi-level flash memory cells to deliver high performance at low power and cost.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSaratoga, US
Vishal Sarin(CEO)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesMetaplanetProsperity7 VenturesTDK Ventures
ANJET Corporation designs power semiconductor devices using Si, SiC, and GaN processes to improve energy efficiency for applications such as vehicles, railroads, and smart grids.
CleantechEnergySemiconductors
Anyware Robotics builds Pixmo, a multi-purpose mobile warehouse robot with a force-sensing collaborative arm, powered by its AnywareOS intelligence layer for perception, motion planning, and autonomous decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsFremont, US
Te Tang(Executive Officer, Director)Yongxiang Fan(Director)Thomas(Co-founder & CEO)inBruce(Co-founder, Head of Robotics Engineering)inSam(Co-founder)inTorsten(Co-founder, Head of Product & Marketing)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGFT VenturesStrawberry Creek Ventures
Westborough, US
Diran Apelian(Founder)Eric Gratz(Founder)Yan Wang(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAt One VenturesBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesClean Energy VentureHitachi Ventures+7 more
Automation Anywhere provides robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent document processing (IDP), and agentic automation solutions for enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Mihir Shukla(Founder)inNeeti Mehta Shukla(Founder)inAnkur Kothari(Founder)inClyde Hosein(Executive Officer)inNancy HaugeinNeeti Mehta(Founder)
Co-investors1435 CapitalCollective LiquidityEniac VenturesEQUIAMFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGeneral Atlantic+13 more
Aviva Links designs semiconductor devices for connectivity in autonomous and software-defined vehicles, providing Ethernet switches, PHYs, bridges, and serializer/deserializer chips for high-bandwidth sensor data transport.
HardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductors
Kamal Dalmia(CEO & Co-founder)inSachin Goel(Co-Founder and VP, Digital & Systems Engineering)inHiok-Tiaq Ng(Co-Founder and VP, Analog Engineering)in
Co-investorsiGlobe PartnersTSVC
A life sciences company offering nanopore sequencing instruments and automated library preparation systems for molecular biology research.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductors
Co-investorsCBC GroupYF Capital
BALYO builds autonomous forklifts and end-to-end warehouse automation solutions, integrating with racking, conveyor, perception, and fleet-orchestration providers to deliver turnkey deployments.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsArcueil, FR
Co-investors360 Capital
BioEclipse Therapeutics is a clinical-stage oncology company developing immuno-oncology therapeutics using a proprietary platform that targets the tumor microenvironment through engineered immune cell therapies.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US
Pamela Reilly Contag(Executive Officer, Director)Catherine Sohn(Director)Gregory Schiffman(Director)Mark Frohlich(Director)Stephen Thau(Executive Officer)Elona Baum(Director)
Co-investorsPlum Alley Investments
Boston Dynamics builds mobile and humanoid robots for automating tedious and hazardous work in manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse operations, along with software for monitoring robotic fleets.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsAurumKhosla VenturesPerot Jain
Bubble is an AI-powered no-code development platform that lets users build full-stack web and native mobile applications through AI prompting and a visual editor, with built-in database, authentication, hosting, and scaling.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Emmanuel Straschnov(Founder)inJosh Haas(Founder)inShai Eisenman(Founder)
Co-investorsBoxGroupDig Ventures Management LimitedKima VenturesNewView CapitalSignalFireColor Capital+3 more
Capacity builds an AI-powered platform for contact centers and support teams that automates customer support interactions through AI agents and agent assist tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSt. Louis, US
David Karandish(Founder)inChris Sims(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsCapital Midwest FundConnecticut InnovationsFINTOP CapitalFOG VenturesGaingels+4 more
Capture was a note-taking application that allowed users to capture notes, to-dos, and web pages.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkNew York City, US
Calvin LeGassick(CEO)inJesse Chand(Founder)inStephen Chen(Founder)inAdena Nadler(Founder)in
Co-investorsGaingelsStarve UpsVerso Capital Compartment 23Y Combinator10X CapitalBoxGroup+10 more
Capture digitizes personal media including VHS tapes, VCR tapes, mini tapes, and other analog formats into digital formats (DVDs, thumb drives, cloud storage) for consumers wanting to preserve family memories and home videos.
Consumer
Co-investorsLauder PartnersLG Technology VenturesOsage Venture PartnersOwl VenturesQualcomm VenturesSierra Ventures
CarbonSix develops AI-powered robots that learn manufacturing tasks from human operator demonstrations, enabling automation of high-mix, high-variance factory work that traditionally requires manual labor.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSeoul
Jehyeok Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Seongmin Kang(Director)Taeyeon Moon(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsLB InvestmentStorm VenturesXquared VC
Celero Systems is developing an ingestible pill-based platform that monitors cardiac and respiratory vital signs and delivers medication, aiming to monitor, diagnose, and treat life-threatening conditions without wearables or wires.
Deep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesBrookline, US
Xin Huang(Director)Benjamin Pless(Executive Officer, Director)Carlo Giovanni Traverso(Director)Allan May(Director)
CertiK is a Web3 security platform that combines formal verification with smart contract audits, penetration testing, on-chain monitoring, AML/compliance tools, and incident response for blockchain projects, exchanges, and wallets.
Crypto & Web3CybersecuritySaaSNew York City, US
Sergey Gorbunov(Co-Founder)Alex Wilke(Co-Founder)Zhong Shao(Founder)inRonghui Gu(Founder)inProfessor Ronghui Gu(Founder)Professor Zhong Shao(Founder)
Co-investors10T FundCandaq Fintech GroupCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesContinue CapitalCyberport Hong Kong+17 more
ChemPower develops an abrasive-free chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) technology and materials for advanced semiconductor chip manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsBeaverton, US
Sudhanshu Misra(CEO)inSV Babu(CTO)
BoardSCOTT SHAW(Director)inOWEN LOZMAN(Director)JESSICA FREYER(Director)inBABU SURYADEVARA(Director)
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelIntel CapitalM VenturesPangaea Ventures Us Inc.Portland Seed FundRhapsody Venture Partners+3 more
Cloudian develops HyperStore, software-defined object storage that scales to exabytes and provides native S3 API compatibility for enterprises and service providers.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Mateo, US
Michael M. Tso(Executive Officer, Director)inHiroshi Ohta(Founder)inMichael Tso(Founder)
BoardJonathan Epstein(Director)David Milstein(Director)Ken Yasunaga(Director)
Co-investorsDG Ventures, Inc.Global Hands-On VCNTT DOCOMO VenturesEight Roads VenturesFoundation CapitalGoldman Sachs+3 more
Codepoint builds LoRa-based devices and platforms for smart campus and building applications, including monitoring of building systems, security, water leaks, temperature, and indoor/outdoor location tracking of staff, residents, and assets.
HardwareIoTPropTechKirkland, US
Gary Tu(Director)Michael B. Mathews(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Zhong Li(Director, Promoter)
CodeRabbit provides AI-powered code review tools for developers to improve software quality and efficiency in development workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsWalnut Creek, US
Harjot Gill(Founder)inGuritfaq Singh(Founder)inVishavjeet Kaur(Executive Officer)Alex Berkenkamp(Executive Officer)Gur Singh(Founder)Vishu Kaur(Founder)
Co-investorsAtomicoCRV (Charles River Ventures)Essence Venture CapitalFlex Capital PartnersHarmony PartnersNVentures+8 more
Consider is a recruiting platform that helps talent teams source and manage candidate profiles, including a Chrome extension for adding LinkedIn profiles to talent pools in one click.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSUnion City, US
Arnab Bhattacharjee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inGautam Satalkar(Founder)inRalph Rabbat(Co-founder)inBhaskar Rathod(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsExpaGaingelsLofty VenturesTenOneTen VenturesVU Venture Partners
CoreShell Technology develops metallurgical silicon materials for electric vehicle batteries as a more economical and scalable alternative to synthetic silicon.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesBlue Bear VenturesEntrada VenturesHelios Climate VenturesTrousdale VenturesZeon Ventures
Coreshell develops battery materials and technology aimed at improving battery capacity, performance, and cost while reducing reliance on critical materials.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsSan Leandro, US
Jonathan Tan(Founder)inSourav Basu(Executive Officer, Director)John Nadaskay(Executive Officer)inYoungduk Kim(Executive Officer)Roger Basu(Founder)
BoardBenoist Ollivier(Director)
Co-investorsAsymmetry VenturesBerkeley SkyDeck FundEntrada VenturesMana VenturesUC Berkeley SkydeckVeronorte+6 more
Corvic offers an enterprise AI platform that wraps frontier models with grounded playbooks, multi-agent workflows, persistent memory, and secure data handling to process structured and unstructured data at scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Gurbinder Gill(Founder)in
Co-investorsLam CapitalLontra VenturesM VenturesSprout OakAtlantic Bridge VenturesBosch Ventures+2 more
d-Matrix develops AI compute hardware and platforms optimized for generative AI inference, designed to be faster, more energy-efficient, and more accessible than existing solutions.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Sid Sheth(Founder)inSudeep Bhoja(Founder)in
Co-investorsPlayground GlobalTemasekAdvaita CapitalAlpha Square GroupAmino CapitalBerkeley Frontier+14 more
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DataFox was an AI-driven company intelligence platform for sales, marketing and investing teams, acquired by Oracle in 2018.
San Francisco, US
Bastiaan Janmaat(Executive Officer, Director)inMike Dorsey(Founder)in
BoardSimon Yoo(Director)in
Co-investorsCota CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Goldman SachsGreen Visor CapitalSocial LeverageTSVC
DeepHow creates video-based training and AI-powered standard operating procedure (SOP) verification for frontline operations workers in manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York City, US
Sam Zheng(Founder)inQiannan "Channing" Cai(Founder)inSivakumar Lakshmanan(Chief Executive Officer)Siva LakshmananinXianjun Zheng(Director)Patrik Matos da Silva(Director)
Co-investorsID VenturesLG Technology VenturesOwl VenturesQualcomm VenturesSierra VenturesStanley Ventures+4 more
DeepScribe builds an ambient AI documentation platform for oncology, including an AI medical scribe, pre-visit chart summaries, AI medical coding, and note customization.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Matthew Ko(Founder)inAkilesh Bapu(Founder)inKairui Zeng(Executive Officer)in
BoardMichael Berolzheimer(Director)in
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundFour Acres CapitalGaingelsIndex VenturesPlug and Play VenturesStage 2 Capital+5 more
DoubleLoop offers an AI-powered platform combined with workshops that builds a "Value Architecture" — a model connecting a company's day-to-day work to business value and outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesZ5 CapitalSouth Park Commons
Enspectra Health develops VIO, a handheld skin imaging system that combines multiphoton laser scanning with reflectance confocal microscopy to produce high-resolution digital images of live cells noninvasively, without a biopsy incision.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesMountain View, US
Gabriel Sanchez(CEO)in
Co-investorsHeuristic Capital PartnersSocial Starts
Erisyon is a biotechnology company that develops technology to advance scientific and health discoveries, building on research from the University of Texas at Austin's Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investorsCatalio Capital Management, LP
Aether provides roofing and exterior building measurement reports for home services contractors, using phone-based 3D modeling to generate accurate full-house measurements within 2% accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Zayne Sagar(CEO)inShelby Bons(CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAP VenturesCDP Venture CapitalChevron Technology VenturesEni NextTechEnergy Ventures+1 more
Feon develops high-performance battery electrolytes using a discovery platform (EDGE) to improve battery performance, safety, and cost across various battery chemistries.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsWoburn, US
Zhiao Yu(Cofounder)inWenxiao Huang(Chief Executive Officer and President)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundFine Structures VenturesMassVenturesValkyrieEight Roads Ventures
Finwave Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that designs GaN-on-Silicon (Gallium Nitride) RF products using transistor designs and process technology originating from MIT research.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Diego, US
Tomas Palacios(Co-founder)inTomás Palacios(Co-Founder)Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre(CEO)Ian Warbrick(COO)Matt East(CFO)
Co-investorsCitta CapitalAlumni VenturesCastor VenturesFine Structures VenturesIn-Q-TelSafar Partners+5 more
Firstshift is an AI-native, cloud-based supply chain planning platform that provides demand forecasting, inventory optimization, scenario modeling, and embedded AI assistants for manufacturers.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Altos, US
Harikumar J. Menon(Executive Officer, Director)Padmanabhan Ramankutty(Director)
BoardBrett Brohl(Director)in
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesMonta Vista CapitalPlug and Play VenturesREFASHIOND VenturesZ5 CapitalBread And Butter Ventures, Llc
Fox Robotics builds the FoxBot, an autonomous counterbalance forklift that uses onboard cameras, LiDAR, and machine-learning perception to identify and move pallets during trailer loading and unloading at warehouse receiving docks.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsAustin, US
Peter Anderson-Sprecher(Founder)inPeter Anderson-Sprecher Charles DuHadway(Founder)Mark Siegel(Director)Kasper Sage(Director)David Fuller(Director)Till Reuter(Director)
Co-investorsAnglia Capital GroupAutotech VenturesBMW i VenturesCongruent VenturesEniac VenturesLa Famiglia+4 more
Android for EV charging - software solution that works with any 3rd party hardware
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSan Leandro, US
Arcady Sosinov(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChad Bown(Director)Michael Mahan(Director)Richard Steele(Director)Gary Moskovitz(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlue Bear Capital PartnersCalifornia Innovation FundMarketX VenturesMomenta VenturesRed Sails Investment+10 more
Develops NFT video generation infrastructure for virtual character video conferencing
Kerrigan develops software and AI for factory floor operations, integrating and controlling robots and machines such as robot arms, mobile robots, conveyor belts, ASRS, and humanoids, along with MES/ERP/CMMS systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Goodcall is an AI phone assistant platform designed to integrate with business communication and productivity tools to enhance customer service and operational workflows across various industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsMerus CapitalVerissimo VenturesVSC Ventures75 & SunnyNeoXoogler Ventures
Hayden AI develops artificial intelligence and spatial analytics software for governments and businesses, with a focus on transportation and public safety.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Christopher Carson(Executive Officer, Director)Vaibhav Ghadiok(Founder)inChris Carson, Ph.D., D.Tech. (h.c.)(Founder)inSamuel Dundee(Executive Officer)Connie Valencia(Executive Officer)Marty Beard(CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAutotech VenturesBlack Mountain VentuesCastor VenturesCostella KirschDoon Capital+9 more
Hologram provides creative tools that enable anyone to produce and distribute short-form video content, removing barriers related to appearance, equipment, or budget.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3GamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsMechanism CapitalSteel PerlotInflection.xyzNascentVery Serious Ventures
Hypercare is a HIPAA and PHIPA compliant clinical communication platform that provides secure messaging, real-time on-call scheduling, pager replacement, code team activation, and a centralized contact directory.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Albert Tai(Founder)in
Co-investorsNina CapitalToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
HyperLight develops thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic integrated circuits for high-bandwidth, energy-efficient optical applications in data centers, telecommunications, quantum computing, and AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsCambridge, US
Co-investorsXoraThe Engine Ventures
iDox.ai provides an AI platform for redacting, anonymizing, and governing sensitive data (PII, PHI, financial records) across documents, workflows, and generative AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFremont, US
Brian Huang(Founder)inChi-Ching Wei(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJinlin Wang(Director)Bruce Huang(Director)
IMTC builds an AI-powered platform for fixed income investment management that addresses workflow inefficiencies in bond trading and portfolio management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBoro CapitalLoeb.nycNycaNyca PartnersTribeca Early Stage PartnersSeraph Group
InchFab offers a modular, integrated semiconductor fabrication platform that combines hardware, processes, and tools into one system, letting users start small and scale up for prototyping and production.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Mitchell Hsing(Founder)inParker Gould(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDraper AssociatesSafar PartnersWomen's Equity Lab
Beijing Intengine Technology builds an edge voice-interaction platform combining self-developed speech-recognition chips with neural-network hardware acceleration, far-field audio capture, NLP scene solutions, and AI noise reduction.
AI & Machine LearningIoTSemiconductorsBeijing, CN
IOP Systems operates inference infrastructure for machine learning models in customer cloud environments, leveraging experience optimizing large-scale distributed systems.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
YaoYueMihir Nanavatiin
Co-investorsScribble VenturesEssence Venture Capital
iSono Health develops an automated ultrasound system combined with artificial intelligence for breast imaging at the point of care, enabling standardized and accessible imaging across different healthcare settings.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Shadi Saberi(CTO)inNeda Razavi(CEO)inMaryam Ziaei(CEO)Babak Hamadani(SW lead)Mohammad Ali Ghaderi(Senior SW Architect)Ray Hu(Director of SW)
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesGaingelsJosephine CollectivePlexo CapitalTransform Capital ManagementY Combinator
Jacobi Robotics builds a hardware-agnostic, AI-first software platform for industrial robots, combining high-fidelity simulation, fast motion planning, and reinforcement-learning agents so robots adapt to variable, unstructured environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsEmeryville, US
Lars Berscheid(Founder)Max Cao(Founder)Yahav Avigal(Founder)inJeff Ichnowski(Founder)inKen Goldberg(Founder)Arno Strotgen(VP, Head of Business Development)in
Co-investorsFronturesHumba VenturesIlluminate VenturesMoxxie VenturesSwift VenturesBerkeley SkyDeck Fund+3 more
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JuiceFS is a distributed POSIX-compatible file system that stores data in object storage and uses a database such as Redis for metadata, with support for mounting, Kubernetes CSI, Hadoop/Hive, and an S3 gateway.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Rui Su(Founder)in
Koidra builds an AI-powered automation platform using physics-informed AI for autonomous industrial control, with products including DataPilot for operational data analytics and KoPilot for autonomous control.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningSeattle, US
Kenneth Tran(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmritam HoldingsCavallo VenturesOspraie Ag ScienceRedstick Ventures
Laminar, founded in 2024, is an early-stage digital health company focused on making digital health tools more accessible.
Digital HealthHealthtech
LanzaJet develops and commercializes Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel, enabling the aviation industry to reduce carbon emissions.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyDeerfield, US
Jimmy Samartzis(Chief Executive Officer)inDouglas Graham(Vice President, Corporate Secretary)in
BoardMark Townley(Board Director)Laurel Harmon(Board Director)Kosuke Hattori(Board Director)David King(Board Director)
Co-investorsMitsui & CoMUFGInternational Airlines Group (IAG)
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSan Francisco, US
Alec Xiang(Founder)inJonathan Yin(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorLifelike Capital
Palo Alto, US
Manchen Hu(Executive Officer, Director)Weipeng Zhang(Director)
Co-investorsG Vision CapitalTranspose Platform Management
Lucidean develops optical interconnect technology, marketed as CohZero, aimed at improving coherent performance for AI data centers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Aaron Maharry(Cofounder and Co-CTO)inHector Andrade(Cofounder and Co-CTO)inClint Schow(Cofounder and Advisor)inLarry Coldren(Cofounder and Advisor)inJames Raring(President and CEO)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundEntrada VenturesM VenturesRaptor Group
Lunewave develops cutting-edge antenna and sensor technology for automotive advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, wireless communications, robotics, and drones.
AI & Machine LearningHardware
John Xinin
Co-investorsblue 9 capitalBMW i VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalPlug and Play VenturesProeza VenturesIntact Ventures+1 more
MemVerge develops memory-centric AI infrastructure that keeps a user's persistent memory at the center while models, agents, and tools connect to it.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Charles Fan(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBRC InnovationCisco InvestmentsIntel CapitalKairos Venture Investments, LlcLightspeed Venture PartnersTyche Partners
Metalenz develops metasurface optics technology for optical sensing in consumer and industrial devices.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsStoneham, US
Federico Capasso(Co-founder)inRob Devlin(Co-Founder and CEO)in
BoardXuhui Shao(Director)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupBraemar Energy VenturesGlobal BrainIntel CapitalM VenturesNeotribe Ventures+5 more
Mission Bio develops single-cell biology tools and platforms for researchers and clinicians to enable precision medicine discovery and cancer treatment.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US
Adam Sciambi(Founder)inAdam Abate, Ph.D.(Director)Charles Silver(Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director)Maneesh Jain, Ph.D.(Director)
BoardPaul Billings, M.D., Ph.D.(Director)Urshit Parikh(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCota CapitalFusionGreen Park & Golf VenturesKeiretsu ForumMighty Capital+2 more
Movn Health is a healthcare company focused on improving access to cardiovascular care, working to improve health outcomes, care coordination, patient engagement, and retention.
Digital HealthHealthtechLos Angeles, US
Harshvardhan Vathsangam(Executive Officer, Director)Ade Adesanya(Co-Founder, President)inGaurav Sukhatme(Co-Founder)inHarsh Vathsangam, PhD(Co-Founder, CEO)inShuo Qiao(Co-Founder, Chief Technology & Compliance Officer)in
BoardBob Saunders(Director)in
Co-investorsAlmond Tree CapitalAphelion CapitalGaingelsSolve VenturesSteelSky VenturesWellington Management+6 more
Movn Health is a company focused on improving access to quality cardiovascular care, working on patient health outcomes, care coordination, engagement, and retention.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlue Hour VenturesHealthX VenturesNueterra CapitalSeae VenturesSolve Ventures+2 more
MyHealthTeam builds social networks for people diagnosed with chronic health conditions, connecting patients so they can share experiences and manage their health.
Digital HealthHealthtechSocialSan Francisco, US
Eric Peacock(Co-Founder and CEO)inMary Ray(Co-Founder and COO)inElizabeth Luce(EVP Partnerships and Partner Operations)inTomas Melian(SVP Marketing)inDavid Wygant(SVP Product)inDante Gaudio(EVP of Community)in
Co-investors500 GlobalEvolution VC PartnersQiming Venture Partners USASand Hill AngelsThe Westly GroupTSVC+2 more
Mythic builds analog processing units based on compute-in-memory architecture designed to run AI workloads efficiently in real-world applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Mike Henry(Founder)inTaner Ozcelik(CEO / Board Member)inSteven Pho(CFO)Dave Fick(Founder)
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesLinse CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)S3 VenturesAtreides ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)+16 more
Nectry provides a governance and control plane for enterprise AI agents, chatbots, and apps, letting companies build specialized, policy-scoped agents and bring existing AI (in Copilot, Salesforce, or low-code tools) under audit-ready control.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Daniel Winograd-Cort(Founder)inAdam Chlipala(Chief Scientist)in
Co-investorsSamsung NextThe E14 FundEssence Venture Capital
Nervonik develops peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) systems designed for high-motion, dynamic activity, using a patented technology that adds biosensing and objective feedback to neuromodulation.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsJoyance PartnersLumira VenturesShangBay Capital LLCUS Venture PartnersAmzak HealthU.S. Venture Partners
NeuExcell Therapeutics is a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing treatments for neurodegenerative and neurological diseases such as glioma, Alzheimer's disease, and stroke.
BiotechDeep TechState College, US
Gong Chen(CEO)
Neumarker develops machine learning and biophysical tools to advance neuropsychiatric drug development and clinical care for CNS disorders.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Ken Wang(Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer)inQiang Li(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)in
Company from Harvard Medical School and MIT McGovern Institute aiming to solve brain disorders.
Co-investors3E Bioventures CapitalBRC Innovation
NeuraWorx is developing a wearable bioelectronic stimulator based on its Cerebrovascular Pacing System, intended for sale after clinical study and FDA clearance.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Chris Minar(Commercial Co-founder)inKip Ludwig(Scientific Co-founder)Justin Williams(Scientific Co-founder)Tamara Bratland(Commercial Co-founder)
Co-investorsSmartGateVCVerge HealthTech Fund
Nexstrom develops wafer-scale, CMOS-compatible 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductor materials using a proprietary MOCVD system, targeting sub-1nm transistor scaling beyond silicon's limits.
Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductors
Lance Li(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)
Nimbus reduces observability log volume for engineering teams by using traffic analysis and lossless log compression to optimize logs sent to tools like Datadog without dropping data.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Kevin Lin(Founder)inBernhard Echte(Founder)Lihang Nong(Founder)inKiran Pathakota(COO)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAltaclub VCAltaIR CapitalAtlas VentureCommunity Access FundFirst Rays Venture Partners+4 more
Nimbus Engineering is a hardware company and online retailer developing energy transfer technology, including its patented Power Relay, a portable power outlet for home, office, and outdoor use.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSan Francisco, US
Michael Gorman(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccess BiotechnologyAtlas VentureBain Capital Life SciencesBiotechnology Value FundCommodore CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+2 more
NVIGEN develops multifunctional, biodegradable magnetic nanoparticles (nanobeads) and related assays for the biomedical research and diagnostics community, supporting applications such as NGS sample preparation, DNA/RNA/protein/exosome/cell isolation, liquid-biopsy immunodiagnostics, drug delivery, and cell therapy.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSunnyvale, US
Aihua Fu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inXiangdong Jin(Executive Officer)
BoardGuoliang Yu(Director)
o9 Solutions provides an enterprise planning platform for supply chain, demand, and integrated business planning.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDallas, US
Chakradhar Gottemukkala(Executive Officer)Sanjiv Sidhu(Director)in
Obviously AI provides a no-code platform that enables users to build predictive machine learning models from raw data in minutes without requiring coding knowledge.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nirman Pratikbhai Dave(Co-founder)Tapojit Debnath Tapu(Executive Officer, Director)Tapojit (Tapu) Debnath(Co-founder)in
BoardKiran Mysore Ravi(Director)
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsDraft Ventures LlcGolden Gate VenturesUTECiSeed
Omni Design Technologies develops high-performance analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converter IP cores for AI infrastructure, 5G networks, automotive systems, and satellite communications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMilpitas, US
Kush Gulati(Co-founder, President & CEO)inHae-Seung Lee(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDrew Peck(Director)
Co-investorsFraser McCombs CapitalMonta Vista CapitalCDIB Capital
Data Center Dynamics is a media and information platform serving professionals in the data center industry with editorial coverage, expert insights, research reports, and specialized newsletters.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Huizi Mao(Founder)in
Co-investorsMatrixQualcomm VenturesSpaceVCTectonic VenturesGGV CapitalGSR Ventures+1 more
Openprise provides a data and AI orchestration platform that automates data work for go-to-market operations teams, enabling advanced segmentation, personalization, and pipeline management.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Mario Lim(Founder)inEd King(Founder)inRey
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArray Ventures Management LlcBloomberg BetaCitta CapitalStorm VenturesSVE Capital+1 more
Otter.ai is an AI-powered meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations in real time across multiple languages, automatically capturing decisions and action items.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSMountain View, US
Sam Liang(Founder)inEli M(Founder)inYun Fu(Founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalAidenlair CapitalDFJ DragonFundDraper DragonDuke Capital PartnersFusion+13 more
Pareto builds products and research focused on advancing human-based training signal for AI models, positioning human data as the driver of model improvement in a reinforcing cycle between people and models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureWilmington, US
Xuechun Yao(Executive Officer, Director)Phoebe Yao(Founder)in
Co-investorsMaC Venture CapitalSoGal VenturesSoma Capital
PatentPal provides software that automatically generates language for patent applications using machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Jack Xu(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsDivide by Zero
Percept.AI builds AI systems that handle customer support interactions for businesses, using natural language processing to improve support team productivity and responsiveness.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Joe (Zhou) Sha(CEO)inDeyang (Derek) Zhao(CTO)inShuo Han(Founder)in
Co-investorsIncubate USY CombinatorAmino CapitalBuilders VCCherubic VenturesCyphr+5 more
ProteoWise develops the Hyperblot benchtop instrument for high-throughput multiplexed proteomics, letting researchers load samples and antibody panels to obtain quantified western-style protein data.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareNew Haven, US
Stephen M. Strittmatter(Co-founder & Chair, Scientific Advisory Board)Misha Kostylev(Founder)inErik Gunther(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)
BoardDaniel Wagner(Director)Benjamin D. Comb(Director)David Smoller(Director)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsTaihill Venture
PseudolithIC develops mm-wave RF components including power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, and transmit/receive front-ends, using heterogeneous integration of compound semiconductors and silicon.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Barbara, US
Dr. Florian Herrault(Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder)Prof. James Buckwalter(CEO, Co-founder)
Co-investorsEntrada VenturesUncork Capital
QuantumScape develops solid-state lithium-metal batteries with ceramic electrolyte separators for electric vehicles, enabling faster charging, longer range, and improved safety compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries.
EnergyHardwareNew MaterialsSan Jose, US
Dr. Tim Holme(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jagdeep Singh(Founder)inSiva Sivaram(President & CEO)inFriedrich Prinz(Founder)Fritz Prinz(Founder)Tim Holme(Founder)
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesKhosla VenturesKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture PartnersPrelude VenturesSAIC Technologies Fund II, LLC
Quintessent develops optical connectivity solutions to address chip-to-chip communication bottlenecks in large-scale computing and AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Barbara, US
Alan Liu(CEO, Co-Founder & Board Member)inBrian Koch(VP of Engineering & Co-Founder)inJohn Bowers(Chairman of the Board & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsEntrada VenturesM VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)Sierra Ventures
Redwood Materials deploys large-scale energy storage systems for data centers and grid power while recycling batteries to recover critical minerals like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper as a domestic source of these materials.
Circular EconomyEnergyNew MaterialsCarson City, US
JB Straubel(Founder)inKevin Kassekert(Executive Officer)Jason Thompson(Executive Officer)inJ. B. Straubel(Founder)
BoardDavid Danielson(Director)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesBright Success CapitalCoatue ManagementCollaborative FundCollective LiquidityCongruent Ventures+26 more
REGENXBIO is a gene therapy company developing treatments for rare and retinal diseases using its NAV Technology Platform of viral vectors, which it also licenses to other pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
BiotechHealthtechRockville, US
Kenneth T. Mills(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Daniel Kiser(Director)Allan M. Fox(Director)Benjamin Auspitz(Director)Donald J. Hayden, Jr.(Director)
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalHEALTHCARE ROYALTY PARTNERSVenrock
ResiQuant provides an AI-powered platform for property insurance underwriting, using AI agents that automate complex schedules, validate structural risk, and assess catastrophe perils such as earthquake, wildfire, windstorm, and flood.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Francisco Alfonso Galvis Lopez(Co-founder)Omar Issa(Founder)inFrancisco Galvis(Founder)in
BoardEvan Nisselson(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesLDV CapitalPear VCSiesta Ventures
Rev provides AI-powered transcription and document analysis tools for legal teams, helping attorneys extract key facts from audio, video, and document evidence while maintaining strict data privacy and accuracy standards.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechLegalTech
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersGlobespan Capital PartnersVCFA Group
Rosebud AI provides generative AI tools that enable users to create games and immersive interactive experiences without requiring extensive technical expertise.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsGamingSan Francisco, US
Lisha Li(Founder)inMei Liu(Eng Lead)Dzmitry Pletnikau(Founding Engineer)Eric Liu(Intern)Alexandru Barbur(Head of Eng)Kat Dar(EA)
Co-investors2am VCAngel Collective Opportunity FundKhosla VenturesSoma CapitalVentekY Combinator+15 more
Ruli is a legal AI platform for in-house legal teams that handles contract review and redlining, drafting, regulatory research, monitoring of legal changes, and contract due diligence, grounded in a company's own playbooks and knowledge base.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Bryan Lee(Founder)inXi Sun(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlbum VCPJCSignalFireGenius VenturesMana
Ryght AI provides an artificial intelligence-powered platform that uses digital twin technology to help clinical research organizations and sponsors identify and select optimal sites for clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Dr. Chadi Nabhan(Chief Medical Officer)Tom Pike(President and Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAIX VenturesIaso VenturesPage One VenturesVirtue VenturesLDV PartnersTop Harvest Capital
SafeButler is a free price comparison service that aggregates insurance policies from multiple providers and helps users find affordable options.
FintechInsurTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Vincent Wei(Founder)inNan Zhong(Founder)in
Co-investorsLong Venture PartnersY CombinatorAmino CapitalVenture Investment Associates
Sanctuary AI develops general-purpose humanoid robots and physical AI aimed at industrial applications, with a focus on dexterous robotic manipulation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsVancouver, CA
Olivia Norton(Founder)inAjay Agrawal(Founder)inJames G. WellsinDaniel Friedmann(Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board)inGeordie Rose(Founder)inSuzanne Gildert(Founder)
Co-investorsBlueLake.vcDCVC (Data Collective)Evok InnovationsInBC Investment Corp.Intrepid Growth PartnersPanache Ventures+6 more
Sangamo Therapeutics develops gene-editing therapeutics using zinc finger and modular integrase platforms to treat genetic diseases including hemophilia, Fabry disease, and neuropathy.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesUnknown based on the provided page content, US
Sandy Macrae(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCalifornia Technology VenturesForesite CapitalRidgeback Capital
Scale provides high-quality training data, model evaluations, and full-stack AI systems for enterprises and governments to build and deploy AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Alexandr Wang(CEO)inLucy Guo(Founder)inFrancis deSouza(CEO)inTim Dingman(Strategic Product Manager)inCharles Lambert(Web Developer)Jesse Tinsley
Co-investors1435 CapitalAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcAIspace VenturesAlpana VenturesAlpha Square Group+105 more
Sepion develops advanced polymer separator technology for batteries and other applications including water separation and materials recovery.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsSilicon Valley, US
Peter Frischmann(CEO & Co-Founder)inBrett Helms(CSO & Co-Founder)in
BoardRandy Chan(Director)
Co-investorsACVC PartnersAlumni VenturesCreative VenturesDolby Family VenturesFine Structures VenturesGaingels+4 more
InSync is an agentic AI platform that architects, deploys, and manages purpose-built AI agents for higher education and eCommerce, covering workflows such as admissions, enrollment communications, student support, at-risk monitoring, and product recommendation.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEdTech
Sila Nanotechnologies engineers next-generation battery materials, particularly silicon anodes, for use in electric vehicles, wearables, and other energy-intensive applications.
Deep TechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsSan Jose, US
Gleb Yushin(Founder)inGene Berdichevsky(Founder)inAlex Jacobs(Founder)inO. Abbey Omokhodion(Executive Officer)inWarren DeSouza(Executive Officer)in
BoardMichael L. Speiser(Director)in
Co-investors8VCBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementCongruent VenturesIn-Q-TelMatrix+5 more
SNOW produces lab-grown diamonds using atomic-level crafting methods.
Deep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsBling CapitalGaingels
SonoThera is developing a nonviral, non-invasive gene delivery technology that uses ultrasound and microbubbles (ultrasound-mediated delivery) to deliver genetic payloads to targeted sites in a redosable way.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSouth San Francisco, US
Kenneth Greenberg(Co-Founder, President & CEO)in
Co-investorsVida VenturesLeaps by BayerARCH Venture PartnersIllumina VenturesMedical Excellence CapitalVivo Capital+8 more
South 8 develops liquefied gas electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, replacing conventional liquid electrolytes to improve performance, safety, and reliability in extreme temperature environments.
CleantechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareSan Diego, US
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesIn-Q-TelLG Technology VenturesPorsche VenturesAnzu PartnersLockheed Martin Ventures
South 8 develops lithium-ion battery cells and electrolyte systems using patented liquefied gas electrolyte technology designed for extreme-temperature and defense applications.
Deep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsSan Diego, US
Co-investorsAnzu PartnersLockheed Martin Ventures
Stately Bio develops stem cell-derived regenerative and cell therapies using a machine learning platform that measures cell identity, behavior, and maturation directly from live-cell, label-free imaging.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Frank Li(Founder & CEO)Christian Elabd, PhD(Head of Biology)
Co-investorsAIX VenturesMitsui Global InvestmentAxial VCBoxOne VenturesCaffeinated CapitalDimension Capital+1 more
Stellar Cyber provides an AI-powered threat hunting tool that allows security analysts to query security data using natural language, generating structured searches across on-premise and cloud data sources.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Changming Liu(Executive Officer, Director)inAimei Wei(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardFeng Deng(Director)Ye Li(Director)Raymond Choi(Director)Frank Marshall(Director)
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesEvolution VC PartnersNorthern Light Venture CapitalPROOFSamsung NextSand Hill Angels
Subconscious develops TIMRUN, an inference runtime, and the TIM family of post-trained open models optimized for AI agent workloads rather than chatbots, offering on-GPU context compression that extends context windows and increases concurrency and token throughput.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Jack O'Brien(Founder)in
Co-investorsMassVenturesOakseed VenturesThe E14 FundEntrepreneur FirstYourNest Venture Capital
Subtle Medical develops deep learning software for medical imaging that enables faster and safer image acquisition on existing scanners for healthcare providers and imaging centers.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Greg Zaharchuk(Co-founder, MD, Ph.D., Neuroradiologist and Professor at Stanford)inEnhao Gong(Co-founder, Ph.D., Deep Learning Scientist)in
Co-investors3E Bioventures CapitalAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Bessemer Venture PartnersBreyer CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Fusion+11 more
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- How many investments has Foothill Ventures made?
- Foothill Ventures has 233 tracked investments, 14 of which have exited, including 20 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Foothill Ventures invest at?
- Foothill Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Foothill Ventures's typical check size?
- Foothill Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What sectors does Foothill Ventures focus on?
- Foothill Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Medical Devices, Quantum Computing, Semiconductors.
- Where is Foothill Ventures located?
- Foothill Ventures is headquartered in Los Altos, US.
- Does Foothill Ventures lead rounds?
- Foothill Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Foothill Ventures co-invest with?
- Foothill Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, In-Q-Tel, among 500 tracked co-investors.
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In-Q-Tel (IQT) is a mission-driven investment organization that identifies, evaluates, and leverages emerging commercial technologies for the U.S. National Security Community and its allies, with operations in the U.S., Singapore, Australia, and the U.K.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
TSV Capital (TSVC), formerly TEEC Angel Fund, is a Silicon Valley seed-stage venture firm that backs technical founders at the earliest stages, having invested in over 200 early-stage companies.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Fusion Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm backing startups with technical or data advantages in healthcare, enterprise AI, and industrial technology.
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities, running accelerator programs and venture investing across more than 25 vertical industries.
SignalFire is a seed-stage venture capital firm that combines a full-team support model with its data-driven Beacon AI platform to back founders.
ARCH Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in and helps build transformational companies, with a strong focus on the life sciences and biotechnology sector.
Illuminate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B/enterprise software startups, typically acting as a company's first institutional investor and leading Series Seed rounds.
Neotribe Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs early and growth-stage entrepreneurs pursuing bold, category-defining ideas aimed at solving complex, high-impact problems.
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Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCMana VenturesSusa VenturesUpHonest CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.Social StartsArray Ventures Management LlcDig Ventures Management LimitedBloomberg Beta1984 Ventures Management, LlcBootstrapLabsGSR VenturesSupernode VenturesBee PartnersMedical Excellence CapitalVertex Ventures HCLong Journey VenturesUnknown VenturesStellar CapitalPractical Venture CapitalOperator LPSherpalo VenturesQueensBridge Venture PartnersSpider CapitalRubicon Venture CapitalJAZZ Venture PartnersmParticleHorizon 3 Venture Studio
Firms observed investing alongside Foothill Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Foothill Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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