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Forward Deployed VC — 2025 Investments

3 investments dated 2025 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Conductor AIconductorai.coinMar 2025

Conductor AI builds the Conduit platform, which ingests complex policy documents and encodes expert processes into AI-powered agentic workflows for document review, approval, agentic search, and redaction.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechGovTechBiddeford, US

Eric Schwartz(Executive Officer, Director)inBen Fichter(Founder)inZachary Long(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBooz Allen VenturesBungalow CapitalHaystackHumba VenturesLux Capital+2 more

Runerune.aiin𝕏Jul 2025

Rune is a mobile app where users voice chat and play indie multiplayer games with friends, and where developers build those games using its SDK without writing backend code.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsGamingSocialNew York City, US

Sanjay Guruprasad(Founder)inPeter Goldsborough(Founder)Varun Palivela(Founder)William Layden(Founder)Bjarke Felbo(CTO)Amani Albrecht(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsbyFoundersHuman CapitalMakers FundThe E14 FundVentureSouqWashington Harbour Partners+8 more

Silklinesilkline.aiinOct 2025 · $4M

Silkline provides supply chain orchestration software for advanced manufacturers, automating procurement workflows and enabling supplier collaboration to reduce time to revenue and improve operational efficiency.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US

Brent Shulman(Founder)in

Co-investors25MadisonBarrel VenturesMatchstick VenturesOrigin VenturesValia VenturesPlow Ventures

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