Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 30 people tracked
Also known as Fusion Artesian · FUSION FUND SILICON VALLEY LLC · Fusion Supernova
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Investment thesis
Fusion Fund invests in early-stage startups that leverage technical or data-driven advantages. It partners with founders who bring experience and expertise across healthcare, enterprise AI, and industrial technology, aiming to back companies positioned to become industry game changers. The firm invests at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages across the United States and Canada. Its team consists of former technical operators who have built and exited companies, and it offers value-add support through a CXO Network of 44 C-level executives from Global 1000 corporates and other major institutions, generating customer connections, revenue opportunities, talent, and partnerships for portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 30 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
5 people who came through Fusion went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 86 of 113 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×55Enterprise Software ×29Deep Tech ×20SaaS ×20Medical Devices ×17Biotech ×16Healthtech ×15Developer Tools ×12
HQs:United States×54Canada×2Germany×1United Kingdom×1Israel×1Norway×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 67 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×352 founders×273 founders×24+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 65 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×4Harvard University ×3Peking University ×3Stanford University ×3The Johns Hopkins University ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 65 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×25Computer Science ×22Business & Management ×9Life Sciences ×6Humanities ×4Physics ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×3Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 70 founders with career history
Stanford University ×8Carnegie Mellon University ×4Harvard Medical School ×4McKinsey & Company ×4Google ×3Aifoundation ×2DigitalOcean ×2Intel Corporation ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
29 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 68 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 3 founders
Investments · 113 tracked
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Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Logan Green(Co-founder & CEO)inJohn Zimmer(Co-founder & President)inDavid Risher(CEO)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAutotech VenturesBling Capital+43 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures2080 Ventures4DX Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA*+150 more
CapConnect+ operates a digital platform for primary-market fixed income issuance, connecting issuers, dealers, and investors to trade commercial paper and bonds.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRedwood City, US
Suresh Perera(CEO)inGanapathi Palanipandian(Director)Kostas Dafoulas(Executive Officer)in
Board seatTrevor Mottl· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesDraper DragonHourglass Venture PartnersUlu VenturesFirstCapitalImpact Venture Capital
vCluster platform making Kubernetes more efficient; closed a $24M Series A led by Khosla Ventures.
San Francisco, US
Lukas Gentele(Executive Officer, Director)inFabian Kramm(Director)in
Board seatLu Zhang· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundBlackRockEMERGENT VENTURESFoundation CapitalKhosla VenturesSurface Ventures+1 more
Rhino Federated Computing builds enterprise software infrastructure for federated computing, letting organizations run AI, analytics, and data workflows across distributed, regulated data environments without centralizing sensitive data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSwampscott, US
Yuval Baror(Director)inIttai Dayan(Dr.)inChristopher Laws(Executive Officer)
BoardEdward Michael(Director)in
Board seatIvneet Bhullar· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAlleyCorp
Völur provides AI-driven optimization software for the meat production industry, helping producers improve sustainability, efficiency, and profitability through data-driven decision-making across their operations.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Board seatDavid Gerster· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsIdékapitalScribble VenturesSerra VenturesYork IE
New York, US
Anshul Vikram Pandey(Director)Kumesh Aroomoogan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersKube VCMighty CapitalNeer Venture PartnersNVIDIASand Hill Angels+6 more
Wand provides infrastructure for enterprises and governments to create, manage, and scale hybrid workforces that combine human workers with AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalEvolution VC PartnersLiebenthal VenturesMighty CapitalRebellion VenturesReign Ventures+3 more
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 FirstFlying Fish VenturesOctopus VenturesCounterview Capital
OpenAGI Labs builds Lux, a computer-use AI model and developer SDK that operates human-facing software directly to automate enterprise workflows such as competitive price monitoring, QA testing, and financial data aggregation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Altis Labs provides a web-based platform that applies AI models to medical imaging data to generate reproducible predictions and quantifications for clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesToronto, CA
Felix Baldauf-Lenschen(Founder & CEO)inJohn(CTO)
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Debiopharm Innovation FundOrbiMedBenchstrength Partners
Assembly provides a branded client portal for professional service firms to manage clients, contracts, and billing.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Marlon Misra(Founder/CEO)inNeil Raina(Founder)in
Co-investorsGoAhead VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Y CombinatorAcrew CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersWilshire Lane Partners
Autonomous Technologies Group (ATG) builds Autonomous, an AI-driven financial advisory system that analyzes markets and an individual's complete financial life to make personalized investment and tax-optimization recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningFintechNew York, US
Co-investorsHAWKTAIL
The page is an affiliate-style guide promoting the Aviator crash-style gambling game to players in India, covering gameplay, strategies, and casinos that accept Indian Rupee deposits.
Gaming
Co-investorsElevate Innovation PartnersEvolution VC PartnersFlucas Ventures
Birdie is a customer intelligence platform that connects customer data from multiple sources (CRMs, support tools, product analytics, surveys) into a unified context layer with structured taxonomy and business rules.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Patrícia Osorio(Founder)in
Co-investorsAstellaEndeavor CatalystIlluminate VenturesSoftBank GroupSoftbank Latin America Fund
BlueSpace.ai is a software company focused on solving perception and prediction challenges in autonomous driving, addressing the "black box" problem in AV systems.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechMobility & TransportationRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Joel Pazhayampallil(CEO)inChristine Moon(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsKakao VenturesSLVCX-HUB TOKYO Global Startup Accelerator
Blumind is a Canadian deep-tech startup developing all-analog AI neural network architectures for energy-efficient edge AI computing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Niraj Mathur(Founder)in
Co-investorsACME CapitalBDC Sustainability Venture FundCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Two Small Fish VenturesBDC Capital CorporationCycle Capital+1 more
Bodo builds a high-performance analytics engine and answer layer for enterprise AI, letting data teams run Pandas, Python, and SQL across CPUs and GPUs without code, workflow, or data migration changes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ehsan Totoni(Founder)in
Co-investorsCandou VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesDell Technologies CapitalUncorrelated Ventures
Bright Security develops an AI-powered application security platform that automates detection, remediation, and validation of security vulnerabilities integrated into the software development lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsDnx VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersIncubate USCoinbase VenturesIncubate FundJ-Ventures
Calendly is a scheduling platform that integrates with Microsoft Teams to automatically generate and include Teams video conferencing links in calendar events.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Tope Awotona(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtlanta Tech VillageBasecamp FundCoatue ManagementCVX VenturesFirst Row Partners+14 more
CakhiaTV is a Vietnamese-language website that streams live football matches for free, covering leagues such as the Premier League, World Cup, EURO, UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsRanch VenturesInnolinks VenturesIon PacificKhosla VenturesNewGen CapitalThe Robotics Hub
Cellular Intelligence develops cell therapy treatments, specifically acquiring STEM-PD, a Phase 2-ready therapy for Parkinson's disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Micha Breakstone(CEO & co-founder)inAllon Klein(Scientific Co-founder)inOlivier Pourquié(Scientific Co-founder)inCliff Tabin(Scientific Co-founder)inJay Shendure(Scientific Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAstellas Venture Management LLCHarpoon VenturesLerer Hippeaumark vcSciFi VCEntrée Capital+1 more
codeSpark is a learn-to-code app for children ages 3-10 that teaches coding concepts such as sequencing, loops, conditionals, and variables through word-free visual puzzles and game creation.
ConsumerEdTechGamingPasadena, US
Grant Hosford(Executive Officer, Director)Craig Chrisney(Executive Officer)
BoardBill Gross(Director)Marcia Goodstein(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsUrban Innovation
Constructor provides AI-powered product search and discovery software for ecommerce retailers.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eli Finkelshteyn(Founder)inDan McCormick(Founder, former CTO at Shutterstock)inIgor Finkelshteyn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAsh Fontana(Director)in
Co-investorsSapphire VenturesSilversmith Capital PartnersGreencode Venturesxista science venturesZetta Venture Partners
Constructor provides an AI platform for product discovery and personalized shopping experiences across ecommerce touchpoints including search, browse, recommendations, and shopping agents.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Dan McCormick(Founder)in
Co-investorsSapphire VenturesSignia Venture PartnersSilversmith Capital PartnersZetta Venture Partners
Cosm develops advanced pessary devices for conservative (non-surgical) treatment of pelvic floor disorders including prolapse and incontinence in women.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical Devices
Derek Sham(Founder & CEO)inAlvira Macanovic(Head of Operations)inGoli Ameri(Head of Research)inAnne-Marie Milcent(Head of Product)in
Co-investorsScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)
Cuseum builds digital engagement and membership platforms for museums, cultural attractions, and nonprofits, including augmented reality experiences and mobile visitor apps.
ConsumerMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSBoston, US
Brendan Ciecko(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsTechstarsBoston Seed Capital
DreamCraft is a game development platform that simplifies game creation through a built-in editor and asset library, enabling individual creators without programming or art skills to develop and monetize games.
ConsumerCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsGamingSan Francisco, US
Tianyin Zhang(Founder/CEO)inVeronica Yao(Founder/COO)Tianyin Z.(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDune VenturesLudlow VenturesMakers FundHiro Capital
EdgeQ develops software-defined 5G technology that lets customers access, customize, and deploy 5G networks through software, with a focus on moving cloud data processing and connectivity to the network edge.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSpace TechSanta Clara, US
Vinay Ravuri(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsClearSkyThreshold VenturesYaletown PartnersLockheed Martin Ventures
Element Biosciences develops biological analysis platforms and DNA sequencing tools for scientists and research institutions.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesForesite CapitalRA CapitalTSVCVenrock
Eridu develops networking infrastructure optimized for artificial intelligence workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSaratoga, US
Drew Perkins(CEO and founder)inBrian Kinard(Executive Officer)in
BoardJagdeep Singh(Director)Dipender Saluja(Director)Wen Hsieh(Director)inChristian Gallagher(Director)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesCatapult VenturesMatter Venture PartnersOUP (Osage University Partners)Socratic PartnersZelda Ventures+13 more
Glue offers an AI-powered employee engagement platform that automates team event planning and introductions, and measures workplace connection through engagement scores and ROI tracking.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSeattle, US
Shane Kovalsky(Founder)
GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mike Xu(Founder/CEO, , President)in
Co-investorsBascom VenturesBattery VenturesBuilders + BackersCastor VenturesCeltic House Asia PartnersDisruptive Ventures+24 more
Qoniq combines tailored AI analytics with expert guidance to help Medical Affairs and Scientific Affairs teams analyze large volumes of publications and datasets, surface patterns, and generate industry-standard, well-sourced scientific reports.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechPalo Alto, US
Gregory Kostello(Executive Officer)Lana Feng(Executive Officer, Director)inSusan Shiff(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam Dai(Director)
BoardAndrew Schwab(Director)John Crumpler(Director)in
Co-investorsHatteras Venture PartnersSteelSky Ventures
A robotics company, formerly known as IAM Robotics, now operating as Onward Robotics; the page is only a rebranding redirect notice and provides no further detail.
RoboticsPittsburgh, US
Tom Galluzzo(Executive Officer, Promoter)inJoel Reed(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardVik Srinivasan(Director)Nael Kassar(Director)Nety Krishna(Director)
Co-investorsComet Labs
Inference.ai builds an integrated AI stack spanning applications, model routing, GPU compute, and education tools.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsMaple VC
Koop provides insurance solutions designed to protect technology-based companies and services from operational risks including system failures and outages.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTech
Zak G.(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBee PartnersUbiquity VenturesAlley Robotics VenturesSure VenturesWestWave Capital
A nonprofit organization that provides funding to community-based organizations globally to increase access to period care products and menstrual health education.
ConsumerFemTechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSan Francisco, US
Talia Frenkel(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAltaIR CapitalRanch VenturesSv Tech Ventures, Inc.XG VenturesY Combinator
Lightricks develops AI video generation models and a creative platform (LTX Studio) that enable creators to produce high-quality videos efficiently on consumer hardware.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentJerusalem, IL
Zeev Farbman(Co-founder & CEO)inNir Pochter(Co-Founder & CMO)inYaron Inger(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsClaltechGreycroftHanaco Venture CapitalInsight PartnersLeft Lane CapitalViola Ventures+1 more
Edgeworth, US
Cetin Mericli(Executive Officer, Director)Alonzo Kelly(Executive Officer, Director)Michael George(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Stubler(Director)inJim DiSanto(Director)George Ugras(Director)in
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesBatshit Crazy VenturesDraper TriangleProeza VenturesReshapeScaleX Ventures
Loft provides a platform for running GPU-based AI cloud infrastructure, letting operators turn raw GPUs into various cluster types including Kubernetes, Slurm, Ray, and inference clusters across bare metal and virtual machines.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Loop Genomics developed long-read sequencing technology that used synthetic long reads to enable full-length sequencing of DNA and RNA molecules on standard short-read sequencers.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Tuval Ben-Yehezkel(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investors11.2 CapitalRising TideY Combinator
Medra builds robotic systems integrated with AI, computer vision, and natural language processing to automate data collection for life science research.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Michelle Lee(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsCarbon SiliconFifty YearsHuman CapitalLux CapitalMenlo VenturesMetaplanet+4 more
Memories.ai builds a Large Visual Memory Model and API infrastructure that lets AI systems index, recall and act on video.
San Francisco, US
Shawn Shen(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersCreator VenturesSamsung NextSusa Ventures
Meomind provides personalized, evidence-based psychotherapy accessible on demand 24/7 through digital platforms.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Sushant Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsArtis Ventures
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-investorsCota CapitalGreen Park & Golf VenturesKeiretsu ForumMighty CapitalSand Hill AngelsFoothill Ventures
Mojo Vision develops micro-LED technology, positioning it as a platform for AI infrastructure and next-generation displays.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Nikhil Balram(Chief Executive Officer)inMike Wiemer(Chief Technology Officer)inG. Aaron James(General Counsel)in
BoardSteve Jurvetson(Founder)in
Co-investorsARC Angel FundArgonautic VenturesBold Capital PartnersDisney AcceleratorFlucas VenturesFuture Ventures+15 more
Neuroharmonics is developing a non-invasive neuromodulation platform based on focused transcranial ultrasound to modulate specific brain circuits for treating neurological and psychiatric conditions and enabling brain-computer interaction.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Antonio Stanziola(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlbionVC
NeuVector is a Kubernetes-native, full lifecycle container security platform, acquired by SUSE in 2021 and open sourced.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAspenwoodHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.TSVC
Generative AI solution unlocking potential of security products and supercharging operations
Co-investorsPoint72 Ventures
Nimble Science develops SIMBA Capsule Kits that enable researchers and commercial partners to study the small intestinal microenvironment; the company offers discounted access to these kits in exchange for research data and provides regulatory and clinical support services.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsFirst Spark Ventures, LlcStartup TNTThin Air LabsUCeed FundsBoxOne VenturesSeventure Partners
Niobium builds an encrypted cloud computing platform based on fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), keeping data encrypted while in use.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechDayton, US
Jorge Myszne(Executive Officer)Kevin Yoder(President & CEO)inMatthew Farrell(Executive Officer)Georgios Dimou(Executive Officer)Lucas Duncan(Executive Officer)David Archer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsJobsOhio VenturesOhio Innovation FundSilicon CatalystMorgan Creek Capital
Security and encryption platform for distributed systems.
San Francisco, US
MacLane Wilkison(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxAmino CapitalBase Venture Management, Inc.Ceras VenturesContinue Capital+3 more
Threshold Network is a decentralized protocol that enables Bitcoin to be used across multiple blockchain networks and financial markets through its tBTC token, facilitating lending, staking, trading, and yield-generation activities.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechAustin, US
MacLane Wilkison(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyCompoundSignum CapitalY Combinator
nView medical develops the nView s1, a low-dose 3D imaging and surgical navigation system with true-map navigation and AI-based intraoperative planning, guidance, and quality control.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US
Cristian Atria(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inChristopher Jako(Director)
Optimal Dynamics develops a Transportation Decision System that uses advanced analytics and AI to optimize operations and automate decision-making for enterprise trucking companies and carriers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainPrinceton, US
Daniel Powell(Co-founder and CEO)inWarren Powell(Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer)inTony Adams(Executive Officer)inChris Torrence(Executive Officer)inSam Woodward(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Droesch(Director)in
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSBessemer Venture PartnersFitz Gate VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNVP Capital+5 more
Orbifold AI offers a fashion-focused solution that uses AI to tag garment attributes such as style, material, and fit, annotate poses and garment regions, simulate fabrics, and build multimodal knowledge graphs from visual, text, and structured data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechInsurTechRetail TechRoboticsSaaSSan Jose, US
Enoch Zhu(Founder)inMike Cheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsBonfire Ventures
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 & CEO)inEli M(Founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalDFJ DragonFundDraper DragonDuke Capital PartnersFoothill VenturesGeodesic Capital+9 more
Overt Bio develops cell therapies that link genes to immune functions using genome-scale discovery platforms.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesNew York, US
Dr. Legut(Co-Founder and CEO)Dr. Sanjana(Co-Founder)Mateusz Legut(Executive Officer, Director)Neville Sanjana(Director)Mat Legut(Founder)in
BoardVasudev Bailey(Director)in
Co-investorsArtis VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcHAWKTAILWingAlexandriaGaingels+1 more
Palona AI provides a generative AI platform for restaurants that answers phone calls and messages to take orders, book tables, and upsell using voice cloning and custom brand personalities.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSMenlo Park, US
Tim Howes(Founder)
Co-investorsWebb Investment NetworkUpHonest Capital
Paperspace provided cloud GPU infrastructure and a machine learning development platform, Gradient, for training and deploying AI models.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareMedical DevicesNew York City, US
Dillon Erb(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Kobran(Founder)inOuwen Huang(CEO)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Ludlow VenturesRocketship.vcSINEWAVE VENTURESTransmedia CapitalY Combinator+7 more
Paradromics develops a brain-computer interface (BCI) system, with FDA Breakthrough Device Designations for speech decoding and digital device control, and works with academic medical institutions on translational BCI research.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
Matt Angle(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investors15th RockAlpha EdisonAnthropy PartnersCapital FactoryCoastCapFrontier Path VC+14 more
Wilmington, US
Thore Buergel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJakob Steinfeldt(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCompoundHummingbird VenturesAnanda Impact Ventures
PLEXUSS operates a student opportunity network connecting students with post-secondary institutions worldwide, letting students build profiles to be matched with colleges and access tutoring, coaching, and college-readiness tools.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMarketplacesSocialWalnut Creek, US
Jamshid Pejman Novin(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsMindset VentureRecursive Ventures
Popular Pays is an influencer marketing and creator management platform that connects brands with creators for campaign development and execution.
Creator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSChicago, US
Corbett Drummey(Founder/CEO)inSteven Wanderski(Founder/Full Stack Web Developer)in
BoardClancey Stahr(Director)inPeter Dolan(Director)
Co-investorsBeringeaEmery CapitalGoAhead VenturesICCP Venture PartnersLakewest Venture PartnersLofty Ventures+5 more
Portal26 provides enterprise AI management solutions that enable organizations to deploy and govern artificial intelligence systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Arti Arora Raman(Founder)in
Co-investorsRefinery VentureShasta Ventures
Proscia provides a digital pathology software platform that converts glass microscope slides into high-resolution digital images for viewing, management, and analysis by pathologists and research teams.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesPhiladelphia, US
David West, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)David West(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid West, Sr.(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlex Niehenke(Director)inTom Loftus(Director)Robert Epstein(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalEmerald Development ManagersFlybridge Capital PartnersGreen Park & Golf VenturesHitachi VenturesMaryland TEDCO+9 more
Qoniq provides data analysis and knowledge synthesis tools for Medical and Scientific Affairs professionals, helping them work with complex scientific datasets while augmenting rather than replacing human expertise.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsExcelerate Health Ventures
Quark.ai develops a platform using deep natural language processing and computer vision to solve complex enterprise problems with high accuracy and cost efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
BoardSanjeev Kumarin
Co-investorsDnx Ventures
Reality Defender develops an AI platform for detecting deepfakes and synthetic media, serving enterprise organizations to prevent fraud and impersonation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Ben Colman(Co-Founder and CEO)inGaurav Bharaj(Co-founder)inAli Shahriyari(Co-Founder and Advisor)inLars Buttler(Founder)inMilos Fulton(Executive Officer)in
BoardAlexander Ross(Director)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalArgon VenturesBooz Allen VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC PartnersEx/Ante+10 more
Rhino Federated Computing provides enterprise software infrastructure enabling organizations to run AI, analytics, and data workflows across distributed data environments while preserving privacy and security.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Dr. Ittai DayaninYuval Baror(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpE12 Venture Capital, LlcLionBirdMitsui Global InvestmentAlley Robotics VenturesVolution Ventures
Ruby Bio develops biosynthesis technology and scale-up solutions for specialty chemicals, biofuels, and alternative proteins.
BiotechDeep TechFoodTechNew Materials
Charlie Silver(CEO/Co-founder)inPavan(Co-founder)Mark(Executive (role not specified))Ana(Executive (role not specified))Harshal(Executive (role not specified))Colin(Executive (role not specified))
Co-investorsEarth Venture CapitalKicker VenturesSocial StartsThe Venture CollectiveD1 VenturesDigital Strategies+2 more
SafeBeat Rx develops ECG analysis software and machine learning algorithms that power a platform for remote therapeutic monitoring of cardiac patients, working with third-party FDA-cleared devices such as mobile ECG, mobile cardiac telemetry, and implantable cardiac monitors accessed via smartphone.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Dr. Navara(Co-founder (bioengineer and cardiologist))Dr. Patel(Co-founder (physical medicine and interventional pain physician))Mr. Higgins(Engineering Director)
SafeHub provides building-specific, real-time data to help minimize risk during disasters, serving the structural engineering and risk management sectors.
Climate TechConstruction TechInsurTechIoTSan Francisco, US
Andy Thompson(Co-founder)inDouglas Frazier(Director)
Co-investorsBlackhorn VenturesJLL Spark Global VenturesMGV.VCUbiquity VenturesJLL Sparknoa+2 more
SAIF Autonomy develops safety and assurance safeguards for autonomous systems and embodied/physical AI, aimed at organizations deploying autonomy in safety- and mission-critical applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Kyle Thomas(Founder)in
Co-investorsKindred Capital
Sancho provides a "Physical API" that connects standalone manufacturing workcells into automated workflows for advanced manufacturing operations.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRobotics
Chao Cao(Founder)in
Co-investorsCatapult Ventures
Scansite provides 3D scanning and reverse engineering services, using a range of 3D technologies to support client engineering and measurement projects.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Lisa Federici(Founder)in
Scout Space develops technologies for real-time sensing, data processing, and autonomous systems to protect space infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechRoboticsSpace TechAlexandria, US
Co-investors100Km Ventures LlcCapital InnovatorsDecisive PointHelios CapitalTechstars
Cellular Intelligence is a cell therapy company developing engineered cell treatments for diseases, including a Phase 2-ready therapy for Parkinson's disease acquired from Novo Nordisk.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBoston, US
Micha Breakstone, Ph.D.(CEO & co-founder)Allon Klein, Ph.D.(Scientific Co-founder)Olivier Pourquié, Ph.D.(Scientific Co-founder)Cliff Tabin, Ph.D.(Scientific Co-founder)Jay Shendure, M.D., Ph.D.(Scientific Co-founder)Micah Breakstone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesNext Coast VenturesSamsung NextAMD VenturesLerer HippeauMontage Ventures+1 more
Sonavex develops medical device technologies focused on vascular access and related clinical applications, drawing on ultrasound-based imaging and monitoring products.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBaltimore, US
David Narrow(Executive Officer, Director)inDevin O'Brien-Coon(Co-Founder & Chairman)inJerry L. Prince(Co-Founder)inJohn Rappe(Executive Officer)inAlex Yevzlin(Executive Officer)
BoardRobert Hallenbeck(Director)
Co-investorsJStar Capital InvestmentsKeiretsu ForumMaryland TEDCORembrandt Venture PartnersRiptide VenturesTEDCO+2 more
Spacebackend builds software infrastructure for integrating multi-vendor aerospace and defense hardware systems, automating the translation of hardware specifications into flight-ready software to collapse integration timelines.
Deep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSpace TechWilmington, US
Dmitry Goldenberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsFusion VCTechstarsAthos CapitalBynd Venture CapitalDraper B1
Burlingame, US
MIHIR VIJAY GONDHALEKAR(Director)Saurav Shroff(Founder)in
BoardROHAN PUJARA(Director)in
Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesCrucible CapitalGoAhead VenturesHummingbird VenturesValhalla Ventures8VC+3 more
Stratifyd offers an analytics platform that unifies customer data from disparate sources (surveys, call centers, chatbots, CRM, reviews, and more) to surface insights and improve customer experience.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSCharlotte, US
Xiaoyu (Derek) Wang(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsTech Square VenturesGeorgian
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)Foothill Ventures+2 more
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)
BoardXuhui Shao(Director)in
Co-investorsCitta CapitalFoothill Ventures
Co-investorsChamaeleonKicker VenturesBasis Set Ventures
Portal26 is an AI governance and adoption management platform that gives enterprises visibility into generative and agentic AI usage, enforces security and governance policies, and measures return on AI investment.
TVision measures TV viewer presence and attention using in-home computer-vision technology, IoT, and data processing applied to a nationally representative household panel, producing second-by-second attention and engagement metrics.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentCambridge, US
Yanfeng Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Schiffman(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAccompliceGolden VenturesBantam GroupDG Daiwa VenturesFairhaven Capital PartnersFlow Capital+8 more
A platform providing kernel-native workload isolation and multi-tenancy capabilities for running customer inference workloads on shared GPU infrastructure with near-zero performance overhead and strict security boundaries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsEMERGENT VENTURES
Voyage AI provides embedding models and reranker technologies for unstructured data retrieval, enabling semantic search and improved contextual information retrieval with optimized performance for specialized domains.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)RWT HorizonsTectonic VenturesWingDatabricks Ventures
With is a company building two products, including PopStage, a platform for designing interactive courses and hosting workshops, and an open-source virtual canvas for chatting, collaborating, and playing.
EdTechFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsBetaworks Ventures Management, Llc
You.com provides Web Search APIs that give AI agents and large language models access to real-time, cited web data, addressing training cutoffs and hallucinations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Richard Socher(CEO & Founder)inAlex Triplett(Chief Operating Officer)inSaahil Jain(Chief Technology Officer)inSaurabh Sharma(Chief Product Officer)inAlper Tekin(President of Search)inJing Lee(Vice President of Finance and Operations)in
Co-investorsAIX VenturesBreyer CapitalChamaeleonDay One VenturesEvolution VC PartnersNorwest Venture Partners+18 more
Zeroport develops hardware-based secure connectivity solutions that provide real-time network access without relying on vulnerable IP pathways, designed for organizations seeking isolation and protection at the physical layer.
CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechHardware
Joseph Gertz(Founder)inLavi Friedman(Founder)in
Co-investorsClarim VenturesLool Ventures
Vectara is an enterprise AI agent platform for building, deploying, and governing AI agents with retrieval-augmented generation, offering high accuracy and low hallucination rates.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCupertino, US
Tallat M. Shafaat(Founder)inAmr Awadallah(Founder)in
Co-investorsRace CapitalBrighter CapitalMDSV CAPITALPage One VenturesSamsung NextSparkLabs Korea+5 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DirektivHaraedxLooptifyappMacrometaOmnifiOpeninterxOtoPointableQuantaporeSensenetSpinna MedicalTheseus TxsWhoknows
Exits · 7
2 IPOs · 5 acquisitionsLyftNASDAQ: LYFTSpace XNASDAQ: SPCXL.acq. by Procter & GambleLoop Genomicsacq. by Element BiosciencesNeuvectoracq. by SUSEPaperspaceacq. by DigitalOceanPopular Paysacq. by Lightricks
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesWith · eu-startups.com · Sep 18, 2026

Space X · techcrunch.com · Sep 16, 2026
Calendly · en.wikipedia.org · Aug 26, 2026

You · indianstartupnews.com · Aug 21, 2026

Ruby · mybuckhannon.com · Aug 20, 2026
Sonavex · intelligence360.news · Aug 10, 2026
Lyft · investing.com · Aug 10, 2026

Sancho · chiesaditotti.com · Aug 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Fusion made?
- Fusion has 113 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Fusion invest at?
- Fusion invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Fusion's typical check size?
- Fusion typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What sectors does Fusion focus on?
- Fusion focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
- Where is Fusion located?
- Fusion is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Fusion lead rounds?
- Yes, Fusion leads investment rounds.
- Who does Fusion co-invest with?
- Fusion most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Evolution VC Partners, DCVC (Data Collective), among 347 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 62
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.
Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in Los Altos, California, run by a team with founder and operator backgrounds. It makes early-stage investments in frontier technology, particularly infrastructure and AI applications.
Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.
Flucas Ventures is a solo GP fund led by Ashley Flucas, who simultaneously serves as COO of Summit Ventures while personally investing in 250-275+ startups and deploying over $75M through a syndicate of 2,000+ LPs in less than two years. The fund operates with true stage, sector, and geography agnosticism while democratizing access to top-tier venture deals by inviting diverse, nontraditional LPs to co-invest alongside marquee firms like Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.
Chamaeleon is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that invests globally in transformative companies, using a proprietary AI and quantitative engine to inform its investment strategy.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
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.
Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with founder-led companies at inflection points of breakout growth, engaging early and providing hands-on advice during moments of market transformation.
Social Starts is a group of early-stage venture funds that applies a data-driven, analytics-based methodology to identify and back promising companies in high-potential segments. Its current fund, Social Starts Health and Happiness, targets startups focused on helping people live longer and better.
Shasta Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building software, AI, and deep technology companies, providing capital, insight, and operating experience.
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.
DNX Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in B2B startups across various industries.
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Hummingbird VenturesGutbrain VenturesDay One VenturesKicker VenturesVanedge CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Alumni VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalUpHonest CapitalScale Venture PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersBonfire VenturesAbstract VenturesVenrockAltaIR CapitalCoinbase VenturesPoint72 VenturesBasis Set VenturesSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Indicator VenturesAV8 VenturesHatteras Venture PartnersSurface VenturesnoaRefinery VentureValhalla VenturesDraper TriangleFJ LabsBain Capital VenturesPartech VenturesHCVCAME Cloud VenturesFoundryRidge VenturesVillage GlobalWinklevoss Capital7percent VenturesPelion Venture PartnersAnorak VenturesCisco InvestmentsStorm VenturesHC9 VenturesUnstoppable DomainsArkitekt VenturesBioGeneration VenturesGood Growth CapitalRethink ImpactNext Level VenturesDEFTA PartnersAltalurra Ventures
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