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Fusion

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 27 people tracked

Also known as FUSION FUND SILICON VALLEY LLC · Newgen Venture Partners

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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 Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$500K – $1M
HQ
Palo Alto, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Last 12 months
4 investments
AUM
$500M
VC funds
6
Tracked investments
170
Unicorns
4
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
6

Team · 27 people

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Lu Zhang· Founder and Managing Partnerin𝕏

Lu Zhang, a former materials researcher and healthcare entrepreneur, offers rare expertise in materials and regulated healthcare products, authored an AI healthcare thesis since 2017 about explainability and regulatory fit.

Chunyang Shao· General Partner
Ting Zheng· General Partner
Guy Katsovich· Founding Partnerin

Guy Katsovich is co-founder and partner at Fusion, Israel's pre-seed investment platform, which he established in 2017. He invests in Israeli-led companies targeting US market entry, typically making initial checks of $150,000 to $200,000-$300,000 across 15-20 companies annually. Katsovich has been involved with several technology and social impact initiatives, including 8200 Impact, Hybrid, PIE Challenge, and Wize, and co-founded a podcast that has ranked on Israel's top-50 list.

Yair Vardi· Founding Partnerin𝕏

Yair Vardi is a Founding Partner at Fusion, Israel's pre-seed venture capital fund, which manages $50M in assets and has made over 140 investments with a portfolio value exceeding $3B. He previously served as an intelligence officer in Israel's Unit 8200 and led US-Israel technology partnerships at the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles. Vardi serves as a board member of American Jewish University and is involved with several Jewish and Israeli entrepreneurship organizations.

Shane Wall· Partnerin𝕏

Shane Wall is a Partner at Fusion Fund and President of the Fusion CXO Network. He was previously Chief Technology Officer at Hewlett Packard Inc. and Global Head of HP Labs, and earlier held roles at Intel as Vice President & General Manager and at Intel Capital, where he led venture investments. He has served on the US President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology and is a board member of several private and public companies.

Ryan JB Taylor· Principalin
Amit Srivastav· Venture Partnerin

Amit Srivastav is a Venture Partner at Fusion Fund, focusing on deep tech, AI, and healthcare. He was previously CEO of WootCloud Inc, an IoT device security platform, which he led to an acquisition by Netskope Inc, where he now serves as an executive advisor to the CEO. Earlier in his career he was President at Infinite Computer Solutions and held leadership roles at HCL Technologies and Microsoft Corporation.

Nitin Mathur· Venture Partnerin

Nitin Mathur is a global marketing and digital executive who serves as Chief Marketing and Digital Transformation Officer at Analog Devices, where he leads global marketing, digital transformation, data analytics, customer insights, and eCommerce teams. He previously was the first Chief Digital Officer at TE Connectivity and held roles at Yahoo!, Sapient (now Publicis Sapient), and the Times of India group. He has worked in India, Singapore, and the US across technology, semiconductors, industrial, internet, and media sectors in both B2B and B2C businesses.

Rohini Kosoglu· Venture Partnerin

Rohini Kosoglu is a Venture Partner at Fusion Fund with a background in U.S. national policy, having served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, as well as U.S. Senate Chief of Staff. She is a Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Intelligence and Director of Public Policy and Political Affairs at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign. She advises on regulatory and geopolitical trends and their implications for technology.

Sanjeev Kumar· Venture Partnerin

Sanjeev Kumar is a Venture Partner at Fusion Fund who works with early-stage enterprise AI software companies, focusing on ML pipeline platforms, domain-specific ML systems, IIoT, and the industrial metaverse. He spent 2022-23 as a DCI Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute studying AI enterprise software economics and business models. His prior career spans enterprise software roles at Informatica, BEA Systems, EMC, and Oracle, along with startups including Leapyear, Foghorn Systems, and Zambeel; he also served as Managing Director of India R&D at BEA Systems and Informatica in Bangalore.

Chi-Chao Chang· Venture Partner
Auguste Fagniez· Senior Associatein𝕏

Auguste Fagniez is a Senior Associate at Fusion Fund with a background in enterprise applications, focusing on fintech and security. He previously worked at crypto custodian Ledger and financial software provider Murex, and has professional experience across South-East Asia and Europe. He studied Economics and Math at the University of Bath.

Charlotte Xia· Principalin

Charlotte Xia began her career at Formlabs during its early stage, where she worked on shipping products related to digital fabrication and manufacturing. Her investment interests focus on AI/ML, AI infrastructure, and automation systems, with an emphasis on helping researchers commercialize innovations. She holds an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University.

David Gerster· Investment Partnerin𝕏

David Gerster is an Investment Partner at Fusion Fund. He previously invested at the JLL Spark Global Venture Fund (a $100M early-stage proptech fund), where he led its Series A investment in OpenSpace, and has angel-invested in early rounds of Cloudera and Alation. Before venture, he was VP of Data Science at BigML and built data science teams at Groupon and Yahoo. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and a bachelor's degree from Harvard.

Ivneet Bhullar· Investment Partnerin𝕏

Ivneet Bhullar is an Investment Partner at Fusion Fund with a technical, business, and operational background. Before joining the firm, he spent over five years in biopharma at Genentech and Amgen, most recently as a Senior Manager in Amgen's Digital Health & Innovation group where he sourced, evaluated, and executed transactions with health technology companies. He previously worked on Lazard's Healthcare M&A team and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an M.S. in Bioengineering from UC San Diego, and a B.S. in Bioengineering from UCLA.

Lan Wu· Analystin

Lan Wu is an Analyst at Fusion Fund with a background spanning venture capital, scientific research, and operations in healthcare and AI. She previously worked as a research scientist developing MRI diagnostic technologies at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, protein platform innovations at Genentech, and AI-driven RNA therapeutic design tools at Merck, and later advised healthtech and medtech companies as a management consultant and early-stage investor. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Biology, a B.A. in Economics, and a B.A. in Data Science from UC Berkeley, plus an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Columbia University.

Matthew Wong· Analystin

Matthew Wong is an Analyst at Fusion Fund with a background spanning machine learning research, healthcare strategy, and early-stage operating roles. Before Fusion Fund, he developed pathology foundation models for colon cancer screening at Johns Hopkins Medicine, worked as a strategy consultant at ClearView Healthcare Partners supporting pharma product planning and market intelligence, and contributed to business development and go-to-market work at early-stage biotech startup Motley Bio. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.

Sherwin Kuo· Investorin

Sherwin Kuo is a physician practicing hospital medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, with experience in healthcare and biotechnology. He has led digital health initiatives at academic medical centers, including remote patient monitoring, Hospital at Home programs, EHR optimization, and AI implementation, and previously conducted microbiology research at UCSD. He earned his MD from St. George's University, completed an Internal Medicine residency at Mt. Sinai Health System and a Clinical Informatics fellowship at UC Irvine, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas and a B.S. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from UC San Diego.

Theresa Tong· Operations Managerin

Theresa Tong is Operations Manager at Fusion Fund, where she works on firm-wide initiatives, portfolio enablement, and growth strategy. Before joining, she worked at Ripple Labs supporting senior executives across RippleX and Ripple Payments on cross-functional strategy, operational planning, and sales enablement, and earlier was an associate at J.P. Morgan across roles including Kinexys, treasury sales, finance and business management, and commercial card partnerships. She holds dual B.S. degrees in Economics and Psychology and a Certificate in Markets and Management from Duke University.

Trevor Mottl· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Trevor Mottl is a Venture Partner at Fusion Fund and previously served as a Managing Director and Artificial Intelligence Portfolio Manager at Lazard Asset Management. He focuses on connecting legacy business processes with emerging technology, with expertise in enterprise software, AI, NLP, and financial applications. He has more than 20 years of experience in asset management, portfolio theory, and capital markets, including roles at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and global hedge funds.

Vashegaarie Sundar· Investor Relations Associatein

Vashegaarie Sundar is an Investor Relations Associate at Fusion Fund with a background spanning neuroscience research, AI, and early-stage venture. She previously worked as a researcher at the UCLA Department of Neurology on machine learning tools for epilepsy diagnosis, supported fundraising for an early-stage startup, and served as a Venture Guide for INSEAD's pilot AI Venture Lab evaluating early-stage startups. She holds a B.S. in Biochemistry with a minor in Entrepreneurship from UCLA.

Zhenan Bao· Advisory Partnerin

Zhenan Bao is Department Chair and K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, with courtesy appointments in Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, and founded the Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR) in 2016. Before joining Stanford in 2004, she worked at Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies from 1995 to 2004, and she earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago in 1995. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors and serves as an advising partner for Fusion Fund.

Andrew Bae
Carol Mao
Daniel Gomez
Gerald Toh

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Fusion went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 129 of 170 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×71SaaS ×40Enterprise Software ×37Healthtech ×23Deep Tech ×20Medical Devices ×19Biotech ×17Developer Tools ×16

HQs:United States×72Israel×7Canada×2United Kingdom×2Switzerland×1Germany×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 70 portfolio companies
39%
solo founders
27 of 70 mapped founding teams
43%
repeat founders
of 70 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 21 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×272 founders×263 founders×84+ founders×9

Where their founders studiedfrom 65 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×5Harvard University ×3Peking University ×3Stanford University ×3The Johns Hopkins University ×3Boğaziçi University ×2Carnegie Mellon University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 72 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×28Computer Science ×27Business & Management ×9Life Sciences ×7Humanities ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×4Physics ×4Economics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 70 founders with career history

Stanford University ×8Google ×7Carnegie Mellon University ×5Microsoft ×4McKinsey & Company ×3Adobe ×2Aifoundation ×2Autonomous Technologies Group ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×10Techstars ×2

33 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 76 with degree data)

Investments · 170 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 42025 · 62024 · 22023 · 22022 · 42021 · 12020 · 42019 · 12018 · 42017 · 42016 · 12015 · 135 dated

Lyftlyft.comin𝕏NASDAQ: LYFT

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(Founder)inJohn Zimmer(Founder)inDavid Risher(Chief Executive Officer)inErin Brewer(Chief Financial Officer)Lindsay Llewellyn(Chief Legal and Business Officer and Corporate Secretary)Marcus Cohn(Founder)

Co-investorsAglae VenturesAidenlair CapitalAliya Capital PartnersAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen Horowitz+55 more

SpaceXspacex.comNASDAQ: SPCX

Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary

Hawthorne, US

Elon Musk(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Mueller(Founder)

BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+214 more

Accernaccern.comMay 2022

New York, US

Anshul Vikram Pandey(Director)Kumesh Aroomoogan(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatLu Zhang· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGaingelsKube VCLigo Partners LLCMighty CapitalNeer Venture Partners+10 more

CapConnect+capconnectplus.cominJun 2026

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 VenturesCerraCap VenturesFirstCapital+1 more

Loft LabsinMay 2024

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 CapitalJLL Spark Global VenturesKhosla Ventures+2 more

Rhino Federated Computingrhinofcp.cominSeed · Aug 2022 · $7M

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

Ittai Dayan(Dr.)inYuval Baror(Founder)inChristopher Laws(Executive Officer)

BoardEdward Michael(Director)in

Board seatIvneet Bhullar· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlleyCorpE12 Venture Capital, LlcLionBirdMana VenturesMitsui Global InvestmentQiming Venture Partners USA+6 more

Völurvolur.noinMar 2025

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 VenturesYork IEJLL Spark Global VenturesSerra Ventures

Agilerlagilerl.comin

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-investorsCounterview CapitalEntrepreneur FirstFlying Fish VenturesOctopus VenturesJLL Spark Global Ventures

Agiopenagiopen.orgin𝕏

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

Agoraagora.xyz𝕏

Agora builds a governance platform for crypto protocols, enabling onchain community coordination around protocol upgrades and ecosystem funding.

Crypto & Web3GovTech

Yitong Zhang(Founder)Jarrah Kandeh(Founder)inNick van Eck(Founder)inBar Mor(Founder)Charlie Feng(Founder)Drake Evans(Founder)

Co-investorsAlephAlphaLab CapitalCaladanDragonflyHack VCHaun Ventures+12 more

Altis Labsaltislabs.comin𝕏

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

Apply Designapplydesign.ioin

Apply Design is an AI-powered virtual staging platform for real estate that automatically removes furniture from photos and generates photorealistic renders with customizable furniture and styling.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL

Asaf Amit(Founder)inYaniv Knoll(Founder)in

Co-investorsFusion VCUrban InnovationY CombinatorCabra VCCathexis VenturesCitrine Venture+3 more

Assemblyassembly.comin𝕏

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(CEO)inNeil Raina(Founder)inJonathan Fields(Founder)Jonathan Friedman(Founder)inJosh Purvis(Founder)Muthu Rajendran(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGoAhead VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Y CombinatorAccelAcrew Capital+12 more

Assemblyasm.coin𝕏Seed

Assembly provides quality monitoring and compliance software for Chinese electronics manufacturers, using on-site cameras and remote oversight to verify production standards and reduce defects.

Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Jonathan Friedman(CEO)inColton Pierson(CTO)

Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorAcrew CapitalGoAhead VenturesHersz CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more

Atgatg.science𝕏

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-investorsBlank VenturesHAWKTAILBoxGroupGarry TanJLL Spark Global Ventures

Bagaveev Corporationbagaveev.cominSeed · Mar 2014Defunct

Bagaveev Corporation develops small launch vehicles powered by 3D-printed aerospike rocket engines, building a roughly 3-ton rocket to carry 10-12 kg nanosatellites into low Earth orbit and Sun-synchronous orbit.

Advanced ManufacturingSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Nadir Bagaveyev(CEO and Chief Designer)in

Co-investorsSand Hill AngelsY CombinatorBoost VCDraper AssociatesThreshold Ventures

BASEbinc.jp

BASE Inc. operates e-commerce and payment services in Japan, including online store creation and the Pay ID payment service with installment "buy now, pay later" options.

E-commerceFintechSaaSTokyo, JP

Yuta Tsuruoka(Founder)inPaige McPheely(Founder)

Co-investorsGlobal BrainSMBC Venture CapitalAVVBIP VenturesConnetic VenturesEast Ventures+4 more

Bazbaz.aiin𝕏

Baz builds AI review agents for software engineering teams that analyze implementation plans, pull requests, security vulnerabilities, and merge readiness across an entire codebase.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Guy Eisenkot(Founder)inNimrod Kor(Founder)

Co-investorsBattery Venturesboldstart venturesAFG Partners

BEGiNbeginlearning.com𝕏

Begin is an early learning company serving children ages 2-10 and their families through activity kits and digital learning apps designed to develop collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, and confidence.

ConsumerCreator EconomyEdTechGaming

Co-investorsLEGO VenturesAdvection Growth CapitalAlumni VenturesElevate Innovation PartnersEvolution VC PartnersFlucas Ventures+2 more

Birdiegetbirdie.ioin

Birdie is an AI assistant that helps sales and prospecting teams research leads, generate personalized outreach copy, and manage follow-ups integrated with existing sales tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Daniel Hung(CEO)inGwenaelle Avice-Huet(Founder)Max Parmentier(Founder)Arjun Naskar

Co-investorsSoma CapitalTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Wayfinder VenturesY CombinatorAstellaEndeavor Catalyst+9 more

Birdiebirdie.aiin

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-investorsAstellaIlluminate VenturesEndeavor CatalystJLL Spark Global VenturesSoftBank GroupSoftbank Latin America Fund

BlueSpace.ai, Inc.bluespace.aiin𝕏Sep 2019

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-investorsAlumni VenturesKakao VenturesPlug and Play VenturesSLVCX-HUB TOKYO Global Startup AcceleratorBlue Ivy Ventures+2 more

Bluezoobluezoo.ioSeed · Aug 2020 · $2M

BlueZoo provides privacy-friendly audience measurement and occupancy analytics that measure impressions, foot traffic, dwell time, reach, and recurrence to quantify how people move through physical spaces.

AdTechData & InfrastructureRetail Tech

Bill Evansin

Blumindblumind.aiin𝕏

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 VenturesventureLAB Innovation CentreBDC Capital Corporation+3 more

Bodobodo.ai

Bodo builds an auto-parallelizing Python compiler that brings high-performance computing speed to large-scale data processing, and develops data infrastructure to make analytics governed and usable for both humans and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ehsan Totoni(CTO & Co-Founder)inBehzad Nasre(CEO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsSnowflake VenturesCandou VenturesDell Technologies CapitalHumans Of The InternetIn-Q-TelKoch Disruptive Technologies+2 more

Bright Securitybrightsec.comin

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 USJ-VenturesTOLOKA SYNDICATE LIMITEDCoinbase Ventures+2 more

Buzzerbuzzer.com

Bo Han(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCanaan Partners

Calendlycalendly.comin𝕏

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)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtlanta Tech VillageBasecamp FundCoatue ManagementCVX VenturesEHA Impact Ventures+20 more

Catalia Healthcataliahealth.comin𝕏

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 Intelligencecellularintelligence.comin𝕏

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 LLCDarkmode VenturesHarpoon VenturesLerer Hippeaumark vcSamsung Next+3 more

Claritygetclarity.aiinAcquired

Clarity provides identity security and fraud protection for organizations throughout the candidate and employee lifecycle, using AI detection technology to prevent unauthorized access and insider threats caused by AI-driven identity manipulation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR Tech

Ofer Ben-Noon(Co-Founder & CEO)Udi Mokady(Co-founder & CTO)Slavik Markovich(Head of GTM)Eyal Sasson(Head of Fraud & IP)David Lu(Founder)Gil Avriel(Founder)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersCommunity Access FundFlying Fish VenturesFusion VCGroundswell Ventures+15 more

Codesparkcodespark.com𝕏Jul 2016

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-investorsIdealabKapor CapitalUrban InnovationVentek

Constructorconstructor.comin𝕏Sep 2017

Constructor provides AI-powered product search and discovery software for ecommerce retailers.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Eli Finkelshteyn(Founder)inDan McCormick(Founder, former CTO at Shutterstock)inIgor Finkelshteyn(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAsh Fontana(Director)in

Co-investorsSapphire VenturesSignia Venture PartnersSilversmith Capital PartnersGreencode Venturesxista science venturesZetta Venture Partners

Cosmcosm.carein

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)

Crispify.iocrispify.ioin𝕏

Crispify is an Israeli developer of an AI-based in-cabin air quality monitoring platform for vehicle fleets and automakers.

Mobility & TransportationTel Aviv, IL

Co-investorsFusion VCGoAhead VenturesTechstars

Cuseumcuseum.comin𝕏

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 CapitalCondé Nast

Device Totaldevicetotal.comin𝕏

DeviceTotal offers a centralized SaaS platform for attack surface management of connected devices, giving organizations visibility into their devices while predicting, assessing, prioritizing, and mitigating potential cyber threats.

CybersecurityIoTSaaS

Dr. Carmit Yadin(Founder & CEO)inMeital Arik(COO)in

Co-investorsFusion VCTAU VenturestheDOCK

Dig Roboticsdigrobotics.comin

Dig Robotics develops an AI-powered real-time guidance system for excavators that improves operator productivity and reduces fuel consumption and emissions.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConstruction TechRoboticsNir Am, IL

Co-investorsFusion VCTechstars

Digitalowldigitalowl.comin

Digital Owl provides software that synthesizes medical records and health data into comprehensive patient summaries.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechLegalTech

Amit Man(Founder)in

Co-investorsFusion VCIbex InvestorsInsight Partners

DreamCraft Entertainment, Inc.dreamcraft.cominSeed

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(CEO)inVeronica Yao(COO)

Co-investorsY CombinatorDune VenturesLudlow VenturesMakers FundHiro Capital01vc+2 more

Edgeqedgeq.ioin𝕏Series A · Nov 2020 · $51M

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 Bioscienceselementbiosciences.comin𝕏

Element Biosciences develops biological analysis platforms and DNA sequencing tools for scientists and research institutions.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical Devices

Matthew Kellinger(Founder)Michael Previte(Founder)Molly He(Founder)

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesForesite CapitalRA CapitalTSVCVenrockWellington Management

Elementsgetelements.comin𝕏

Elements is a software platform for financial advisors that visualizes client financial health through metrics and automated reporting, designed to simplify client communications and drive business growth.

FintechSaaSWellness & Fitness

Reese Harper(Founder)inWade Andersonin

Co-investorsDesignXFlyover CapitalForward Venture CapitalGrand VenturesNTT DOCOMO VenturesUTEC

Eraera.appin𝕏

Era is building an AI-native personal finance platform that consolidates a user's accounts, balances, transactions, and insights into a single view with automated actions.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US

Jasper Lau(Founder)inLindsay B(Founder)Alex Norcliffe(Founder)Lindsay Brady(Founder)

Co-investorsDesigner FundMaC Venture CapitalMoth FundProtagonistClocktower VenturesFusion VC+1 more

Eridueridu.aiin𝕏Mar 2026

Eridu develops networking infrastructure optimized for artificial intelligence workloads.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSaratoga, US

Drew Perkins(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 PartnersTDK Ventures+13 more

Glueglue.co

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)Evan Owen(Founder)in

Co-investorsGaingelsAbstract Ventures

Gravixgravix.aiin

Gravix provides an AI-first case management platform that automates litigation tasks and generates legal documents for law practices.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsFusion VC

GrubMarketgrubmarket.comin𝕏Series B

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(CEO, , President)inYang WeiBrian Gallagher(Chief Of Staff)inJack Tao(CTO)Genevieve Wang(Product)Bryan Barsness(Vice President of Software Sales \u0026 Marketing)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBascom VenturesBattery VenturesBuilders + BackersCastor VenturesCeltic House Asia Partners+57 more

Heybondsheybonds.comin

Bonds is an app for couples that offers strategies and tools to help partners manage conflict and strengthen their relationship.

ConsumerMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Lior Illouz(Founder)in

Co-investorsFusion VC

Hoopohoopo.techin𝕏

Hoopo builds tracking hardware and software for unpowered assets such as containers, trailers, and ground support equipment, giving shipping lines and logistics operators location and event-based visibility over their fleets.

HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Ittay Hayut(Founder)inGil Lehmann(SVP of Operations)in

Co-investorsFusion VCGiTV, Inc.TAU VenturestheDOCK

Humahuma.aiin

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 PartnersRealization Capital PartnersSteelSky VenturesJLL Spark Global Venturesnoa

IAM Roboticsiamrobotics.comin𝕏Aug 2015

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 LabsPlug and Play Ventures

IndieFlowindieflow.mein

IndieFlow is a music-business platform where independent artists, managers and labels run releases, royalties and promotion in one place.

Media & EntertainmentSanta Monica, US

Co-investorsFusion VCTechstarsGoAhead VenturesOryzn CapitalState of Mind Ventures

Inferenceinference.ai

Inference.ai builds an integrated AI stack spanning applications, model routing, GPU compute, and education tools.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

John Yue(Founder)Michael Yu(Founder)Michael Yu John Yue(Founder)

Co-investorsMaple VC

Inthegameinthegame.ioin𝕏

ITG (In The Game) builds a full technology stack for interactive and shoppable in-content advertising on connected TV and streaming, including an SDK, ad mediation, demand aggregation, signaling, and ad serving.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSports TechTel Aviv, IL

Aviram Sharon(CEO & Co-founder)inItai Arbel(CTO & Co-founder)inYaron Kottler(CSO)Zane Vella(Strategic Development)

Co-investorsFusion VCTechstars

Koopkoop.aiin𝕏

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

Koopkoop.xyz

Koop develops financial products for consumers.

ConsumerFintech

Natalia Murillo(Founder)Andres Gutierrez(Founder)Conner Chyung(Founder)

Co-investors1confirmationAmbush CapitalSpice CapitalAlley Robotics VenturesBee PartnersDay One Ventures+3 more

L.thisisl.comSeedacquired by Procter & Gamble

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(CEO)inCaroline Early(Head of Operations)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAltaIR CapitalRanch VenturesSoma CapitalSv Tech Ventures, Inc.XG Ventures+9 more

LeanConleancon.aiin

LeanCon offers an AI-powered preconstruction platform that generates construction sequencing, schedules, budgets, and logistics plans for bidding and execution.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSNew York City, US

Sapir Tubul(Founder)inZiv Levi(Founder)in

Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsFusion VCIbex InvestorsICON - Israel Collaboration Network

Legacygivelegacy.comin𝕏

Legacy is a men's fertility and reproductive health company that provides sperm testing, analysis, and banking services.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Khaled Kteily(Founder)inSarah Steinle(Head of Partnerships)inDaniel Madero(Head Of Partnerships)Harnek Gulati(Engineering)Dave Lastovskiy(Vice President Growth)Paul Simon(Director of Operations)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAMK Investment OfficeBain Capital VenturesSamsung NextThe MBA FundTOLOKA SYNDICATE LIMITED+21 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Exits · 8

2 IPOs · 6 acquisitions · showing 7

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Fusion made?
Fusion has 170 tracked investments, 8 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 Gaingels, Alumni Ventures, Y Combinator, among 404 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 62

Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
Techstars

Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

$220K
Andreessen Horowitz

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.

$500K – $50M
DCVC (Data Collective)

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.

$5M – $25M
Flucas Ventures

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.

$100K – $5M
Foothill Ventures

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.

$100K – $10M
FJ Labs

FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.

$100K – $3M
Threshold Ventures

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.

$500K – $20M
Social Starts

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.

TSVC

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.

$1M
Day One Ventures

Day One Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs mission-driven founders and combines capital with hands-on storytelling, PR, and marketing support to accelerate mass adoption of their technologies.

$100K – $5M
Chamaeleon

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 decisions.

Both backed · 3
EriduYou.comTalofa Games
$1M – $5M
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Notable CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalAbstract VenturesVenrockShasta VenturesCoinbase VenturesDnx VenturesPoint72 VenturesHummingbird VenturesGutbrain VenturesnoaKicker VenturesVanedge CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Bain Capital VenturesAME Cloud VenturesUpHonest CapitalScale Venture PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersBonfire VenturesAltaIR CapitalWinklevoss CapitalAnorak VenturesBasis Set VenturesSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Indicator VenturesArkitekt VenturesAV8 VenturesHatteras Venture PartnersSurface VenturesRefinery VentureValhalla VenturesDraper TrianglePartech VenturesHCVCFoundryRidge VenturesVillage Global7percent VenturesPelion Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsStorm VenturesHC9 VenturesUnstoppable DomainsBioGeneration VenturesGood Growth CapitalRethink ImpactNext Level VenturesDEFTA PartnersAltalurra Ventures

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