Gaia Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSag Habor · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Gaia Ventures invests in next-generation AI-native software platforms designed to radically automate business processes and enable frictionless, highly productive workflows. The firm targets automation of financial and back-office workflows, next-gen customer experience, and agentic workflow automation, as well as infrastructure and developer tools for generative AI applications, security and privacy tooling for GenAI, and software engineering automation. It also looks at AI- and industrial-robotics-driven automation of manufacturing design, delivery, and supply/logistics chains. Gaia backs founders solving complex business problems and brings operational expertise across sales, marketing, and product strategy to support value creation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 19 of 19 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Enterprise Software ×11Data & Infrastructure ×7SaaS ×7Developer Tools ×6Cloud Computing ×4Cybersecurity ×2Energy ×2
HQs:United States×10Austria×1Germany×1Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×64+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12021 · 12 dated
ThreeV builds a Multi-Sensory Asset Intelligence Platform that applies computer vision and AI to asset inspection use cases, currently focused on the Power & Utilities industry where inspection programs generate millions of images and other data annually.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise Software
Eren Aksu(Founder)in
Co-investorsMission One CapitalWatertower Ventures Management, LlcEverywhere VenturesLooking Glass CapitalStreetlife VenturesTreeo VC
Strange Loop Labs designs, builds, and operates custom AI systems for large enterprises and professional-services firms, such as bespoke tax AI to automate manual processing of forms like K-1s.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Andrew Stahlman(Founder)Rick Bhardwaj(Founder)
Co-investorsEl Cap Equity
Adverity provides a data platform that enables agencies and brands to collect, combine, and transform marketing and business data for improved decision-making and performance.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechVienna, AT
Alexander Igelsböck(Founder)in
Co-investors42CAPFELIX CAPITALMangrove Capital PartnersSapphire VenturesSoftBank Vision FundSpeedinvest
BigID is a data security platform that discovers, classifies, and governs enterprise data across cloud, SaaS, and unstructured environments to enable privacy, security, and compliance.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMamaroneck, US
Nimrod Vax(Secretary, Director)inDimitri Sirota(President, Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardGil Beyda(Director)inEd Sim(Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partnersboldstart venturesCisco InvestmentsClearSkyComcast VenturesGlynn Capital Management+8 more
ControlMonkey provides a backup and recovery platform that protects cloud infrastructure and configuration for security and cloud teams.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsTel Aviv, IL
Aharon Twizer(Founder)
Co-investorsJoule VenturesLool Ventures
Crosschq provides a platform that delivers data-driven insights throughout the hiring process to help talent leaders optimize recruitment efficiency and hiring outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSDanville, US
Mike Fitzsimmons(CEO)Pete Goettner(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGlenn Solomon(Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersInner Loop CapitalNotable CapitalRocketship.vcSalesforce VenturesTiger Global Management
Deepgram builds foundational voice AI technology that enables speech-to-text, audio intelligence, text-to-speech, and voice agent APIs for businesses to create natural voice interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Scott Stephenson(CEO and Co-founder)Dave Wilner(Director)Adam Sypniewski(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardZach DeWitt(Director)inElizabeth de Saint-Aignan(Director)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationB CapitalBascom VenturesCompoundConnetic VenturesIn-Q-Tel+14 more
Exlens builds exOS, an AI-native operations platform with a reasoning layer (SureLock) that sits on top of existing EAM, SCADA, historian, and ERP systems, plus standalone modules for maintenance, inventory, manufacturing execution, and quality.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
AD Veluri(Founder)Akhil Dhyani(Founder)
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsTrucks VC
Grunt AI is an automation tool that generates presentation slides and converts data into visuals.
AI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureBoldcapFoundation Capital
Hasura offers an AI Catalyst Team that partners with organizations to assess fit and deliver AI-driven business transformation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Tanmai Gopal(Executive Officer, Director)Rajoshi Ghosh(Director)Anand Rajkumar(Executive Officer)
BoardSameer Verma(Director)
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersSTRIVEVertex VenturesGreenoaksNexus Venture PartnersVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.
Jina AI is a search AI company that provides embeddings, rerankers, readers, and small language models for building search applications with relevant, multimodal, and multilingual results.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Han Xiao(Founder)in
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersGranite AsiaMango Capital
Maximor builds AI agents that automate finance workflows including revenue recognition, cash application, GL reconciliation, close orchestration, multi-entity consolidation, and reporting, layering on top of existing ERPs like NetSuite, SAP, and Intacct.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Ajay Krishna Amudan(Founder)Ramnandan Krishnamurthy(Founder)
Co-investorsFoundation Capital
Ninetailed offers a personalization platform that enables web teams to create and deliver tailored content experiences without developer support.
AdTechCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSBerlin, DE
Sascha Konietzke(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paolo Negri(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andy Kaiser(Co-founder and CEO; later VP Product at Contentful)Alexander Braunreuther(Co-founder)Steve Sloan(Executive Officer, Director)Margo M Smith(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalGrand VenturesHeavybitMosaic VenturesOMERS VenturesSapphire Ventures+11 more
OfOne provides human-centric technology solutions for restaurant operators, enabling them to improve business performance while enhancing customer and worker experiences.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Will Edwards(Founder)inAdam Proschek(Founder)in
Co-investorsSignalFireY Combinator
Outspeed provides realtime voice infrastructure that developers can add to their apps to give AI companions human-sounding, emotion-aware, multilingual speech.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAudaciousTranspose Platform Management
Pay-i is a platform that translates GenAI model usage into real-time unit economics and ROI at the use-case level, helping enterprises connect model consumption to business outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRedmond, US
David Tepper(Executive Officer, Director)Erik Winters(Executive Officer)Doron Holan(Founder)
Co-investorsFUSETola CapitalWipro Ventures
Shippeo provides a real-time supply chain visibility platform that combines carrier network connections, AI enrichment, and data validation to deliver reliable shipment tracking and predictive ETAs.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Lucien Besse(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesFrstGrand VenturesLFX Venture PartnersNGP CapitalWoven Capital+2 more
Zippin builds checkout-free retail technology that uses AI, machine learning, overhead cameras, product tracking, and shelf sensors to let shoppers pick up items and leave without waiting in line.
AI & Machine LearningRetail Tech
Krishna Motukuri(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsCore Ventures GroupMaven VenturesMontage CapitalMontage Ventures
Zyphra operates a research lab training multimodal open AI models on heterogeneous compute and a full-stack AI cloud platform built on AMD hardware.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Tomás Figliolia(Founder)
Co-investorsBison VenturesDefined VCFuture VenturesMetaplanet
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioNinetailedacq. by Contentful
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDeepgram · techfundingnews.com · Jul 17, 2026
Ninetailed · tech.eu · Jun 1, 2026
Adverity · sports.yahoo.com · May 31, 2026
Zyphra · intellizence.com · May 25, 2026
Real-time multimodal transportation visibility · procurementmag.com · Jan 23, 2026
OfOne · techcrunch.com · Jan 13, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Gaia Ventures made?
- Gaia Ventures has 18 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What sectors does Gaia Ventures focus on?
- Gaia Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Gaia Ventures located?
- Gaia Ventures is headquartered in Sag Habor, US.
- Who does Gaia Ventures co-invest with?
- Gaia Ventures most often shares deals with Bessemer Venture Partners, Grand Ventures, Notable Capital, among 78 tracked co-investors.
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