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New York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 6 people tracked
Also known as GEEK VENTURES, LLC · Ihar Mahaniok
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Investment thesis
Geek Ventures focuses on supporting visionary immigrant founders building companies in the United States, aiming to level the playing field through both capital and connections. Founded by immigrants who have navigated the challenges of arriving in a new country and building a network from scratch, the firm invests at the pre-seed and seed stages with first checks of $200k-$800k. It seeks to free founders to concentrate on building exceptional businesses while it provides support drawn from shared immigrant experience.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Geek Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 70 of 103 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×45SaaS ×32Enterprise Software ×25Data & Infrastructure ×9Consumer ×8Creator Economy ×7Developer Tools ×6Fintech ×6
HQs:United States×43Japan×1Poland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 40 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×152 founders×123 founders×74+ founders×6
Where their founders studiedfrom 44 founders with education data
Boston University ×3University of Southern California ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2MIT Sloan School of Management ×2Stanford University ×2University of Virginia ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 42 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×21Business & Management ×11Engineering ×8Finance & Accounting ×5Economics ×4Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 48 founders with career history
Microsoft ×5Google ×3BTS ×2Goldman Sachs ×2Independent ×2Mighty Software ×2Monitor Deloitte (ex Monitor Group) ×2Pinterest ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 45 with degree data)
Investments · 103 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 22024 · 52023 · 22022 · 22021 · 42016 · 12015 · 12014 · 123 dated
Quill (operated by Flowlie Technologies) provides a managed back-office function that unifies finance, HR, compliance, capital planning, and board preparation for startup founders.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Kaben Clauson(Co-Founder & CEO)Ian Cohen(Co-Founder & CEO)Rick Gordon(Co-Founder & CEO)Adam Stepanovic(Co-Founder & CEO)Philip Odelfelt(Co-Founder & CEO)inVlad Cazacu(Founder)in
Co-investorsBaseLayer VenturesBright Pixel CapitalEPIC VENTURESGlasswing VenturesSage Venture PartnersSQUADRA VENTURES+4 more
BongdaWap is a Vietnamese-language football data website that provides live match results, scores, and betting odds for hundreds of leagues worldwide.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsXRC
Estonian edtech company running a gamified, multiplayer math-fluency practice platform used by teachers and students.
Co-investorsChange VenturesFlyer One VenturesPlay Ventures
Accel Club acquires high-growth consumer brands primarily sold on Amazon FBA.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsFlyer One VenturesRedSeed Ventures
Arvist provides an AI platform for warehouse operations that integrates with existing systems to automate claims management, detect errors, and improve supply chain efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainWilmington, US
Nilay Parikh(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardWerner Stapela(Director)
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Iron PrairieKOMPAS VCNew Leaf InvestRackhouse Venture Management LpRebellion Ventures+11 more
Ato Marine builds floating offshore platforms for high-performance computing and AI data centers, using standalone power generation and closed seawater cooling for location-agnostic deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyBoston, US
Emile Germonpre(CTO)inDimitris Koutentakis(CEO)in
Co-investorsLyra Capital Pty LtdScribble VenturesSurgePoint AngelY CombinatorZero IndexAlumni Ventures+24 more
Base is a membership-based social club that curates intimate gatherings and experiences for members seeking meaningful conversations and authentic connections beyond traditional networking.
ConsumerMarketplacesSocial
Co-investorsConnetic VenturesTetradAdditionAltimeter CapitalAndreessen HorowitzCapitalG+8 more
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
Caremaze builds software to streamline discharge coordination and care transitions, helping case managers and social workers handle the administrative tasks that keep them from patient-focused work.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsHoneystone VenturesRebellion Ventures
Channel99 builds marketing technology to optimize B2B marketing spend and collaboration between finance and marketing teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSKentfield, US
Christopher Golec(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRobert A. Spinner(Director)in
Co-investorsJackson Square VenturesMSIVNorwest Venture PartnersRidge VenturesGTMfund
Clave provides an AI assistant for multi-location restaurant operators that consolidates POS, labor, and other operational data, letting users chat with their data, receive automated reports, and take actions like adjusting pricing and rescheduling shifts.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsTetradUntapped Capital
Competera provides an AI-based pricing platform for retailers to set and optimize product prices.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsFlyer One VenturesGranada FundsICU VenturesStratMindsVerras Capital LP
Cytronic operates robot-automated fulfillment centers that run order fulfillment as software with no human handling, aimed at DTC brands frustrated with traditional 3PLs.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Kevin Gibbon(Founder)inScott Moen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesFailup VenturesMana VenturesSpacecadet VenturesRice CapitalScript Capital+1 more
Debbie is a financial platform that rewards users for saving, making on-time payments, and smart spending rather than incentivizing consumption.
ConsumerFintechMiami, US
Rachel Lauren(Executive Officer, Director)inFrida Leobowitz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Frida Leibowitz(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGreen Egg VenturesNurture Venture PartnersOne Way VenturesOutside VC
Decile Group offers an AI-powered SaaS platform and services for running venture capital firms, covering dealflow, capital calls, limited partner portals, and back-office operations.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSWilmington, US
Adeo Ressi(Founder)inMihnea Suprovici(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersJavelin Venture PartnersUtopian VenturesVentioneers Capital
DocumentCrunch provides risk identification and management tools for project teams to detect issues early and maintain alignment across organizations.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS
Josh Levy(Founder)inTrent Miskelly(Founder)
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesFifth WallGTMfundIronspring VentureNavitas CapitalTitanium Ventures+1 more
Drata offers a compliance automation platform that centralizes controls and evidence, continuously monitors controls, and tracks remediation so teams can maintain audit readiness across multiple frameworks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Diego, US
Adam Markowitz(Founder)inDaniel Marashlian(Founder)inTroy Markowitz(Founder)in
BoardTim Jackson(Director)William Griffith(Director)Oren Yunger(Director)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Alkeon InnovationBallistic VenturesBasis Set VenturesComcast VenturesConverge+19 more
Dynamiq provides a low-code AI workflow builder that enables teams to design, test, and deploy generative AI applications through a drag-and-drop interface.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsDiaspora VenturesGamegroove CapitalTA Ventures
Eve provides software that helps plaintiff law firms manage casework more efficiently, allowing them to serve more clients and reduce operational costs while delivering legal representation to plaintiffs.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTech
David Zeng(Founder)inMatt Noe(Founder)inJay Madheswaran(Founder)Kevin Guo(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo VenturesChaos VenturesSpark Capital
Eve is an autonomous AI sales agent that connects to a company's existing tools (CRM, inbox, calendar, messengers) to prospect, run personalized outreach, follow up, and book qualified meetings, with all outbound messages drafted for user approval.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsDOMiNO VenturesPunch CapitalSilicon GardensZypsy CapitalFirsthandVC
Exa Laboratories designs AI chips (XPUs) optimized for machine learning inference and training with reduced energy consumption.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsOUTBOUND CAPITALTranspose Platform ManagementWave Ventures
Fermat provides an agentic commerce platform that helps brands analyze shopper behavior, test changes, and optimize purchasing paths in real-time.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rishabh Jain(Founder)inShreyas Kumar(Founder)inRabah Rahil(Founder)
BoardIndranil Guha(Director)Saam Motamedi(Board / Investor representative (Greylock General Partner))inScott Friend(Board Member (Partner, Bain Capital Ventures; led Series A))in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCourtside VenturesDynamism CapitalGreylock PartnersMontage VenturesOlima Ventures+19 more
Filmustage offers an AI production agent called AI Dude for film and TV pre-production that executes production tasks directly on scripts, breakdowns, and schedules.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaSMiddletown, US
Egor Dubrovskiy(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsFlyer One Ventures
FoodReady is an AI-powered software platform that automates food safety, traceability, inventory management, and quality control for food manufacturers, processors, and distributors.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFoodTechSaaSChicago, US
Gerald Galloway(Executive Officer, Director)David Seddon(Director)
BoardWilliam Metz(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAPA Venture PartnersScOp Venture CapitalSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
ForActive is a mobile platform for independent fitness trainers and instructors that handles payments, client management, attendance tracking, and class scheduling.
B2B MarketplacesSaaS
Maciej Bieganski(Founder)in
Co-investorsFf Venture CapitalFlyer One VenturesMovens CapitalPragmatechAndreessen HorowitzBADideas.fund+1 more
Brennan Woodruff(Founder)Despoina Christou(Founder)Kostas Hatalis(Founder)Ryan Carlton(Founder)
Co-investorsEmerging VenturesHawke VenturesIU Ventures
Grai provides open source version control software for tracking metadata, enabling users to trace how changes to databases propagate through machine learning models, APIs, and dashboards by mapping data relationships across disconnected systems.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ian Eaves(Founder)inIlya Liasun(Executive Officer, Director)Andrei Avsievich(Executive Officer, Director)inOleksandr Potii(Executive Officer)inEdward Louth(Founder)
BoardDzmitry Kamarouski(Director)
Co-investorsY Combinator
Grai is developing tools focused on listening and responding through music.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & EntertainmentWarsaw, PL
Dzmitry Kamarouski(Founder)inIlya Liasun(Founder)in
Co-investorsUniversal Music Group
Harmony designs and sells electric, semi-hollow, and acoustic guitars along with amplifiers and accessories, organized into product lines such as its Standard, Reissue, and Foundation series.
ConsumerE-commerceHardware
Daniel Garcia Quiroga(Founder)Juan David Pastor(Founder)Juan Diego Pulido(Founder)Juan Manuel Medina Montejo(Founder)Nitzan Shapira(Founder)Ran Ribenzaft(Founder)
Co-investorsAlaya CapitalHitachi VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
Insense is a platform for creating and scaling user-generated content (UGC) and influencer marketing campaigns, offering a self-service creator marketplace and managed services for end-to-end campaign management.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Noureddine Tayebi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndrew Kau(Director)Hing Wong(Director)
Co-investorsFlyer One VenturesSeneca PartnersTrestle PartnersVenture Solutions
Jome is a platform that helps homebuyers find, compare, and purchase new construction homes across multiple communities and builders.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketplacesPropTechRetail TechBrooklyn, US
Dan Hnatkovskyy(Founder)in
Co-investorsAloniqFlyer One VenturesForefront VenturePragmatechRoosh VenturesSID Venture Partners+4 more
Lincode builds LIVIS, an AI-based visual inspection system for manufacturing quality control that lets factory teams train and deploy computer vision models for surface defect detection, assembly verification, and anomaly detection through a no-code interface.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Rajesh Iyengar(CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArka Venture LabsAugment VenturesBasecamp FundExpert DOJONurture Venture Partners+4 more
mbue provides AI-powered tools for commercial contractors to review construction drawings and generate compliant submittals, reducing manual review time and project risk.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechWest Lake Hills, US
Co-investors2045 VenturesSpatial CapitalTechstarsEverywhere VenturesFactorial CapitalMiLA Capital
MDisrupt is an AI-powered marketplace that connects healthtech, life sciences, and medical device innovators with vetted clinical, scientific, regulatory, and commercial experts.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Ruby Gadelrab(Founder & CEO)inGreg Nagy(Chief Operating Officer)inRoger Davies(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investors37 AngelsBDev VenturesGrowth Factory VenturesMindshift CapitalStone Mountain VenturesSuncoast Ventures+3 more
Mighty Networks builds a platform for community management, courses, and events that helps community leaders and entrepreneurs build engaged member bases and generate revenue.
Creator EconomySaaSPalo Alto, US
Gina Bianchini(Founder)inTim Herby(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inThomas Aaron(Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder)inDAVID GALE(PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)Matteo Melani(Founder)
BoardNANCY BERGLASS(Director)
Co-investorsBBG VenturesCowboy VenturesFirst Round CapitalFloodgateFounder CollectiveGreat Oaks Venture Capital+5 more
Moveworks provides an AI assistant platform that enables enterprise employees to search and act across business applications, automating tasks and workflows through a reasoning engine with specialized AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Vaibhav N.(Founder)inJiang Chen(Founder)inBhavin Shah(Founder)Vaibhav Nivargi(Founder)Varun Singh(Founder)
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationBain Capital VenturesICONIQKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture PartnersParade Ventures+5 more
Neptyne is a spreadsheet application with an integrated Python environment that allows users to write code alongside traditional spreadsheet formulas, with AI assistance for non-programmers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Douwe Osinga(Founder)inJack Amadeo(Founder)in
Co-investorsDivide by ZeroOlima VenturesSHAKTIY CombinatorAmino CapitalCapitalize VC+4 more
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Nomad Data offers an AI-driven platform that lets organizations query large volumes of business documents and datasets to surface answers, and connects users to a network of over 5,300 external data providers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Brad Schneider(CEO)inJustin Manikas(VP Partnerships & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBloomberg BetaCircle VenturesCorrelation VenturesFlair VenturesGreat Oaks Venture Capital+4 more
Noty.ai is an AI meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes meetings in real time, then detects tasks, deadlines, and assignees to generate and track to-do lists.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Oura Ring is a wearable smart ring that collects and analyzes 50+ personal health metrics to provide insights on sleep, fitness, and wellness for individual users.
HardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Ashley Colley(Founder)Virpi Tuomivaara(Founder)inTom Hale(CEO)inKari Kivela(Founder)Markku Koskela(Founder)Petteri Lahtela(Founder)
Co-investors125 VenturesA-Rod CorpAble PartnersAlumni VenturesB37 VenturesBasecamp Fund+38 more
Piramidal bridges in-vivo and in-silico intelligence for neuroscience research and clinical applications.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York City, US
Dimitris Fotis Sakellariou(CEO)inKris Pahuja(CPO)inSahil Zubair(Founding Eng)Kyriacos Xanthos(Founding Eng)Yaqub Alwan(Founding Eng)
Co-investorsY CombinatorLIONHEART VENTURESAdverb Venturesfutureland venturesRitual CapitalVirta Ventures+11 more
Poolday.ai builds Creator-3, an AI video production agent that generates finished, fully editable video projects from existing footage or a text prompt using a multi-agent system that orchestrates over 100 generative models.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSausalito, US
Alexei Chemenda(Co-Founder & CEO)inOliver Nicolini(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsDaphniLocalGlobeMotier Ventures
PromptLayer provides a prompt content management system, evaluation harness, and observability tools for teams building large language model applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York City, US
Jonathan Pedoeem(Founder)inJared Zoneraich(Founder)
Co-investorsBlue Trail PartnersScOp Venture CapitalVerissimo VenturesBrowder CapitalStellation Capital
Qibus builds remote-driving technology for vehicle fleets, including drive-by-wire retrofit hardware, teleoperation software, driving stations, and move orchestration, so a fleet's own trained drivers can operate cars from remote stations.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsPlug and Play Ventures
Quintess is a voice-first AI troubleshooting agent that helps fleet and field maintenance technicians diagnose complex equipment faults using their manuals, schematics, parts catalogs, and maintenance history.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Zach Esmili(Founder & CEO)Zacharie Esmili(Founder)
Co-investorsIncisive VenturesThe Council
RealtyMogul is a real estate crowdfunding platform that enables investors to access commercial real estate investment opportunities.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesPropTechLos Angeles, US
Jilliene Helman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJustin Hughes(Director)in
BoardHrach Simonian(Director)inSteve Ozonian(Director)
Co-investorsDraft Ventures LlcInspire Global VenturesMDT VenturesTechstarsVoiVoda VenturesCanaan Partners
Redseed is an investment firm that partners with founders and their teams, providing business network access and support on matters such as global scaling, market entry, senior recruitment, follow-on fundraising, and IPO preparation.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsPre-Seed to SucceedInovo VCIntel CapitalNorthzoneRedSeed VenturesTarget Global
Salesform automates the qualification and routing of inbound leads while integrating with a company's existing sales tools, using lead enrichment data to improve response and demo-booking processes.
Enterprise SoftwareSales TechNew York City, US
Uday Singh(Founder)Kwasi Oppong-BaduMichael MacKayTom Rutten(Engineer)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAnamcaraCraft VenturesForewordNebularNomad Capital VC+4 more
Scalestack is an AI-driven platform that connects a company's go-to-market stack—CRM, data enrichment, and marketing automation tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, ZoomInfo, and Apollo—so data syncs cleanly and workflows run automatically.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechMiami, US
Aurelio Narciso(Executive Officer, Director)Elio Narciso(Founder)inAlessandro Solomon Alter(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCriteria Venture TechFirst Degree CapitalFlyer One VenturesFounders NetworkLeonis CapitalRipple Ventures+3 more
Sensate is a wearable device that uses low-frequency sound waves and audio soundscapes to stimulate the vagus nerve and help regulate the nervous system for stress relief, anxiety management, and improved sleep.
ConsumerHardwareMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Anna Gudmundson(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investors37 AngelsDangerous VenturesExpert DOJOKern Venture GroupMoai CapitalUnlock Venture Partners+1 more
ServiceTitan provides software for private equity firms and their portfolio companies in the trades industry, offering centralized multi-entity management, standardized operations, and consolidated reporting.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGlendale, US
Ara Mahdessian(Founder)inVahe Kuzoyan(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementFormula VCH.I.G. CapitalICONIQ+8 more
Shapes XR is a platform for teams to design, prototype, and publish spatial experiences in 3D and mixed reality environments.
Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsFuture of Work
Inga Petryaevskaya(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlyer One VenturesHartmann CapitalLeta CapitalLudus VenturesStratMindsSupernode Global+2 more
Sounding Board provides leadership development and coaching programs delivered through software, combining a global network of expert coaches with tools to build, manage, track, and measure development initiatives.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSAliso Viejo, US
Lori Mazan(Co-founder & Chief Coaching Officer)inChristine Tao(Founder)inJessica Wolf(Founder)Lori Mazen(Founder)
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaCanaan PartnersJAZZ Venture PartnersTech Square VenturesAcrew CapitalDay One Ventures+1 more
Spice AI provides a unified data and AI engine that enables developers to build AI-driven applications without requiring specialized expertise in data science or machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Luke Kim(Founder)inLane Harris(Co-Founder & VP of Engineering)inPhillip LeBlanc(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAsymmetricBasis Set VenturesBlackbird VenturesCardinia VenturesMadrona Venture Group+8 more
Spike offers a single API that connects to 500+ wearables, IoT medical devices, EMR/EHR systems, and lab reports, delivering normalized health data for developers building AI-powered health applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthSan Francisco, US
Stepan K(Founder)
Co-investorsHeartfelt CapitalPlug and Play VenturesTheVentureCityInsight PartnersPractica Capital
Splice is a music creation platform providing a library of high-quality audio samples with AI-powered discovery tools, alongside a rent-to-own marketplace for music production software and digital audio workstations.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaS
Steve Martocci(Founder)inMatt Aimonetti(Founder)Steve Martocci Matt Aimonetti(Founder)
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersFounders Circle CapitalLerer HippeauSNÖ VenturesTrue VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)+7 more
SportsVisio is an AI-powered sports analytics platform that uses computer vision to track and analyze game statistics, with initial focus on basketball.
AI & Machine LearningSports TechNew Hampshire, US
Jason Syversen(Founder)inDan Oblinger(Founder)inSean O'ConnorinJames SullivaninSamuel Corbitt(Founder)
BoardJohn Murphy(Director)in
Co-investors359 CapitalAlumni VenturesMighty CapitalSony Ventures CorporationHyperplane Venture Capital
Subconscious runs causal AI simulations of a company's market, using discrete choice models to run randomized experiments that predict customer behavior around pricing, messaging, and product decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Jack O'Brien(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstYourNest Venture Capital
Tego builds an access control platform for AI agents used across enterprises, giving security teams visibility into agent activity and the ability to enforce dynamic access policies.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareWaltham, US
Timothy Butler(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSamuel Bain, Jr.(Director)C. William Stevenson(Director)Donald Keyser(Director)Justin DuMouchelle(Director)Michael Dansby(Director)
Co-investorsLocalGlobe
TRL11 operates a visual intelligence platform for space, providing broadcast-quality video and real-time visual awareness for satellites, spacecraft, and mission control.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSaaSSpace Tech
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelSpacecadet VenturesWonder Ventures
TruthArrow is a platform for whistleblowers to securely submit and organize fraud evidence, structure claims and timelines, and prepare source-cited, investigation-ready materials for attorney or authority review.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Harmony is an AI-native operating system designed for American manufacturers that embeds software development with factory operations to automate repetitive workflows.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTNew MaterialsChattanooga, US
V-Art builds a solution for managing intellectual property rights for digital assets, aimed at balancing the interests of IP rights holders and AI companies in the digital content ecosystem.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyLegalTechSaaS
Olga Simson(CSO & Co-Founder)inAnastasiia Gliebova(CEO & Co-Founder)Oleksandr Velychko(CPO & Co-Founder)Anton Velychko(CTO)in
Co-investorsSID Venture Partners
Wokelo AI develops an agentic AI platform that automates research, due diligence, and analysis workflows for dealmaking and consulting professionals.
Seattle, US
Saswat Nanda(Founder)inSid Masson(Founder)inSiddhant Masson(Founder)
Co-investorsArray Ventures Management LlcBreakwater VenturesRebellion VenturesSeaChangeUntapped CapitalUpsparks Capital
Yope is a mobile app for sharing photos privately within small, real-life friend groups, delivering snaps directly to friends' lock screens without a feed, likes, or algorithm.
ConsumerSocial
Bahram Ismailau(Founder)Bahram Ismailov(Founder)Paul Rudkouski(Founder)Pavel Rudkouski(Founder)Pavel Rudkovsky(Founder)
Co-investorsDigital Future Investments LtdInovo VCNorthzoneTetradRedSeed Venturesu.ventures
Zencoder is a cloud video encoding platform that transcodes and delivers video content at scale for creators and developers.
Cloud ComputingCreator EconomyData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSocialSan Francisco, US
Jon Dahl(CEO)inSteve Heffernan(Head of Product Design \u0026 Marketing)inBrandon Arbini(Vice President of Product Development and Engineering)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzHeavybitY CombinatorBegin CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+4 more
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Zencoder builds AI-powered tools for software engineering that automate repetitive development work, combining AI research with R&D to produce production-grade software solutions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Andrew Filev(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBegin CapitalPID Fund I, a series of DV Collective, LP
Zendata generates AI risk signals by observing applications, data flows, and model validation to reveal how data is collected, shared, and exposed in AI-enabled applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Narayana P(Founder)Pedro Piñango(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltari VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alexander Aghassipour(Founder)inMikkel Svane(Founder)inMorten Primdahl(Founder)inTom Eggemeier(Chief Executive Officer)inKair Käsper(Founder)Martin Kõiva(Founder)
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Felicis VenturesGoldman SachsGolub GrowthHellman & Friedman+16 more
ZenTrades is a field service management platform for trade service businesses such as HVAC, electrical, and heating/cooling companies, letting them schedule jobs, dispatch technicians, invoice, and track operations in one system.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Arnav Anand(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsExpert DOJO
ZeroDrift provides a compliance enforcement system that governs AI-generated communications for regulated enterprises before they reach customers and regulators.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Kumesh Aroomoogan(Founder & CEO)inAshok Loganathan(Founding Head of Engineering)Anand Loganathan(Founding Head of Platforms)
Co-investorsConvergePitchdriveSymbiotic VenturesTetradU&I VenturesA16Z Speedrun+3 more
ZSCC designs AI silicon chips (XPU) optimized for energy efficiency in machine learning inference and training, targeting the infrastructure demands of recursive self-improvement and advanced AI systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US
Elias Almqvist(CEO)inPrithvi Raj(CTO)in
Co-investorsFailup VenturesOlive Tree CapitalWave VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzCapitalize VC+8 more
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Geek Ventures made?
- Geek Ventures has 103 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Geek Ventures invest at?
- Geek Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Geek Ventures's typical check size?
- Geek Ventures typically writes checks of $200K – $800K.
- What sectors does Geek Ventures focus on?
- Geek Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Impact & Social Good, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Geek Ventures located?
- Geek Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Geek Ventures lead rounds?
- Geek Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Geek Ventures co-invest with?
- Geek Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, Flyer One Ventures, among 240 tracked co-investors.
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