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Granatus Ventures
Venture capitalYerevan · Seed · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Granatus Ventures focuses on fundamental human challenges rather than convenience-driven businesses, aiming to positively impact the future of humanity through pioneering deep-tech solutions. The firm targets problem sets addressable with artificial intelligence, advanced computing, data sciences, biotechnology, and robotics for maximum scale. It invests globally while leveraging Armenia's engineering talent, encouraging portfolio companies to establish value-add operations in Armenia.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 27 of 29 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×20Biotech ×6Deep Tech ×6Healthtech ×6SaaS ×6Digital Health ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×17United Kingdom×2Armenia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×83 founders×7
Where their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with education data
Yerevan State University ×7Grove City College ×2Stanford University ×2University of Cambridge ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×6Business & Management ×5Engineering ×4Finance & Accounting ×4Physics ×4Economics ×2Politics & Policy ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history
Google ×3BIGSTORY VC ×2Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) ×2Intuit ×2KeyIdeas ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
7 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 22015 · 14 dated
Areg.AI offers an AI- and robotics-driven platform for autonomous monitoring, inspection, and maintenance of solar assets, aimed at solar operations and asset management teams.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyRobotics
Hayk Harutyunyan(Co-Founder & CEO)inArtavazd Minasyan(Co-Founder & CIO)in
Co-investorsFormula VC
Bacto.bio is a biotechnology company developing a multidisciplinary pipeline, staffed by scientists, engineers, and other technical specialists.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsBridford Investments (Bridford Group)Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Pioneer
Benivo provides employee relocation services combined with a SaaS platform for global mobility management, supporting policies such as managed services, lump sum, core-flex, and immigration on a single platform.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSLondon, GB
Nitzan Yudan(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsSalica InvestmentsUpdata PartnersLondon Co-Investment Fund
BlueQubit provides a cloud platform and SDK for running large-scale quantum circuit simulations on managed GPU-based simulators, along with quantum machine learning algorithms.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechQuantum ComputingLos Angeles, US
Hayk Tepanyan(Director)inHrant Gharibyan(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesChaac VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)DEPO VenturesFinancial Venture StudioFormula VC+8 more
CodeSignal provides an educational ebook guide for talent teams on implementing AI hiring tools, covering readiness assessment, solution selection, and compliant usage practices.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR TechSan Francisco, US
Aram Shatakhtsyan(Founder)inTigran Sloyan(Founder)inFelix Desroches(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAlumni VenturesCM VenturesCorrelation VenturesFJ LabsFormula VC+4 more
Cognaize builds a document automation and Enterprise Knowledge Platform that uses AI and deep learning to extract structured, actionable data from unstructured financial documents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Vahe Andonians(CEO & Founder)inAlfred Eisaian(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardViken Douzdjian(Director)inMark Almeida(Board Member)inAndré Andonian(Chairman of the Board)in
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesMetaplanet
Collectly provides AI-powered automation for healthcare revenue cycle management and patient financial engagement.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Levon Brutyan(CEO)inMax Mizotin(Founder)inTat Ajamyan(Advisor)Andrew Gooding(Senior Director of Client Operations)Jessie Koester(Vice President Revenue Ops)Kevin Lunn(Head of Product)
Co-investorsCabra VCGoAhead VenturesInvariantes FundPID Fund I, a series of DV Collective, LPSapphire VenturesY Combinator+11 more
DeepSat is developing a dual-use satellite constellation in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) for real-time Earth monitoring, targeting disaster response, environmental tracking, and national security missions.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace TechWashington, DC, US
Co-investorsFormula VC
Denovo Sciences develops an AI platform for structure-based small-molecule drug discovery, using generative algorithms to design candidate molecules de novo within a target's binding pocket and predict their synthesizability and drug-likeness.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechPlymouth, US
Hovakim Zakaryan(Co-Founder & CEO)inVardan Harutyunyan(Co-Founder & CAIO)inMher Matevosyan(Co-Founder & CTO)inPriyardarshini Gogoi(Executive Officer, Director)Kalyan Handique(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJack Ball(Director)
Co-investorsTriple Ventures
Emerald offers comprehensive health testing (124 biomarkers), clinician-reviewed results, wearable and historical data integration, and ongoing care to help individuals identify metabolic, cardiovascular, and weight-related risks earlier.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityWellness & FitnessLondon, GB
Anton Shchipanov(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoost Capital PartnersEnergy Impact PartnersNVIDIA
Endometrics is a molecular diagnostics company developing non-invasive tests for women's health that use menstrual blood as an organ-proximal liquid biopsy, with an initial focus on endometriosis.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthFemTechMedical DevicesSanta Clara, US
Dr. Aznavour(CEO & Founder)Yana Aznavour(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst Spark Ventures, LlcSupernode Ventures
Gecko Robotics builds robots equipped with sensors and cameras to inspect industrial structures like boilers for structural defects, replacing dangerous manual inspections at height.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsPittsburgh, US
Jake Loosararian(CEO)inTroy Demmer(COO)inIan Miller(CTO)inFalon Fox(Director of HR \u0026 TA)Jaclyn Goldstein(Head of Recruiting)Nate Kurtz(Technical Recruiter)
Co-investorsAlpha PartnersBase Venture Management, Inc.Cox EnterprisesCubit CapitalDrive CapitalFifth Down Capital+45 more
Grovf is a datacenter fabric company providing high-performance networking solutions for 400/800Gbps scale-out and scale-up architectures serving semiconductor, OEM, and hyperscale customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsUS, US
Co-investorsSmartGateVC
Intelinair provides aerial imagery and agronomic analytics through its AGMRI platform, delivering in-season alerts and postseason reporting on crop health, weeds, nitrogen deficiency, stand assessment, and yield loss.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaSSan Jose, US
Naira Hovakimyan(Chief Scientific Officer and Secretary)inAl Eisaian(Founder)in
Co-investorsHarvard Business Angels of ChicagoHyde Park Venture PartnersScientia Ventures
Krisp builds real-time voice AI products that enhance communication through noise cancellation, accent conversion, voice translation, transcription, and summarization across audio hardware and applications.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSBerkeley, US
Arto Minasyan(Founder)inDavit Baghdasaryan(Founder)inArtavazd Minasyan(Founder)
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundCM VenturesFormula VCRTP GlobalSierra VenturesSmartGateVC+3 more
Prelaunch is a product validation platform that tests early-stage product concepts using real audiences who leave a deposit to signal genuine purchase intent, offering AI-led customer interviews, A/B price testing, business model evaluation, and a real-time analytics dashboard.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFormula VC
Modicus Prime provides an AI Management System (AIMS) for pharmaceutical companies and contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) to validate, audit, and govern AI systems across their operations in compliance with FDA and other regulatory requirements.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSaaSLa Porte, US
Taylor Chartier(Founder & CEO)inDavit Vardanyan(Director)
BoardRoger Chen(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesSilverton PartnersSmartGateVCTechstarsTriple VenturesAlpha Partners+4 more
Netris provides network automation, abstraction, and multi-tenancy platform designed for AI infrastructure operators.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Tigran Martirosyan(Co-Founder & VP Software Engineering)inAlex Saroyan(Co-Founder & CEO)inArsen Arakelyan(Co-Founder & VP Customer Success)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAlumni VenturesHumans Of The InternetSmartGateVC
Quiltt provides fintech infrastructure that connects builders to financial data aggregators and enrichment providers through a single integration.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Mark(Co-Founder & CCO)Ruben Izmailyan(Co-Founder, CEO)inZane Pickett(CTO)inMark Bechhofer(Co-Founder, CCO)
Co-investorsAbstraction CapitalAlumni VenturesEarly Light VenturesK Street CapitalNVP CapitalOvereasy Ventures+5 more
Sololearn is an online learning platform that offers interactive courses in programming languages and coding topics such as Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, C++, and machine learning.
ConsumerDeveloper ToolsEdTechSan Francisco, US
Davit Kocharyan(Founder)Yeva Hyusyan(Founder)
Co-investorsDrive CapitalGraph VenturesLearn CapitalProsus Ventures
Sparxell designs, engineers, and manufactures plant-based colorants using cellulose, including biomimetic pigments, biodegradable glitter, powders, pearls, foils, and specialty shapes such as sequins.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Benjamin Droguet(Founder)inSilvia Vignolini(Founder)
Co-investorsCircular Innovation FundEarth Venture CapitalJoyance PartnersTriple VenturesBlue Ocean Capital GroupCycle Capital+2 more
SuperAnnotate is a data platform used to build, manage, and refine training data for AI and machine learning models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tigran Petrosyan(Founder)inVahan Petrosyan(Founder)inDavit Badalyan(Founder)inRussell Mathias(Executive Officer)in
BoardTJ Nahigian(Director)inLouis Coppey(Director)in
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesBlank Space VenturesDell Technologies CapitalFormula VCGlynn Capital ManagementPlay Time Ventures+5 more
Medivis develops augmented reality and AI technology for surgical navigation and clinical training, giving surgeons real-time imaging to guide procedures and reduce surgical errors.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Christopher Morley, MD(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCoalition OperatorsInitialized CapitalTechVision FondsBessemer Venture Partners
VivantX works in precision oncology, applying tumour molecular profiling and personalized therapeutics to cancer care.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Waveye builds imaging radars for multi-modal AI applications, aimed at enabling safe interaction between humans and machines.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwarePalo Alto, US
Gor Hakobyan(CTO)inLevon Budagyan(CEO)inNarek Rostomyan(CIO)in
Co-investorsFormula VCSmartGateVCTriple Ventures
Zoundream applies artificial intelligence and sound recognition to analyze and translate newborns' cries in real time, identifying needs such as hunger or sleepiness.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthFemTechMedical Devices
Ana Laguna Pradas(Founder)inRoberto Iannone(Founder)in
Co-investorsSICTICVerge HealthTech FundMission GateTq Ventures Llc
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
IntelinairQuiltt
Portfolio news
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Benivo · benivo.com · Jul 30, 2026
Netris · thesaasnews.com · Jun 26, 2026
Modicus Prime · finsmes.com · May 6, 2026
Gecko Robotics · geckorobotics.com · Jan 20, 2026
IntelinAir | AGMRI · intelinair.com · Dec 3, 2025
Areg AI · areg.ai · May 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Granatus Ventures made?
- Granatus Ventures has 29 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Granatus Ventures invest at?
- Granatus Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Granatus Ventures focus on?
- Granatus Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Granatus Ventures located?
- Granatus Ventures is headquartered in Yerevan, AM.
- Does Granatus Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Granatus Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Granatus Ventures co-invest with?
- Granatus Ventures most often shares deals with Formula VC, Alumni Ventures, SmartGateVC, among 93 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInvestor Connect - Episode 341 - Manuk Hergnyan of Granatus Ventures
Hall Martin · Manuk Hergnyan
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