What stage does Granatus Ventures invest at?

Granatus Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.

What is Granatus Ventures's typical check size?

Granatus Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $4.7M.

Where is Granatus Ventures located?

Granatus Ventures is headquartered in Yerevan, AM.

Does Granatus Ventures lead rounds?

Yes, Granatus Ventures leads investment rounds.

Granatus Ventures

Venture capital

Yerevan · Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Granatus Ventures positions itself as the first venture capital firm backing startups worldwide that tap into Armenia's potential as an emerging technology hub. The firm emphasizes deep understanding, deep relationships, and deep impact, supporting entrepreneurs and highlighting the impact they have across industries.

Invests inAgTech AI & Machine Learning Biotech Cleantech Deep Tech EdTech Fintech Healthtech Impact & Social Good Medical Devices Robotics SaaS Sector AgnosticArmeniaEuropeGlobal

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Growth

Check

$100K – $4.7M

Yerevan, AM

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Tracked investments

Team · 5 people

from the firm's website

Manuk Hergnyan· Co-Founder & Managing Partnerin

Co-founder and managing partner at Granatus Ventures who founded EV Consulting (merged with Civitta International in 2021). He has helped Armenian companies raise over $100M and served on numerous boards; he holds an Executive MBA from Oxford, a PhD in Economics from Moscow State University and an MA from Yerevan State University.

Pierre Hennes· Co-Founder & Partner· Berlin and Armeniain

Co-founder and partner with international VC and entrepreneurial experience across Asia, Europe and the US since 2003. Based between Berlin and Armenia, he focuses on financial services, software, medical devices and clean-tech, and holds degrees from Boston University and NYU Stern.

Yervand Sarkisyan· General Partner· Londonin 𝕏

Yervand Sarkisyan is an investor and entrepreneur focused on AI and deep tech. He founded DeepTechX, a platform that identifies deep tech founders and helps them build global companies through capital and networks, and Mount Global, a family office and angel investment club. He was also a founding partner of Granatus Ventures, described as the first Armenian venture capital fund. Over the past decade he has backed companies across AI, robotics, advanced computing, quantum, space, bio, and nuclear energy, including the venture studio behind Picsart and the robotics unicorn Gecko Robotics. Beyond technology, he has worked in the art world with Saatchi Art and Sedition Art and previously ran a contemporary art gallery.

Laert Davtyan· Investment Managerin

Investment Manager responsible for deal flow, due diligence, portfolio monitoring and compliance. He previously worked as an investment analyst and in an Armenian fintech startup, and holds a first-class honours degree in Finance and Management from Lancaster University.

Lilit Khachikyan· Operationsin

Executive Assistant at Granatus Ventures and Office Manager/HR Assistant at CIVITTA AM. She holds a Master's in Philology from Yerevan State University.

What they invest in

from 11 of 42 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×7Data & Infrastructure ×3Deep Tech ×3Enterprise Software ×3Cloud Computing ×2Fintech ×2Healthtech ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1

HQs:United States×7

Investments · 42 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

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Active AI for Noise Cancellationkrisp.aiin 𝕏

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 WorkSaaS

Areg AIareg.ai

Aregai

Bactobiobacto.bioin 𝕏

Benivobenivo.comin 𝕏

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Bluequbitbluequbit.io

BlueQubit provides a cloud platform with managed GPU-based quantum simulators and an SDK for running large-scale quantum simulations and hybrid variational circuits.

Cloud ComputingDeep TechQuantum ComputingLos Angeles, US

Hayk Tepanyan(Director)Hrant Gharibyan(Executive Officer, Director)

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CodeSignal

CodeSignal, Inc.codesignal.comin 𝕏

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 Tech

Cognaizecognaize.comin 𝕏

Cognaize provides AI-powered document automation for financial services, extracting, annotating, and validating data from unstructured financial documents.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Vahe Andonians(CEO & Founder)

Collectlycollectly.coin 𝕏

Collectly provides AI-powered automation for healthcare revenue cycle management and patient financial engagement.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Levon Brutyan(Founder/CEO)inMax Mizotin(Founder)in

DeepSatdeepsat.com

Denovo Sciencesdenovosciences.ai

HealthtechPlymouth, US

Priyardarshini Gogoi(Executive Officer, Director)Jack Ball(Director)Kalyan Handique(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. David Parkinson(Director)Walter Young, Jr.(Director)Roger Newton(Director)

Emeraldwithemerald.comin

Endometricsendometrics.usin 𝕏

Fund IIIintelinair.comin 𝕏

San Jose, US

Naira Hovakimyan(Chief Scientific Officer and Secretary)Alfred Eisaian(President and Chief Executive Officer)

Gecko Roboticsgeckorobotics.comin 𝕏

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(Founder/CEO)Troy Demmer(Founder/COO)Gaetano Crupi(Director)Andrew Davis(Director)Trae Stephens(Director)

GGggtaxi.com

Grovfgrovf.com

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Intelinair

Krisp

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Medivis

Netrisnetris.ioin 𝕏

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)in

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Prelaunch.com

Quilttquiltt.io

Quiltt provides a unified API platform that aggregates financial data from multiple providers, enabling fintech applications to access banking data and enrichment services through a single integration rather than managing multiple direct connections.

Data & InfrastructureFintech<UNKNOWN>

Sololearnsololearn.com

Sparxellsparxell.comin 𝕏

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Super Annotatesuperannotate.comin 𝕏

Data & Infrastructure<UNKNOWN>, US

Tigran Petrosyan(Executive Officer, Director)Vahan Petrosyan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Russell Mathias(Executive Officer)

BoardTJ Nahigian(Director)Louis Coppey(Director)

SuperAnnotate

Vivalyxmedivis.comin 𝕏

Vivan Therapeuticsvivantx.comin 𝕏

Waveyewaveye.comin

Waveye develops ultra high-resolution imaging radar technology with integrated artificial intelligence for detection and sensing applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

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Zoundreamzoundream.comin 𝕏

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Granatus Ventures invest at?: Granatus Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
What is Granatus Ventures's typical check size?: Granatus Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $4.7M.
What sectors does Granatus Ventures focus on?: Granatus Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, 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.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Investor Connect - Episode 341 - Manuk Hergnyan of Granatus Ventures - YouTube

Hall Martin · Manuk Hergnyan

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