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Granatus Ventures

Venture capital

Yerevan · Seed–Growth · 4 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.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
Check
$100K – $4.7M
HQ
Yerevan, AM
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2013
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
29

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 25 of 29 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×17Deep Tech ×6Biotech ×5Digital Health ×5Healthtech ×5SaaS ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Enterprise Software ×3

HQs:United States×15United Kingdom×2Armenia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 19 portfolio companies
42%
solo founders
8 of 19 mapped founding teams
42%
repeat founders
of 26 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×82 founders×93 founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data

Yerevan State University ×6Stanford University ×2University of Cambridge ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 26 founders with career history

BIGSTORY VC ×2Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

6 founders hold a PhD · 7 hold an MBA (of 25 with degree data)

Investments · 29 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12024 · 12015 · 13 dated

Areg AIareg.ai

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

Bactobiobacto.bioin𝕏

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)

Benivobenivo.comin𝕏

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-investorsUpdata PartnersSalica Investments

BlueQubitbluequbit.ioin

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-investorsChaac VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Financial Venture StudioFormula VCNycaNyca Partners+4 more

CodeSignal, Inc.codesignal.comin𝕏

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

Tigran Sloyan(Founder)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesCM VenturesFormula VCIndex VenturesMenlo VenturesXG Ventures

Cognaizecognaize.comin𝕏

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

Collectlycollectly.coin

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

Co-investorsCabra VCGoAhead VenturesInvariantes FundSapphire VenturesY Combinator

DeepSatdeepsat.com

Co-investorsFormula VC

Denovo Sciencesdenovosciences.ai𝕏

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)Vardan Harutyunyan(Co-Founder & CAIO)inMher Matevosyan(Co-Founder & CTO)inPriyardarshini Gogoi(Executive Officer, Director)Kalyan Handique(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJack Ball(Director)

Emeraldwithemerald.comin𝕏

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

Endometricsendometrics.usin𝕏

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.

BiotechDigital HealthFemTechSanta Clara, US

Dr. Aznavour(CEO & Founder)Yana Aznavour(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsFirst Spark Ventures, LlcSupernode Ventures

Gecko Roboticsgeckorobotics.comin𝕏

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)inTroy Demmer(Founder/COO)in

BoardGaetano Crupi(Director)inAndrew Davis(Director)inTrae Stephens(Director)in

Co-investorsAlpha PartnersBase Venture Management, Inc.Drive CapitalFifth Down CapitalFormula VCFriends Family Capital+18 more

GGggtaxi.com

GG is an Armenian IT company operating a ride-hailing app that offers everyday, premium, and shuttle rides, along with delivery, trucking, and utility/tow vehicle services.

Mobility & Transportation

Grovfgrovf.com

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
IntelinAir | AGMRIintelinair.comin𝕏Jan 2015

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-investorsHyde Park Venture PartnersScientia Ventures

Krispkrisp.aiin𝕏

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)in

Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundCM VenturesFormula VCRTP GlobalSierra VenturesSmartGateVC+1 more

Lw7G7Lf6Kt5Rzxofck5Sldmr9Dwjr5prelaunch.comin𝕏

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

Medivis
Netrisnetris.ioin𝕏

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

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz

Prelaunch.com
Quilttquiltt.ioin𝕏

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(Founder)inZane Pickett(CTO)in

Co-investorsAbstraction CapitalEarly Light VenturesK Street CapitalNVP CapitalOvereasy VenturesBridge Investments+5 more

Sololearnsololearn.comin𝕏

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)

Co-investorsDrive CapitalGraph Ventures

Sparxellsparxell.comin𝕏

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)in

Co-investorsCircular Innovation FundEarth Venture CapitalCycle CapitalSWEN Capital Partners

Super Annotatesuperannotate.comin𝕏

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(Co-founder)inVahan Petrosyan(Co-founder)inDavit Badalyan(Founder)inRussell Mathias(Executive Officer)in

BoardTJ Nahigian(Director)inLouis Coppey(Director)in

Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesFormula VCGlynn Capital ManagementPlay Time VenturesPoint NineRuna Capital+4 more

Vivalyxmedivis.comin𝕏

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-investorsCoalition OperatorsBessemer Venture PartnersTechVision Fonds

Vivan Therapeuticsvivantx.comin𝕏

VivantX works in precision oncology, applying tumour molecular profiling and personalized therapeutics to cancer care.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Waveyewaveye.cominMay 2024

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(Founder)in

Co-investorsFormula VCSmartGateVC

Zoundreamzoundream.comin𝕏Dec 2025

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

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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, 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.
Who does Granatus Ventures co-invest with?
Granatus Ventures most often shares deals with Formula VC, SmartGateVC, Argonautic Ventures, among 67 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Investor Connect - Episode 341 - Manuk Hergnyan of Granatus Ventures

Hall Martin · Manuk Hergnyan

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