Gutbrain Ventures
SeedβSeries B Β· 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Gutbrain Ventures focuses on enterprise software companies with founders and technology as the primary investment criteria. The firm uses a five-variable framework for evaluation: people, technology, market, business model, and competition. The investment approach emphasizes market sizing discipline and seeks passionate, driven founders with innovative and disruptive ideas. The firm has maintained this strategy consistently across its thirty-year history.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.
Team Β· 1 people
from the firm's websiteVeteran venture capitalist and founder who has built enterprise software companies and invested for thirty years. Previously co-founded SQL Solutions, which was sold to Sybase in 1990 for over $100M in shareholder value, and led Epoch Systems before its acquisition by EMC. Named to the Forbes Midas List five times between 2001 and 2005.
What they invest in
from 25 of 45 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ14SaaS Γ12Enterprise Software Γ10Data & Infrastructure Γ7Cybersecurity Γ6Marketing Tech Γ4IoT Γ3Defense Tech Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ10
Investments Β· 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNasuni provides a cloud-native file data platform that manages, protects, and activates unstructured file data for enterprise teams and AI applications. The platform uses object storage with infinite snapshots to enable global file access, backup, disaster recovery, and governance without the limitations of traditional NAS infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Andres Rodriguez(Founder)
Allstacks is an AI-agent platform that connects data from software development tools (Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins) to provide engineering teams and leaders with delivery metrics, risk alerts, and recommendations for planning, managing, and optimizing software creation. The platform serves product and engineering teams in enterprise environments by offering visibility into delivery performance, developer productivity, AI coding impact, and software cost capitalization.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRaleigh, US
Jeremy Freeman(Founder)
Allure Security detects and removes digital impersonation threats targeting brands, including phishing sites, fake social profiles, and deepfakes, operating outside traditional network perimeters. The platform monitors 1.5+ billion URLs daily and achieves threat takedowns in approximately 15 minutes through direct partnerships with registrars, hosting providers, and platforms.
Cybersecurity
Aliro provides a full-stack software platform for quantum networking, including simulation, orchestration, and operating system solutions that enable enterprises and government agencies to plan and deploy quantum networks for applications like QPU interconnection and quantum-secured communications. The company serves financial services, defense, telecom, and utility customers seeking to operationalize quantum networking infrastructure.
CybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingBoston, US
Attentive provides a multi-channel customer engagement platform that includes email, SMS, RCS, push notifications, and AI-powered lifecycle orchestration for direct-to-consumer brands. The company serves e-commerce and retail businesses seeking identity resolution and customer communication automation.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing Tech
Breinify provides a personalization platform for B2C and D2C brands to test and launch targeted experiences across web, email, SMS, and app channels using proprietary temporal AI. The platform enables marketers to deploy strategies without IT involvement and optimize campaigns based on time, context, and user behavior patterns.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Breinify is a personalization platform that enables B2C and D2C brands to deploy AI-powered customer experiences across web, email, SMS, and other channels. The platform uses proprietary temporal AI to deliver relevant experiences to all users, including first-time visitors, without requiring IT resources or personal data collection.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
CarNow provides a conversion platform for automotive dealerships to engage shoppers, identify purchase intent, and improve sales and service outcomes. The platform helps dealerships across North America convert more shoppers into buyers and support over 4,000 dealerships and partnerships with major OEMs.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Joe Gilmour(CEO)Tim Cox(Co-founder)Bidhan Patnaik(Co-founder & SVP of Engineering)
Cognitive Space develops AI-driven automation software for satellite operations, enabling constellation operators to scale while meeting operational requirements. The platform serves satellite operators and government agencies managing distributed space systems.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSaaSSpace TechHouston, US
Marc Bell(Co-Founder and CEO)Guy de Carufel(CEO & Founder)Dax Garner(CTO)Jeff Edwards(VP of Engineering)
Feedzai provides AI-powered fraud detection and financial crime prevention for banks and financial institutions. The platform analyzes billions of data points annually to detect fraud, prevent money laundering, and ensure AML compliance in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Grove is an e-commerce platform that curates and sells household and personal care products vetted against health and environmental standards. The company serves health-conscious families seeking alternatives to conventional consumer goods across kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom categories.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to Consumer
Hercules develops enterprise-grade AI workers to automate back-office operational tasks and reduce the knowledge worker deficit. The company builds multi-agent AI systems designed for organizations seeking to free knowledge workers from repetitive administrative work.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alex Babin(Chief Executive Officer)Beverley Chadwick(Chief Financial Officer)Trevor Bell(Chief Customer Officer)Victoria Vendolin(Head of People Operations)
Hologram provides global IoT connectivity solutions that simplify device management and reduce costs for businesses deploying internet-connected devices across multiple countries. The platform offers real-time monitoring, carrier failover, and unified dashboard management across 190+ countries.
HardwareIoTSaaS
Hopara provides scalable visualization technology for operational data from connected machines and environments. The platform enables organizations to monitor, diagnose, and optimize operations through interactive data exploration.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Michael Stonebraker(Founder)
Mightier develops technology to help children build emotional regulation and resilience skills. The company serves children and families through digital tools designed to improve emotional health and wellbeing.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMental Health
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Otter.ai is an AI-powered meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations in real time across multiple languages, automatically capturing decisions and action items. The platform serves teams and enterprises seeking to automate meeting documentation and knowledge management through integrations with productivity and CRM tools.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Sam Liang(Founder & CEO)in
PeakMetrics provides a narrative intelligence platform that detects, maps, and tracks evolving storylines across news, social media, forums, and other channels in real-time for risk, communications, and security teams. The platform helps organizations identify emerging narratives, understand how stories spread and evolve, and respond to reputational and narrative risks before they escalate.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechLos Angeles, US
NickBobby
Piction Health provides remote dermatological care, connecting patients with expert dermatologists for skin, hair, and nail concerns through online consultations and personalized treatment plans.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Reality Defender develops an AI platform for detecting deepfakes and synthetic media, serving enterprise organizations to prevent fraud and impersonation. The company offers multimodal detection capabilities through an API and SDK for developers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Ben Colman(Co-Founder and CEO)inGaurav Bharaj(Co-founder)
RevenueBase builds B2B data infrastructure for go-to-market teams and AI agents, offering verified, current, and traceable contact and company data with flat-rate pricing instead of per-credit models. The platform serves sales, marketing, and demand generation teams at GTM product companies and enterprises.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWaltham, US
<UNKNOWN>Mark FeldmanTom AxbeyJude McColgan
Sense provides energy management software and hardware that connects consumers and utilities through intelligent monitoring and insights. The company serves residential consumers and electricity providers to improve grid management and reduce energy consumption through home energy monitoring and smart meter integration.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyIoTCambridge, US
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Sotero provides real-time data protection and exfiltration detection for enterprise organizations. The company focuses on security solutions that prevent unauthorized data extraction attacks.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Purandar Das(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)Shanthi Boppana(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)
ZenBusiness provides an all-in-one platform combining AI-powered guidance (Velo) with customer support to help entrepreneurs start, protect, and grow their businesses through business formations and compliance services. The platform serves business owners at all stages, from first-time LLC filers to established companies managing bookkeeping and regulatory requirements.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaS
Ross Buhrdorf(CEO)Shanaz Hemmati
Wise Systems provides an AI-driven routing optimization platform for delivery and fleet operations. The system helps dispatchers, drivers, and managers optimize last-mile deliveries to improve driver satisfaction and utilization.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSCambridge, US
Dr. Sandy PentlandEdgar Blanco
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Gutbrain Ventures invest at?
- Gutbrain Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Gutbrain Ventures focus on?
- Gutbrain Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, SaaS.
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