Gutbrain Ventures
Venture capitalBoston · Pre-Seed–Series B · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
GutBrain Ventures backs early-stage technology and software companies, drawing on founder Bob Davoli's decades of experience as both an entrepreneur/operator and investor. The firm emphasizes long-term partnership with founders, providing hands-on operational guidance, strategic counsel, and access to an extensive network to help portfolio companies scale and reach successful exits. It often acts as a lead investor and supports companies through the full arc of their development, from earliest stages through growth and exit, with a stated commitment to creating enduring enterprise value for founders, employees, investors, and customers.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 32 of 49 portfolio companiesSaaS ×19AI & Machine Learning ×17Enterprise Software ×12Data & Infrastructure ×7Cybersecurity ×6IoT ×4Marketing Tech ×4Fintech ×3
HQs:United States×28
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathGrove is an e-commerce platform that curates and sells household and personal care products vetted against health and environmental standards.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US
Jeff Crowe(Director)Tim Chang(Director)Mark Sugarman(Director)Christopher Clark(Director)Stuart Landesberg(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
CallMiner provides an AI-powered conversation intelligence and customer experience automation platform that captures and analyzes omnichannel customer interactions to generate insights for improving CX, agent performance, and workflow automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWaltham, US
Jonathan Ranger(Executive Officer)Robert Lane(Executive Officer)Larry Berran(Director)Steven Chambers(Director)Bruce McMahon(Executive Officer)Jay Rosenberger(Director)
Board seatRobert Davoli· per SEC Form D
ClearGov is a financial management platform for local governments that connects long-range planning, budgeting, reporting, and public transparency in place of spreadsheets and static PDFs.
FintechGovTechSaaSHopkinton, US
Bryan A. Burdick(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Hjerpe(Director)Christopher J. Bullock(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Jordan(Director)
Board seatRobert Davoli· per SEC Form D
Cambridge, US
Gaurav Tewari(Director)Una Ryan(Director)Sridhar Iyengar(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Davoli(Director)Jeff Klemens(Director)Sam Bjork(Director)
Board seatRobert Davoli· per SEC Form D
Hopara provides scalable visualization technology for operational data from connected machines and environments.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSBoston, US
Michael Stonebraker(Founder)Charles G. Redmon III(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Davoli(Director)Bruce Clarke(Director)
Board seatRobert Davoli· per SEC Form D
Cheyenne, US
Heather Shoemaker(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardALEX MUROMCEW(Director)TUOMO VUOLTEENAHO(Director)TOM AXBEY(Director)
Board seatRobert Davoli· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Jan 2026
Wellesley, US
Michael Donahue(Director)Michael DiPiano(Director)Robert Davoli(Director)Paul Margolis(Director)Mark S. Shirman(Director)Scott Snyder(President)
Board seatRobert Davoli· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Oct 2015
Boston, US
Board seatRobert Davoli· per SEC Form D · $2.6M raise · filed Aug 2020
Newtonville, US
Board seatRobert Davoli· per SEC Form D · $6.2M raise · filed Apr 2022
15Five provides a strategic performance management platform that helps businesses track employee engagement, performance, and retention through tools like performance reviews, goal tracking, and AI-powered manager coaching.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Hassell(Executive Officer, Director)Shane Metcalf(Director)
BoardBrent Hill(Director)Matthew Cowan(Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
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.
CybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingBoston, US
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
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.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRaleigh, US
Jeremy Freeman(Founder)Hersh A. Tapadia(Executive Officer, Director)Darrell J. Freeman, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Scot Sherwood(Director)Jack Klinck(Director)
BoardAndrew Drylie(Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Allure Security detects and removes digital impersonation threats targeting brands, including phishing sites, fake social profiles, and deepfakes, operating outside traditional network perimeters.
Cybersecurity
Salvatore Stolfo(Executive Officer, Director)David J. Murphy, III(Director)Richard Grinnell(Director)Mark Jaffe(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
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.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechBarcelos, Braga
Yannick Oswald(Director)Cristina Fronseca(Director)Pedro Araujo(Founder)Luis Braga(Founder)Daniel Araujo(Founder)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Worcester, US
Bruce Clarke(Director)Thomas Axbey(Director)Kenneth Rapp(Executive Officer, Director)Kyle York(Director)Scott Weller(Director)ROBERT DAVOLI(Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Breinify is a personalization platform that enables B2C and D2C brands to deploy AI-powered customer experiences across web, email, SMS, and other channels.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
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.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
CarNow provides a conversion platform for automotive dealerships to engage shoppers, identify purchase intent, and improve sales and service outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Tim Cox(Co-founder)Bidhan Patnaik(Co-founder & SVP of Engineering)Joe Gilmour(CEO)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Cognitive Space develops AI-driven automation software for satellite operations, enabling constellation operators to scale while meeting operational requirements.
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)Hanna Steplewska(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Feinberg(Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Crayon provides a competitive enablement and competitive intelligence platform that gathers real-time market and competitor information to help sales and go-to-market teams win competitive deals.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechBoston, US
Eric Paley(Director)John Osborne(Executive Officer, Director)Benedict Rocchio(Director)Jonah Lopin(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Boston, US
JERRY LAYDEN(Executive Officer, Director)ROBERT FORMAN(Executive Officer, Director)JAN HAAS(Executive Officer)DAVID FURNEAUX(Executive Officer, Director)TIM MCSWEENEY(Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Datanomix builds turnkey production monitoring and analytics software that provides real-time performance insights to manufacturers of discrete components.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSNashua, US
John Paul Joseph(Executive Officer, Director)Robert E. Davoli(Director)Gregory McHale(Executive Officer, Director)Greg McHale(Founder & CEO)Eric Schnadig(President)Annie Michaud(Vice President of Customer Success)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Feedzai provides AI-powered fraud detection and financial crime prevention for banks and financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Nuno Sebastião(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Hercules develops enterprise-grade AI workers to automate back-office operational tasks and reduce the knowledge worker deficit.
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)Harutyun Baghdasaryan(VP of Engineering)Markus Sobkowski(Head of AI)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Hologram provides global IoT connectivity solutions that simplify device management and reduce costs for businesses deploying internet-connected devices across multiple countries.
HardwareIoTSaaSChicago, US
Benjamin Forgan(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Wilbur(Executive Officer, Director)Anne Rosen(Executive Officer)
BoardNick Solaro(Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
iRestify offers a platform combining software and service to help property managers organize and modernize building maintenance operations.
PropTechSaaSDallas, US
Bruce Clarke(Director)Jukka Heikka(Director)Karl Sowa(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Charlotte Gummesson(President and Director)Ivan Koon(Director)Emi Quadri(Chief Financial Officer)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Lambent Spaces provides people-counting and occupancy sensing technology for space management, helping organizations understand how their physical spaces are used.
IoTPropTechSaaS
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Mightier develops technology to help children build emotional regulation and resilience skills.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMental Health
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Nasuni provides a cloud-native file data platform that manages, protects, and activates unstructured file data for enterprise teams and AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
Andres Rodriguez(Founder)John McCarthy(Director)Paul Flanagan(Director)Jeffrey McCarthy(Director)Scott Dussault(Executive Officer)Charles Hazard(Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
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.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Sam Liang(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
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.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechLos Angeles, US
Nicholas W. Loui(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Lincoln(Executive Officer, Director)Craig Adams(Director)Joe Raczka(Director)Brent Kelton(Director)Nicholas (Nick) Loui(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
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
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Reality Defender develops an AI platform for detecting deepfakes and synthetic media, serving enterprise organizations to prevent fraud and impersonation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Ben Colman(CEO & Co-Founder)inGaurav Bharaj(Co-founder)Ali Shahriyari(Director)Milos Fulton(Executive Officer)
BoardAlexander Ross(Director)Ali Tamaseb(Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Allston, US
William Denslow(Executive Officer, Director)Barry Finegold(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Blacklow(Director)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
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.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWaltham, US
Mark FeldmanJude McColgan
BoardBob MasonBob DavoliTom Axbey
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Roots.ai (now Bevaya) provides AI-powered automation for insurance workflows across underwriting, claims, and policy servicing.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTech
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Sense provides energy management software and hardware that connects consumers and utilities through intelligent monitoring and insights.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyIoTCambridge, US
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Sotero provides real-time data protection and exfiltration detection for enterprise organizations.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Purandar Das(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)Shanthi Boppana(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Wise Systems provides an AI-driven routing optimization platform for delivery and fleet operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSCambridge, US
Charles Sims II(Executive Officer, Director)Ali Kamil(Executive Officer, Director)Layla Shaikley(Executive Officer, Director)Jemel Derbali(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDr. Sandy PentlandEdgar Blanco
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
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.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Ross Buhrdorf(CEO)Shanaz HemmatiRafael Lopez(Executive Officer)JC Glancy(Executive Officer, Director)Khadijeh Hemmati(Executive Officer)
PartnerRobert Davoli· solo GP
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Gutbrain Ventures invest at?
- Gutbrain Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Gutbrain Ventures focus on?
- Gutbrain Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Gutbrain Ventures located?
- Gutbrain Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
- Does Gutbrain Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Gutbrain Ventures leads investment rounds.
Co-investors · 41
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Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and consumer companies; it notably led Twitter's Series B in 2008.
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CRV (Charles River Ventures)Flare Capital PartnersDigitalis VenturesSterling RoadGrit VenturesMK CapitalGeneral CatalystNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Alumni VenturesRRE VenturesScale Venture PartnersRevolutionDell Technologies CapitalTenaya CapitalTribeca Venture PartnersHyde Park Venture Partners.406 VenturesPaladin Capital GroupOUP (Osage University Partners)Newfund CapitalOne Planet GroupArgonautic VenturesBuilding VenturesFlyover CapitalWill VenturesFar Out VenturesBrightCap Investment Advisor ADSageview CapitalIdeaship
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