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Hemi Ventures, Llc

Venture capital

Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Hemi Ventures invests in early-stage founders building innovations that reshape the human experience. The firm focuses on emerging technology sectors including autonomous vehicles, AI applications, robotics, and biotech. Positioning itself as a complementary 'half' to its founders (reflecting the Greek meaning of 'hemi'), the firm aims to partner closely with entrepreneurs, providing not only capital but also growth strategies and global relationship-building support to help companies scale.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$250K – $500K
HQ
Palo Alto, California, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Private fund assets
$34.9M
VC funds
1
Tracked investments
41

Team · 2 people

from public directories
Yi Gu· General Partner

What they invest in

from 21 of 41 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×11Biotech ×8Healthtech ×6Hardware ×5Mobility & Transportation ×5Deep Tech ×4Digital Health ×4Cybersecurity ×3

HQs:United States×15Canada×1Taiwan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 15 portfolio companies
67%
solo founders
10 of 15 mapped founding teams
20%
repeat founders
of 15 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×102 founders×44+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data

Stanford University ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×10Computer Science ×6Finance & Accounting ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×2NVIDIA ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

Investments · 41 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2023 · 12021 · 12018 · 12017 · 22015 · 16 dated

Alcatraz AIalcatraz.aiin

Alcatraz develops facial recognition technology for access control systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMountain View, US

Vince Gaydarzhiev(Executive Officer, Director)inScott Macomber(Director)Raymond Stata(Director)Tina DAgostin(Executive Officer, Director)

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsBlackPeak CapitalCogito Capital PartnersGolden SeedsHCVCRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Almaz Capital+3 more

Amplegetample.comin𝕏

Ample provides modular battery swapping stations that deliver a full charge to electric vehicles in under 5 minutes, regardless of vehicle make or model.

EnergyHardwareMobility & Transportation

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsPrefix CapitalWorldQuant VenturesShell Ventures

Ampleample.comin𝕏

Ample builds a modular battery-swapping technology that delivers a full charge to any electric vehicle in under five minutes using lego-like swappable battery modules, without requiring carmakers to redesign their cars.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcJazzya InvestmentsNew Ground VenturesStart CapitalTransform Capital ManagementTRIREC+4 more

Apprenticeapprentice.ioin𝕏

Apprentice builds AI agents and cloud manufacturing software for regulated production environments such as pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSJersey City, US

Angelo Stracquatanio(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsICONIQ GrowthAlkeon InnovationCerity Partners VenturesGFR FundICONIQInsight Partners+2 more

BioAestheticsbio-aesthetics.com

BioAesthetics develops NACgraft, a cell-free, collagen-rich nipple-areolar complex graft that a surgeon applies so the patient's own cells integrate it into living nipple and areola tissue.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew Materials

Juliana Blum(CEO & Director)Billy Heim(COO)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsFemHealth VenturesJoyance PartnersNew Orleans Startup FundThe Launch PlaceIndieBio

BioAesthetics:ncbiotech.org

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsPappas Capital

Cyprecypre.coDec 2023

Poway, US

Kolin Hribar(Executive Officer)

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsKluz Ventures

Epinomicsepinomics.co

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Heroic-Faith Medical Scienceheroic-faith.comin

Heroic Faith develops AI-powered technologies to improve healthcare delivery in critical care environments such as ICUs, operating rooms, and emergency departments.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesTaipei, TW

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsTechstars

Melomelo.ai

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

MemryXmemryx.comin

MemryX develops edge AI accelerator hardware and software solutions designed for efficient deployment across embedded systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAnn Arbor, US

Dr. Wei Lu(Co-founder)

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorseLab VenturesM Ventures

Mendomendotechnology.com

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

metaMe Healthmetamehealth.comin𝕏

metaMe Health develops prescription digital therapeutics that use software applications to help patients manage chronic conditions through brain training, delivered via smartphone or tablet.

Digital HealthHealthtechChicago, US

BoardDANIEL BERNSTEIN(Director)

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsLionBirdService Provider Capital

Mythic Therapeuticsmythictx.com

BiotechWaltham, US

Brian Fiske(Executive Officer, Director)George Eliades(Executive Officer, Director)inSandra Poole(Executive Officer)inAlex Nichols(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardBryan Roberts(Director)inPeter Hecht(Director)

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsLifeforce CapitalRefactor CapitalVenrock Associates

Navan Technologiesnavanbio.comin𝕏

NAVAN develops a non-perturbative intracellular delivery technology that transports a wide range of cargo types into primary cell types while preserving cell viability and function.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Ryan Swoboda(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder & Director)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsHouston Angel Network

Nebula Genomicsnebula.org

Nebula Genomics offers whole genome sequencing, providing consumers with health, trait, ancestry, and oral microbiome reports based on 100% of their DNA.

BiotechConsumerDigital Health

George Church(Founder)in

Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalHikma VenturesWindham Capital Partners

Paladin Cybermeetpaladin.comin

Paladin provides software and data-driven solutions to help organizations manage cyber risk more affordably and effectively.

CybersecurityInsurTechSaaS

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsChaos VenturesCyber Mentor FundExpansion Venture CapitalGround Up VenturesHaystackLightbank

Persephone Biosciencespersephonebiosciences.cominFeb 2021

Persephone Biosciences develops a synbiotic (probiotic and prebiotic combination) supplement for infants designed to replenish key beneficial gut bacteria.

BiotechFemTechHealthtechSan Diego, US

Stephanie Culler(Founder/CEO)inStephen Van Dien(Founder/CTO)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsBioBritFifty YearsFirst Bight VenturesOcampo CapitalY CombinatorDCVC (Data Collective)+1 more

Phase Genomicsphasegenomics.comin𝕏

Phase Genomics develops long-range genome sequencing technology based on proximity ligation, along with computational tools, for scientists studying cancer, inherited diseases, microbiomes, and biodiversity.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSeattle, US

Ivan Liachko(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inShawn Sullivan(Executive Officer, Promoter)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsCongruent VenturesAlliance of AngelsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Phenomic AIphenomic.aiin

Phenomic AI is a biotech company developing therapies for solid tumors using a machine-learning-powered transcriptomics platform that analyzes single-cell RNA data to identify drug targets and understand tumor biology.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechToronto, CA

Sam Cooper(Co-founder & CTO)inOren Kraus(Co-founder)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsCantos VenturesAV8 VenturesCTI Life Sciences Fund L.P.Garage CapitalToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersHike Ventures+1 more

Plusplus.aiin𝕏

PlusAI develops AI-based autonomous driving software for trucks, ranging from advanced driver assistance to full Level 4 autonomy, using large AI models and generative AI.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSanta Clara, US

David Liu(CEO & Co-Founder)inShawn Kerrigan(COO & Co-Founder)inHao Zheng(CTO & Co-Founder)Tim Daly(Chief Architect & Co-Founder)inBryant Park(CFO)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsEnerTech CapitalMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value PartnersNotable CapitalTSVC

Point One Navigationpointonenav.comin𝕏Nov 2017

Point One develops precision navigation technology for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and mobile systems.

AI & Machine LearningIoTMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Aaron Nathan(Co-founder/CTO)inMike KurdzielinKaren LeineweberinRyan DoughertyinBryan Galusha(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJesse Beyroutey(Director)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBaukunstComet LabsCoral CapitalKhosla VenturesLudlow Ventures+3 more

Ravel Biotechnologyravel.bio

Ravel develops an AI-powered platform for early disease detection by analyzing epigenomic profiles in cell-free DNA to identify cellular destruction markers.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthSan Francisco, US

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Scotty LabsinDec 2017

Menlo Park, US

Tobenna Arodiogbu(Executive Officer, Director)inUsman Ghani(Director)

Co-investorsGradient Ventures

Sense Photonicssensephotonics.com

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Skymindskymind.globalNov 2018

San Francisco, US

Christian Nicholson(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Gibson(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsPi CampusFundersClubGovtech FundLiquid VenturesPresidio VenturesS2 Capital+5 more

Smart Radar Systemsmartradarsystem.comin

Smart Radar System develops 4D imaging radar technology that detects objects not visible to conventional sensors.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareMobility & Transportation

Paul Yonghwan Kimin

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsKakao Ventures

Tanvastanvas.coin𝕏May 2015

Tanvas develops haptic surface technology for touchscreens and displays used in automotive, consumer electronics, and industrial applications.

ConsumerDeep TechHardwareChicago, US

Ed Colgate(Co-Founder)inPhill LoPresti(CEO)GREGORY TOPEL(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)WES DAVIS(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBen Buettell(Director)George Ruhana(Director)

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Tensorflighttensorflight.cominAcquired

Tensorflight built an AI property-inspection platform for P&C insurers; its assets were acquired by Nearmap in October 2024.

Zbigniew Wojna, PhD(Founder)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsFf Venture CapitalHudson Structured Capital ManagementQBE Ventures

Upfortupfort.comin

Upfort provides software and automation solutions for managing cyber risk, combining security expertise with insurance and data analytics to improve organizational cyber resilience.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Han Wang(Founder/CTO)inDaniel Bilbao(Founder)in

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsAltai VenturesClocktower VenturesFikaSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcY CombinatorChaos Ventures+5 more

X-37x37.ai

PartnerAmy Gu· solo GP

Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Hemi Ventures, Llc made?
Hemi Ventures, Llc has 41 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Hemi Ventures, Llc invest at?
Hemi Ventures, Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Hemi Ventures, Llc's typical check size?
Hemi Ventures, Llc typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
What sectors does Hemi Ventures, Llc focus on?
Hemi Ventures, Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics.
Where is Hemi Ventures, Llc located?
Hemi Ventures, Llc is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Who does Hemi Ventures, Llc co-invest with?
Hemi Ventures, Llc most often shares deals with Ruvento Ventures Pte Ltd., Y Combinator, Insight Partners, among 62 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 1

Ff Venture Capital

ffVC is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm based in New York that invests across emerging industries.

Both backed · 1
$300K – $700K

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