IA Seed Ventures
Venture capitalBerkeley · Pre-Seed–Seed · 11 people tracked
Investment thesis
IA Seed Ventures focuses on early-stage companies led by strong founders that are positioned for rapid growth and harness artificial intelligence. The firm targets big, bold, and resilient ideas, with stated interest in HealthTech, vertical AI, and robotics applications.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 32 of 39 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×19SaaS ×13Enterprise Software ×9Developer Tools ×6Fintech ×6Healthtech ×6Deep Tech ×5InsurTech ×5
HQs:United States×13Bermuda×1
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12 dated
BIOAGE develops therapies targeting the molecular pathways that drive aging to increase healthspan and address age-related chronic diseases.
BiotechHealthtechLongevityRichmond, US
Kristen Fortney, PhD(Co-Founder, CEO)Eric Morgen, MD(Co-Founder, COO)Eric Morgen(Director)Dov Goldstein(Executive Officer)Jason Coloma(Director)Kristen Fortney(Executive Officer, Director)
Caribou Biosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing CRISPR genome-editing therapies, including off-the-shelf CAR-T cell therapies for hematologic malignancies and armored cell therapies using its Cas12a chRDNA platform.
BiotechMedical DevicesBerkeley, US
Jennifer Doudna(Co-founder)Rachel Haurwitz(President and Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder)Martin Jinek(Co-founder)Andrew May(Executive Officer)Rodolphe Barrangou(Director)Jenny Rooke(Director)
Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
MarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Logan Green(Founder)inJohn Zimmer(Founder)inDavid Risher(CEO)in
Weave offers team communication and collaboration tools for healthcare practices, including messaging, scheduling, and patient management features accessible from desktop and mobile apps.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSLehi, US
Brandon Rodman(Founder/CEO)inJared Rodman(Founder/CCO)inClint Berry(Founder/CTO)in
Adapt automates document retrieval and processing for insurance agencies, capturing carrier notifications and endorsements directly into agency management systems.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS
Andy is an AI-powered ambient scribing platform for home health agencies that automates clinical documentation, compliance checks, and medical coding.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tiantian Zha(Founder)in
Ångström AI develops AI-powered physics simulations for pharmaceutical drug discovery, computing molecular properties like solubility, lipophilicity, and crystal structure stability to replace traditional lab experiments.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Jose Miguel Hernandez Lobato(Founder)inLaurence Midgley(Founder)in
Artie provides a data replication platform built on change data capture (CDC) technology, enabling real-time data movement with sub-minute latency and zero data loss.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jacqueline Cheong(Founder)inRobin Tang(Founder)inRobin(Co-Founder & CTO)
The atomicjar.com domain now presents Docker's agent security products, including Docker Sandboxes for microVM isolation of AI agent sessions, Docker AI Governance for sandbox and MCP policy management with audit logs, and Docker Hardened Images with signed, patched container images.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Blank Bio develops RNA foundation models for precision oncology, helping pharmaceutical companies identify the right patients for clinical trials and predict disease progression using bulk RNA-seq data.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Jonny Hsu(Founder)inPhilip Fradkin(Founder)inIan Shi(Founder)in
BotGauge provides an autonomous QA platform that uses AI agents to read a product's PRDs, UX flows, and demos, then generate, execute, self-heal, and report on functional, UI, and API test cases, with a dedicated domain expert (FDE) pod validating every test.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSDover, US
Pramin Pradeep(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Naresh Kumar Rajendran(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Vivek Paruthikkat Nair(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Clearpol provides AI-powered software solutions for post-acute and long-term care providers, including clinical oversight with real-time alerts, automated plan-of-correction generation, and regulatory compliance management.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
EverCurrent is an AI platform for hardware product organizations and engineering teams that integrates with tools like CAD, MES, Slack, email, Drive, and task management to unify data and manage change.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardware
Mercury provides a banking platform for entrepreneurs and startups that integrates checking, savings, credit, debit cards, payments, invoicing, bill pay, and cash flow management in a single interface.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector Agnostic
Immad Akhund(Founder & CEO)in
Narrative is an AI-powered end-to-end testing platform designed to replace legacy tools like Playwright and Selenium for software development teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Suchit Dubey(Founder)in
NeuroAge offers multi-modal brain health testing that combines cognitive games, volumetric MRI, whole-genome sequencing, and blood biomarker tests to measure "brain age" and dementia risk for individuals concerned about neurodegenerative disease.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthLongevity
Christin Glorioso(Founder (MD, PhD))
Poshmark is a fashion resale marketplace that enables individuals to buy and sell secondhand clothing and accessories through a mobile-first platform.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSocial
Manish ChandraChetan PungaliyaGautam GolwalaTracy Sun
Protocol Labs is an innovation network connecting over 750 tech organizations developing breakthrough technologies across web3, AI, AR, VR, BCI, hardware, and related fields.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Juan Benet(Founder/CEO, Engineer)in
Salesbricks is a B2B revenue platform that combines CPQ, contracts and e-signature, checkout, order management, billing, and payments to take closed deals through to collected cash.
FintechSaaSSales Tech
Snyk is a developer-focused security platform that identifies and fixes vulnerabilities in code, dependencies, containers, and cloud infrastructure using AI-powered analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoston, US
Stream provides AI-powered claims management software for property and casualty insurers, using machine learning to detect inconsistencies and optimize claim outcomes across the entire claim lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eilam Levitov(Founder)in
Synthesized creates governed, production-realistic test data from sensitive enterprise systems for software validation, migrations, and AI-agent testing.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
wefox is a pan-European, underwriting-led insurance distribution platform that combines Managing General Agent (MGA) capabilities with digitally enabled distribution, using proprietary AI-supported technology to sell insurance to retail customers.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBioAge LabsNASDAQ: BIOACaribou BiosciencesNASDAQ: CRBULyftNASDAQ: LYFTWeaveNYSE: WEAV
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMercury · marketbeat.com · Jul 18, 2026
Poshmark, Inc. · biometricupdate.com · Jul 16, 2026
Protocol Labs · finsmes.com · Jul 15, 2026
Weave · morningstar.com · Jul 13, 2026
BioAge Labs · newmarketpitch.com · Jul 13, 2026
Narrative · theamericanreporter.com · Jul 2, 2026
Artie · ycombinator.com · Jun 9, 2026
Blank Bio · finsmes.com · May 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does IA Seed Ventures invest at?
- IA Seed Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does IA Seed Ventures focus on?
- IA Seed Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics.
- Where is IA Seed Ventures located?
- IA Seed Ventures is headquartered in Berkeley, US.
Co-investors · 4
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