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Impatient Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Venice · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked

Also known as IMPATIENT VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Impatient Ventures is a pre-Series A fund led by a solo GP that backs mission-driven founders with strong drive and vision. The firm believes that when founders know their 'Why,' the 'How' becomes inevitable. It currently focuses on two areas: physical production, described as embodied innovation, and human connection, framed as the evolution of AI-driven consumer experiences. Positioning itself as one of the earliest and most helpful members of a company's cap table, the fund emphasizes hands-on support for its founders.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Venice, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2026
Private fund assets
$7.8M
VC funds
7
Tracked investments
37

Team · 2 people

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What they invest in

from 21 of 37 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×14Robotics ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Deep Tech ×4Enterprise Software ×4Consumer ×3Defense Tech ×3Hardware ×3

HQs:United States×9

Who they back

founder profiles across 6 portfolio companies

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

Investments · 37 tracked

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By year:2024 · 22023 · 22022 · 15 dated

A-LISTjoin-a-list.com

A-LIST offers personalized digital health treatments and supplements including NAD+, glutathione, weight management, and ED treatments, alongside AI-guided supplement recommendations and genetic testing through an online provider network.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessLas Vegas, US

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Absolute Climateabsoluteclimate.comin

Absolute Climate develops independent standards and methodologies for evaluating carbon removal credits and environmental attribute certificates to ensure they represent real, measurable climate impacts.

CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsCarbon Removal Partners

Anonanon.com

Anon builds agentic AI solutions that deploy AI agents from prototypes to production systems for SMBs and Fortune 500 companies.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesEx/AntePicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)Spice CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)

Atomic Industriesatomic.industriesin𝕏Dec 2023 · $17M

Atomic Industries uses artificial intelligence and custom software to design plastic molds for manufacturing, enabling faster production of injection-molded parts for customers.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsDetroit, US

Aaron Slodov(Founder)in

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Julian CapitalMaC Venture CapitalNarya CapitalPoint72 VenturesY Combinator+6 more

Blue Water Autonomyblw.aiin𝕏

The page profiles Rylan, a founder with a background at Amazon Robotics and 6 River Systems, but does not clearly describe the current company (blw.ai) or its product.

AI & Machine Learning

Rylan Hamilton(Founder)in

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsEclipse VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Riot Ventures

Cubefabscubefabs.comin𝕏

Cubefabs works with industry experts and advisors across manufacturing and logistics sectors.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSemiconductors

Kevin Wall(Founder and CEO)Jodi Shelton(CEO & Cofounder)

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investors3cubed Ventures

Deterrencedeterrence.comin

Deterrence builds an autonomous manufacturing platform that combines line sensors, robotic task automation, machine vision inspection, and AI-driven optimization to run and improve factory production.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechRoboticsWashington, US

Henry Olgers(Founder)in

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsNEW VISTA CAPITALRiot VenturesValhalla VenturesSilent Ventures

Emotionalintelligencecoemotionalintelligenceco.com

The Emotional Intelligence Company runs research aimed at capturing and preserving human emotional intelligence and the judgment of writers, artists, and other creative minds so people can interact with the thinking behind their work.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Getwisergetwiser.io

Mark Stevens(Founder)in

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsAbstract Ventures

Group1group1.aiin𝕏

Group1 develops potassium-ion battery technology, focusing on electrochemistry and interfacial science to deliver high-power and safer energy storage solutions.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareNew Materials

Alexander L. GirauKeith J. Stevenson(Advisory Board Member)

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsWinklevoss Capital

Joinblueaijoinblueai.com

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsCade Ventures

Oats Overnightoatsovernight.comMar 2023 · $20M

Oats Overnight makes ready-to-mix, spoon-free overnight oats in customizable flavor bundles, using whole grains and protein sources like whey and pea protein.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechTempe, US

Brian Tate(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardManpreet Singh(Director)Mark Leavitt(Director)inDave Ritterbush(Director)

Co-investorsAntiCostella KirschPure VenturesSonoma Brands CapitalTouch CapitalWatchfire Ventures+5 more

Overnightovernight.xyzJul 2024

Building proprietary, delta-neutral yield strategies for stablecoins.

Co-investorsHack VCBFG PartnersEnlightened Hospitality InvestmentsMorrison Seger Venture Capital PartnersSonoma Brands Capital

Particle Labparticle-lab.com

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Permanence Bio Anti-Cancer Drugspermanence.bio

Permanence Bio is a biotech company developing therapies aimed at cancer prevention by protecting the genome from damage, drawing on aging and DNA repair research.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevity

Alan Tomusiak(CEO)in

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsNFXSpacecadet Ventures

Primitiveprimitive.tech

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Scoutcitiesscoutcities.com

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Secureframesecureframe.comin𝕏Feb 2022 · $56M

Secureframe provides a compliance automation platform that helps enterprises maintain security and compliance posture with common controls mapping across multiple frameworks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Shrav Mehta(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundContraryGradient VenturesKleiner PerkinsLorimer Ventures+11 more

Shinkei Systemsshinkei.systemsinJan 2024

Shinkei deploys robotics and computer vision hardware on commercial fishing vessels to process seafood at sea, improving quality and traceability while reducing America's seafood import reliance.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechHardwareRoboticsLos Angeles, US

Saif Khawaja(Founder)in

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsCantos VenturesDorm RoomGlobal BrainHumba VenturesMantis CapitalMARKHAM VALLEY VENTURES+10 more

Sphinxsphinx.ai

Sphinx is an AI data governance platform that sits between a company's AI tools and its data stack to validate AI queries, correct errors, and enforce consistent metric definitions with full output lineage.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Jamie B(Founder)Rohan Kodialam(Founder)in

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsPoint72 VenturesCherry VenturesRebel FundY Combinator

Starling Systemsstarling-systems.comin𝕏

Starling Systems develops fixed-wing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) drones for defense and military applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareRoboticsSan Diego, US

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsfresh.fund

Tier Zerotierzero.aiin

TierZero is an AI production agent platform that automatically investigates incidents, triages alerts, answers internal engineering questions, fixes CI/CD failures, and executes remediation within a customer's existing observability stack and Slack.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsAccel

Tonicjointonic.com𝕏

Tonic offers an online platform for practicing music together in community, connecting musicians who share similar goals and interests.

ConsumerEdTechSocial

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsBloomberg BetaGGV CapitalXfund

Tracerbiotracerbio.comin

Tracer Biotechnologies develops genomic profiling and biomarker detection solutions for oncology and cancer treatment.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Mark(Co-founder and CEO)Gopal(Co-founder and CSO)

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Traysartraysar.comin𝕏

Traysar builds autonomous underground systems for strike, defense, and observability in subterranean environments such as tunnels, bunkers, and hardened facilities.

Deep TechDefense TechRobotics

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsReveille VCSilent Ventures

Vamovamo.xyz

Vamo is a technical recruiting platform that analyzes GitHub activity—commits, repos, and social signals—to identify and match software engineers to hiring needs.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Co-investorsExtantia CapitalGET Fund

XOXOxoxo.ai

Xoxo.ai is building AI-powered consumer software that uses large language models to predict a user's next need and automatically chain actions to fulfill it, moving beyond chat interfaces toward a more guided experience.

AI & Machine LearningConsumer

PartnerJack Dreifuss· solo GP

Other

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

AtomicBlueEQ CoKelaParticlePermanence BioScoutShinkeiTracer

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Impatient Ventures made?
Impatient Ventures has 37 tracked investments.
What stage does Impatient Ventures invest at?
Impatient Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Impatient Ventures focus on?
Impatient Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Hardware, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Impatient Ventures located?
Impatient Ventures is headquartered in Venice, US.
Does Impatient Ventures lead rounds?
Impatient Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Impatient Ventures co-invest with?
Impatient Ventures most often shares deals with Abstract Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Riot Ventures, among 38 tracked co-investors.

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