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Innovation Endeavors

Venture capital

Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series C · 16 people tracked

Also known as INNOVATION ENDEAVORS III ADVISERS LLC · INNOVATION ENDEAVORS IV ADVISERS LLC · INNOVATION ENDEAVORS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

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Investment thesis

Founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, they invest exclusively in sensors, advanced ML/cloud, and robotics/3D printing/CRISPR, offering an invite-only Curiosity Camp and a venture-creation program forming founding teams.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series C
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$1M – $15M
HQ
Palo Alto, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2010
Last 12 months
18 investments
AUM
$1.5B
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
128
Unicorns
8
IPOs
6
Acquisitions
12

Team · 16 people

from curated & public directories

10 people who came through Innovation Endeavors went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 101 of 128 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×70SaaS ×30Enterprise Software ×27Data & Infrastructure ×20Deep Tech ×20Developer Tools ×20Biotech ×12Cloud Computing ×11

HQs:United States×76Australia×2United Kingdom×2Canada×1Hong Kong×1Singapore×1

Investments · 128 tracked

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ExicureinNASDAQ: XCUR

Exicure is a publicly-traded holding company that previously developed nucleic acid therapies and has since divested its historical biotechnology assets; it is now pursuing growth through acquisitions and partnerships, including a recent investment in GPCR Therapeutics USA, which is developing small molecule therapies for blood cancers and multiple myeloma.

BiotechSkokie, US

Chad A. Mirkin(Director)C. Shad Thaxton(Director)David A. Giljohann(Chief Executive Officer)inDavid S. Snyder(Chief Financial Officer)inPercy Van Crocker, Jr.(Vice President, Commercial Development)

BoardJay Venkatesan(Director)

Co-investorsAbbViePurple Arch VenturesRockPort Capital Partners

SoFisofi.comNASDAQ: SOFI

SoFi Technologies is a digital personal-finance company offering student and personal loans, mortgages, investing, banking and credit cards through one app; it went public on the Nasdaq in 2021 via SPAC.

Anthony Noto(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inChristopher Lapointe(Chief Financial Officer)Arun Pinto(Chief Risk Officer)Jeremy Rishel(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsBlue Lion GlobalCanvas VenturesDCM VenturesGood AI CapitalHaymaker VenturesHOF Capital+10 more

Uberuber.comin𝕏NYSE: UBER

Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.

Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Travis Kalanick(Co-founder; CEO until 2017)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)inGautam Gupta(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)inEmil Michael(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors137 Ventures3Spoke Capital408 VenturesA*ACME CapitalAcross Capital Partners+76 more

Vicarious Surgicalvicarioussurgical.comin𝕏OTC: RBOTOct 2025

Vicarious Surgical develops a surgical robot for minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures, providing surgeons with 3D visualization and precise control.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsCambridge, US

Adam Sachs(Co-Founder & President)inSammy Khalifa(Co-Founder & CTO)inStephen From(Chief Executive Officer)inSarah Romano(Chief Financial Officer)inBarry Greene(Co-Founder & CMO)

BoardNeil Devani(Director)in

Co-investorsAME Cloud VenturesFlucas VenturesK5 GlobalNecessary VenturesHOF CapitalKhosla Ventures

Character Biocharacterbio.cominSeries A · Mar 2025 · $18M✓ verified

Character Bio is a patient-driven therapeutics company that combines genomics, longitudinal clinical and imaging data, and machine learning to identify genetic drivers of disease progression and develop new treatments, with a focus on polygenic diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthJersey City, US

Cheng Zhang(CEO, Co-Founder)inMarcel van der Brug(Scientific Advisor, Co-Founder)inNick Johnson(Technology Advisor, Co-Founder)inDaniel Elgort(Chief Data and Analytics Officer)inLaura Carter(Chief Scientific Officer)inRobert Kim(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investorsaMoonLuma GroupSanofi VenturesCantos VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPDuke Capital Partners+5 more

Dewpoint Therapeuticsdewpointx.comin𝕏Sep 2020✓ verified

Dewpoint Therapeutics develops condensate-modulating drugs by using an integrated platform that maps, measures, and modulates biomolecular condensates to identify druggable targets and disease mechanisms.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBoston, US

Richard Young, Ph.D.(Director)Anthony Hyman, Ph.D.(Director)Tony Hyman(Scientific Co-founder)Rick Young(Scientific Co-founder)Elisabeth Leiderman(Executive Officer)inAmeet Nathwani, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersEcoR1 CapitalSamsara BioCapital6 Dimensions CapitalGeneral CatalystLeaps by Bayer+6 more

Mosaicmosaic.usin✓ verified

Mosaic is a general contractor for build-to-rent (BTR) residential communities, combining construction services with proprietary software to plan, schedule, contract, and deliver homes at scale.

Construction TechPropTechSaaSPhoenix, US

Salman Ahmad(Founder & CEO)inSep Kamvar(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBuilding VenturesAZ-VCFounders FundGreylock PartnersPeak State Ventures+9 more

Scylladbscylladb.comin𝕏✓ verified

ScyllaDB is a NoSQL database built for data-intensive applications requiring high throughput and predictable low latency, powering real-time AI systems at billion-scale data volumes.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York, US

Avi Kivity(CTO)inDor Laor(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersMagma Venture PartnersQualcomm VenturesTLV PartnersEight Roads VenturesVertex Ventures+4 more

Bioloomicsbioloomics.cominSeed · Aug 2025 · $8.7M

Boulder-based preclinical biotech using human-cell directed evolution to create target-degrading antibodies and next-generation ADCs.

Boulder, US

Doug Chapnick(Founder)in

BoardNicholas Saccomano(Director)

Board seatJoel Dudley· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBoxOne VenturesHorizons VenturesBoom Capital VenturesTechU Ventures

cosmoncosmon.cominApr 2026SEC filingmedium confidence

Cosmon builds Nexus, an AI agent for hardware engineers that automates CAD, simulation (CAE), and PLM tasks such as design checking, drawing generation, and simulation setup.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Rui Aguiar(Executive Officer, Director)inNoah Weber(Director)

BoardCaleb Appleton(Director)in

Board seatDavis Treybig· per SEC Form D · $31.7M raise · filed May 2026

Co-investorsBison VenturesSouth Park Commons

Dosudosu.devin𝕏Seed · Apr 2024 · $9M

Dosu provides knowledge infrastructure that automatically captures and maintains documentation for engineering teams and their AI coding agents.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Devin Stein(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatDavis Treybig· per SEC Form D

Eppogeteppo.cominSeries B · Apr 2024 · $28MAcquired

Eppo builds a platform for running A/B tests and experiments, automating analysis workflows and integrating with data warehouses and feature flagging tools.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chetan Sharma(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardErik Goldman(Director)Naomi Pilosof Ionita(Director)in

Board seatDavis Treybig· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersIcon VenturesMenlo Ventures

Machina Labsmachinalabs.aiin𝕏Series A · Sep 2023 · $16M

Machina Labs builds and operates software-defined factories using AI-guided robotics to manufacture complex metal structures and components from digital designs.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsChatsworth, US

Edward Mehr(Executive Officer, Director)inBabak Raeisi Nia(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPeter Lee(Director)inScott Brady(Director)in

Board seatSam Smith-Eppsteiner· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAIX VenturesAlumni VenturesATEL VenturesAtento CapitalBalerion Space VenturesCadron Capital Partners+13 more

Modyfimodyfi.comApr 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Los Angeles, US

Joseph Burfitt(Founder)in

Board seatDavis Treybig· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Jun 2024

Co-investorsHabitat PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Service Provider CapitalGeneral Catalyst

Plotlogicplotlogic.cominSeries A · Jul 2023 · $18M

Plotlogic develops OreSense®, a sensing and AI platform that provides real-time, quantitative mineral data to help mining operators make extraction decisions.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechHardwareRed Hill, AU

Andrew Job(Executive Officer, Director)inSteve Lennard(CEO)in

BoardSaman Farid(Director)Grant Allen(Director)Samantha Smith-Eppsteiner(Director)inAlireza Tahmasebzadeh(Director)

Board seatSam Smith-Eppsteiner· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Main Sequence VenturesSE VenturesGalvanize Climate Solutions

Syrna Therapeuticssyrnatx.cominAug 2023

Syrna Therapeutics is a biotech company developing small-molecule covalent translation inhibitors that bind and modify structured domains in the mRNA of disease-causing proteins to block their expression.

BiotechDeep TechDel Mar, US

Thomas Hermann(Director)inAiden Aceves(Director)inDavid Weitz(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatJoel Dudley· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsInsight Partners

Afresh Technologiesafresh.cominAug 2022 · $115M

Afresh builds AI-based demand forecasting, inventory management, and ordering software for grocery retailers, focused on fresh and perishable categories.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechImpact & Social GoodRetail TechSaaS

Matt Schwartz(Founder)inNathan Fenner(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesBlack Jays VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCaesar VenturesDesigner FundDoon Capital+12 more

AlphaSensealpha-sense.comin𝕏Aug 2015

AlphaSense provides a financial research and market intelligence platform that combines standardized financials, consensus estimates, filings, earnings transcripts, broker research, and AI-generated answers for analyzing and benchmarking companies.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Rajmohan Neervannan(Related person at the time of the offering.)Jaakko Kokko(Related person at the time of the offering.)inRaj Neervannan(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inJaakko (Jack) Kokko(Founder)inJack Kokko(Chief Executive Officer & Founder)inKiva Kolstein(President & Chief Revenue Officer)in

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationBlue Owl CapitalCapitalGCentana Growth PartnersCentana PartnersSoftBank Vision Fund+8 more

AlphaXivalphaxiv.orgin𝕏Seed · Nov 2025 · $7M

alphaXiv is a platform that connects academic papers, researchers, and organizations, providing AI-grounded answers based on underlying research work.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & Entertainment

Rehaan Ahmad(Founder)inLino Le Van(Founder)in

Co-investorsSHAKTIUpfront VenturesHaystackMenlo Ventures

Antaresantaresindustries.comin𝕏Oct 2024

Antares Industries develops nuclear reactor technology, with teams spanning nuclear, reactor hardware, and mission engineering as well as manufacturing and regulatory operations.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyParker, US

Jordan Bramble(CEO & Co-Founder)inJulia DeWahl(Founder)inRian Bahran(Chief Nuclear Officer)inMark Massie(Chief Engineer)inDONALD G MACK(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJack Altman(Director)

Co-investors53 StationsAtacama VenturesBalerion Space VenturesBoxGroupCaffeinated CapitalHeartfelt Capital+19 more

Anyword (ex Keywee)anyword.comin𝕏Series B · Nov 2021 · $21M

Anyword provides a generative AI platform for marketing teams to create and optimize short-form and long-form content across ads, emails, social posts, blogs, and landing pages with performance prediction capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsGandyr InvestmentsSherpalo VenturesUpWestLEAD Capital

Aoratoaorato.com𝕏Jan 2014Acquired

The site (Impulsec) publishes buyer's-guide content and reviews of parental control apps, ranking and comparing products such as Qustodio, Bark, and Mobicip across screen-time, filtering, and location features.

ConsumerCybersecurityMedia & Entertainment

Idan Plotnik(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelGlilot Capital PartnersAccel-KKR

Atom Computingatom-computing.comin𝕏Series A · Jul 2021 · $15M

Atom Computing develops large-scale quantum computers using optically-trapped neutral atoms for on-premises deployment.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingBerkeley, US

Ben Bloom(Founder & CEO)in

BoardDror Berman(Director)inEthan Batraski(Director)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlumni VenturesBerkeley FrontierBlue Ivy VenturesBoxGroupCantos Ventures+18 more

Augmentgoaugment.comApr 2024 · $227M

Augment builds an AI productivity platform (Augie) that automates repetitive tasks in supply chain operations, focusing on trucking and freight logistics.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Harish Abbott(CEO & Co-founder)inJustin Hall(CCO & Co-founder)inArtur Rivilis(CTO & Co-founder)in

Co-investors8VCAutotech VenturesDell Technologies CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersRoar VenturesSocium Ventures+4 more

Augmentaugment.coinApr 2024 · $227M

Augment offers a unified workspace for organizing, tracking, and sharing work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSeattle, US

Geoff Harris(Director)Jordan Ritter(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorFlying Fish VenturesJAZZ Venture PartnersPortland Seed FundIndex VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more

Augmentaugment.orgin𝕏Apr 2024 · $227M

Augment offers an online MBA-style business education program taught by founders and operators from companies such as YouTube, Waze, Wikipedia, Shazam, OpenAI, Google, and Nike, delivered through 800+ video classes, weekly live sessions, and a global community.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work

Ariel Renous(Co-Founder & CEO)inRoy Wellner(Co-Founder & COO)in

Co-investorsAutotech VenturesRedpoint VenturesRTP Global8VCIndex VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+1 more

Augmentaugment.marketin𝕏Apr 2024 · $227M

Augment Markets is a technology company that provides software and data services for private market investments, offering brokerage and investment advisory services to qualified institutional and accredited investors.

FintechMarketplacesSaaSAustin, US

NoelAdam

Co-investorsVeridical VenturesIndex VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersSutter Hill Ventures

Augment Codeaugmentcode.comin𝕏Apr 2024 · $227M

Cosmos is a unified AI agents platform that enables enterprise development teams to automate software development workflows at scale, improving engineering throughput and reducing time-to-merge through intelligent agent coordination and codebase understanding.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Guy Gur-Ari(Founder)in

Co-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersEvolution VC PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementIndex VenturesMotier VenturesOperator Collective+4 more

Authomizeauthomize.comin𝕏May 2021 · $16MAcquired

Delinea (formerly Authomize) provides identity authorization and privileged access management solutions for hybrid enterprises.

CybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalEntrée CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Bauplanbauplanlabs.comin𝕏Seed · Apr 2025 · $8M

Bauplan is an execution layer that lets AI agents and engineers build, validate, and ship data pipelines on production data using isolated branches, atomic publishes, and rollback.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Jacopo Tagliabue(President)inMattia Pavoni(Chief Financial Officer)inCiro Greco(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsPruVen Capital PartnersAditya AgarwalSouth Park Commons

Beamrbeamr.comin𝕏Apr 2014

Beamr provides video optimization technology, including its CABR compression, that reduces video storage requirements while preserving quality.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingMedia & Entertainment

Sharon Carmel(CEO)in

Co-investorsMarkerVerizon Ventures

BigHat Biosciencesbighatbio.comin𝕏Jan 2021

Big Hat Bio develops therapeutics under development across multiple programs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US

Peyton Greenside(Executive Officer, Director)inMark DePristo(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardFrancisco Gimenez(Director)inSteve Kafka(Director)Vineeta Agarwala(Director)inRobert Chess(Director)

Co-investors8VCAndreessen HorowitzBOLD LongevityFlucas VenturesGRIDS CapitalOlima Ventures+7 more

Blue River Technologybluerivertechnology.comin𝕏Jan 2015Acquired

Blue River Technology builds intelligent machinery using computer vision and machine learning to solve complex challenges in agriculture, construction, mining, and forestry.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Jorge Heraud(Executive Officer, Director)inLee Redden(Cofounder)inWilly Pell(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardPhilip Erlanger(Director)Rich Boyle(Director)Ted Crosbie(Director)

Co-investorsAliment CapitalCervinDCVC (Data Collective)Khosla VenturesPontifax AgTechUlu Ventures+1 more

Bluerivertbluerivert.comMar 2014Acquired

Blue River Technology builds computer-vision and machine-learning robots that treat crops plant-by-plant; a Deere subsidiary since 2017.

Co-investorsATEL VenturesKhosla VenturesPontifax AgTech

Bolt Threadsboltthreads.comDec 2015Defunct

Bolt Threads was a manufacturer of biomaterials for personal care formulations.

BiotechNew MaterialsFoxboro, US

Ethan Mirsky(Executive Officer)David Breslauer(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Widmaier(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJerry Fiddler(Director)Steven Vassallo(Director)inJim Kim(Director)

Co-investorsKicker VenturesKyber Knight CapitalMission Bay CapitalMission Biocapital8VCBaillie Gifford+4 more

Cadstromcadstrom.ioinDec 2024 · $6.8M

Cadstrom provides automated schematic and PCB validation software that catches design errors traditional ERC flows and manual reviews miss, producing structured validation reports before boards go to fabrication.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHardwareMontréal, CA

Margot(Sets the technical vision (technical lead/co-founder))inMargot Blouin(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorBison VenturesAI2 Incubator

Chai Discoverychaidiscovery.comAug 2025

Chai Discovery builds a computer-aided design suite using artificial intelligence to design new molecules and drugs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US

Joshua Meier(Founder & CEO)inJack Dent(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAvenir Growth CapitalBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)General Catalyst+25 more

Citrine Informaticscitrine.ioin𝕏Series A · Jun 2017 · $8M

Citrine provides an AI platform for product development used across organizations, with expertise in materials discovery and advanced manufacturing optimization.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareNew MaterialsRedwood City, US

Greg Mulholland(Co-founder & CEO)inBryce Meredig(Executive Officer, Director)inRahim Lakhani(Executive Officer)in

BoardScott Brady(Director)inMark Cupta(Director)inAmar Hanspal(Director)

Co-investorsB&C Innovation InvestmentsCm VentureDCVC (Data Collective)DYDX CapitalEndeavor8Isai+6 more

ClearMetalproject44.comin𝕏Sep 2017Acquired

project44 is a supply chain software company serving logistics and supply chain operations teams to improve visibility and efficiency across supply networks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US

Jett McCandless(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investors8VCBtomorrow VenturesChicago VenturesCorsa VenturesCota CapitalEmergence Capital Partners+18 more

Conduithelloconduit.cominMar 2026

Conduit automates freight handoff and transfers through digital tools, addressing the analog processes that occur when freight changes hands between logistics operators.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Conrad Lilleness(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorDrive CapitalEniac VenturesHaun VenturesParadigmTwelve Below

Conduitconduit.aiin𝕏

Conduit provides an AI agent platform for the hospitality industry that automates guest interactions across multiple channels, handles bookings and upsells, manages internal operations, and delivers leadership insights integrated with existing systems.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Cole Rubin(Founder)inPunn Kam(Founder)inCole R.(Founder)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorUnpopular VenturesHack VCPi LabsAltos Ventures+10 more

Conduitconduit.xyzin𝕏

Conduit provides enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure for production use cases, including rollups, Layer 1 chains, RPC nodes, and professional deployment services.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesHaun VenturesLiam HorneParadigmScott SunartoDrive Capital+3 more

Conduitcondu.itMar 2026 · $6M

Conduit builds non-invasive brain-to-computer interface technology, including a thought-to-text system where a headset completes a user's sentences from their thoughts.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US

Clem von Stengel(Founder)inRio Popper(Founder)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementWonder VenturesBankless VenturesCoinbase VenturesCredibly NeutralDragonfly+7 more

Conduitconduitpay.comin𝕏

Conduit provides payment infrastructure for fast, cross-border global transactions.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Matt Zisow(Founder)Kirill Gertman(Founder)in

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesCore Venture CapitalDiagramGradient VenturesHelios Digital VenturesInovia Capital+15 more

Continualcontinualexperience.com𝕏Series A · Jun 2022 · $14.5Macquired by RADCOM

RADCOM provides AI-native service assurance software for telecom operators running 4G/5G networks, turning real-time RAN-to-core data into per-subscriber visibility, customer experience analytics, and automated remediation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsMomenta VenturesAmplify Partners CVData Community FundGTMfundIlluminate VenturesInspired Capital+1 more

Cosmos Innovationcosmosinnovation.cominSeries A · Oct 2023 · $19.7M

Cosmos Innovation develops a machine learning platform for optimizing recipe development in semiconductor and solar process engineering.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors

Vijay Chandrasekhar(Founder)inJoel Li(Founder)in

Co-investorsXoraAIX VenturesTemasekTwo Sigma VenturesXora Innovation Pte Ltd

Cubecube.exchangein𝕏

Cube is a cryptocurrency exchange offering a central limit order book with MPC-based custody, supporting trading of over 1,420 tokens.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Bartosz Lipinski(Founder & CEO)

Co-investors6th Man VenturesAsymmetricGraph VenturesParaFi CapitalWWVenturesBain Capital Ventures+5 more

Cube Asiacube.asiain

Cube Asia provides product tagging and classification services using AI and human analyst review to standardize e-commerce product listings across platforms and countries by identifying 15 product attributes.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceRetail TechSingapore, SG

Co-investorsBetatron Venture GroupGHARAGE VenturesBain Capital VenturesBetaworksEniac VenturesSlack Fund+1 more

Cube Devcube.devin𝕏

Cube provides a semantic layer that lets data teams define metrics, dimensions, joins, and access rules once and serve them to dashboards, embedded analytics, and AI agents through SQL, REST, GraphQL, MCP, DAX, and MDX APIs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFuture of WorkSaaS

Artyom KeydunovinMike MelaninPavel Tiunovin

Co-investors500 GlobalDecibel PartnersEniac VenturesBain Capital VenturesBetaworksDatabricks Ventures+2 more

Datarailsdatarails.comin𝕏Jan 2026 · $70M

Datarails provides FinanceOS, a governed, Excel-connected operating layer that consolidates and maps financial data from ERP, CRM, HRIS, and 600+ sources for finance teams and the office of the CFO.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Didi Gurfinkel(Founder)inEyal Cohen(Founder)in

Co-investorsClaltechHorizon CapitalJAL Ventures Ltd.One PeakOryzn CapitalTitan Capital Partners+5 more

Datoramadatorama.com

Datorama (now part of Salesforce as Marketing Cloud Intelligence) is a marketing analytics and intelligence platform that unifies cross-channel paid and owned campaign data, automates data preparation, and provides multi-touch attribution and AI-driven insights.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersMarkerCedar Fund

Dynamic Yielddynamicyield.comin𝕏

Dynamic Yield offers Experience OS, a personalization and A/B testing platform that uses AI to match content, products, and offers to individual customers across digital channels.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech

Liad Agmon(CEO)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersClaltechEmerge VenturesMarkerOTVR136 Ventures+5 more

Earthlyearthly.dev𝕏Feb 2023

Earthly develops Lunar, a platform that converts postmortem findings, engineering standards, and compliance docs into automated guardrails enforced on every pull request across an organization's repositories.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Vlad A. Ionescu(Founder)in

Co-investorsSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Work-Bench468 CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersUncorrelated Ventures

Earthlyearthly.orgin𝕏Feb 2023

Earthly operates a marketplace connecting buyers with nature-based investment projects focused on carbon removal, biodiversity restoration, and community livelihoods across global ecosystems.

Circular EconomyClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesSaaS

Oliver Bolton(Co-founder & CEO)inLorenzo Curci(Co-founder & CCO)in

Co-investorsOne Planet Capital468 CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersUncorrelated Ventures

Electron Xelectronx.comin𝕏Seed · Jun 2024 · $15M

ElectronX operates a centrally cleared derivatives exchange for short-term power trading, offering bounded futures and binary options contracts on electricity prices across seven major US wholesale power markets.

CleantechEnergyFintech

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Lightning CapitalSystemiq CapitalSYSTEMIQ

Empowerempower.deliveryApr 2024 · $227M

Empower Delivery provides a timing and coordination software engine designed to optimize omnichannel operations for restaurant brands, enabling efficient order management and fulfillment across digital and in-person channels.

Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Dan McFaddeninChris PfeifferDavid BaldwininKristopher ChambersLisa SangiorgioNakul Deo

Co-investorsHigh AlphaAllos VenturesCapitalGFidelity InvestmentsIndex VenturesKnollwood Investment Advisory+2 more

Empowerempowersemi.cominApr 2024 · $227MAcquired

Empower Semiconductor designs power management and mixed-signal integrated circuits, including high-power and voltage regulation devices for the semiconductor industry.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Tim Phillips(Chief Executive Officer & President, Founder)inGene Sheridan(Founder)inTrey Roessig(Chief Technology Officer & SVP Engineering)Kurt Redfield(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)

Co-investorsCapitalGRaptor GroupSamsung Catalyst FundSocratic PartnersAtreides ManagementFidelity Investments+6 more

Entrepreneurs Firstjoinef.comin𝕏Mar 2026 · $200M

Entrepreneurs First is an accelerator and founder community that identifies and supports talented individuals from academic institutions and tech communities globally to become founders.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechFuture of WorkLondon, GB

Matt Clifford(Cofounder and Chair)inAlice Bentinck(Cofounder and CEO)in

BoardReid Hoffman(Board Member)inGreg Lawton(Board Member)in

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Charlie SonghurstElad GilEnterprise Capital FundsEntrepreneur FirstFirestartr+14 more

Extendextend.aiin𝕏

Extend builds infrastructure that processes unstructured data at scale for applications in healthcare, real estate, insurance, and finance.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Kushal Byatnal(Founder)inEli Badgio(Founder)in

Co-investorsHawk Hill VenturesHomebrewY CombinatorB CapitalCharacterCommerce Ventures+4 more

Extendextend.comin𝕏

Extend provides product protection plans that merchants offer shoppers at checkout to cover product failures and accidental damage such as drops, breaks, and spills, handling repairs or replacements with online claims support.

E-commerceInsurTechRetail TechSaaS

Woodrow Levin(Founder)inJoe Moss(Founder)in

Co-investorsGraph VenturesGreatPoint VenturesLaunchpad CapitalSoftBank Vision FundB CapitalCommerce Ventures+2 more

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

Capsule.Video, Inc.CipherMode LabsElectron Exchange HoldingsFirst Street TechnologySB TechnologySequence Arts & TechnologiesWeave Platform, Inc.Advanced Machine IntelligenceAro HomesAugment ComputingAuthomize (Now part of Delinea)Earthly TechnologiesEyeviewInsidePacketIntuigence AIPasskeyQuixeyReplica

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.

Exits · 18

6 IPOs · 12 acquisitions · showing 6

ExicureNASDAQ: XCURSoFiNASDAQ: SOFIUberNYSE: UBERVicarious SurgicalOTC: RBOTContinualacq. by RADCOMUnbound Securityacq. by Coinbase

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures

as of Sep 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Innovation Endeavors V LPLPs: Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association2023—-13.7%0.87x0.00x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

IPO stake values · per SEC filings

Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.

CompanyOwnedIPO priceAt IPOStake value
Exicure—$3.00Jan 2018$677K

Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Innovation Endeavors made?
Innovation Endeavors has 128 tracked investments, 18 of which have exited, including 31 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Innovation Endeavors invest at?
Innovation Endeavors invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
What is Innovation Endeavors's typical check size?
Innovation Endeavors typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
What sectors does Innovation Endeavors focus on?
Innovation Endeavors focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
Where is Innovation Endeavors located?
Innovation Endeavors is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Does Innovation Endeavors lead rounds?
Innovation Endeavors typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

AI Alliance: Eric Schmidt, Innovation Endeavors with Christopher Nguyen, Aitomatic

The AI Alliance · Eric Schmidt

Ep665: Dror Berman | Managing Partner, Innovation Endeavors

The Matias Experiment · Dror Berman

Harpinder Singh: Innovation Endeavors | Validation | Product Design | Udacity

Udacity · Harpinder Singh

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Co-investors · 182

Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.

$5K – $50M
Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing transformative technology companies, with a strong current emphasis on artificial intelligence across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer markets.

$1M – $20M
Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

$500K – $5M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

$540K – $10.8M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
DCVC (Data Collective)

DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.

$5M – $25M
Andreessen Horowitz

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$500K – $50M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

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$200K – $40M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
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