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Karman Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingAustin · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
Also known as Moving Capital
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Investment thesis
Karman Ventures focuses on pre-seed and seed investments, typically writing $100K-$500K checks and often being the first investor. The firm is optimistic about AI's positive societal impact and backs founders building across the AI application layer, AI infrastructure and developer tools, AI modernizing core industries, embodied AI, and founders advancing the American national interest. Karman favors technical teams obsessed with building products that customers love.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 18 of 21 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Enterprise Software ×6SaaS ×6Developer Tools ×4Deep Tech ×3Hardware ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×14Australia×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 5 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 82024 · 316 dated
Cape is a privacy-focused cellular service provider that offers secure mobile connectivity designed to protect subscriber data and privacy.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareArlington, US
John Doyle(CEO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDefinitionFDVC01 AdvisorsA*Angel Collective Opportunity Fund+9 more
Baukunst is an independent venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies developing technology and design solutions across sectors including manufacturing, AI, healthcare, and consumer products.
Sector Agnostic
Axel Bichara(Founder)in
Co-investorsWesterly WindsBaukunstCorrelation VenturesFounders NetworkNextView Ventures
Cascade Space develops software tools and infrastructure for designing, building, testing, and operating spacecraft communication systems.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareSaaSSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Jacob Portukalian(Founder)inArlen Abraham(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurelia FoundryHAWKTAILMGV.VCTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Undeterred CapitalY Combinator+3 more
Causal Labs builds a Large Physics foundation Model to learn causality through physics and weather observations.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Dar Mehta(Founder)inYue (Kelsie) Zhao(Founder)
Co-investorsKindred VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementUnion Square Ventures (USV)BoxGroupOtherwiseRefactor Capital
Fambot connects to a parent's Gmail and Google Calendar to automatically extract school-related tasks, dates, and details from family communications, delivering a daily text digest of what to do, what to bring, and what's coming up.
AI & Machine LearningConsumer
David Reich(Founder)in
Co-investorsBaukunstCorrelation VenturesFounders NetworkNextView Ventures
Fillip is a holding company that acquires and scales properties in the sports and entertainment industries, working with licensing agencies, content studios, and operating partners to grow brand value and fan engagement.
Media & EntertainmentSports TechMexico City, MX
Alberto Fasja(Founder)inHector Sepulveda(Founder)inHugo López-Velarde(Founder)in
Co-investorsDila CapitalNazcaActivant CapitalColle Capital PartnersHorizons VenturesKEC Ventures+1 more
Henry provides AI-powered software for commercial real estate teams to automate property database management, underwriting models, and institutional pitch deck creation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Sammy Greenwall(Founder, CEO)inAdam Pratt(Founder)in
Co-investors1Sharpe VenturesCoalition OperatorsThomson Reuters VenturesY Combinator500 GlobalFirstMark Capital+3 more
Julius is an AI platform that enables users to build models, create websites, and generate content across multiple formats including Excel, videos, and images.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rahul Sonwalkar(Founder)in
Co-investorsHawk Hill VenturesHorizonMoth FundSnowflake VenturesY CombinatorLearnLaunch Fund Accelerator
Kaaj provides an AI platform for small business credit underwriting that automates deal intake, business verification, cash flow analysis, risk detection, and credit memo generation.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Utsav Shah(Co-founder and CEO)inShivi Sharma(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesKindred VenturesCoughdrop Capital
Momentic builds an AI-powered end-to-end testing platform that automatically writes, runs, and maintains tests for web and mobile applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Wei-Wei Wu(Founder)inJeff An(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubStandard CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorCRV (Charles River Ventures)FCVC+1 more
Neuron Mobility designs and operates shared e-scooter and e-bike networks, building commercial-grade vehicles and in-house fleet management and safety technology for its micromobility services.
CleantechHardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
Zachary Wang(Co-founder & CEO)inHarry Yu(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAngelCentralCapria VenturesSquare Peg CapitalActivant CapitalPunch Capital+1 more
Neuron provides an SDK and network that turn physical devices—from GPU clusters to a Raspberry Pi—into edge nodes that AI agents and software platforms can discover, access, and control via encrypted peer-to-peer communication.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3IoT
Co-investorsDecasonicSMAPE CapitalActivant CapitalChona Family OfficePunch CapitalSuffolk Technologies+1 more
Not Diamond provides an intelligent model router for coding agents that predicts which language model to use for each input, aiming to reduce inference costs while maintaining accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Jeffrey Akiki(Founder)in
Co-investors640 OxfordAmbush CapitalDefy PartnersInovia CapitalLoup VenturesNext Play Ventures+3 more
Orbital Ops develops propulsion systems and related aerospace hardware for airborne vehicles.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Ben Schleuniger(Founder)inRoss Doherty(Co-Founder & COO)inHunter
Co-investorsBlack FlagGoAhead VenturesOlive Tree CapitalTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y CombinatorHarpoon Ventures+3 more
Outsmart builds an AI-powered learning platform that reimagines higher education.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York, US
Regina Ring Gotthilf(Executive Officer, Director)Jorge Mazal(Chief Product Officer)in
BoardGina Gotthilf(VP of Marketing & Growth)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesForerunner VenturesKhosla VenturesLatitud VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersTactile Ventures+2 more
SuperMe is a network where founders and executives create AI profiles trained on their real work (writing, talks, meeting notes) so others can ask questions and receive advice grounded in those experts' actual words.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Casey Winters(Co-Founder & CEO)inLudo Antonov(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BoardMike Duboe(Venture Partner, Greylock (deal lead / investor))in
Co-investorsForerunner VenturesGreylock PartnersTranspose Platform Management
Toothio operates an AI-powered staffing marketplace that connects dental practices and DSOs with vetted dental hygienists, assistants, and office staff to fill temporary and permanent shifts on demand.
Future of WorkHealthtechHR TechMarketplacesScottsdale, US
Troy Amelotte(Founder)inIan Prendergast(Founder)inDevon Cox(Founder)in
Co-investorsAZ Crown InvestmentsConnexa CapitalMarketplaceNVP CapitalRho VenturesRoosh Ventures+6 more
Valerie Health provides AI-powered practice management software for independent medical practices to automate administrative workflows and reduce operational burden.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Pete Shalek(Co-founder)inNitin Joshi(Co-Founder & CTO)inPeter Shalek(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors.406 VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersRedpoint VenturesBoxGroupGeneral CatalystPrimary Ventures+1 more
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Veria AI is an autonomous pentesting platform that identifies and exploits security vulnerabilities across code repositories, then generates fix recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Cayden Liao(Founder)inJayden Sarveshkumar(Founder)inStephen Xu(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAntigravity CapitalSeaplane VenturesAmino CapitalBBQ CapitalEight Capital+6 more
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
KoobzParadigm
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFambot · finance.yahoo.com · Sep 1, 2026
Valerie Health · globenewswire.com · Dec 16, 2025
Cascade Space · ycombinator.com · Dec 16, 2025
Momentic · thesaasnews.com · Nov 25, 2025
Kaaj · thesaasnews.com · Nov 24, 2025
Veria Labs · ycombinator.com · Oct 1, 2025
Orbital Operations · orbitalops.tech · Aug 19, 2025
Julius · finsmes.com · Jul 28, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Karman Ventures made?
- Karman Ventures has 21 tracked investments, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Karman Ventures invest at?
- Karman Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Karman Ventures's typical check size?
- Karman Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What sectors does Karman Ventures focus on?
- Karman Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Karman Ventures located?
- Karman Ventures is headquartered in Austin, US.
- Does Karman Ventures lead rounds?
- Karman Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Karman Ventures co-invest with?
- Karman Ventures most often shares deals with Transpose Platform Management, Y Combinator, FundersClub, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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