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Investment thesis
Koru Capital invests across what it calls the architecture of the future in artificial intelligence, spanning the AI Foundation (models, chips, and infrastructure), AI Disruption (embedded, orchestration, and platform AI), and AI Category Creation (paradigm shifts and new markets). The firm follows experienced VCs with proven track records and backs companies building the next layer of infrastructure, reshaping legacy industries, and unlocking new markets enabled by AI. Beyond financial returns, Koru emphasizes aligning capital with values, investing in technology that strengthens families, communities, and society, guided by principles.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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from 27 of 51 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15Enterprise Software ×10Deep Tech ×9Healthtech ×6Hardware ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Climate Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×4
HQs:United States×26
Investments · 51 tracked
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Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+191 more
Aalo develops advanced nuclear reactor technology aimed at producing electricity at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Matt(Co-founder)inYasir(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAkkaAlumni VenturesBanca Investis — Family OfficeBasecamp FundBlack FlagBrave Capital+31 more
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Dario Amodei(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniela Amodei(Co-founder & President)inTom Brown(Co-founder)inJack Clark(Co-founder & Head of Policy)inJared Kaplan(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)inChris Olah(Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead)in
Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture Capital7GC & CoA.Capital VenturesAccelAkka+133 more
Apollo Atomics develops compact nuclear power systems designed for rapid deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechEnergyBoston, US
Assil Halimi(Founder)inDrew Walker(Co-Founder/COO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAngel Operator Partners (aop)Cliff CapitalFifty YearsKima VenturesNeutron Power Ventures+43 more
Ayar Labs develops co-packaged optics (CPO) technology for AI infrastructure, enabling optical connectivity between thousands of GPUs across data center racks.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Co-investorsNVIDIAAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBerkeley FrontierBlue Bear VenturesCastor Ventures+19 more
Judi Rx (formerly Capital Rx) is a transparent, fiduciary-aligned pharmacy benefits manager that prices drugs against the federal NADAC benchmark, passes through rebates, and charges a single flat administrative fee.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
AJ Loiacono(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 Capital
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Clear Labs develops fully automated next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms that process genomic data into insights for research and surveillance applications across infectious disease, food safety, and oncology.
BiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Carlos, US
Sasan Amini(Co-founder & CEO)inRamin Khaksar(Executive Officer)inEdward Fan(Executive Officer)inBrodie Flanders(Executive Officer, Director)Kazutaka Ohno(Executive Officer)Farzad Naimi(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesKhosla VenturesNimble VenturesAlumni VenturesCastor VenturesDentsu Ventures+13 more
Cumulus Labs provides an inference platform that consolidates production AI infrastructure (routing, caching, observability, evaluation, fine-tuning, and runtime) into a single API.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsY CombinatorDementia Discovery FundInvesting Women AngelsValor Equity PartnersAugur VCBatch Ventures+4 more
Deel is a global HR platform that enables businesses to hire, onboard, and manage employees and contractors across borders.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Bouaziz(Founder/CEO)inShuo Wang(Founder/CRO)inAlexandre Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ofer Simon(Former Co-Founder)Philippe Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardAnish Acharya(Director)in
Co-investors515 VenturesAdventure FundAlpha Square GroupAltaIR CapitalAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+67 more
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Brett Adcock(Executive Officer, Director)inLee Randaccio(Executive Officer)Dana Berlin(Executive Officer)Logan Berkowitz(Executive Officer)Colby Adcock(Director)Peter Welinder(Director)
Co-investors10T Fund1802 VenturesAlign VenturesAliya Capital PartnersAUDEO VENTURESAurum Venture Partners+43 more
Fireworks provides AI infrastructure services, leveraging experience from PyTorch, Meta, and Google.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Mateo, US
Dmytro Dzhulgakov(Founder)inBenny Yufei Chen(Founder)inChenyu Zhao(Founder)inDmytro Ivchenko(Founder)inJames Reed(Founder)inLin Qiao(Founder)in
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersIndex VenturesInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Ventures+8 more
Glean provides an AI-powered workplace search and knowledge management platform that connects company data across documents, messages, tickets, and systems to help teams access information and complete work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Arvind Jain(Founder & CEO)inVishwanath T R(Co-founder and CTO)inTony Gentilcore(Co-founder, Engineering)inT.R. Vishwanath(Co-Founder and Technical Infrastructure Lead)inPiyush Prahladka(Co-Founder Emeritus)in
Co-investorsAdvaita CapitalCategory VenturesCoatue ManagementCold Start VenturesCraft VenturesDash VC+23 more
Heart Aerospace develops electric regional aircraft for commercial airline operators.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Anders Forslund(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy Ventures2am VCAlumni VenturesCastor VenturesLowercarbon CapitalSagitta Family Office+14 more
European AI company bringing AI-native software to defense systems; raised a $1.8B Series E.
Dr. Gundbert Scherf(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAlkeon InnovationFelicis VenturesGeneral CatalystICONIQLightspeed Venture Partners+5 more
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HUNGRY provides office food solutions and catering services, partnering with local chefs and restaurants to supply meals to corporate clients.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social Good
Jeff Grass(Founder)in
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcEvolution VC PartnersFlucas VenturesMotley Fool VenturesSand Hill AngelsStudio Management+1 more
Iterative Health is a healthcare technology and services company that combines clinical trial expertise with AI to help research teams and study sponsors expand and speed up patients' access to novel therapeutics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Jonathan Ng(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPeter Moran(Director)Nan Li(Director)inCharles Cooney(Director)
Co-investors515 VenturesAlumni VenturesBreyer CapitalG Vision CapitalGV (Google Ventures)IKJ Capital+13 more
Navier builds the N30, an electric hydrofoil boat that flies above the water using a canard foil configuration and a proprietary flight control system that actively adjusts aileron flaps based on real-time sensor feedback.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Sampriti Bhattacharyya(Founder & CEO)inKenny Jensen(CTO)
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesFOG VenturesMarketX VenturesNextView VenturesSoma CapitalGlobal Founders Capital+2 more
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Co-founder & CEO)Elon Musk(Co-founder & former Co-chair / board member)inGreg Brockman(Co-founder & President)inIlya Sutskever(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)inWojciech Zaremba(Co-founder)inJohn Schulman(Co-founder (departed 2024))
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalA-Rod CorpA.Capital VenturesA'Z AngelsAdvent InternationalAliya Capital Partners+94 more
Overview AI builds AI-powered vision systems that detect manufacturing defects in real-time across production lines, learning and adapting to any product within hours.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoTRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Austin Appel(Founder)inRussell Nibbelink(Founder)inChristopher Van Dyke(Founder)inXiaoyang Kao(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)inChris Van Dyke(Founder)inXiao Kao(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlumberg CapitalCorrelation VenturesGV (Google Ventures)HomebrewMomenta Ventures+12 more
Paribus was a consumer service that automatically monitored users' online purchases and claimed refunds when prices dropped after purchase.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechNew York City, US
Karim Atiyeh(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsCapital B Private HoldingsConversion CapitalSoma CapitalVaranium Capital AdvisorsY Combinator+5 more
Periodic Labs is an AI research company building AI scientists and autonomous laboratories focused on the physical sciences, such as discovering higher-temperature superconductors and automating materials design.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsMenlo Park, US
Ekin Dogus Cubuk(Co-founder)inLiam Fedus(Co-founder)inWilliam (Liam) Fedus(Founder)inDogus Cubukin
Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesElad GilEric SchmidtNVentures+19 more
An AI-powered answer engine providing accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to questions.
San Francisco, US
Andrew D. Konwinski(Executive Officer, Director)Dzianis Yarats(Director)Aravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan(Director, Executive Officer)Aravind Srinivas(Co-founder & CEO)inDenis Yarats(Co-founder & CTO)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)
Co-investors1435 Capital359 Capital7BC Venture CapitalAccelAdvaita CapitalAIX Ventures+58 more
Populus provides data and software platforms that help cities manage mobility planning and decision-making.
Data & InfrastructureGovTechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Regina Clewlow(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inFletcher Foti(Co-Founder, Chief Data Scientist)inRegina Clewlaw(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)
BoardCharles Hudson(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmerican Family VenturesComcast VenturesMerian VenturesStorm VenturesUlu Ventures+6 more
RapidSOS operates a safety network that connects public safety agencies, enterprises, and consumer/corporate devices to provide critical context and pre-arrival intelligence to emergency responders and 911 dispatchers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US
Nicholas Horelik(Executive Officer)inMichael Martin(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDan Nova(Director)Matthew Bozik(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesApax DigitalAvanta VenturesBasecamp FundCity Light+17 more
Scout develops Fury, a multimodal foundation model for defense robotics that lets operators command fleets of heterogeneous ground, air, sea, and space robots via natural language and coordinate them autonomously.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSilicon Valley, US
Colby Adcock(Founder)inCollin Otis(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlign VenturesBooz Allen VenturesBVVCCliff CapitalDecisive PointDraper Associates+9 more
Siphox Health develops early diagnostic testing technology to detect and manage chronic diseases at home, delivered as a painless 5-minute test that enables frequent monitoring.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessBoston, US
Michael Dubrovsky(Co-Founder)inDiedrik Vermeulen(Founder)in
Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersIntel CapitalLongeVCNeer Venture PartnersOverlap HoldingsY Combinator+15 more
Sorcero develops AI-powered intelligence solutions for the life sciences industry, helping companies accelerate patient access to therapies and improve medical research and communications.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesWashington, US
Dipanwita Das(CEO and Co-founder)inRichard Graves(Executive Officer, Director)inWalter Bender(CTO)inClaiborne P. Deming(Director)
BoardOliver Libby(Director)inPeter Hart Callahan(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesFirst Trust Capital PartnersHarmonix FundJanuary VenturesMighty CapitalMount Pleasant Ventures+6 more
Starcloud is a deep-tech company building large-scale data center infrastructure designed to operate in space.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechSemiconductorsSpace TechRedmond, US
Philip Johnston(Founder/CEO)inEzra Feilden(Founder)inAdi Oltean(Founder)inPaul Adrian Oltean(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)in
Co-investorsAb Capital Holding BVAmbush CapitalCisco InvestmentsDnx VenturesDragon CapitalFUSE+54 more
Verge Labs builds AI models trained on multimodal human patient data to predict drug targets and patient populations for clinical development, primarily in neuroscience and central nervous system (CNS) disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Alice Zhang(Co-founder & CEO)inJason Chen(Cofounder)inEmily Ripka(Head of Product & Engineering)in
Co-investorsAgent CapitalALS Investment FundBOLD LongevityDraper AssociatesFitz Gate VenturesGreat Oaks Venture Capital+28 more
Autonomous warehouse drone system; headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland
Co-investorsFontinalis PartnersInterwoven VenturesQualcomm VenturesSony Ventures CorporationA.P. Moller HoldingAirbus Ventures+2 more
Xai is a web3 gaming platform that offers incentives, financial support, and infrastructure to game developers building projects on its network.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsAliya Capital PartnersAltoIRA Empire Trust Custodian FBO Abul Jamal Roth IRAApollo Asset ManagementAsymmetricDragon CapitalEmoote+7 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitionsPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Starcloud · techcrunch.com · Aug 21, 2026
Perplexity · perplexity.ai · Aug 6, 2026
Anthropic · Anthropic Newsroom · Aug 4, 2026
OpenAI · openai.com · Jul 21, 2026
Fireworks ai · thesaasnews.com · Jul 17, 2026
SiPhox Health · ycombinator.com · Jun 3, 2026
Apollo Atomics, Inc. · ycombinator.com · May 27, 2026
Iterative Health · finsmes.com · Apr 30, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Koru Capital made?
- Koru Capital has 51 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Koru Capital invest at?
- Koru Capital invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Koru Capital focus on?
- Koru Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.