Laude Ventures
Venture capitalAtherton · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Laude Ventures is an early-stage investor partnering with visionary, deeply technical founders — often computer scientists working at the frontier of research — to help turn their breakthroughs into paradigm-creating companies. The firm positions itself as a 'first follower' of technologists at core moments of discovery, providing early capital and a network of resources to bring innovations to market. Its investments span deeply technical infrastructure and applications, frequently rooted in academic and scientific research, with an emphasis on AI and software. The firm is backed by institutional investors, technical unicorn and decacorn founders, leading computer scientists, AI research leaders, and a Turing Award winner.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 13 of 15 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Enterprise Software ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Developer Tools ×4Cloud Computing ×2Deep Tech ×2Consumer ×1Cybersecurity ×1
HQs:United States×2
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNarada provides agentic process automation software for enterprises, automating complex workflows across desktop applications, web interfaces, and Citrix environments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBerkeley, US
Kurt KeutzerDavid Park(Executive Officer, Director)Amir Gholaminejad(Director)
Arena.ai is a platform for exploring and interacting with frontier AI models; user conversations may be shared with AI providers for research purposes.
AI & Machine Learning
Clairvoyant provides an enterprise software control plane that inspects and governs every package, update, extension, and AI-generated artifact crossing an organization's software perimeter, integrating with tools like SCCM, Intune, Jamf, secure web gateways, CASBs, CI/CD pipelines, and artifact registries.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Eventual builds data infrastructure for teams training Physical AI models on video and high-frequency sensor data such as lidar and fleet logs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Disarray builds AI research agents designed for long-horizon autonomy over heterogeneous data, using a context graph that captures lineage across data, code, execution history, and documentation to form hypotheses, run experiments, and interpret results.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Normal provides the Normal Framework (NF), an open, scalable building automation platform that integrates with and enhances existing BAS and IoT systems across facilities and enterprise portfolios.
AI & Machine LearningIoTPropTech
Prompt is an Ambient AI product and research company that develops human-centered AI products designed to sense the physical environment.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Tabsdata is an enterprise real-time data integration platform that uses a table-centric pub/sub model to move data as it becomes available, keeping dashboards, ML models, fraud engines, and operational tools continuously in sync.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Tensormesh provides caching infrastructure for AI inference, storing and reusing context that applications send repeatedly to reduce cost and latency.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesArena · blazersedge.com · Jul 17, 2026
Arcade · citybiz.co · Jun 22, 2026
1271 · trysignalbase.com · Mar 6, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Laude Ventures invest at?
- Laude Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Laude Ventures focus on?
- Laude Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Laude Ventures located?
- Laude Ventures is headquartered in Atherton, US.
- Does Laude Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Laude Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamPete Sonsini, Laude Ventures | Databricks Data+AI Summit 2025
SiliconANGLE theCUBE · Pete Sonsini
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