Leonis Capital
Venture capitalSan Francisco Β· Pre-SeedβSeed Β· 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Leonis Capital invests at the earliest stages, typically writing the first institutional check into pre-seed and seed AI-native startups. The firm views AI as a supercycle technology capable of generating transformative value and focuses on founders with unique insights and deep technical expertise. Its approach is research-led: the team, drawn from leading AI companies, converts in-depth research and market intelligence into investment theses and ongoing support for portfolio companies. Leonis emphasizes founder alignment, aiming to be a long-term, trusted partner that provides more than capital from a company's earliest idea through its breakout stage.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team Β· 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 38 of 97 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ26Enterprise Software Γ25SaaS Γ19Developer Tools Γ11Fintech Γ10Future of Work Γ5Data & Infrastructure Γ4Consumer Γ3
HQs:United StatesΓ32United KingdomΓ1
Investments Β· 97 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
Airtrain AI provides a no-code platform for preparing and evaluating training data to fine-tune open-source language models as alternatives to proprietary AI models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Emmanuel Turlay(Founder)in
Anaplan is an AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform that helps enterprises optimize decision-making by transforming data into actionable insights and enabling dynamic scenario planning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Charlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)Michael Gould(Director)Randall Glein(Director)Frederic Laluyaux(Executive Officer, Director)Standish O'Grady(Director)James Budge(Executive Officer)
AnythingLLM is a desktop and self-hosted application that enables users to chat with documents, use AI agents, and interact with large language modelsβall running locally and offline for privacy.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsSaaSLos Angeles, US
Timothy Carambat(Founder)in
Blank Bio develops RNA foundation models for precision oncology, helping pharmaceutical companies identify the right patients for clinical trials and predict disease progression using bulk RNA-seq data.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Jonny Hsu(Founder)inPhilip Fradkin(Founder)inIan Shi(Founder)in
Cast.app builds AI agents for customer success and account management that automate routine tasks and allow human CSMs to focus on strategic customer relationships and new challenges.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Carlos, US
Compound Planning is an SEC-registered investment adviser (RIA) providing investment advisory services, and through its subsidiary Compound Tax offers tax consulting and compliance services.
FintechSaaSNew York, US
Alex Farman-Farmaian(Co-Founder & CEO)
Cypher provides a non-custodial crypto card and payment protocol that enables users to spend cryptocurrencies and stablecoins in everyday life with in-app swaps and cross-chain bridges.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Kuberan Marimuthu(Founder)inGLEN D MELLA(MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS)BRANDON D FUGAL(MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS)R. DUFF THOMPSON(MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS)DAVID DAME(MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS)JOHN WALKER(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MEMBER OF BOARD OF MANAGERS)
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company that builds voice generation and audio processing platforms for creating human-like voice interactions with technology.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mati Staniszewski(Founder & CEO)
ICONIQ Capital's investment management arm builds investment portfolios for influential families and mission-driven institutions, aiming to compound returns from diverse sources by leveraging its community and capital network.
FintechSector Agnostic
MaintainX provides an AI-powered computerized maintenance management system and asset management platform designed for deskless frontline workers in industrial and operational settings.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Turlica(CEO and Co-Founder)Hugo Dozois-Caouette(CTO and Co-Founder)Stefan Cristian Turlica(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCharles Reim(Director)Byron Deeter(Director)David Hornik(Director)
Method builds financial connectivity infrastructure that enables software companies and financial services firms to embed banking, payments, and account data capabilities into their platforms.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Jose Bethancourt(Founder)inJesus Marco del Carmen(Founder)inMit Shah(Co-founder, COO)in
Meticulate is a prospecting platform that uses custom rulesets and signal monitoring to automate outbound sales outreach across email, LinkedIn, and phone for sales teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Motion is an AI-powered work platform that unifies projects, tasks, docs, and meetings in one interface, with autonomous AI agents that handle scheduling, reporting, and administrative work for teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Harry Qi(Founder)inOmid Rooholfada(Founder)inEthan Yu(Founder)in
Mutable.ai builds tools that automatically convert source code into documentation in the style of encyclopedia articles, complete with citations back to the original code, aimed at helping developers understand complex systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Omar Shams(Founder)in
Nebulon provides infrastructure for accelerated computing and generative AI, positioning itself as a foundational platform for the emerging AI computing era.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingMountain View, US
Siamak Nazari(Executive Officer, Director)Bill Moore(Director)Sahba Etaati(Executive Officer)David Scott(Director)Kevin Fong(Director)
Nex builds AI agents that connect to 1000+ integrations to automate manual workflows across business tools like HubSpot, Gmail, and Slack.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Najmuzzaman (Nazz) Mohammad(Founder)inFrancisco Dias(CTO & Co-founder)in
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Leonis Capital invest at?
- Leonis Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Leonis Capital focus on?
- Leonis Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning.
- Where is Leonis Capital located?
- Leonis Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Leonis Capital lead rounds?
- Leonis Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media Β· Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThe 10-Person Unicorn Playbook | Jenny Xiaoββ - Leonis Capital
GenAI Works Β· Jenny Xiao
#50: Starting a VC Fund, a Contrarian View, & Immigrant Founders with Leonis Capitalβs Jay Zhao
Geeks Of The Valley Β· Jay Zhao
Leonis Capital founders Jenny Xiao... - Inventions Insider
Jenny Xiao Β· facebook.com
Images
Co-investors Β· 10
Goat Capital is a venture capital firm. Its public homepage lists its founders and a contact email but provides limited additional detail.
Freestyle Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that invests in consumer and web-based enterprise technology companies. The firm provides capital and operational support to portfolio companies.
Costanoa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs a select group of founders solving large, difficult problems, positioning itself as a long-term, operationally engaged partner from a company's earliest days through later milestones.
Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV) is an early-stage venture firm focused on fintech startups, run by experienced operators who provide hands-on support beyond capital.
Preston-Werner Ventures is a venture capital firm associated with Tom Preston-Werner, cofounder of GitHub, who has moved into venture investing.
An intentionally lean, early-stage venture firm that backs founders building narrow 'wedge' products in software and infrastructure that can expand into market defaults. It emphasizes software that changes how markets work and runs itself using structured data, automation, and agents.
Prosperity7 Ventures is the diversified growth fund of Aramco Ventures, investing globally in next-generation technologies and business models across a wide range of industries.
Emblem is a European venture capital firm that has raised $100m to back the earliest-stage founders, focusing exclusively on pre-seed company building.
.jpeg){kind=logo}
TDK Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of TDK, investing globally in early-stage entrepreneurs building sustainable and socially valuable technologies.
Firms observed investing alongside Leonis Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Leonis Capital's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
Amadeus Capital Partners is a UK-based deep tech venture capital firm founded in 1997 that invests from seed to growth stages across artificial intelligence, health, and sustainability-focused technologies.
August Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in a small number of companies, providing hands-on support to entrepreneurs building their businesses.
B Capital Group is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from early to late stage, with dedicated stage-based funds and a portfolio spanning technology, healthcare, and energy and resilience sectors.
Balderton Capital's portfolio page listing companies it has backed across stages, sectors, and geographies, primarily in Europe.
Blackbird Ventures is a venture capital firm backing ambitious founders across Australia and New Zealand, having invested in over 130 companies.