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Level Ventures

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New York · 3 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Level Ventures positions itself as a capital partner to outlier managers and entrepreneurs. Since 2021, it has developed internal systems intended to help it act faster and with greater conviction. Its published writing emphasizes a quantitative, research-oriented approach, exploring themes such as 'criticality investing' drawn from complex systems theory, the use of unstructured data to generate investment alpha, reflexivity in venture investing, and prediction markets. This suggests a focus on investing in and alongside emerging fund managers and founders, informed by data analysis and systematic methods.

Invests inNew YorkSunny Isles BeachUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Nov 3, 2026.

HQ
New York, US
Founded
2021
AUM
$310.9M
Tracked investments
40
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 3 people

from curated & public directories
Albert Azout· Co-Founder and Managing Partnerin𝕏

Albert Azout is co-founder and managing partner at Level Ventures. His investment interests include machine learning, advanced computing, distributed systems, and developer/data/ML operations.

Jake Kupperman· Partnerin
Sari Azout· Partnerin𝕏

Sari Azout is the founder of Sublime, a platform designed to help users collect and organize information. The service aims to provide a communal approach to building a personal knowledge management system.

What they invest in

from 31 of 40 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×15Deep Tech ×8Enterprise Software ×5Hardware ×5Healthtech ×4SaaS ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Cleantech ×3

HQs:United States×17Israel×2Canada×1Germany×1Mexico×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 19 portfolio companies
47%
solo founders
9 of 19 mapped founding teams
37%
repeat founders
of 19 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×53 founders×44+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data

Andhra University ×2Arizona State University ×2Harvard Business School ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×7Engineering ×6Business & Management ×3Economics ×3Humanities ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 19 founders with career history

Qualcomm ×2Shield AI ×2Stanford University ×2United States Air Force ×2

2 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)

Investments · 40 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12022 · 12020 · 13 dated

Air Street Capitalairstreet.comin𝕏

Air Street Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in AI-first companies, typically at the earliest stages.

AI & Machine Learning

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Amino Collectiveaminocollective.comin𝕏

Amino Collective is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in health and biotechnology companies at the pre-seed and seed stages.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsCusp CapitalHelsana HealthInvest AG

Artivestartivest.coMay 2020

Artivest ran an online investment platform in the United States that gave investors access to private equity and hedge fund offerings.

FintechNew York, US

James WaldingerSwan Chang(Executive Officer)Stephanie Xethalis(Executive Officer)

BoardNellie Levchin(Director)inEdward Brandman(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalAnthemis VentureAquiline Technology GrowthCota CapitalGenstarRRE Ventures+6 more

Background Capitalbackground.vc

Background is an early-stage venture capital fund led by Rafael Corrales that backs startup founders, having partnered with companies such as Instacart.

Sector Agnostic

Rafael Corralesin

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsJackson Square Ventures

Banter Capitalbantercap.com

The page presents a brand identity centered on the word "banter" and provides contact emails for media and general inquiries, but gives no concrete description of what the company builds or offers.

New York, US

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Bunkerhill Healthbunkerhillhealth.comin𝕏

Bunkerhill Health builds an AI agent platform that deploys long-horizon AI agents inside hospitals and health systems.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Nishith Khandwala(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Eng(Co-founder)inJack Paparian(Founding Software Engineer)Sean Bennett(Head of Operations)Bradley Gordon(Head of Sales)Alex Bumpers(Founding Software Engineer)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsKhosla VenturesSequoia CapitalFelicis VenturesOptum VenturesY CombinatorBACKGROUND CAPITAL+7 more

Cantos Venturescantos.vc

Cantos is a venture capital firm that provides pre-seed and seed capital plus ongoing counsel to founders building technology in areas such as abundance, resilience, and U.S. competitiveness.

Deep TechSan Francisco, US

Ian Rountree(General Partner)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsAtacama VenturesBleu CapitalMaxqNexus BayTwelve Hundred VC (1200 VC)Veronorte+1 more

Catalyst Appcatalyst.app𝕏

Catalyst is an AI agent platform that converts a user's trading thesis or idea into a live trading strategy, automatically identifying data feeds and execution venues across news, prediction markets, yield, stocks, commodities, tokens, and private markets.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsAntiPharsalus Capital

Cofoundpartnerscofoundpartners.com

CoFound is an early-stage venture firm that invests in founders from the "ambition stage" and works closely with them on go-to-market strategy and finding product-market fit.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSector Agnostic

Jordan(Founder)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsSocial Leverage

Construct Capitalconstructcap.com

Verve Motion develops wearable exosuits that integrate robotics into worker apparel to reduce physical strain and measure load reduction in real time for employees in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics operations.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechE-commerceHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaSSemiconductors

Fred Cook(Co-founder)Ignacio Galiana(CEO)Conor WalshItamar Zur(CEO)Mitch NahmiasinMike Rouleau

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFounder CollectiveFuture VenturesGenerational PartnersSafar PartnersVillage Global+2 more

Creator Venturescreator.ventures𝕏

Creator Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in AI-native consumer companies and the infrastructure that supports them.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator Economy

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsNexus BayCendana CapitalIsomer CapitalSequoia Capital

Emergent Venturesemergent.vcin𝕏

Emergent is a Silicon Valley–based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage Enterprise AI and software companies.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSilicon Valley, US

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsBetter CapitalBlume VenturesFoster VenturesKalaari CapitalPICUS CAPITALPointOne Capital

Enveda Biosciencesenveda.comin𝕏Sep 2025

Enveda operates a drug-discovery platform that analyzes natural samples—primarily plant-derived molecules—using mass spectrometry, AI foundation models, and automated high-throughput labs to identify their chemical structures and therapeutic properties.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBoulder, US

Viswa Colluru(Founder)inDaniel Wee(Executive Officer)Pieter Dorrestein(Founder)Viswa Colluru Pieter Dorrestein(Founder)

BoardRohit Sharma(Director)Zavain Dar(Director)in

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsAmino CollectiveBoulder VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPCox EnterprisesFPVGaingels+21 more

Essence Venture Capitalessencevc.fund

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsbacktrace capitalNexus BayPeak

Grinongrin.comSeedAcquired

Grin is a micromobility and payments company serving Latin America, with operations across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.

ConsumerFintechMobility & TransportationMexico City, MX

Sergio Romo(Founder/CEO)inJonathan Lewy(Founder)inBrandon Brown(Founder)Brian Mechem(Founder)Lars-Martin Berglund(Founder)Ryan Brown(Founder)

Co-investors500 GlobalForefront VentureInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcPi CampusSoma CapitalY Combinator+27 more

Heavybitheavybit.com

Heavybit is a venture capital firm that invests in enterprise infrastructure and developer-focused startups, providing capital and hands-on go-to-market support.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

James Lindenbaum(Co-founder)Tom Drummond(Managing Director)inJoseph Ruscio(General Partner)inSusie Singh(Chief Financial Officer)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsFirst MomentumREV Venture PartnersBuild VenturesIrregular ExpressionsLowercase Capital

HF0hf0.com

HF0 is a residency program for repeat founders, providing a cohort-based batch structure that culminates in a demo day.

Future of Work

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsDeep AcreIntegra GroupeMDSV CAPITALPerridon Ventures

KDT Ventureskdtvc.comin𝕏

KdT is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in frontier science and deep technology startups.

Deep Tech

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesNimble PartnersVintage Investment PartnersBertelsmann India InvestmentsTribe Capital

LAVA Powerlavapower.comin𝕏

Lava is a climate-tech startup developing isothermal heat-engine and heat-pump technology, including research into knitted metallic structures, metamaterials, and phase-changing materials, to generate clean power at megawatt scale.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHealthtech

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsGrove VenturesIneffable VenturesTechEnergy VenturesExtantia Capital

Loganklogank.ai

Personal website of Logan Kilpatrick, an angel investor and developer who works at Google DeepMind enabling developers to build with Gemini.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsChicago, US

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsNexus Bay

Mplmpl.vc

MPL appears to be a venture capital firm publishing thought-leadership content on go-to-market topics such as sales and adoption cycles for founders.

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Mtfmtf.vcin𝕏

MTF (Modern Technical Fund) is a first-check pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund making $500K–$1M investments in US and Israeli startups building software for engineering, data, and security teams.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Robby(Solo General Partner)in

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsSandwich Capital

Offline Venturesoffline.vc

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Publicinterestcopublicinterestco.com

The Public Interest Company uses AI and machine learning combined with legal expertise to enforce health insurance accountability, recovering improperly allocated claim costs and reducing healthcare expenses.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTech

Craig Bolz(Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer)Brian Nichol(Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsLorimer VenturesOptum VenturesRoar VenturesScribble Ventures

Quantum Sourceqs-labs.comin𝕏

Quantum Systems (QS) develops photonic quantum computing technology based on deterministic generation of photons and entangling gates, aiming to make practical, affordable quantum computers more widely accessible.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingNess Ziona, IL

Gil Semo(Founder)inDan Charash(Founder)Oded Melamed(Founder)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investors10DDell Technologies CapitalGrove VenturesPitangoStandard InvestmentsEclipse+1 more

Ready Educationreadyeducation.comin𝕏Series B

Ready Education builds custom mobile apps for colleges and universities that unify campus resources like LMS, athletics, clubs, and events into a single branded app.

ConsumerEdTechFuture of WorkSaaSSocialMontreal, CA

Danial Jameel(CEO)inAlice Dinu(Vice President Student Success \u0026 Research)inJames Dang(Founder)inGary Ambrosino(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFounderFuelFunders Club ManagementFundersClubGoAhead VenturesLevel EquityY Combinator+3 more

Riot Ventures ↗︎riot.vc

Riot Ventures is a venture capital firm whose portfolio spans companies working on defense AI, space and satellite systems, nuclear and geothermal energy, robotics, logistics, and enterprise software.

Will Coffield(Founder)inStephen Marcus(Founder)in

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsAtas VCSC Master

Root Ventures Manager, Llcroot.vc

Root Ventures is a San Francisco-based seed-stage venture fund that leads initial funding rounds for deep tech founders, with typical first checks of $3–5M.

Deep TechSan Francisco, US

Avidan Ross(Founder)in

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsNimble PartnersTwelve Hundred VC (1200 VC)Union Grove Venture Partners

Rune Energyrune.energy

Rune Energy develops solar power systems using an integrated approach spanning PV arrays, DC power delivery, integration architecture, and software and controls.

CleantechEnergyHardwarePalo Alto, US

Varun Palivela(Founder)in

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsCube Infrastructure ManagersLowercarbon CapitalSilicon CatalystSpark Capital

SF1sf1.vc𝕏

SF1 is a venture capital firm that partners with AI-native founders, backing companies from inception through IPO.

AI & Machine Learning

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Shield AIshield.ai

Shield AI develops AI pilot systems for military applications including aircraft, drones, ships, satellites, and submarines.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSan Diego, US

Brandon Tseng(President & Co-Founder)inRyan Tseng(President, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inAndrew Reiter(Co-Founder)inKingsley Afemikhe(Executive Officer)inGary Steele(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardKeith Dunleavy(Director)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investors1521 Ventures515 Ventures645 VenturesAdvaita CapitalAdvent InternationalAF WPartners+60 more

Sunflower Capital Management Fundsunflowercapital.coin𝕏

Sunflower Capital is an early-stage venture firm that writes first checks (pre-seed and seed) to founders building companies in enterprise software, critical industries, and hardware/physical-world sectors.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

The Lumber Manufactorylumbermanufactory.comin

TLM builds and operates a network of regional sawmills that process timber and strengthen the domestic lumber supply chain.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechCleantechConstruction Tech

Andrew Arsht(Founder)in

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsCantos VenturesConvective CapitalHumba VenturesJaws VenturesRavelin CapitalSlow Ventures+2 more

Tiny VCtiny.vc

Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company is a venture capital firm that invests roughly 200-250K in pre-seed and seed stage technology startups, primarily in Europe.

Berlin, DE

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsCusp CapitalIsomer CapitalPeakWestTech Ventures

Topology Venturestopology.vcinJan 2022

Early-stage venture firm investing in frontier technology including AI, decentralized systems and neurotech.

New York, US

Casey Caruso(Founder)inHsea Ching Hsueh(Executive Officer)Kun Ho Kim(Executive Officer, Director)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsAmbush CapitalMirana Ventures

True Anomalytrueanomaly.spacein𝕏

True Anomaly designs and builds hardware and software systems for space security and defense.

Defense TechHardwareSpace TechCentennial, US

Even Rogers(Founder)inKyle Zakrzewski(Founder)inThomas Nichols(Founder)Daniel Brunski(Founder)inTom Nichols(Founder)

BoardJesse Michaels(Director)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investors645 VenturesAccelACME CapitalBlack FlagChampion Hill VenturesCortado Ventures+18 more

Viaphotonviaphoton.comin

viaPhoton provides end-to-end fiber connectivity products and manufacturing for its customers.

Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingHardwareAurora, US

WASIF T KHAN(Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director of Issuer)inSYED BABAR ABBAS(Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Issuer)

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsStory Ventures

Work-Benchwork-bench.comin𝕏

Work-Bench is a New York City seed-stage venture capital fund that invests in early-stage founders building enterprise, SaaS, and infrastructure software, with a focus on go-to-market support.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Gil BanyasinGal LelloucheinVita Mallela(CEO)inMalavika Reddy(CTO)in

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsJanuary VenturesOutlander VCRed Bike CapitalCisco InvestmentsHumans Of The InternetIronGate Capital Advisors

Workshopworkshopsf.com

Workshop is an invite-only, physical workspace community in San Francisco for seed-stage technology founders.

Future of WorkSan Francisco, US

Max Mullen

PartnerSari Azout· solo GP

Co-investorsMcCarthy Capital

Other

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Level Ventures made?
Level Ventures has 40 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
Where is Level Ventures located?
Level Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
Who does Level Ventures co-invest with?
Level Ventures most often shares deals with Nexus Bay, Grove Ventures, Nimble Partners, among 95 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

How To Get Alpha in Venture Capital | Albert Azout, Level Ventures

The Peel with Turner Novak · Albert Azout

Rethinking VC Fund-of-Funds with Data, AI, and Algorithms (with Albert Azout from Level Ventures)

TheOnePoint · Albert Azout

Seed to Exit Interview with Albert Azout, Managing Partner at Level Ventures

Seed to Exit Podcast with Riece Keck · Albert Azout

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Co-investors · 12

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $50M
Ambush Capital

Ambush Capital is an angel fund based in New York that supports entrepreneurs during the early stages of building their companies.

Both backed · 1
Awesome People Ventures

Awesome People Ventures is an early-stage venture fund founded by Julia Lipton that invests in founders building a range of ventures.

$50K – $250K
Decibel Partners

Decibel is an early-stage venture firm that backs technical founders building essential software for engineering and security teams.

$100K – $10M
Multicoin Capital

Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on cryptoassets, tokens, and blockchain companies, managing a hedge fund and several venture funds across public and private markets.

$1M – $50M
Seed Club Ventures

Seed Club Ventures is a Venture DAO that backs early-stage founders building at the intersection of web3 and community, drawing on a membership of over 60 crypto innovators and investors.

Canary

Canary is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on Latin America, run and backed by entrepreneurs who position themselves as co-founders of the companies they invest in.

$250K – $15M
Divergence

Divergence is a crypto-focused investment firm that describes itself as backing every radical form of capital, investing across DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and blockchain infrastructure.

SID Venture Partners

SID Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm backing founders by combining capital with the engineering expertise and business-development resources of a group of leading software companies.

$200K
Variant Fund

Variant is a venture capital firm investing in technology that expands user autonomy through greater access, knowledge, and ownership, focusing on new markets, infrastructure, and applications.

$250K – $750K
Gnosis DAO

Gnosis is a crypto/DeFi builder and ecosystem organization creating payment, infrastructure, and venture products for on-chain finance, governed via GnosisDAO. It operates Gnosis VC to fund builders.

FounderPartners

Founder Partners (FP) is a team of serial entrepreneurs and M&A advisors who invest their own capital in global technical founders and work hands-on to help them build and exit their companies.

$50K – $1M

Firms observed investing alongside Level Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Level Ventures's recorded portfolio.