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Link Ventures

Venture capital

Cambridge · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 26 people tracked

Also known as LINK EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC · LINK VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Embedded with MIT and Harvard student and recent-grad founders via AI venture courses, lectureships and mentors; incubates companies using Cogo Labs' data-driven engine to spin out ventures from demand signals.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
Check
$1M – $8M
HQ
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2006
Last 12 months
10 investments
AUM
$500M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
87

Team · 26 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

7 people who came through Link Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 2 more

What they invest in

from 65 of 87 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×47SaaS ×23Enterprise Software ×19Fintech ×12Data & Infrastructure ×8Deep Tech ×7Developer Tools ×7Sales Tech ×6

HQs:United States×42

Who they back

founder profiles across 37 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
14 of 37 mapped founding teams
39%
repeat founders
of 33 founders with career history
~1 yr
old at investment
median across 11 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×142 founders×163 founders×34+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×7Harvard University ×3Columbia University ×2Harvard Business School ×2Horace Mann School ×2Stanford University ×2Tel Aviv University ×2The Roxbury Latin School ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 33 founders with career history

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×7MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) ×5Cogo Labs ×2Meta ×2MIT Media Lab ×2NVIDIA ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×11Techstars ×2

5 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 34 with degree data)

Investments · 87 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 82025 · 22024 · 12023 · 42022 · 22016 · 219 dated

EverQuoteeverquote.comin𝕏NASDAQ: EVERJul 2016

EverQuote operates an online marketplace where consumers answer questions about their insurance needs and are matched with insurance providers to compare quotes for auto and other policies.

AdTechFintechInsurTechMarketplacesCambridge, US

David Blundin(Director)inSeth Birnbaum(Executive Officer, Director)David Mason(Executive Officer)John Wagner(Executive Officer)Jayme Mendalin

BoardSanju Bansal(Director)

Board seatMira WilczekDavid BlundinJohn GiordanoMira N. Wilczek· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Savano Capital PartnersSecond Alpha PartnersStratim CapitalLeawood Venture Capital Llc+1 more

Evenplatformsevenplatforms.comin✓ verified

Even Platforms builds modular, automated 5-axis machine shops that combine CNC machining, robotics, and its EvenOS software layer to run lights-out precision manufacturing, with CMM-verified quality.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechRoboticsAustin, US

Rhodes Fotopulos(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesKhosla VenturesQuiet Capital

Cognius, Inc.Aug 2023SEC filinghigh confidence

Cambridge, US

TOMAS REVESZ(Executive Officer, Director)Jordan Staab(President)Anne Beckett(Director)

BoardJAMES SANGER(Director)DAVE BLUNDIN(Director)inDOMINIC LLYOD(Director)

Board seatDominic LloydDavid Blundin· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Aug 2023

Co-investorsXPV

Datalignadvisorydatalignadvisory.cominApr 2026

Datalign Advisory operates an SEC-registered platform that matches consumers with a vetted fiduciary financial advisory firm based on a short questionnaire about their financial goals, situation, and preferences.

AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketplacesCambridge, US

David Blundin(Director)Satayan Mahajan(Executive Officer)John Wernz(Director)

Board seatDavid Blundin· per SEC Form D

Vestmarkvestmark.comin𝕏Apr 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Vestmark provides portfolio management, trading, and advisor tools for wealth and asset managers, including tax-aware investing, unified managed accounts, and direct indexing capabilities.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBoston, US

John Lunny(Executive Officer)David Blundin(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatDave BlundinJohn Giordano· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Apr 2016

Co-investorsSavano Capital PartnersSummit PartnersVestigo Ventures

Aaruaaru.comin𝕏

Aaru develops simulation tools and products that organizations use to accelerate product innovation, inform policy, and optimize marketing strategies.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

John Kessler(Co-founder)inCameron Fink(Executive Officer, Director)inNed Koh(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardLogan Bartlett(Director)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFelicis VenturesFirestreak VenturesGeneral CatalystK5 GlobalNordstar+1 more

Andean Systemsandean.systemsin

Andean develops sustainable extraction of critical metals and offers recycling of electronic waste and industrial scrap.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Co-investorsCantos VenturesCarya Venture Partners

Architect Labsarchitectlabs.comin𝕏

Architect Labs is developing an AI system that explores, designs, and formally verifies semiconductor chips for high-demand computing workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors

Ebrahim Hussain(Co-founder & CEO)

Co-investorsKindred VenturesTq Ventures Llc

Ardenardentech.aiin

Arden provides an end-to-end audit automation platform that collects evidence across systems and executes control tests for SOX compliance.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Aryaman Khanna(Founder)inDavid Lomelin(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator1Sharpe VenturesCoalition OperatorsOrange CollectiveStoryHouseSusa Ventures

Autolabautolab.ai

Autolab is an autoresearch platform for AI model training that uses autonomous AI agents to plan, code, run, and score machine learning experiments in parallel across a customer's own compute, iterating until a defined goal and eval metric are met.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsBullpen CapitalHAVEN VENTURESVertical Venture Partners

Blitzyblitzy.cominMay 2026

Autonomous software development for the enterprise (AI)

Cambridge, US

Brian Elliott(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSiddhant Pardeshi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Siddhant Prakash Pardeshi(Director)Sid Pardeshi(Founder)in

BoardSanjot Malhi(Director)in

Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersBattery VenturesBosch VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersNew York Life VenturesNFX+9 more

C10Labsc10labs.com

C10 Labs is an AI-focused venture fund and startup studio that builds and backs early-stage AI companies.

AI & Machine LearningCambridge, US

Canela Mediacanelamedia.cominJan 2022

Canela Media operates a streaming platform and media network serving U.S.

AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Isabel Rafferty(Executive Officer)Isabel Rafferty Zavala(Founder)in

BoardSusan Lyne(Director)inLuis Guttierez(Director)Michael Rafferty(Director)inRodrigo Garcia(Director)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalBascom VenturesMighty CapitalPortfoliaReinventure CapitalSamsung Next+1 more

Cariboucaribou.comin𝕏

Caribou offers car loan refinancing services by connecting drivers with lenders and managing the refinancing process, including paperwork and administrative steps.

FintechDenver, US

Co-investorsCurql Collective, LLCHarmonic Growth PartnersInnovius CapitalModerne VenturesMotley Fool VenturesTruStage Ventures+1 more

Catalancatalan.ai

Catalan.ai offers an AI-powered dynamic pricing platform that uses machine learning to predict demand and automatically adjust product prices based on factors like seasonality, sales history, ad metrics, and competition.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Charmcharm.io

Co-investorsRaptor Group

Contextcontext.ai

Context is an enterprise AI platform that serves as an execution layer for building and running self-improving AI agents on infrastructure the customer controls—hosted, in a VPC, air-gapped, or on-prem.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Controlplanecontrolplane.comin

Control Plane virtualizes infrastructure layers — compute, networking, identity, and services — across bare metal, private cloud accounts, and hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI, and others) into a single AI-native virtual cloud.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsIBI Tech Fund

Corbocorbo.ai
Courseadvisorcourseadvisor.comin𝕏

CourseAdvisor is an online directory that helps prospective students explore college degree programs — including nanodegree, associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral options — across fields such as business, nursing, and computer science.

EdTechMarketplaces

Cruiseboundcruisebound.com

Cruisebound is an online travel agency for booking cruises, offering deals and rates on cruise sailings with options to pay by deposit or finance through an Uplift plan.

E-commerceMarketplacesSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew York, US

Bjorn Christian Heimdal Larsen(Executive Officer, Director)Kjetil Gundersen(Executive Officer)KJ Gundersen(Executive Officer)Pierre-Olivier Lepage(Executive Officer)Jay Hoffmann(Director)

BoardJay William Hoffman(Director)

DataCebodatacebo.comin𝕏Dec 2023

DataCebo develops SDV Enterprise, a synthetic data platform built on open-core foundations that enables organizations to generate synthetic datasets matching the properties and relationships of real data for AI training and testing.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

KALYAN VEERAMACHANENI(Executive Officer, Director)Neha Patki(Founder)Saman Amarasinghe(Founder)

BoardDAVID BLUNDIN(Director)inMARK GORENBERG(Director)in

Co-investorsPresidio VenturesUncorrelated VenturesZetta Venture Partners

Diddoshopdiddo.com

Co-investorsComcast Ventures

Donodono.aiinFeb 2026 · $6.5M

Dono provides an AI-powered platform for property records intelligence, extracting and indexing property data from complex documents with human verification.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTech

Tali Gross(Founder)inEyal Stern‏(Founder)in

Co-investorsLool VenturesAlumni Venturesat.inc/

Dyledyle.ioin

Dyle offers an AI-powered intelligence layer for renewal teams and customer experience BPOs, connecting product, CRM, and support data to identify churn risk and expansion opportunities.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)

Egraegra.aiin

Egra.ai develops Reinforcement Learning from Biofeedback (RLBF), pairing EEG with other biosignal modalities to convert involuntary human brain responses into reward signals for training AI models.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Enlayeenlaye.comin𝕏

Enlaye develops AI systems inspired by human cognition for the built environment, providing risk intelligence for real estate and construction sectors.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US

Stamatios Liapis(Cofounder & CTO)inPhilippein

Co-investorsGlasswing VenturesHannah Grey Ventures

Farsightfarsight-ai.comin𝕏

Farsight AI provides AI-driven workflows that generate client-ready financial deliverables such as pitch decks, financial models, and investment memos tailored to a firm's own voice and historical work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechCambridge, US

Kunal Tangri(Executive Officer, Director)inSamir Dutta(Executive Officer, Director)inNoah Faro(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDavid Blundin(Director)inWayne Hu(Director)in

Co-investorsSignalFireRRE VenturesXPV

Findanomalyfindanomaly.com

FindAnomaly builds AI software that helps healthcare providers predict insurance claim denials in real time.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US

Jacob Shiff(Founder)

Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupRRE VenturesSound Ventures

First Intelligencefirst-intelligence.com

Co-investorsInception Studio CapitalJoyance Partners

Focalfocalml.comin𝕏

Focal is an AI-powered video creation platform that automates scriptwriting, video production, voiceovers, and editing for creators, marketers, and educators.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US

Robert Cunningham(Founder)inFelix Wang(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Fountaifountai.coin

Fount is a customer data platform combining a marketing CDP, task-focused AI agents, and a team collaboration layer, built specifically for insurance marketing.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechMarketing Tech

Gently Aigently-ai.com

Gently offers an AI-based enterprise operating system that uses intelligent agents to automate workflows and coordinate tasks across existing ERP and business systems.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Getswangetswan.comin

Swan is an AI platform that turns go-to-market processes into agentic workflows described in natural language, building AI agents for tasks such as outbound, intent detection, meeting prep, pipeline monitoring, and win-back.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsfresh.fund

Gosquadgosquad.aiin𝕏

Squad is a recruiting platform that sources candidates through a trusted referral network and vets them via expert technical interviews conducted by senior engineers and operators.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech

Healthcarehealthcare.comin

Miami, US

Jeffrey C. Smedsrud(Executive Officer, Director)Matias de Tezanos(Director)Jose Vargas(Executive Officer, Director)Glenn Luk(Executive Officer)

BoardJulio Gonzalez Arrivillaga(Director)Jeffrey Boyd(Director)

Co-investorsInvariantes FundAll In CapitalDeVCFounders FundGoldman Sachs

Humanolahumanola.comNov 2025

Brooklyn, US

Sanjar Atamuradov(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardLisa Dolan(Director)Akbar Erkinov(Director)Zhaoyuan Gu(Director)

Huperhuperlabs.aiinFeb 2026 · $1.5M

Huper Labs builds AI tools that help senior leaders and mid-level managers reduce administrative overhead such as status chasing and update aggregation, and orchestrate hybrid teams of human workers and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work

Michael Anton(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsNadia Partners

Jobcasejobcase.com

Co-investorsSavano Capital PartnersWorkday Ventures

Joincreativelyjoincreatively.com
Kernelkernel.aiinMar 2026 · $20M

Kernel offers a data management platform that RevOps teams use to clean, deduplicate, and enrich account data and manage account hierarchies across enterprise CRMs.

Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsMoonfire VenturesSarah SmithAccelCintrifuse CapitalCoreWeaveCowboy Ventures+5 more

Kintsugi AINov 2024 · $10M

San Francisco, US

Pujun Bhatnagar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)JEFFREY GIBSON(Executive Officer, Director)Tonguc Barkin Doganay(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardLISA DOLAN(Director)

Co-investorsDeVCGSR VenturesVenture HighwayWestWave Capital

Kintsugihealthkintsugihealth.comin𝕏

Kintsugi builds an API-first platform (Kintsugi Voice) that uses voice biomarkers in speech to detect and prioritize mental health conditions in real time, integrating with call centers, telehealth systems, and remote patient monitoring apps.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental Health

Grace Chang(Founder/CEO)

Co-investorsCitta CapitalHDS CapitalAcrew CapitalPrimetime Partners

Kolectkolect.aiin

Kolect manages brand deals and partnership logistics for content creators, handling negotiations, details, and repeat opportunities so creators can focus on producing content.

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Kranekrane.tech

AI-driven end-to-end material management platform for construction supply chains streamlining logistics and reducing waste.

Co-investorsGlasswing VenturesRosecliff VenturesTunitas Ventures

Lambda Labslambda.aiin𝕏

Lambda provides cloud GPU infrastructure for AI training and inference, offering single-tenant clusters and instances built on NVIDIA GPUs such as GB300 NVL72, HGX B200, and H200.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Stephen Balaban(Founder)in

Co-investorsDigerati Investmentsfutureland venturesInvariantes FundRiverbend CapitalVeligera CapitalB Capital+5 more

Lamina Labslaminalabs.aiin𝕏

Lamina Labs operates Simi, a tool that converts presentations, documents, and text prompts into whiteboard explainer videos using AI.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Sudip Rokaya(Founder)inKartikesh Mishra(Cofounder and CTO)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Liquid AIliquid.aiin𝕏Dec 2023

Liquid AI builds device-native foundation models (LFMs) designed to run efficiently on processors outside data centers, such as phones, laptops, and cars, under latency, privacy, and hardware constraints.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareBrookline, US

Daniela Rus(Co-founder)Mathias Lechner(Co-founder & CTO)inRamin Hasani(Co-founder & CEO)inAlexander Amini(Co-founder & CSO)Louis Hunt(Executive Officer)Stephen Pagliuca(Director)

Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersDuke Capital PartnersGlasswing VenturesIsaiISAI GestionOSS Capital+4 more

Lottechlottech.ai

LotTech Voice is an AI-powered call-answering system for auto dealership service and parts departments that answers customer calls, decodes VINs, schedules service appointments, and creates parts order requests.

AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaS

Mecadomecado.com
Mercormercor.comin𝕏

Mercor is a platform that connects skilled workers with AI-related tasks and projects, organizing human intelligence to support the development and training of AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of Work

Brendan Foody(Cofounder)inAdarsh Hiremath(Cofounder)Surya Midha(Cofounder)inAdarsh H.(Founder)in

Co-investorsA*Eastlink Capital PartnersFelicis VenturesFirestreak VenturesGeneral CatalystKyber Knight Capital+7 more

Meticulatemeticulate.aiin

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

Wilbur Li(Founder)inJoseph Palakapilly(Founder)in

Co-investorsLeonis CapitalLotus Venture PartnersY Combinator

Nsknoxnsknox.netin𝕏

nsKnox is a fintech-security company offering PaymentKnox, an end-to-end B2B payment fraud protection suite that validates bank accounts worldwide before payments are made and monitors vendor master data.

CybersecurityFintechSaaS

Alon Cohen(Founder)

Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Oligo Spaceoligospace.com

Oligo Space builds payload-centered ESPA-class spacecraft using software that automates spacecraft design and manufacturing.

Jacob Rodriguez(Founder)in

Co-investorsKakao Ventures

Ornnornn.tradein𝕏

Ornn operates the OCPI (Ornn Compute Price Index), a benchmark tracking live spot prices for GPU compute across hardware types such as H100, H200, B200, and B300.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsCrucible Capital

Ornn AIApr 2026 · $33M

Ornn AI builds compute price indices and a marketplace that treat GPU compute as a tradable, hedgeable commodity.

New York City, US

Wayne Nelms(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKush Bavaria(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupCrucible CapitalGalaxy VenturesNordstar+1 more

Own Upownup.comin𝕏Apr 2022

Own Up is a mortgage advisory platform that uses technology to help homebuyers evaluate lenders, understand affordability, and compare loan offers.

FintechPropTechBoston, US

Patrick Boyaggi(Co-founder & CEO)Mike Tassone(Co-founder & COO)Brent Shields(Co-founder & CTO)Michael Tassone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardBrian Spaly(Director)inRick Desai(Director)in

Co-investorsLaunchCapitalTechstarsBrand Foundry VenturesListen Ventures

Paritaparita.comin

Parita provides AI-powered workforce intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningHR Tech

PayZenpayzen.comin𝕏

PayZen provides AI-powered, interest-free patient financing that lets patients pay medical bills over time through personalized payment plans, with pre-built EHR integrations and automated servicing for providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFintechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Tobias Mezger(Executive Officer, Director)inIsaac Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)Ariel Rosenthal(Co-Founder & CTO)inItzik Cohen(Co-Founder & CEO)inAntonio Martino(Executive Officer)

BoardLee Shapiro(Director)in

Co-investors7wire VenturesSignalFireCorewell Health VenturesHaymaker VenturesLorimer VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+3 more

Piris Labspirislabs.ioin𝕏

Piris Labs develops photonic networking hardware to reduce idle time on AI computing chips and improve the efficiency of AI infrastructure deployments.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US

Ali Khalatpour(Founder & CEO)inKeyvan Moghadam(Founder & President)in

Co-investorsUntapped VenturesY Combinator

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

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IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Link Ventures made?
Link Ventures has 80 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Link Ventures invest at?
Link Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
What is Link Ventures's typical check size?
Link Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $8M.
What sectors does Link Ventures focus on?
Link Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Fintech.
Where is Link Ventures located?
Link Ventures is headquartered in Cambridge, US.
Does Link Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Link Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Link Ventures co-invest with?
Link Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Felicis Ventures, Firestreak Ventures, among 132 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Mustafa Suleyman: The AGI Race Is Fake, Building Safe Superintelligence & the Agentic Economy | #216

Peter H. Diamandis · Peter Diamandis

Ex-Google CEO: What Artificial Superintelligence Will Actually Look Like w/ Eric Schmidt & Dave B

Peter H. Diamandis · Peter Diamandis

Harvard Prof Reveals Age-Reversing Science to Look & Feel Younger w/ David Sinclair

Peter H. Diamandis · Peter Diamandis

Aliens, AI Weapons, China & Global Conflict: Palmer Luckey Sounds the Alarm | EP #169

Peter H. Diamandis · Peter Diamandis

AI Venture Capitalist: These Tech Predictions Will Change Everything by 2030 w/ Vinod Khosla | #159

Peter H. Diamandis · Peter Diamandis

AGI Is Here You Just Don’t Realize It Yet w/ Mo Gawdat & Salim Ismail | EP #153

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