M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Corporate VCSeattle · Seed–Growth · 35 people tracked
Also known as Microsoft Ventures
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Investment thesis
M12's AI Apps focus centers on the practical application of artificial intelligence to solve real business problems. The fund backs startups building AI-native platforms across domains including sales intelligence, skill development, and enterprise automation. These companies apply AI to deliver precision, efficiency, and strategic insights to customers across a range of industries.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.
Team · 35 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
3 people who came through M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 105 of 165 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×72Enterprise Software ×53SaaS ×38Cybersecurity ×28Developer Tools ×24Data & Infrastructure ×20Cloud Computing ×13Deep Tech ×11
HQs:United States×71Canada×3Australia×2United Kingdom×2Israel×2China×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 89 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×382 founders×323 founders×114+ founders×8
Where their founders studiedfrom 110 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×9Harvard Business School ×7Technion ×6Tel Aviv University ×6Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×4The Johns Hopkins University ×4Stanford University ×3The Open University ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 119 founders with career history
McKinsey & Company ×5Stanford University ×5Goldman Sachs ×4IBM ×4Oracle ×4Fred Hutch ×3Analog Devices ×2Cisco ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
21 founders hold a PhD · 19 hold an MBA (of 113 with degree data)
Investments · 165 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 42024 · 12023 · 22022 · 22021 · 62020 · 12019 · 42017 · 12016 · 326 dated
AdPushup provides ad revenue optimization technology for web publishers, offering tools to test and optimize ad layouts, run header bidding auctions across demand partners, and recover revenue lost to ad blockers.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsGENIEEKima Ventures
NobleAI develops a science-based AI platform that uses machine learning to accelerate product innovation and discovery for chemical and materials companies.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergyNew Materials
Alex Wang(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsChevron Technology VenturesPrime Movers LabTouring CapitalBaruch Future VenturesStreamlined Ventures
1910 Genetics develops genetic engineering and biotechnology solutions, leveraging computational and biological approaches.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US
Jennifer O. Nwankwo(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSamir Kumar(Director)Marc Foster(Director)Jory Bell(Director)in
Co-investorsFoundersX VenturesPlayground GlobalY CombinatorEmles Venture PartnersAccenture Ventures
Acerta provides an industrial AI analytics platform for discrete manufacturers to identify and resolve production defects early, reducing scrap, rework, and downtime.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareKitchener, CA
Greta Cutulenco(Founder)in
Co-investorsBDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundBDC Thrive Venture Fund for WomenBDC Venture CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Garage CapitalL-SPARK+4 more
Implicit is an AI-powered knowledge platform that aggregates technical content from manuals, tickets, and procedures to provide cited answers to both human workers and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Cerity Partners VenturesDentsu VenturesPoint72 VenturesPrime PartnersTensility Venture Partners+5 more
AirMap builds airspace information and traffic management software for low-altitude drone operations; acquired by DroneUp in 2021.
Santa Monica, US
Gregory McNeal(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Marcus(Founder)in
BoardBilal Zuberi(Director)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalComet LabsLux CapitalOne Planet GroupR/GA VenturesSony Ventures Corporation+2 more
Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalUpWest
AKA builds a security layer for AI agent systems, providing real-time monitoring and control of agent operations including prompt scanning and tool call enforcement.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
William Lin(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundForgePoint Capital
Allstacks is an AI-agent platform that connects data from software development tools (Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins) to provide engineering teams and leaders with delivery metrics, risk alerts, and recommendations for planning, managing, and optimizing software creation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRaleigh, US
Jeremy Freeman(Founder)inHersh Tapadia(Founder)inDarrell J. Freeman, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Scot Sherwood(Director)
BoardAndrew Drylie(Director)inFiras Raouf(Director)in
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesCompanyon VenturesCreativeCoFirst Rays Venture PartnersGutbrain VenturesHyperplane Venture Capital+7 more
Andor Health provides AI-powered virtual healthcare communication and collaboration solutions that enable real-time coordination between care teams to improve patient outcomes and reduce clinician burnout.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechOrlando, US
Raj Toleti(Chairman & CEO)in
Applied Intuition develops physical AI software for autonomous and intelligent machines, including vehicles, robots, ships, and satellites across industries like automotive, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Qasar Younis(Co-founder and CEO)inPeter Ludwig(Co-founder and CTO)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementElad GilEQUIAMFloodgate+22 more
Aquasec provides open-source and commercial security scanning solutions, including Trivy, designed to detect vulnerabilities and maintain security posture in cloud-native applications.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoston, US
Amir Jerbi(Co-founder)inMichael Dube(CEO)inDror Davidoff(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesBright Pixel CapitalEvolution Equity PartnersInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more
Arcee AI develops open-weight foundation models optimized for efficiency and portability across edge, on-premises, and cloud deployments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsUnited States, US
Mark McQuade(Founder)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesCentre Street PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersHitachi Ventures+5 more
Arize provides observability and evaluation tools for AI systems and large language models, enabling development teams to monitor, debug, and improve AI agents in production.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMill Valley, US
APARNA DHINKARAN(Director)Jason Lopatecki(President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary)inAparna Dhinakaran(Founder)in
BoardDHARMESH THAKKER(Director)inBrett Wilson(Director)inMORGAN GERLAK(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesCollective LiquidityEvolution Equity PartnersFoundation CapitalNimble PartnersOMERS Ventures+5 more
Arkose Labs provides fraud and bot protection for enterprises including banks, gaming platforms, fintechs, and marketplaces.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kevin Gosschalk(CEO)inMark Resnick(Executive Officer)
BoardNagraj Kashyap(Director)James Wu(Director)inDafina Toncheva(Director)inJeremiah Grossman(Director)
PartnerJames Wu· led
Co-investorsAspenwoodBallistic VenturesSoftBank Vision FundSony Ventures CorporationTransition Level InvestmentsUS Venture Partners+2 more
Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Dan Wright(Founder)inJon Runyan(Founder)inPradeep Nair(Founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesArtisanal VenturesContraryCRESCENT COVE CAPITALFelicis VenturesFlyover Capital+11 more
At-Bay provides cyber insurance and risk management technology for businesses of all sizes, combining insurance products with cybersecurity expertise and monitoring to help companies prevent and manage digital risks.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Rotem Iram(Co-founder & CEO)inRoman Itskovich(Co-founder & Chief Risk Officer)inTara Bodden(Head of Claims & General Counsel)inBrett Sadoff(Head of Insurance)inAyelet Kutner(Chief Technology Officer)inJoseph Schiro(Head of People)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalGallatin Point CapitalGlilot Capital PartnersHarmony PartnersIcon VenturesKhosla Ventures+7 more
Auctor is an AI-native platform for managing the full software implementation lifecycle, designed for services teams and system integrators to deliver projects faster and more consistently.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
William Sun(Founder)inMatthew Blackburn(Co-Founder & CTO)inAnthony Sky Ng-Thow-Hing(Founder)inSky Ng-Thow-Hing(Founder)in
Co-investorsHubSpot VenturesSequoia CapitalY CombinatorWorkday Ventures
Delinea (formerly Authomize) provides identity authorization and privileged access management solutions for hybrid enterprises.
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalEntrée CapitalInnovation Endeavors
Co-investorsEthos VCHorizons VenturesMulticoin CapitalNight Owl VenturesPantera CapitalSGH Capital+2 more
Beamery provides an AI platform for workforce transformation that helps enterprises hire, redeploy, and reskill talent by connecting skills and task intelligence to real-time workforce data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLondon, GB
Abakar Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inSultan Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inMichael Paterson(Co-Founder & former CTO)in
Co-investorsAccenture VenturesEQT VenturesLocalGlobeTeachers' Venture GrowthAmplify PartnersAngelPad+4 more
Blackshark.ai builds AI infrastructure that converts satellite and drone imagery into operational intelligence for understanding the physical world.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionOPAMP CAPITALPoint72 VenturesGaingelsIn-Q-Tel
Bluevine is a financial technology platform offering banking services including checking accounts, payments, and lending products designed for small businesses.
FintechSaaSJersey City, US
Eyal Lifshitz(Chief Executive Officer)inNir Klar(Chief Technology Officer)inMORDECHAI SCHATTNER(RELATIONSHIP: TREASURER)NIR KLAR(RELATIONSHIP: SECRETARY)inYACOV EYAL LIFSHITZ(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardStewart Newbigging Wilkinson(Director)
Co-investors83NorthCorrelation VenturesKima VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersMaor InvestmentsMenlo Ventures+1 more
Santa Clara, US
Abhishek Dubey(Founder)in
Co-investorsCheyenne VenturesCrosslink CapitalCyber Mentor FundRain Capital
Builder.io provides visual development tools that enable teams to collaborate on software development through a plug-and-play approach.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Brent Locks(Co-founder & COO)inSteve Sewell(Co-founder & CEO)inMisko Hevery(Chief Technology Officer)inLindsay Brunner(Head of Communications)in
BoardMike Duboe(Board Member (Venture Partner, Greylock))
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGood FriendsGreylock PartnersHabitat PartnersImaginary Venture CapitalMango Capital+5 more
Bytewax provides a stream processing framework that enables users to build real-time data pipelines with Python, deployable across edge and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalRTP Global8-Bit Capital
Cinder builds an AI-based trust and safety platform, using custom AI agents, tooling, and services to detect and disrupt online threats such as terrorism, child exploitation, and nation-state actors.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSNew York City, US
Glen Wise(Founder)inBrian F(Founder)Declan Cummings(Founder)inPhilip Brennan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelJ2 VenturesMozilla VenturesWebb Investment NetworkOUTPOST VENTURESRadical Ventures+1 more
ClearMotion develops active suspension systems for automotive vehicles.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationChangshu, CN
Zack Anderson(Founder)inShak Avadhany(Founder)Zackary Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)Shakeel Avadhany(Executive Officer, Director)inChristian Steinmann(CEO)in
BoardKrishna Kolluri(Director)
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalQualcomm VenturesVerissimo VenturesBAI capitalNIO Capital+1 more
San Jose, US
Yiren Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph DeFranco(Executive Officer)
BoardLip Bu Tan(Director)inBen Yu(Director)inBill Moore(Director)
Co-investorsBrightstone Venture CapitalCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Cisco InvestmentsWe VenturesCelesta CapitalDell Technologies Capital+1 more
Code Ocean is a cloud computational research platform for reproducible code, data and environments in science.
New York, US
Simon Adar(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardScott Tobin(Director)Joshua Ruch(Director)inMarty Kahn(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesDigitalis VenturesRho Ventures
Octopus Deploy makes software for automating deployment and operations, aiming to give software teams repeatable, frequent, and reliable deployments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBrisbane, AU
Raziel Tabib(Founder)inPaul Stovell(Founder and CEO)inSonia Stovell(Co-founder)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersRed Dot Capital PartnersUpWestHillsvenShasta VenturesVertex Ventures+1 more
Joshua Leven(Founder)in
Austin, US
Manoj Saxena(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Akshay Sabhikhi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew B. Sanchez(Director, Promoter)Patrick Motola(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardPromod Haque(Director)Jeffrey T. Webber(Director)
Co-investorsFlyover CapitalEntrepreneurs'
Siemens Building X provides space and workplace management applications for facility owners, enabling workspace bookings, office navigation, and schedule coordination with real-time usage insights and environmental monitoring.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTech
Co-investorsClaremont Creek VenturesNavitas CapitalThe Westly GroupAbstract VenturesChemistryEmergence Capital+1 more
Navan is a corporate travel management platform that offers negotiated rates with travel suppliers and enables employees to book travel with customizable company policies.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsProject A Ventures
Conduktor provides an operations platform for real-time data streaming that unifies access, governance, and observability for Apache Kafka and other streaming data.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Nicolas Orban(CEO, Co-founder)inStéphane Derosiaux(CTO, Co-founder)inStéphane Maarek(Chief Evangelist, Co-founder)in
BoardAndrei Brasoveanu(Director)inOrson Stadler(Director)
Co-investorsAccelAnsa CapitalFrontline VenturesKima VenturesRTP Global
Contrast Security provides an Application and API Security platform that detects and stops live application-layer attacks using patented in-app sensors.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Jeff Williams(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inRick Fitz(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesFounders Circle CapitalIn-Q-TelKhosla VenturesWarburg PincusAtlantic Vantage Point
Chicago, US
Arsen Avakian(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory Wasson(Director)Glen Tullman(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesTransLink CapitalVerizon Ventures
CruxOCM develops AI-powered automation software for industrial control room operations in energy infrastructure, enabling autonomous monitoring and control to improve throughput and reduce operational risk.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTCalgary, CA
Vicki Knott, P.Eng(Founder)inVictoria Knott(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardEric Wiesen(Director)Roger Shirt(Director)Gil Dibner(Director)
Co-investorsAngel InvestAngular VenturesBullpen CapitalGolden VenturesRaven CapitalRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+3 more
d-Matrix develops AI compute hardware and platforms optimized for generative AI inference, designed to be faster, more energy-efficient, and more accessible than existing solutions.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsPlayground GlobalTemasekAlpha Square GroupAmino CapitalBerkeley FrontierCortado Ventures+10 more
Anand Shah(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersThreshold Ventures
DatologyAI provides automated data curation for AI model training, helping companies identify and remove low-quality data to improve model performance and reduce computational costs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRedwood City, US
Ari Morcos(Founder)inBogdan Gaza(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesOutset CapitalRadical VenturesAmplify PartnersAmazon Alexa FundAmplify Partners CV
Definely is an AI-powered legal technology platform that helps legal teams create, draft, and review contracts.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Nnamdi Emelifeonwu(Co-Founder and CEO)inFeargus MacDaeid(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCornerstone VCCRE Venture CapitalOctopus Ventures
Deployed is a document assembly platform that helps teams create accurate business documents (Statements of Work, NDAs, project briefs, and related agreements) through guided questionnaires and pre-approved clause libraries, rather than template editing.
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTech
Kayleigh Kuptz(CEO)
Co-investorsAmrock VenturesAngel Academe
San Francisco, US
Antony Brydon(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Patterson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGreg Sands(Director)in
Co-investorsCostanoa Venture CapitalCostanoa VenturesCrunchFundToba CapitalTrue Ventures
Ecomedes develops a digital platform for sustainable building products data, helping architects, builders, and manufacturers discover, compare, and document environmentally certified construction materials.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechSaaSDenver, US
Paul Shahriari(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKathleen Egan(CEO)in
BoardTimothy Connors(Director)Michael Levinthal(Director)
Co-investors2.12 AngelsHamilton VenturesHomeTeam Ventures
Edera builds products focused on secure computing.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Alex Zenla(Founder)in
Co-investorsEniac VenturesFPVGenerationshipMantis CapitalRosecliff Ventures645 Ventures+2 more
env0 is an infrastructure-as-code (IaC) platform that standardizes deployment workflows across teams and departments, enabling consistent execution of plans, applies, validations, and post-deployment actions.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Omry Hay(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrescendo Venture PartnersMango CapitalVenture Guides Management, L.P.Zag Capital
Envisagenics uses AI-driven analysis of RNA splicing to discover novel drug targets for immuno-oncology and neurodegenerative diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesNew York, US
Martin Akerman, PhD(CEO & Co-founder)Martin Akerman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMaria Luisa Pineda(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMaria Luisa Pineda, PhD.(Founder)in
Co-investorsDynamk CapitalHAWKTAILMadrona Venture GroupRed Cell IncubationDolby Family VenturesThird Kind Venture Capital
Evinced offers an AI-powered chatbot focused on digital accessibility that answers developer and team questions, reviews code for accessibility issues across web and mobile frameworks, and can read design screenshots.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Navin R. Thadani(Founder)inGal Moav(Founder)in
Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesCapital One VenturesEngineering CapitalInsight PartnersBGV
Automates the entire contracting process from a single platform.
San Mateo, US
Co-investorsSerra VenturesVertex Ventures
FarEye provides technology to manage and optimize last-mile deliveries, aiming to help deliveries arrive on time and efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew Delhi, IN
Kushal Nahata(Founder)inGaurav Srivastava(Founder)inGautam Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsElevation Capital
Fastino is an applied research lab developing specialized small language models and APIs for structured data extraction, classification, reasoning, and production AI workflows.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Ashley Lewis(Executive Officer, Director)Ash Lewis(Cofounder)inGeorge Hurn-Maloney(Founder)in
BoardGeorge Mathew(Director)in
Co-investorsLoup VenturesInsight PartnersKhosla Ventures
Fordefi provides an MPC (multi-party computation) wallet with DeFi-specific features for institutional users such as blockchain investment funds, supporting multi-chain token strategies.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech
Josh Schwartz(Founder)inJosh shwartz(Founder)in
Co-investorsDelta BlockchainDigital Currency GroupElectric CapitalLemniscapLightspeed Venture PartnersPantera Capital+2 more
System of record for code, now part of Microsoft.
San Francisco, US
PJ Hyett(Cofounder)Chris Wanstrath(Cofounder)
Co-investorsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Night CapitalSequoia Capital
Go1 is an online learning platform that aggregates training content from over 250 providers into a single subscription for learning and development leaders.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrew Barnes(Founder/CEO)inChris Eigeland(Founder and CEO)inVu Tran(Founder)Chris Hood(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesAirTree VenturesBlack Sheep CapitalEndeavor CatalystFull Circle Venture CapitalFundersClub+12 more
Growthspace provides a workforce skill-development platform that uses AI to match employees with expert coaches for focused 6-8 week skill-building sprints, plus group sessions, workshops, and an AI expert tool.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechNew York, US
Omer Glass(Founder)inDan Terner(Co-founder and COO)in
Co-investorsZeev Ventures
Guardrails AI provides an AI reliability platform for building, governing, and scaling generative AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Shreya Rajpal(Founder)inZayd Simjee(Founder)in
Co-investorsSCB 10XBloomberg BetaPear VCZetta Venture Partners
Hazy provides a data-sharing platform with built-in GDPR-compliant legal agreements, access controls, and audit logs to help businesses share customer data responsibly.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Harry Keen(Founder)in
Co-investorsNotion Capital
Innovaccer offers Provider Copilot, an AI assistant that automates clinical documentation, pre-visit prep, medical scribing, and prior authorization workflows for healthcare providers and care teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Wendy Rubas(Chief Legal and Compliance Officer of the Issuer)Abhinav Shashank(Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Issuer)Glenn Steele(Director of the Issuer)Sumir Chadha(Director of the Issuer)Sandeep Gupta(Chief Operations Officer and Director of the Issuer)Scott Bruckner(Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer)
Co-investors500 GlobalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalOMERS Private Equity Inc.Steadview CapitalTracxn labs+5 more
Helpshift provides a proactive engagement platform for gaming studios to reduce player churn and maximize lifetime value by targeting players with personalized messaging, live operations support, and VIP account management.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsKatalyst VenturesKatalyst.VenturesPortfoliaCiscoIntel Capital+4 more
Security company for AI, cited by M12 as a portfolio company leading in the security-for-AI space.
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBooz Allen Ventures
Hunters provides an AI-powered SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platform that automates threat detection, investigation, and response for security operations teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBlumberg CapitalStripesUS Venture PartnersYL VenturesCisco Investments+4 more
HYAS provides a preemptive cyber defense platform that uses DNS activity analysis and Indicators of Future Attack to identify and neutralize threats before compromise.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaSNanaimo
CHRIS DAVIS(Executive Officer, Director)JEFF SPENCER(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardOWEN MATTHEWS(Director)TIM EADES(Director)MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN(Director)
Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundDcode CapitalS3 VenturesWesley Clover International Corporation
Incorta provides a data and analytics platform that unifies structured and unstructured data from complex enterprise systems such as ERPs in real time, using its Direct Data Mapping technology to query billions of rows without traditional data pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRedwood Shores, US
Osama Elkady(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKlaus Fabian(Executive Officer, Director)Hichem Sellami(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRonald Wohl(Director)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsTitanium VenturesNational Grid PartnersWipro Ventures
inVia Robotics builds autonomous mobile robots and AI-driven software to automate order fulfillment and inventory control in warehouses.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaS
Lior Elazary(Co-Founder & CEO)inDan Parks(Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer)inRandolph Voorhies(Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer)inKurt Nantkes(Chief Revenue Officer)inKristen Moore(Chief Marketing Officer)inMike Kleiman(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesHitachi VenturesPoint72 VenturesQualcomm VenturesUpfront VenturesEmbark Ventures+1 more
AI and gaming startup, described as the best-funded in its space, with M12 as a highly engaged investor.
Inworld AI provides a full-duplex audio streaming platform that enables real-time conversational AI interactions with intelligent turn-taking, function calling, and multi-model routing capabilities for developers building conversational applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMountain View, US
Ilya Gelfenbeyn(Founder)inKylan Gibbs(Founder)inMichael Ermolenko(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesBrave CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dentsu VenturesDisney AcceleratorFirst Spark Ventures, Llc+11 more
Knox Systems helps software companies navigate FedRAMP compliance and secure federal government contracts.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityGovTechSaaSAustin, US
Irina Denisenko(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam Christopher Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardViviana Faga(Director)inCarrie Lee(Federal Advisor)David Epperson(Federal Advisor)Chad Tetrault(Federal Advisor)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFelicis VenturesB CapitalBenchstrength PartnersFirsthandVC+2 more
Lace develops chip patterning technology for semiconductor manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSemiconductorsBergen, NO
Adrià Salvador Palau(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureFuture VenturesLinse CapitalVsquared Ventures
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Co-investorsCapSur CapitalIporanga VenturesKaszek VenturesMONASHEESNext Billion Capital PartnersNotable Capital+4 more
LoginRadius provides a fully-managed customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform that handles authentication, social login, and identity management for enterprises, governments, and organizations.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSVancouver, CA
Rakesh Soni(Founder)in
Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalBDC Capital CorporationEdmonton UnlimitedFounderFuelVerdex CapitalYaletown Partners
LottieFiles builds tools around an open-source animation file format that produces small, interactive files which can be modified while a program is running.
Creator Economy
Nattu Adnan(Founder)inK Minglani
Co-investors500 GlobalSquare Peg CapitalXYZ Venture Capital
Memgraph develops a high-performance, in-memory graph database platform designed to process computations on streaming data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticZagreb, HR
DominikMarko
Co-investorsHeavybitIn-Q-TelMundi VenturesConnect VenturesAcequia Capital (AceCap)Counterview Capital
New York City, US
Matthew Heider(Executive Officer, Director)Brian O'Clair(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAvidan Ross(Director)Matthew Goldstein(Director)
Co-investorsRoot Ventures Manager, LlcSystemiq CapitalTechstarsTMV
Netradyne offers an AI platform for driver safety, fleet management, and fuel efficiency, providing features like full drive-time capture, driver coaching, compliance tools, and a performance rating system.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Diego, US
Avneesh Agrawal(Founder & CEO)inDavid Julian(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsGeodesic CapitalNewView CapitalPoint72 VenturesQualcomm VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTouring Capital
NeuBird AI develops production operations software that helps engineering teams anticipate and prevent issues before they occur.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRedwood City, US
Gou Rao(Founder)in
Co-investorsMayfield FundXora
NextBillion.ai provides route optimization, distance matrix, and directions APIs for large-scale logistics companies, supporting complex routing constraints, truck-safe routing, and ETA calculations.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsLogistics & Supply ChainColumbus, US
Shaolin Zheng(Co-Founder)inGaurav Bubna(Co-Founder)inAjay Bulusu(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha Wave Global
Emeryville, US
Ming Wu(Director)inTae Joon Seok(Executive Officer)inStuart Merkadeau(Executive Officer)inIgor Khandros, Ph.D.(Director)Ming Wu, Ph.D.(Director)Eric Hayes(Director)
Co-investorsCapitalGMicron VenturesNVIDIASocratic PartnersSutter Hill Ventures
nsKnox develops fraud-prevention and compliance technology for B2B payments, using its Cooperative Cyber Security and Bank Account Certificate methods to detect attacks such as business email compromise, social engineering, and insider fraud.
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Alon Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsLink Ventures
Outreach is a sales engagement platform, founded in 2014, that helps sales teams manage customer outreach and improve revenue outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Co-investorsDFJSalesforce VenturesSands Capital VenturesTrinity
OX Security provides application security solutions that help organizations identify and prioritize exploitable, reachable, and impactful risks across the software development lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US
Neatsun Ziv(Founder)inLior Arzi(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersRain CapitalSwisscom Ventures
Ozette runs a vertically integrated, AI-enabled lab and platform that generates high-dimensional spectral cytometry data and analyzes it to produce reproducible biomarker endpoints for clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Greg Finak(Founder)inEvan Greene(Co-founder)inAli Ansary(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAlpha Ascent Ventures LlcAlexandriaMadrona Venture GroupOCV Partners
Pachyderm provides a platform for orchestrating and managing multi-step data workflows, allowing teams to automate sequences of data processing tasks from ingestion through analysis.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joe Doliner(Founder/CEO)inJoey Zwicker(Founder)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Decibel PartnersFoundation CapitalHack VCSV AngelY Combinator+2 more
PAXAFE is a logistics orchestration platform that helps cold chain manufacturers and logistics service providers reduce monitoring costs and automate lane validation and risk assessments using IoT device data and prescriptive recommendations.
Data & InfrastructureHealthtechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainCarmel, US
ILYA PRESTON(Executive Officer, Director)inAshok Seetharam(Founder)in
BoardPETER MISEK(Director)inMATTHEW LAUTZ(Director)
Co-investorsElevate VenturesFinTech VenturesFramework Venture PartnersRosecliff VenturesTech Square VenturesGaingels+1 more
Data-centric AI solution that radically simplifies feature engineering for data scientists.
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsConvergeAccelIntel Capital
Forestkey.com is the personal blog of Forest Key, a product professional who writes about media technology, travel, AI/creativity tools, and personal topics.
Media & EntertainmentSeattle, US
Forest Key(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardSivaramakichenane Somasegar(Director)Michael Galgon(Director)Timothy Porter(Director)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsHearst VenturesMadrona Venture Group
Pod Foods operates a technology-enabled grocery supply chain platform designed to connect consumer food brands with retail accounts, replacing traditional wholesale distribution models.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Fiona Lee(Executive Officer, Director)inLarissa Russell(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAinhoa Maiz(Director)Clint Chao(Director)
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesFunction VenturesK2 GlobalLotus Venture PartnersMoment Ventures, LlcXRC+5 more
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSColumbus, US
Richard C Wagner(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersPointguard VenturesFoundation CapitalGaingelsRev1 VenturesWorkday Ventures
PsiQuantum builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using photonic qubits and semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMoreton Bay, AU
Prof. Terry Rudolph(Co-founder & Chief Architect)Dr. Pete Shadbolt(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inProf. Mark Thompson(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jeremy O'Brien(Founder)inVictor Peng(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardSiraj Khaliq(Director)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesC4 VenturesCold Start VenturesFounders FundFPVHARPER COURT VENTURES+23 more
RAAPID develops AI-powered software for risk adjustment and HCC coding in healthcare, helping providers defensibly optimize medical code assignment and reimbursements.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSLouisville, US
Chetan Parikh(Founder & CEO)inVatsal Ghiya(Co-Founder & CMO)inMichael Clark(President and Chief Growth Officer)in
BoardPriyanka Mitra(Director)
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 VenturesAvanta VenturesBasecamp FundCity LightDorm Room+11 more
Reach provides a platform for organizations to identify and remediate hidden security risks, exposures, and misconfigurations across their existing security tools.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Garrett Hamilton(CEO and Co-Founder)inColt Blackmore(Co-Founder and CTO)in
BoardGregory Eaton(Founder & Managing Director)in
Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBallistic VenturesCheyenne VenturesRidge VenturesTechOperators Venture CapitalWebb Investment Network
RegScale provides an AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that automates compliance workflows and continuous controls monitoring for DevSecOps and cloud-native environments.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareTysons, US
Travis Howerton(Co-Founder & CEO)inAnil Karmel(Co-Founder)inMichael Needel(Executive Officer)inEric Erston(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMina Faltas(Director)Art Coviello(Director)in
Co-investorsAnkona CapitalHitachi VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcHitachi, Ltd.SYN Ventures
Unified security platform using machine learning for AI governance, data security, and privacy compliance.
Co-investorsCheyenne Ventures
Rescale provides cloud-based engineering and R&D platform with simulation, modeling, and digital engineering tools for enterprise engineering teams across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joris Poort(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inAdam McKenzie(Founder and Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardToshiya Otani(Director)Yanev Suissa(Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Ff Venture CapitalFlucas VenturesHitachi VenturesKeen Venture PartnersNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc+18 more
Salesken offers an AI revenue intelligence platform that analyzes live customer conversations and CRM data to track pipeline health, surface deal risks and buyer signals, and generate sales forecasts.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Sreeraman Vaidyanathan(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFlucas VenturesTwo Culture CapitalSequoia CapitalThe Fund
Skedulo provides scheduling and workforce management software for deskless and mobile field teams, letting businesses build optimized shift schedules and rosters by resource, location, client, or skillset.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt Fairhurst(Founder)in
BoardNIKI SCEVAK(Director)inPAUL MANSFIELD(Director)PRIYA SAIPRASAD(Director)MARK SELCO(Director)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTriangle Peak Partners
Sola is a vendor-agnostic enterprise security platform that normalizes data from Cloud, Code, Identity, and SaaS sources into a single common framework.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv, IL
Guy Flechter(Founder)in
Co-investorsGlilot Capital PartnersNew Era Capital PartnersS32S Capital
SpecterOps is a cybersecurity platform focused on identity attack path management, built by the creators of BloodHound.
CybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAlexandria, US
David McGuire(Chief Executive Officer)inJared Atkinson(Chief Technology Officer)inKELLY COFFMAN(Executive Officer)JASON FRANK(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKEVIN MANDIA(Director)inJON SAKODA(Director)in
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalAviso VenturesBallistic VenturesCisco InvestmentsDecibel PartnersInsight Partners
SpyCloud is an identity threat protection company that detects and responds to stolen credentials, malware-exfiltrated data, and phishing intelligence to prevent account takeover, fraud, ransomware, and session hijacking for enterprise customers.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Edward Ross(Executive Officer, Director)Alen Puzic(Director)inJason Lancaster(SVP, Investigations)inTrevor HilligossinPhil Fuster(VP, Federal Sales)inJennifer Parker(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCentana Growth PartnersMarch Capital PartnersRiverwood CapitalSilverton Partners
SuperAwesome provides advertising and audience engagement products, including its AwesomeAds platform and creator campaign services, aimed at reaching Gen Alpha and Gen Z audiences.
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Dylan Collins(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlue Wire CapitalHoxton VenturesPlayfair Capital
Synack provides penetration testing and security assessments for enterprise security teams, combining AI agents with human testers to evaluate complex attack surfaces and protect critical infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRedwood City, US
Mark Kuhr(CTO and Co-Founder)inJay Kaplan(CEO and Co-Founder)inAngela Heindl-Schober(Chief Marketing Officer)inSteve Soper(Vice President of Legal)Rob Cross(Vice President, East)in
BoardTed Schlein(Director (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, later Ballistic Ventures))
Co-investorsALLEGIS CAPITALAllegisCyber CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalC5 CapitalG Squared+10 more
SynthLabs develops reinforcement learning methods for large reasoning models, such as Adaptive Length Penalty (ALP), which adjusts generation length to problem difficulty to reduce token usage.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Nathan Lile(Founder)inFrancis deSouza(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst Spark Ventures, Llc
Syntiant develops a full-stack edge AI platform combining neural decision processors, MEMS microphones and vibration sensors, and optimized deep learning models to run always-on, low-power intelligence directly on devices.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsIrvine, US
Kurt F. Busch(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJeremiah H. Holleman III(Executive Officer, Director)Pieter Vorenkamp(Founder)inKurt Busch(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Director)Samir Kumar(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAtlantic Bridge VenturesBosch VenturesCarnrite VenturesGroom InvestmentIntel Capital+7 more
Co-investorsAccelHikma VenturesUpfront Ventures
Theom provides data and AI infrastructure security solutions for enterprises in the cloud.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Navindra Verma(Founder & CEO)Ravi NetravaliFarid NajaDanesh IraniinNavindra Yadav(Executive Officer, Director)inSupreeth Hosur Nagesh Rao(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesRidge VenturesS VenturesWingDatabricks VenturesGeneral Partnership
ToolJet is an AI-native, low-code platform for building AI-powered internal tools and apps, letting developers and citizen developers prototype, deploy, and manage applications across development, staging, and production environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Navaneeth Padanna Kalathil(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter Capital
Truepic builds enterprise software for verifying the authenticity of digital media and detecting AI-generated content and digital fraud, helping companies identify fraud and improve customer processes.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Diego, US
Craig Stack(Co-Founder & President)inJason Lyons(Co-Founder & Lead Engineer)inJeffrey McGregor(Chief Executive Officer)inJeffery McGregor(Chief Executive Officer)Mounir Ibrahim(Chief Communications Officer & Head of Public Affairs)inNick Brown(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsMozilla VenturesSony Ventures CorporationWestern Technology InvestmentHearst Ventures
Trusona is a cybersecurity company that verifies the real person behind an account during account recovery and reset requests to prevent account takeovers, including attacks using deepfakes, SIM swaps, and social engineering.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsCyber Mentor Fund
Typeface is a marketing orchestration platform that enables IT teams to build, govern, and deploy brand-compliant AI agents securely integrated into existing enterprise infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechPalo Alto, US
Abhay Parasnis(Founder and CEO)in
BoardRavi Mhatre(Director)in
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)HomebrewLightspeed Venture PartnersMadrona Venture GroupMenlo VenturesSalesforce Ventures
Unbabel provides AI-powered machine translation software combined with human editors to enable multilingual customer support and localization for businesses globally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vasco Pedro(Founder/CEO)inJoão Graça(Founder/CTO)inBruno Prezado Silva(Founder/Lead Designer)inHugo Silva(Founder/Developer)inPhil Shawe(President and CEO)inJin Lee(Co-CEO)
Co-investorsAmino CapitalFaberFundersClubGreycroftNotion CapitalPoint72 Ventures+10 more
Infrastructure for fine-tuning LLMs, used by NVIDIA, NASA and Meta with 2M+ monthly downloads.
Co-investorsBlackbird FoundryBlackbird Giants
Unstructured transforms complex, unstructured data (64+ file types) into clean, structured data suitable for AI and analysis, handling ETL, security, compliance, and integrations across enterprise systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Brian S. Raymond(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundAnsa CapitalMadrona Venture GroupMango CapitalMenlo VenturesBain Capital Ventures+5 more
Valence provides a SaaS security platform that builds a complete inventory of sanctioned, unsanctioned, and shadow IT and AI applications, detecting risky integrations, OAuth tokens, service accounts, and non-SSO access.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Yoni Shohet(Founder)in
Co-investorsStoneMill VenturesYL Ventures
Vapi is a platform for building, deploying, and monitoring voice AI agents at enterprise scale, with APIs and integrations for customer support and inbound communications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jordan Dearsley(Founder)inNikhil Gupta(Founder)in
BoardMichael Droesch(Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersGarage CapitalNew York Life VenturesNotable CapitalPeak XV PartnersshuckerVC+6 more
Voiceitt provides real-time captioning for Microsoft Teams that supports non-standard speakers, including people with speech disabilities, Deaf individuals, and those with accented English.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechImpact & Social GoodRamat Gan, IL
Danny WeissberginPinni Ravehin
Co-investors3CC | Third Culture CapitalCisco InvestmentsConnecticut InnovationsTechstarsXTX Markets
Co-investorsCisco Investments
Wallaroo.AI offers a unified platform for deploying, serving, monitoring, and optimizing machine learning and AI models in production across cloud, on-premise, and edge environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US
Vidyut Jain(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardOwen Davis(Director)inPriyanka Mitra(Director)Shomik Ghosh(Director)inSamir Kumar(Director)
Co-investorsboldstart venturesContour Venture PartnersFour Acres CapitalMyAsiaVCResolute VenturesSupernode Ventures+3 more
Wandelbots develops Physical AI software for robotics that enables businesses to program and control robots without coding expertise.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Christoph Biering(Founder)in
Co-investors83NorthAtlanticAtlantic LabsFranz Haniel & Cie. GmbHInsight PartnersLEA Partners+3 more
WorkBoard provides a platform for aligning company strategy with team and individual goals through OKR management for enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Deidre Paknad(CEO)inDaryoush Paknad(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFloodgateNotable CapitalRock Creek CapitalSoftBank Vision FundWorkday Ventures
WorkSpan provides an AI-powered platform for managing co-selling and partner ecosystems, giving companies and their partners a shared, live view of joint pipeline, revenue plans, and deals synced across both CRMs.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSan Bernardino, US
Mayank Singh Bawa(Founder)inMilind Joshi(Founder)inAmit Sinha(Founder)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersMilliways VenturesNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcMayfield Fund
Co-investorsBattery VenturesIntel CapitalValor Equity Partners
Yoast develops SEO software, including plugins for WordPress, WooCommerce, and Shopify, that provides real-time content analysis, AI-powered optimization suggestions, and readiness for AI-driven search discovery.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Joost de Valk(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAugust CapitalB Capital GroupBessemer Venture PartnersBlumberg Capitalboldstart venturesCathay Innovation+26 more
Zencity provides a platform that helps government communications teams understand resident sentiment and feedback through AI-powered analytics, surveys, and sentiment monitoring tools.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSChicago, US
Eyal Wachtel(CEO + Co-Founder)Gary Filipp(Director, Executive Officer)
BoardChristopher Lawrence(Director)Collin Taylor(Director)
Co-investorsi3 PartnersTLV PartnersCanaan Partners IsraelSalesforce VenturesStepstone GroupVertex Ventures
Zenity provides a security and governance platform for AI agents, giving enterprises visibility into agents across SaaS, cloud, custom stacks, and endpoints and enforcing policies on agent actions before, during, and after decisions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Michael Bargury(CTO)inBen Kliger(Founder)in
Co-investorsIntel CapitalThird Point VenturesUpWestDTCPVertex VenturesFelicis Ventures+7 more
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Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Cisco Investments is the corporate venture arm of Cisco, investing in, merging with, and acquiring fast-growing technology startups for over thirty years.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.
SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.
Point72 Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, providing insight, industry expertise, and network support. Since 2016 it has invested in more than 130 companies.
Qualcomm Ventures is the corporate venture investment arm associated with Qualcomm, backing technology companies from early to growth stage across multiple sectors.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.
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