Naiss
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Operating as a private equity, advisory, innovation and venture capital boutique, 352 Capital Partners takes a mission-driven, hands-on and often pro-bono approach to helping corporate outliers and early-stage challengers. The firm specializes in defining and executing data-driven growth strategies for startups, early-stage companies and corporate new ventures, nurturing them to maturity toward IPOs on secondary markets or strategic exits via M&A. Its stated investment themes center on aviation and aerospace, machine learning, AI and cybersecurity, and mobile software and services, reflecting a broad technology focus with an interest in frontier science and AGI-related ideas.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 3 of 11 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×2SaaS ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1Deep Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1IoT ×1Mobility & Transportation ×1PropTech ×1
HQs:United States×2
Investments · 11 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12018 · 12001 · 13 dated
BigML provides a machine learning platform for building, deploying, and sharing predictive models, offered as a cloud service and via private deployments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSCorvallis, US
Francisco J. Martin(Executive Officer, Director)inJose Antonio Ortega(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Ashenfelter(Executive Officer)Poul Petersen(Executive Officer, Director)Diana Danling Yin(Director)Manuel Castro(Director)
PartnerEd Fernandez· solo GP
MyPark is an IoT-based automated parking reservation and enforcement system that enables property operators to monetize premium parking spaces as a guest amenity.
IoTMobility & TransportationPropTechSaaSMiami, US
Luis Mayendia(Founder)inRicardo Blanco(Founder)in
PartnerEd Fernandez· solo GP
Optimizing Mind offers a brain-inspired API for continuous transfer learning that adapts foundational machine learning models to new tasks using a fraction of the data and compute, while avoiding catastrophic forgetting.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Creates products enabling cloud and enterprise data centers to access data up to 50x faster with lower computational load and power consumption.
Moshe Twitto(Founder)in
PartnerEd Fernandez· solo GP
Co-investorsBrilliance VenturesExpon CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesState of Mind VenturesAMD VenturesIntel Capital+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Alicorn FundArowana HoldingsELA AviationMapamundi VenturesPal VPlayJoyUpify Mobile
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Naiss made?
- Naiss has 11 tracked investments.
- What stage does Naiss invest at?
- Naiss invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Naiss focus on?
- Naiss focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Space Tech.
- Where is Naiss located?
- Naiss is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Who does Naiss co-invest with?
- Naiss most often shares deals with Brilliance Ventures, Expon Capital, Koch Disruptive Technologies, among 4 tracked co-investors.
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