NewBuild.VC
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked
Investment thesis
NewBuild VC is a thematic, early-stage investor focused on application and infrastructure software within the supply chain AI space. The firm's investment areas are shaped by technological drivers behind the Edge Cloud and the secular trend toward Vertical SaaS, which it believes will transform enterprise productivity, supply chain and logistics. Leveraging its team's operating and investing expertise plus a broad network of industry advisors, the firm aims to develop pattern recognition to identify companies capable of transforming the future. Its stated values are looking for what could go right and sharing knowledge and networks with founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 13 people
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What they invest in
from 18 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Logistics & Supply Chain ×8Enterprise Software ×7SaaS ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×3Cloud Computing ×2Deep Tech ×2
HQs:United States×7India×1
Investments · 22 tracked
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Snowflake is a fully managed cloud data platform that integrates data ingestion, processing, analysis, and AI application development across multiple cloud providers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Mateo, US
John Walecka(Director)Jeffrey T. Balaguras(Executive Officer)John McMahon(Director)Michael L. Speiser(Director)Matthew Glickman(Executive Officer)Barbara Walkowski(Executive Officer)
Milpitas, US
Dmitry Akhanov(Director)Faraj Aalaei(Executive Officer, Director)Rohini Chakravarthy(Director)Anders Swahn(Director)Asheem Chandna(Director)Ramin Shirani(Director)
Board seatRohini Chakravarthy· per SEC Form D · $35M raise · filed Apr 2015
Canyon Code provides a workflow intelligence platform that helps enterprises observe AI spending, optimize resource allocation across models and agents, and enforce governance policies at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Goldcast provides AI-powered video content creation and management tools that transform long-form videos into production-ready clips, blogs, and social content for go-to-market teams.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechNew York, US
Kishore Kothandaraman(Cofounder)Sumir Chadha(Director)Palash Soni(Executive Officer, Director)
Trio is a multi-modal AI model engine that processes video, audio, and sensor data for operational intelligence in physical environments like retail, warehouses, and factories.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Manifold provides a platform for freight carriers and brokers to identify, bid on, and automate quoting for spot freight loads from customer portals and email.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSeattle, US
Onramp provides a payments platform designed for trucking carriers and merchants, enabling digital payment processing, pricing control, and fraud prevention.
FintechLogistics & Supply Chain
Pull Logic is an AI supply chain decision platform that uses multi-agent AI to predict demand shifts and supply risk and autonomously execute replenishment, substitutions, and exception handling to keep products available.
Rockfish generates synthetic labeled data for evaluating AI agents and models, focusing on rare events and edge cases that production data rarely provides.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSeattle, US
Jeffrey Hummel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)William King(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRick Hansen(Director)Andrew Hall(Director)
SVT Robotics provides a platform that integrates industrial software and robotics systems, enabling enterprises to unify automation technologies, capture operational data, and optimize performance across warehouse and supply chain operations.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsWilliamsburg, US
Albert K. Schultz(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Howes(Executive Officer, Director)
Zum provides cloud-based software and logistics optimization for school bus transportation, serving school districts to improve route efficiency, vehicle utilization, safety transparency, and costs.
EdTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS<UNKNOWN>, US
Ritu Narayan(Founder & CEO)
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does NewBuild.VC invest at?
- NewBuild.VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does NewBuild.VC focus on?
- NewBuild.VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
- Where is NewBuild.VC located?
- NewBuild.VC is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
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