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Angel networkSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Nkechi Iregbulem invests at the pre-seed and seed stages in pre-consensus opportunities across AI and critical industries. The focus spans frontier AI, AI infrastructure, vertical and application-layer AI, defense technology, developer tools, and related deep technology areas. Investments are often made at the earliest stages, partnering with founders ahead of broader market conviction and alongside leading co-investors.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 18 of 21 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15Deep Tech ×8Defense Tech ×6Developer Tools ×5Enterprise Software ×4Hardware ×4SaaS ×3Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:United States×10
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×44+ founders×3
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×6Engineering ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
8VC ×2Meta ×2Microsoft ×2Stanford University ×2
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAeon Industrial designs and builds weapon systems and targeting software for military operators, combining warfighter experience with engineering.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardware
Naweed Tahmas(Chief Executive Officer)inBill Parodi(Chief Engineer)inDean Love(Chief Strategy Officer)inWes Shover(Chief Growth Officer)in
Co-investorsAntiMaC Venture CapitalSilent CapitalVintheraWhat If VenturesFeenix Venture Partners LLC+4 more
After Thought is a private interdisciplinary research lab working on new approaches in artificial intelligence and computational cognitive science.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundValhalla Ventures
Astrus develops AI software for analog microchip design, automating the hand-crafted layout of analog circuits used in high-speed interconnects and other critical chip components.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
Kenny YounginZeyi Wang(Founder)inSebastian Siverand(Founder)inBrad Moon(Founder)Rehan Ahmed(Founder)
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesDrive CapitalAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundMosaic Venture LabMVP Ventures+2 more
Atero develops a unified memory architecture platform that optimizes GPU fleet efficiency and performance for AI workloads, covering inference, training, and session management.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Co-investors91 VenturesAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundEncoded VenturesLool VenturesMVP Ventures+1 more
Coframe automates the creation and optimization of website variations through code and content generation, enabling rapid A/B testing and deployment.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Pavlo Razumovskyi(Founder)inJosh Payne(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAntlerB3 CapitalEval Ventures FundInception Studio CapitalMento vc+10 more
EdgeTrace provides AI-powered video search software that allows law enforcement and public safety agencies to query video footage in plain language, finding answers in seconds instead of hours of manual review.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSan Francisco, US
Kyle Orciuch(CEO)inDavid Okao
Co-investorsY CombinatorZAKA VCAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzGeneral CatalystKarman Ventures+5 more
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Fern provides documentation, SDK generation, and CLI tools for APIs, built with AI features including integrated chat, MCP server support, and agent-first capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Deep Singhvi(Founder)inAmit Yadav(Founder)inDanny Sheridan(Founder)inDanny Sheridan Deep Singhvi(Founder)Robert Xu(Founder)inSuhas Deshpande(Founder)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersSoma CapitalV1 VCY CombinatorAvlok CapitalCapitalX+10 more
Furientis develops low-cost interceptor munitions and precision guidance systems, including multimodal seekers and solid rocket motors engineered for high-volume manufacturing.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Co-investorsMultiball CapitalSilent CapitalBenchmarkBessemer Venture PartnersSilent Ventures
HoneyHive is an OpenTelemetry-native platform for observability and evaluation of AI agents, letting teams instrument agents on any stack, debug behavior, evaluate live traces, and catch regressions before release.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US
Dhruv Singh(Founder)inMohak Sharma(Founder)in
Co-investorsAIX VenturesEval Ventures FundFirestreak VenturesZero Prime Ventures468 CapitalData Community Fund+2 more
Laborup uses AI to match skilled manufacturing workers with industrial companies seeking to hire, reducing hiring costs and time-to-fill for roles in machining, welding, and production.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechTennessee, US
Simba J.(Founder)in
Co-investorsHeartland VenturesHeartland Ventures S7Market Square VenturesMarketplaceNVP CapitalThreshold Ventures+9 more
Los Angeles, US
Joseph Burfitt(Founder)in
Co-investorsHabitat PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Service Provider CapitalGeneral CatalystInnovation Endeavors
Neros manufactures tactical unmanned aerial systems and FPV drones for military use, designed for performance, modularity, and secure supply chain operations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareEl Segundo, US
Soren Monroe-Anderson(Founder)inOlaf Hichwa(Founder)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupCantos VenturesIn-Q-TelLong Journey VenturesSequoia CapitalSpaceVC+2 more
Nuon is a platform that lets software developers run their applications natively inside their customers' cloud accounts, supporting the BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) deployment model for B2B applications.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBeverly Hills, US
Jon Morehouse(Founder)inJames Wu(Director)in
BoardAndrew McLoughlin(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDeep AcreHawk Hill VenturesImpossible FinanceMantis CapitalMaterialized View Capital+6 more
Odin Dynamics develops technology aimed at supporting global deterrence and defense.
Deep TechDefense Tech
Co-investorsBlack Flag
Primate AI builds Darwin, a JEPA-based video model that analyzes camera or uploaded video in real time and answers prompts about what is happening, without relying on text-label token prediction.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels — including the 180-foot, long-range Marauder — along with Echelon, a command-and-control software layer for planning, simulating and operating single vessels or fleets.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Dino Mavrookas(Founder)inRob Lehman(Founder)inVibhav Altekar(Founder)inDoug Lambert(Founder)inPatrick DePriest(Chief Financial Officer)inSoo Cho(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investors1Flourish Capital8VCAdvent InternationalAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzAnti+38 more
Superagent provides AI agents that research, build, and deliver work artifacts — such as apps, websites, decks, documents, and video — using a company's own data, tools, and style.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investors515 Ventures
Third Dimension builds spatial reconstruction and generation technology that creates high-fidelity digital worlds for autonomous systems to train on and operate reliably in the real world.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Tolga Kart(Founder)inPiotr Sokolski(Founder)Soner Ozgun Pelvan(Founder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFelicis VenturesMVP VenturesSolari CapitalSoma CapitalMVP+1 more
Transfyr builds AI and a sensor stack with multimodal models that capture a detailed record of scientific experimental work in the lab.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFurientis · finsmes.com · May 18, 2026
Neros · finsmes.com · Nov 11, 2025
Fern · buildwithfern.com · Apr 9, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has NKECHI IREGBULEM made?
- NKECHI IREGBULEM has 21 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does NKECHI IREGBULEM invest at?
- NKECHI IREGBULEM invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does NKECHI IREGBULEM focus on?
- NKECHI IREGBULEM focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools.
- Where is NKECHI IREGBULEM located?
- NKECHI IREGBULEM is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does NKECHI IREGBULEM co-invest with?
- NKECHI IREGBULEM most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Basecamp Fund, MVP Ventures, among 101 tracked co-investors.
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