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Omega Venture Partners

Venture capitalActively deploying

Silicon Valley · Seed–Late Stage · 6 people tracked

Also known as OMEGA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Omega Venture Partners pursues a thematic strategy focused on companies at the convergence of Data, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence, targeting the 'intelligence layer' of the global economy. It looks for businesses using AI, ML, and automation to deliver transformative, 10x-better solutions, prioritizing exceptional products and strong go-to-market fit. The firm leverages deep enterprise relationships and a proprietary network of Fortune 500 strategic partners to open customer introductions, distribution channels, and market insights for portfolio companies. Backed by a team of investment veterans and operators with over 25 years of experience, Omega positions itself as a value-added, strategic partner to founders building enduring, category-defining companies.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Silicon Valley, California, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$365M
VC funds
3
Tracked investments
43
Unicorns
10
IPOs
3
Acquisitions
5

Team · 6 people

from the firm's website & public directories
JJ Lunsford· Investor𝕏

What they invest in

from 32 of 43 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×26Enterprise Software ×20SaaS ×17Data & Infrastructure ×7Cybersecurity ×6Fintech ×6Marketing Tech ×6Cloud Computing ×4

HQs:United States×24France×1Israel×1Norway×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 24 portfolio companies
21%
solo founders
5 of 24 mapped founding teams
66%
repeat founders
of 35 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×153 founders×24+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Stanford University ×4The University of Texas at Austin ×3Brown University ×2Duke University ×2The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×2UCLA Anderson School of Management ×2University of Cambridge ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×17Engineering ×9Business & Management ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×4Economics ×3Humanities ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 35 founders with career history

Google ×7Cisco ×3Microsoft ×3Stanford University ×3Bridgewater Associates ×2Capital Factory ×2McAfee ×2Shape Security ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×4

6 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 36 with degree data)

Investments · 43 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12024 · 12023 · 22022 · 22021 · 32017 · 22016 · 112 dated

Blockblock.xyzin𝕏NYSE: XYZApr 2021

Block, formerly Square, runs the Square seller platform, Cash App, Afterpay and TIDAL, plus the TBD and Bitkey bitcoin businesses.

FintechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jack Dorsey(Founder)inJim McKelvey(Founder)inBrian Grassadonia(Executive Officer)Sivan Whiteley(Executive Officer)Amrita Ahuja(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)inMasashi Miyamoto(Founder)

Co-investorsA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Bling CapitalCota CapitalFirst Round Capitalfirstminute capital+25 more

Braze, Inc.braze.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BRZE

Braze is a customer engagement platform that helps brands connect with customers across multiple channels.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Bill Magnuson(Founder)inJon Hyman(Founder)inMark Ghermezian(Founder)

Co-investors515 VenturesAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalBullpen CapitalCross Creek Advisors+16 more

Cylanceblackberry.cominNYSE: BBAcquired

BlackBerry operates two divisions focused on security and innovation: one providing end-to-end encryption and zero-trust identity control for governments and critical industries, and another offering QNX embedded software and real-time operating systems used in over 275 million vehicles worldwide.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTIrvine, US

Stuart McClure(Founder)inJeffrey Ishmael(Executive Officer)Mike Lazaridis(Founder)Ryan Permeh(Founder)Daniel Mendez(Founder)Prasad Wagle(Founder)

Co-investorsClearSkyCrosslink CapitalDell Technologies CapitalDraper AssociatesJuniperoKhosla Ventures+9 more

Reken Cybersecurity for AI threatsreken.aiinJan 2024 · $10M✓ verified

Reken develops AI-powered security solutions to detect and prevent bot attacks, fraud, and deepfake-enabled scams targeting financial institutions, airlines, and government agencies.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Shuman Ghosemajumder(Founder)inRich Griffiths(Founder)in

Co-investorsGreycroftHomebrewJAZZ Venture PartnersFika VenturesFikaFPV+2 more

Elemental Machineselementalmachines.comin𝕏Series B · Nov 2022 · $42M

Elemental Machines provides an IoT platform combining hardware, software, and data science to monitor lab and manufacturing equipment, environments, and workflows in real time.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHardwareHealthtechIoTSaaSCambridge, US

Sridhar Iyengar(Executive Officer, Director)inUna Ryan(Director)Jeff Klemens(Director)inSonny Vu(Director)in

BoardRobert Davoli(Director)in

Board seatGaurav Tewari· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGutbrain VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCJoint EffectsSageview CapitalTau VenturesDigitalis Ventures+2 more

Centaurcentaur.aiin𝕏

Centaur.ai uses performance-based AI and collective intelligence methods to improve medical decision-making in skin lesion assessment for cancer detection.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Erik Duhaime(Founder)inTom Gellatly(Founder)inZach Rausnitz(Founder)in

Co-investors186 VenturesAccelAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundGrant Park VenturesMatrix+9 more

DataRobotdatarobot.comin𝕏

DataRobot develops an AI and machine learning platform that automates model development and deployment for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Jeremy Achin(Founder)inTom de Godoy(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)inThomas DeGodoy(Founder)Thomas de Godoy(Founder)

BoardHarry Weller(Director)Christopher Lynch(Director)in

Co-investors515 VenturesAliya Capital PartnersAMK Investment OfficeB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBallistic Ventures+45 more

Ephesoftephesoft.com𝕏Jun 2017Acquired

Ephesoft provides an intelligent document processing (IDP) platform that uses OCR and machine learning to capture, classify, and extract data from documents to automate workflows such as accounts payable and invoice processing.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLaguna Hills, US

Ilker Kavas(Chief Financial Officer & Secretary)Donald Field(President & CEO)Peter Hantman(Chief Executive Officer)inRobert Watson(Chief Financial Officer)inMike Verdeyen(Chief Technology Officer)Danielle Weinblatt(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsCEI VenturesMercato PartnersStructural CapitalIn-Q-Tel

Feedzaifeedzai.comin𝕏

Feedzai provides AI-powered fraud detection and financial crime prevention for banks and financial institutions.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Nuno Sebastião(Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO)inPedro Bizarro(Founder)inNuno Sebastiao(Founder)Paulo Marques(Founder)

Co-investors33NArmilar Venture PartnersBonsai Partners SGEIC, SABright Pixel CapitalConexo VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+14 more

Forward Networksforwardnetworks.comin𝕏Jan 2023 · $50M

Forward builds network modeling and management software that enables operators at large enterprises to understand, visualize, and troubleshoot complex network infrastructures.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

David Erickson(Founder)inNikhil Handigol(Founder)inBrandon Heller(Founder)inPeyman Kazemian(Founder)in

BoardAndreas Stavropoulos(Director)inL. William Krause(Director)

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAndreessen HorowitzS32Threshold VenturesDFJGoldman Sachs+1 more

Highnotehighnote.com

Chris Muccioli(Founder)John MacIlwaine(Founder)John Macllwaine(Founder)Jordan Bradley(Founder)Kin Kee(Founder)Paulina Vo(Founder)

Co-investorsOak HC/FTAfore CapitalCostanoa VenturesXYZ Venture Capital

Ipsyipsy.com

IPSY is a subscription-based beauty membership that delivers monthly boxes of curated cosmetics and beauty products to consumers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSanta Monica, US

Marcelo Camberos(Founder)Jennifer Goldfarb(Founder)inMarcelo Camberos (IPSY)Michelle Phan(Founder)Galen SmithinRichard Frias

Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalACME CapitalAmino CapitalBullpen CapitalCrosscut Ventures+3 more

Language I/Olanguageio.comin𝕏

Language IO offers an AI-powered translation platform for multilingual customer support operations, allowing teams to serve customers across additional languages.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCheyenne, US

Heather Shoemaker(Founder & CEO)in

BoardALEX MUROMCEW(Director)inROBERT DAVOLI(Director)inTUOMO VUOLTEENAHO(Director)TOM AXBEY(Director)RENATO BENINATTO(Director)in

Co-investorsJoint EffectsCaruso VenturesGutbrain VenturesRaptor GroupService Provider Capital

Lightforcelf.coin

LightForce develops generative braces using artificial intelligence and 3D printing technology to create individualized orthodontic appliances tailored to each patient.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Alfred Griffin, DMD, PhD(Chief Product Officer / Founder)Dr. Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS(Co-founder)Erica Rogers(Chief Executive Officer)inAlfred Griffin(Founder)Lou Shuman(Founder)

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsAlly Bridge GroupAM VenturesDIAMatrixMatter Venture Partners+3 more

Monsieur Drivein𝕏acquired by Criteo · Jul 2016

Criteo provides a commerce media platform and advertising software that enables retailers, brands, and agencies to reach shoppers across the open internet using AI-driven performance advertising and retail media solutions.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechParis, FR

Co-investors50 PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersFlying Fish VenturesMosaic VenturesRaptor GroupSapphire Ventures+2 more

Netskopenetskope.comin𝕏

Netskope offers a cloud-native platform that converges security and networking (SASE/SSE) to secure access to AI, cloud, web, and private applications for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Sanjay Beri(Founder)inKrishna Narayanaswamy(Founder)Lebin Cheng(Founder)Ravi Ithal(Founder)

Co-investorsAccel3Spoke CapitalAdit Ventures Management, LlcBallistic VenturesBase PartnersBerkeley Frontier+18 more

Optimizelyoptimizely.cominAcquired

Optimizely develops an AI-powered marketing operating system used by over 10,000 businesses to manage campaigns and conduct experiments.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Pete Koomen(Founder)inDan Siroker(Founder)inAlexander Atzberger(Chief Executive Officer of combined Optimizely)inShafqat IslaminAndrew Davies(Founder)Edward Barrow(Founder)

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAshton KutcherBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesBridge Bank+27 more

otter aiotter.aiin𝕏

Otter.ai is an AI-powered meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations in real time across multiple languages, automatically capturing decisions and action items.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSMountain View, US

Sam Liang(Founder)inEli M(Founder)Yun Fu(Founder)

Co-investors500 GlobalAidenlair CapitalDFJ DragonFundDraper DragonDuke Capital PartnersFoothill Ventures+13 more

Persadopersado.comin𝕏

Persado offers an AI platform that combines marketing technology and regulatory compliance, using AI agents to generate and optimize marketing content and measure emotional response and customer action.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Alex Vratskides(Founder)Assaf Baciu(Founder)

Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesCota CapitalEastward Capital PartnersAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Citi VenturesFirst Round Capital+2 more

Plaidplaid.comin𝕏Jun 2016

Plaid provides financial infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to build financial technology products and services.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US

Zach Perret(Founder)inWilliam Hockey(Founder)in

BoardMo Koyfman(Director)Rick Yang(Director)in

Co-investors1435 CapitalAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroup+33 more

Rembrandrembrand.comin𝕏

Rembrand provides virtual placement technology for advertisers to integrate non-intrusive, contextually relevant ads into content and media, scaling programmatically across digital channels.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningPalo Alto, US

Omar Tawakol(Founder)inAhmed Saad(Founder)inRishav Jalan(Founder)inSameh Khamis(Founder)in‪Abdelrahman Mohamed(Founder)Abdelrahman Mohamed(Founder)

Co-investors2.12 AngelsFPVGood FriendsGreycroftNaver D2SFsuper{set}+3 more

Replicantreplicant.comin𝕏Jul 2026 · $78M

Replicant builds AI Agents that handle customer service conversations across voice, chat, and SMS, using a company's existing conversation data to resolve specific workflows.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Gadi Shamia(Founder)inBenjamin Gleitzman(Founder)inBen Gleitzman(Founder)Jeremy Powers(Founder)Josh Lerman(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAtomicBloomberg BetaKhosla VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersStripes+7 more

Second Measuresecondmeasure.comin𝕏Acquired

Second Measure provides data analytics and insights derived from consumer transaction data to support investment research and decision-making.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Michael Babineau(Founder)inLillian Chou(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFundersClubNorwest Venture PartnersScrum VenturesY CombinatorCiti Ventures+7 more

Supersidesuperside.comin𝕏

Superside is a creative services platform that provides enterprise teams with access to vetted global creative talent and AI-powered tools for design, video, and content production.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSOslo, NO

Fredrik Thomassen(Founder)inJing Kjeldsen(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alliance VCAlliance VentureBreyer CapitalFJ LabsHigh Alpha+8 more

Taniumtanium.comin𝕏

Tanium offers a unified platform for IT operations and security, combining endpoint management, patching, compliance, vulnerability/exposure management, and threat detection and response driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSEmeryville, US

Orion Hindawi(Founder)inDavid Hindawi(Founder)Eric Brown(Executive Officer)inMichael Carpenter(Executive Officer)

BoardSteven Sinofsky(Director)inNathan Brill(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBrilliant Phoenix CapitalEQUIAMGeodesic CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Junipero+7 more

Tealium Inc. (Georgian Partners)tealium.comin𝕏

Tealium provides a customer data orchestration platform that collects, unifies, and activates customer data across real-time, cloud, and hybrid environments.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSan Diego, US

Ali Behnam(Founder)inMike Anderson(Founder)inJeffrey Lunsford(Executive Officer, Director)Doug Lindroth(Executive Officer)in

BoardStewart Gollmer(Director)inJames W. MacIntyre, IV(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesDeclaration PartnersKensington Capital Partners LimitedPresidio VenturesTenaya CapitalBain Capital+3 more

Thankfulgladly.aiin𝕏Oct 2021 · $12MAcquired

Gladly offers an AI-based customer experience (CX) platform intended to help companies improve customer service and grow customer lifetime value while reducing agent workload and costs.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Joseph Ansanelli(Founder)inDirk Kessler(Founder)inCharlie Besecker(CEO)inAndy D'Amato(Chief Revenue Officer)inTodd Rakow(Chief Financial Officer)inAli Fazal(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investorsGreycroftGreylock PartnersInvariantes FundNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Alpha EdisonAtlantic Vantage Point+8 more

Tungsten Automationtungstenautomation.comin𝕏Jan 2022

Tungsten Automation provides intelligent workflow automation solutions for data-intensive business processes, including document processing, invoice management, and business process optimization for enterprises across financial services, insurance, healthcare, and government sectors.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Peter Hantman(Chief Executive Officer)inRobert Watson(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsTA Associates

Typetype.aiin𝕏Jun 2023 · $2.8M

A writing platform that offers AI-assisted writing with access to premium models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySaaSNew York City, US

Stew Fortier(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmino CapitalAscend Venture CapitalCervinPioneerSeraph GroupSouth Quad+7 more

Verbitverbit.aiin𝕏

Verbit is a voice AI platform providing transcription, captioning, translation, and audio description services through its Captivate technology.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Yair Amsterdam(CEO)inEric Shellef(Founder)Kobi Ben Tzvi(Founder)Sivan Cohen Pur(Founder)Tom Livne(Founder)

Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalATOORO FUNDClaltechDiscovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGDisruptive AIHorizon Capital+15 more

Yipit Datayipitdata.comin𝕏May 2017

YipitData is a data and analytics company that combines proprietary and licensed datasets—such as card transactions, receipts, web data, and app usage—paired with dedicated analysts to deliver market intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

James Dana Moran(Executive Officer, Director)Vinicius Vacanti(Founder)inJim Moran(Founder)

BoardWilliam D. Porteous(Director)inJason Finger(Director)inDan Nova(Director)

Co-investorsboldstart venturesNorwest Venture PartnersVCFA GroupCarlyle GroupHighland Capital PartnersRRE Ventures

You.comyou.comin𝕏

You.com provides Web Search APIs that give AI agents and large language models access to real-time, cited web data, addressing training cutoffs and hallucinations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Richard Socher(Founder)inAlex Triplett(Chief Operating Officer)inSaahil Jain(Chief Technology Officer)inSaurabh Sharma(Chief Product Officer)inAlper Tekin(President of Search)inJing Lee(Vice President of Finance and Operations)in

Co-investorsAIX VenturesAlumni VenturesARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Breyer CapitalChamaeleonCox Enterprises+28 more

Zenbusinesszenbusiness.comin𝕏

ZenBusiness provides an all-in-one platform combining AI-powered guidance (Velo) with customer support to help entrepreneurs start, protect, and grow their businesses through business formations and compliance services.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaSAustin, US

Ross Buhrdorf(Founder)inShanaz Hemmati(Founder)inRafael Lopez(Executive Officer)inKhadijeh Hemmati(Executive Officer)

BoardJC Glancy(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAlpha PartnersAlumni VenturesATX Venture PartnersBreyer CapitalCathay InnovationCleveland Avenue+14 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AprioriaPriori TechnologiesInstyleRecommindReplicant Solutions, IncSetSolifiStealth CoSteamship

Exits · 8

3 IPOs · 5 acquisitions · showing 4

BlockNYSE: XYZBraze, Inc.NASDAQ: BRZECylanceNYSE: BBMonsieur Driveacq. by Criteo

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Omega Venture Partners made?
Omega Venture Partners has 43 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Omega Venture Partners invest at?
Omega Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Omega Venture Partners focus on?
Omega Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where is Omega Venture Partners located?
Omega Venture Partners is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
Who does Omega Venture Partners co-invest with?
Omega Venture Partners most often shares deals with Sapphire Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, among 248 tracked co-investors.

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Omega Venture Partners emphasizes durable AI value creation through enterprise orchestration, fundamental unit economics, and accountability infrastructure rather than capability momentum. The firm argues that workflow ownership, margin discipline, and regulatory-ready audit trails separate defensible AI companies from investment froth. AI summary

Co-investors · 5

Gutbrain Ventures

GutBrain Ventures is an early-stage technology venture capital firm led by investor and former entrepreneur Bob Davoli, who partners closely with founders and management teams to help build and scale high-growth software and technology companies.

Bullpen Capital

Bullpen Capital is an early-stage venture firm that has funded over 100 companies, focusing on businesses that have found product-market fit but are overlooked by other investors.

Both backed · 2
$2M – $4M
RRE Ventures

RRE Ventures is a boutique early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, combining decades of experience with AI-driven analysis throughout the investment lifecycle.

Both backed · 1
$5M – $15M
Digitalis Ventures

Digitalis Ventures invests in solutions to unmet needs in biomedicine and health, backing biotechnology and technology-enabled companies across human health and animal health.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $10M
Sageview Capital

Sageview Capital is a growth equity firm that provides capital and operational support to software and tech-enabled businesses, typically as a minority investor with board representation.

Both backed · 1
$20M – $100M

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