Orange Collective
Venture capitalActively deployingDanville Β· Pre-SeedβSeries A
Investment thesis
Orange Collective is an AI-native fund run by Y Combinator alumni that backs breakout YC founders. It concentrates on companies building AI infrastructure and applied AI across areas such as agent frameworks, AI billing and compliance, data and reinforcement-learning environments, developer tooling, and AI-driven vertical applications. The firm positions itself as a partner to founders around YC demo day and beyond.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 22 of 33 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software Γ20AI & Machine Learning Γ17SaaS Γ10Developer Tools Γ9Data & Infrastructure Γ7Cloud Computing Γ4Fintech Γ4Advanced Manufacturing Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ17AustriaΓ1GermanyΓ1IndiaΓ1
Investments Β· 33 tracked
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Airweave is a context retrieval layer that connects AI agents and RAG systems to apps, tools, and databases, enabling them to retrieve accurate, real-time information through a unified search interface.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Akkari automates customer operations for B2B SaaS companies, capturing signals from conversations and emails to surface commitments, blockers, and next steps, then executing follow-ups and closing loops.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jeffrey Byun(CEO, Co-Founder)inHenry A. Lee(Founder)inMichael Moore(Founder)in
Apollo Atomics develops compact nuclear power systems designed for rapid deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechEnergyBoston, US
Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance platform that serves technology companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Cua provides open-source infrastructure and cloud sandboxes for AI agents to run on desktop operating systems (Linux, Windows, macOS, Android).
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Francesco Bonacci(Founder)inDillon DuPont
Didit provides identity verification and KYC/KYB infrastructure for organizations worldwide, offering a programmable API with real-time fraud detection, deepfake protection, and support for 48+ languages.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Data & RL envs for computer use
Hamming provides quality assurance and monitoring software for voice agents, enabling teams to test voice applications before deployment and track performance in production across accuracy, safety, and compliance metrics.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Sumanyu Sharma(Founder & CEO)in
Kobalt Labs provides software that analyzes third-party contracts and documentation against internal policies and external regulations to identify and track compliance risks for banks and fintech companies.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
LeapingAI builds AI voice and text agents that automate inbound and outbound calls for enterprises, handling customer support, appointment setting, and lead qualification.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Marketplace for multimodal data
Promptless automatically generates and suggests documentation updates when product changes occur, such as code PRs, Slack threads, or support tickets.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
S2.dev builds infrastructure services and tools for developers.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Shikhar Bhushan(Co-founder and CEO)inStephen Balogh(Co-founder and CTO)inDwarak Govind Parthiban(Co-founder)inMehul ArorainCristian Caciucin
Starcloud designs and deploys data centers in space to support hyperscale computing workloads, leveraging continuous solar energy and radiative cooling for gigawatt-scale AI training clusters.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingDeep TechSpace TechSeattle, US
Philip Johnston(Founder/CEO)inEzra Feilden(Founder)inAdi Oltean(Founder)in
Unsiloed builds AI models that read and analyze document pages using attention-guided heatmaps to identify and extract structured data from tables, figures, and text regions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Orange Collective invest at?
- Orange Collective invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Orange Collective focus on?
- Orange Collective focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
- Where is Orange Collective located?
- Orange Collective is headquartered in Danville, US.
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