Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
Venture capitalActively deployingLaguna Beach · Pre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Perceptive Ventures focuses on backing agentic AI founders working on transformational startups that they believe will define humanity's next major leap. The firm views the current AI wave as a fundamental shift creating new industries and reshaping existing ones, and prefers to invest in founders building for the future rather than following current trends. It presents itself as a trusted, hands-on partner for disruptive founders, available for difficult moments and startup challenges that other investors may not have faced. The firm asks founders to reach out through mutual connections.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 23 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Enterprise Software ×11SaaS ×6Consumer ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×2Deep Tech ×2Developer Tools ×2
HQs:United States×10India×1Uruguay×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×73 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history
Meta ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathA1 Mobile offers mobile service bundles including texts, calls, and 5G data alongside AI reception capabilities for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Co-investorsStreamlined Ventures
AgentPhone provides phone numbers for artificial intelligence agents, enabling them to communicate with people and businesses via voice calls and text messages.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Manav Modi(Founder)inMeet Modi(Founder)in
Co-investorsRebel FundY Combinator
Altalogy is a design and branding agency that captures and communicates the value of early-stage companies through website design, product interfaces, brand identity, and pitch deck design.
Creator Economy
Dawid Cedrych(Founder)inJakub Klimek(Founder)in
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Ground Up Ventures
Apollo Atomics develops compact nuclear power systems designed for rapid deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechEnergyBoston, US
Assil Halimi(Founder)inDrew Walker(Co-Founder/COO)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsKima VenturesOrange CollectiveScribble VenturesValia VenturesY Combinator
Bixby provides AI-powered submittal review software for construction projects, surfacing non-compliant products and citations while keeping humans in control of final decisions.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction Tech
Co-investorsNVP Capital
Conifer provides a routing system that runs large language models locally on user machines first, then intelligently routes queries to cloud models only when needed, reducing token costs and improving inference speed through optimized GPU kernels.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Michael Jeffords(Founder)inCharles Muehlberger(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorMFV PartnersTrue VenturesZ21 Ventures
Dispatch is a data orchestration platform that connects wealth technology software by automating client data collection and synchronization across advisory firm tech stacks.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Rob Nance(Co-founder, CEO)inMadalyn Armijo(Co-founder, COO)inRafi Lurie(Co-founder, CPO)in
Co-investorsBrewer Lane VenturesF-Prime CapitalFikaFlyover CapitalMassMutual VenturesNew York Life Ventures+3 more
Giant creates personalized, interactive digital stories for children that adapt to their names, voices, and interests.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment
John Kobs(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsDecasonicJ4 VenturesLightShed VenturesWestern Technology Investment
Hyperspell builds a context platform that connects to enterprise data sources (Slack, email, documents, CRMs, ticketing systems) and synthesizes them into a unified, permission-aware knowledge graph accessible to AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Conor Brennan-Burke(Founder)inManu Ebert(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper B1Fjor FoundersImagination CapitalMento vcOlive Tree CapitalScribble Ventures+2 more
InstaLILY builds Lily, an AI engineer designed to automate work in manufacturing, logistics, and maintenance-intensive industries.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Amit Shah(Founder)inSumantro Das(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnergize Capital
Korl is an AI agent that generates personalized business presentations for customer interactions like roadmap reviews, quarterly business reviews, and contract renewals by integrating data from tools like Salesforce, Jira, and Google Docs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sumeet Pannu(Founder)
Co-investorsMaC Venture CapitalStage 2 CapitalUnderscore VC
KronosAI provides AI-powered multiphysics simulation software for engineers, combining frontier AI models with best-in-class numerical solvers to enable autonomous, high-fidelity simulations through natural language interfaces.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Yujie Huang(Co-Founder, CEO)Eric Ma(Co-Founder, CSO)James O'Brien(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsCalibrate Ventures
Bipedal home and healthcare humanoid robot combining bio-inspired hardware with advanced AI
Neon is a mobile app platform that lets users monetize their phone call data by sharing it with AI companies for model training, while maintaining control over their personal information.
AI & Machine LearningConsumer
Alex Kiam(Founder)
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersUpfront VenturesUpper90
Novig is a sports prediction and trading platform designed for traders that prioritizes transparent odds and user experience without excluding profitable users.
ConsumerFintechMarketplacesSports Tech
Jacob Fortinsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsLux CapitalY CombinatorAmino CapitalNeer Venture PartnersNFXPantera Capital+3 more
Plow is building tools designed to return attention and time to users by countering addictive design patterns in technology.
ConsumerFuture of Work
Scowtt provides AI/ML-powered marketing optimization and autonomous sales experiences that integrate CRM, web signals, and product interaction data to convert leads into customers.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSKirkland, US
Eduardo Indacochea(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLucy Deland(Director)in
Co-investorsInspired Capital
Sidecar provides an AI system that automates repetitive manual workflows in logistics operations, including quote requests, job file creation, data entry, and financial reconciliation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBangalore, IN
Sudhanshu Heda(Founder)inAkshat Khare(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstIncisive VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementGreatPoint VenturesMorpheus VenturesSRI Capital
State Affairs is an AI-powered intelligence platform that analyzes legislative hearings, bills, and regulations to deliver real-time policy intelligence to organizations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US
Jamie Seltzer(Director)inBrady Evan Burns(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersWestern Technology Investment
Village is a platform that connects families, pediatric care providers, and care coordinators in a secure hub to streamline care coordination for children with developmental delays, special needs, rare conditions, and chronic illnesses.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketing TechLos Angeles, US
Brandon Terry(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsUpfront Ventures
Zapia is an AI assistant for Latin America that responds to audio and text queries on general topics, products and services, and transcribes audio.
AI & Machine Learning
Nicolás Loeff(Co-Founder & CTO)Juan Pablo Pereira(Co-Founder & CEO)Martín Alcalá Rubí(Co-Founder & former CEO)inMSc. Juan Olloniego(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)Pablo Rodríguez(Co-Founder & Lead AI Engineer)Nicolas Loeff(Founder)
Co-investorsAnthos CapitalEndeavor CatalystKalei VenturesProsus Ventures
Zealthy offers remote video consultations with medical providers, prescription delivery, and care team messaging for patients seeking to address specific health concerns or improve their overall wellness through a comprehensive, holistic approach.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Kyle Robertson(Founder)in
Co-investorsGround Up Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSidecar · femwealth.substack.com · Jul 19, 2026
Dolphin · ng.investing.com · Jul 15, 2026
Conifer · ycombinator.com · Jul 15, 2026
Instalily · axios.com · Jul 14, 2026
Giant · techtimes.com · Jul 13, 2026
Village · thejoltnews.com · Jul 8, 2026
Zealthy · vaccinealliance.org · Jun 3, 2026
Apollo Atomics, Inc. · ycombinator.com · May 27, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc made?
- Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc has 27 tracked investments.
- What stage does Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc invest at?
- Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc focus on?
- Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc located?
- Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc is headquartered in Laguna Beach, US.
- Who does Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc co-invest with?
- Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc most often shares deals with Y Combinator, NFX, Scribble Ventures, among 43 tracked co-investors.
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