Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
Venture capitalLaguna Beach · Pre-Seed–Seed · 12 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 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
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What they invest in
from 23 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Enterprise Software ×10SaaS ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Consumer ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Deep Tech ×2Digital Health ×2
HQs:United States×9Uruguay×1
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
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
Apollo Atomics develops compact nuclear power systems designed for rapid deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechEnergyBoston, US
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
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 ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
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
Evalon removes security bottlenecks in AI agent adoption, addressing security concerns for organizations deploying autonomous AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Giant creates personalized, interactive digital stories for children that adapt to their names, voices, and interests.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment
John Kobs(CEO & Founder)
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
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 SoftwareSaaS
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)
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)
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)
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 SoftwareGovTech<UNKNOWN>, US
Jamie Seltzer(Director)Brady Evan Burns(Executive Officer, Director)
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)
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)MSc. Juan Olloniego(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)Pablo Rodríguez(Co-Founder & Lead AI Engineer)
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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