Fundraising FoxRunway
Venture capitalNew York City · Pre-Seed–Seed · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The Runway Fund offers early-stage startups fast, standardized funding paired with mentorship from a network of experienced founders. Qualifying startups can choose between equity funding or convertible loans, and the fund leverages its founder network to remotely mentor selected companies. It invests in startups across the globe from its New York City base, framing its mission around helping promising startups survive and grow through challenging periods such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 6 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Runway went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 6 of 7 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Deep Tech ×3Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Biotech ×1Climate Tech ×1Creator Economy ×1
HQs:United States×6
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32022 · 14 dated
Runway builds AI models that simulate the world by merging art and science, pioneering general-purpose multimodal simulators focused on applications in robotics, scientific discovery, and disease modeling.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Cristóbal Valenzuela(Founder)inAnastasis Germanidis(Founder)inAnastasios Germanidis(Director)Alejandro Matamala-Ortiz(Founder)Arya Asemanfar(Founder)Cristobal Valenzuela(Founder)
Board seatAnastasios Germanidis· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Dec 2022
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersavraCoatue ManagementCompoundFelicis VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc+21 more
Cartwheel is a browser-based AI platform that turns text, video and motion libraries into editable, rigged 3D character animation.
Alex Vasilkin(Founder)inAndrew Carr(Founder)Daniel Tartakovsky(Founder)Joe English(Founder)Jonathan Jarvis(Founder)Juliana Chen(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelCraft VenturesTenOneTen VenturesTIRTA Ventures37 AngelsAct One Ventures+11 more
Cartwheel delivers evidence-based mental health and clinical care services to students and families through partnerships with school districts.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMental HealthCambridge, US
Joe English(Co-Founder and CEO)inDaniel Tartakovsky(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHolly Maloney(Director)inGreg Yap(Director)inSteve Kupfer(Director)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersAlumni VenturesBoxGroupCraft VenturesGeneral CatalystMenlo Ventures+11 more
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LanceDB is an AI-native multimodal lakehouse platform that unifies training data across multiple systems to accelerate model development and dataset creation at scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Chang She(Founder)inLei Xu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCRV (Charles River Ventures)Essence Venture CapitalInvest In DataRogue CapitalSky9 Capital+13 more
Moritz is an AI-native law firm that combines senior lawyers with custom software to deliver legal work for technology companies across the EU, US, and Australia, using fixed fees and rapid turnaround rather than hourly billing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Pamir Ehsas(CEO)inStefan Mandaric(CTO)inDaniel Dalla Vedova(Founding Head of Legal & COO)inVegard Økland(Founding Engineer)Pravith Raj(Founding Designer)Antonina Kruhlikova(Recruiter)
Co-investorsY Combinator20VCInception FundPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementUrban Innovation+13 more
Silurian develops customized foundation models for simulating the impact of weather on assets and infrastructure.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechInsurTechSeattle, US
Jayesh K. Gupta(CEO)inCristian Bodnar(Founder)inNikhil Shankar(Founder)inMark BaumMinmin Fu
Co-investorsCollaborative FundEval Ventures FundPioneerSurgePoint AngelY CombinatorCapitalize VC+3 more
Tamarind provides a computational platform for protein and molecular engineering, offering AI and physics-based tools to design antibodies, peptides, enzymes, and small molecules.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Deniz Kavi(CEO)inSherry Liu(Founder)inBrooke Lacina(Recruiter)Recruiting Tamarind Bio(Recruiter)Abraham Penuelas(Technical Recruiter)
Co-investorsEight CapitalLynett Capital PartnersTranspose Platform ManagementTreeo VCY Combinator468 Capital+2 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRunway · thesaasnews.com · Jul 6, 2026
Moritz · ycombinator.com · Jan 21, 2026
LanceDB · lancedb.com · Jun 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Runway made?
- Runway has 7 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Runway invest at?
- Runway invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Runway focus on?
- Runway focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Runway located?
- Runway is headquartered in New York City, US.
- Does Runway lead rounds?
- Runway typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamRunway CEO Cristobal Valenzuela is simulating the world
ACCESS Podcast · Cristobal Valenzuela
How Generative AI is Transforming Industries - Alejandro Matamala Ortiz (Runway AI)
Startup Grind · Alejandro Matamala Ortiz
No Priors Ep. 2 | With Runway ML’s Cristobal Valenzuela
No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups · Cristobal Valenzuela
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