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Los Altos Hills · Pre-Seed–Series A · 25 people tracked

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Investment thesis

s16vc operates as a founder-led venture fund, built and backed by a large community of over 190 founders and operators. It positions itself as a 'Founders For Founders Fund,' emphasizing support for startup founders drawing on the operational experience of its backers. Its portfolio spans software, AI, developer tools, fintech, health, robotics and other technology-driven sectors.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 11, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$1M
HQ
Los Altos Hills, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Tracked investments
100
Unicorns
2
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 25 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Aleks Shamis· Co-founder & Managing Partner

Co-founder and managing partner at s16vc, previously co-founder of Borzodelivery.com.

Mike Peregudov· Co-founder

Co-founder of s16vc and co-founder and CEO of Whizz.

Anna Skaya

CEO of Basepaws; listed among the founders backing s16vc.

Christian Reber

Founder of Pitch, Superlist, Wunderlist and Interface Capital; a founder backer of s16vc.

Daniel Dines

Co-CEO at UiPath and co-founder at Crew Capital; a founder backer of s16vc.

David Yang

Founder of Newo, ABBYY and Morfeus.ai; a founder backer of s16vc.

Des Traynor

Co-founder of Intercom; a founder backer of s16vc.

Ilkka Paananen

CEO and co-founder of Supercell; a founder backer of s16vc.

Johnny Boufarhat

Founder and CEO of Hopin; a founder backer of s16vc.

Koen Bok

CEO and founder of Framer; a founder backer of s16vc.

Krish Subramanian

Co-founder and CEO of Chargebee; a founder backer of s16vc.

Markus Villig

Founder and CEO of Bolt; a founder backer of s16vc.

Mikayel Vardanyan

Co-founder of Picsart; a founder backer of s16vc.

Mike Yan

Co-founder and CEO of Manychat; a founder backer of s16vc.

Mikita Mikado

Co-founder and CEO of PandaDoc; a founder backer of s16vc.

Olivier Pomel

CEO and co-founder of Datadog; a founder backer of s16vc.

Riccardo Zacconi

Co-founder of King (maker of Candy Crush) and Sweet Capital; a founder backer of s16vc.

Robert Gentz

Co-founder and co-CEO of Zalando; a founder backer of s16vc.

Thomas Wolf

Co-founder and chief science officer of Hugging Face; a founder backer of s16vc.

What they invest in

from 81 of 100 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×54SaaS ×42Enterprise Software ×22Developer Tools ×13Future of Work ×11Fintech ×9Marketing Tech ×9HR Tech ×8

HQs:United States×24Germany×7United Kingdom×4United Arab Emirates×1Spain×1Norway×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 49 portfolio companies
41%
solo founders
20 of 49 mapped founding teams
66%
repeat founders
of 61 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×202 founders×143 founders×44+ founders×11

Where their founders studiedfrom 56 founders with education data

Stanford University ×7Harvard University ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Yerevan State University ×3Columbia Business School ×2Harvard Business School ×2IESE Business School ×2London Business School ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 52 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×15Computer Science ×15Economics ×9Finance & Accounting ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×6Engineering ×5Physics ×4Humanities ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 61 founders with career history

Uber ×4BIGSTORY VC ×3Microsoft ×3PayPal ×3Accenture ×2Emerging Travel Group ×2Founders ×2Gett ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×4Techstars ×2

5 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 60 with degree data)

Investments · 100 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12023 · 32020 · 15 dated

Absciabsci.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ABSI

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechPortland, US

Sean McClain(Founder)inPhil Barish(Executive Officer)inZachariah Jonasson(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer)Shelby Walker(Chief Legal Officer)inRansi Somaratne(Chief Medical Officer)Andreas Busch(Chief Innovation Officer)in

Co-investorsConvergent VenturesDas & Co.IKJ CapitalOregon Venture FundPhoenix Venture PartnersTachyon Ventures+7 more

21st21st.devin𝕏Seed

21st.dev provides a library of thousands of components and templates from the community for developers to use in building applications.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Serafim Korablev(CEO)inSergey Bunas(CTO)in

Co-investorsAloniqPioneerTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Transpose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAAL VC+8 more

Abacumabacum.aiin𝕏

Abacum is a financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform designed for mid-market finance teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Jorge Lluch(Founder)inJulio Martinez(Founder)inClaire Blood-Cheney(Chief of Staff)Laia Aleu(Talent Aquisition)Stuart Mann(Talent Acquisition)Ashley Mullan(Talent Acquisition)

Co-investorsAtomicoCreandumFJ LabsFOG VenturesKfundQuint Ventures+7 more

Agnifyagnify.ai

Agnify provides an AI system that monitors existing camera feeds around the clock, detecting operational events and turning video footage into alerts, summaries, and natural-language answers.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoT

Co-investorsOK Computer

All3all3.comin

All3 is a European construction technology company that re-engineers how buildings are designed and built by combining AI-powered design software, robotic factories for custom structural components, and autonomous on-site assembly robots.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRoboticsBerlin, DE

Rodion Shishkov(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBegin CapitalRTP GlobalSuperSeedManchesterStory Group, LLCVNV Global

Anytypeanytype.ioin𝕏

Anytype is a decentralized collaboration and note-taking platform that emphasizes data privacy through local encryption and peer-to-peer synchronization.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSector AgnosticMoscow, US

Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalBalderton CapitalInflection.xyzSquareOneTechstarsEarl Grey Capital+4 more

AppFollowappfollow.ioin𝕏

AppFollow is a B2B SaaS reputation management platform that tracks and analyzes app store reviews and user feedback across major app stores, helping businesses respond to reviews and improve their products and marketing.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGamingMarketing TechSaaS

Pavel Vlasov(Co-founder & CTO)inAnatoly Sharifulin(Co-founder & CEO)inEugene Kruglov(COO)in

Co-investorsNauta CapitalRTP GlobalVendep Capital

Arthur Digitalarthur.digitalin𝕏Jul 2023

Arthur develops an AI-powered platform that enables organizations to build and deploy immersive workflows and experiences combining synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Mateo, US

Christoph Fleischmann(Founder)in

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesPlexo CapitalAcrew CapitalBAM ElevateGreycroftHomebrew+2 more

Asyncasync.com

Async is an AI-powered video editor that allows users to create, edit, and repurpose videos through conversational prompts rather than traditional editing interfaces.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Arto Yeritsyan(Founder)in

Co-investorsDiaspora VenturesMosaic VenturesPoint NineSierra VenturesSmartGateVC

Awellawellhealth.cominSep 2023

Awell provides a platform for building, automating, and orchestrating clinical care flows, using drag-and-drop or natural language AI prompts to design, deploy, and optimize workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsKAYALocalGlobeMoonfire VenturesOctopus Ventures

binathebinaschool.comin

Bina School provides personalized education designed to accommodate individual student learning needs and potential.

EdTech

Noam Gerstein(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investors27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)

Boost Expressboost.expressin

Boost.express leads major trade shows and builds partnerships across the North American event space, connecting industry leaders and supporting innovation in event technology and media.

AdTechB2B MarketplacesMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

BoardDavid AudrainKai HattendorfAdam Parry

Co-investorsTetrad

Burqburqup.comin𝕏

Burq provides a technology platform for last-mile delivery management that helps businesses scale their delivery operations and improve customer experiences.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Salman Habib(Co-founder)inShaban Habib(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesMantis CapitalOne Way VenturesOrigin VenturesVillage Global

Circlescircles.com

Circles provides workplace hospitality services for employers, including employee and guest concierge, event management, and community engagement programs.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR Tech

Codespeakcodespeak.devin𝕏

CodeSpeak is an agentic engineering toolkit that captures developer intent from AI agent chats and turns it into structured, human-readable requirements mapped to the codebase.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsZero Prime Ventures

Collectlycollectly.coinSeed

Collectly provides AI-powered automation for healthcare revenue cycle management and patient financial engagement.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Levon Brutyan(CEO)inMax Mizotin(Founder)inTat Ajamyan(Advisor)Andrew Gooding(Senior Director of Client Operations)Jessie Koester(Vice President Revenue Ops)Kevin Lunn(Head of Product)

Co-investorsCabra VCGoAhead VenturesGranatus VenturesInvariantes FundPID Fund I, a series of DV Collective, LPSapphire Ventures+11 more

Cynomi websitecynomi.comin

Cynomi offers an AI-driven security program management platform that lets managed service providers and security consultancies run assessments, generate risk registers, remediation roadmaps, policies, and compliance mappings, and manage the full security program lifecycle across their client portfolios.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

David Primor(Co-founder and CEO)inRoy Azoulay(Co-founder and COO)inOhad Chereshniya(CFO)inShane Deegan(CRO)inErin McLean(CMO)inReut Roich(VP Product)in

Co-investorsAloniqCanaan PartnersEntrée CapitalInsight PartnersLytical VenturesSeedIL Ventures+3 more

Dashadasha.aiin𝕏

Dasha offers a voice AI platform that provides a REST API for quickly building voice applications along with deeper infrastructure control for teams that outgrow hosted voice APIs.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Vlad Chernyshov(Founder)in

Co-investorsRTP Global

Dlthubdlthub.comin𝕏

dltHub builds an open-source Python library and AI-native platform for data ingestion and engineering, providing transparent primitives for schema inference, normalization, and incremental loading designed for the LLM era.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsBerlin, DE

Marcin Rudolf(Founder)inMatthaus Krzykowski(Founder)inAnna Hoffmann(Founder)inAdrian Brudaru(Founder)inAnna Hoffman(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSteve Vassallo(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFoundation CapitalAngel InvestDig Ventures Management LimitedFirestreak Ventures

Dragonboatdragonboat.ioin𝕏

Dragonboat is an ontology-native product portfolio platform that unifies data across the product development lifecycle into a live semantic source of truth, with built-in apps for strategy, intake, planning, roadmapping, and PDLC.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSanta Clara, US

Yun Flint(Executive Officer, Director)Becky Flint(Founder)in

Co-investorsAct One VenturesInsight PartnersRoble VenturesGingerbread CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersOak HC/FT

Dubformerdubformer.ai

Dubformer is an AI dubbing studio that lets localization teams direct every step of translating video content into new languages, from import to delivery.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Anton Dvorkovich(CEO)

Dwellydwelly.groupin

Dwelly acquires local lettings agencies and equips them with AI-powered software for handling rental tasks such as payments and maintenance, serving tenants, landlords, and letting agents.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesPropTechSaaS

Ilya Drozdov(Founder)Dan Lifshits(Founder)inDmitry Khanukov(Founder)inIlia Drozdov(Founder)in

Co-investorsBegin CapitalGeneral CatalystPID Fund I, a series of DV Collective, LPTetradDVCEQT+3 more

Expleeexplee.com

Explee offers AI sales agents that research the market, define the ideal customer profile, find high-intent prospects, write personalized cold emails, and book demos automatically.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Field Materialsfieldmaterials.comin

Field Materials uses AI and large language models to automate data entry and verification of material and equipment procurement for construction contractors.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSCharlotte, US

Eldar Sadikov(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalFlyer One VenturesNavitas CapitalSuperSeed VenturesZelda VenturesZacua Ventures

Figfig.ioin𝕏Acquired

Fig develops autocomplete software, visual applications, and keyboard shortcuts for terminal interfaces, designed to make command-line tools more usable for both novice and experienced developers.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Brendan Falk(Founder)inMatt Schrage(Founder)inSean Sullivan(Founding Engineer)Grant Gurvis(Founding Engineer)

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystMaximilian StoiberScribble VenturesY CombinatorAbacus Capital GroupBasement+15 more

Finomfinom.coin

FINOM provides business accounts for companies, offering banking services such as SEPA transfers, deposits, and ATM withdrawals via a physical card across Europe.

Fintech

Andrew Petrov(Founder)inAndrey Petrov(Founder)inKonstantin Stiskin(Founder)Kos Stiskin(Founder)Oleg Laguta(Founder)Yakov Novikov(Founder)

Co-investorsAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESBegin CapitalCogito Capital PartnersCold Start VenturesEntrée CapitalFJ Labs+10 more

Finverityfinverity.com

London, GB

Alex Fenechiu(Founder)

Co-investorsBY Venture PartnersLoyal VCOutward VCAcrobator Ventures

Foxteryfoxtery.com

Foxtery is an AI-native platform that turns documents, slides, and videos into interactive, SCORM-ready training courses, and includes an AI assistant that builds courses from uploaded files or chat.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech

Geniallygenially.comin𝕏

Genially is a platform for creating interactive and animated content, with built-in AI tools for content generation.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEdTechSaaS

Luis García Díez(Founder)inChema Roldan(Founder)Juan Rubio(Founder)Luis Garcia(Founder)

Co-investors645 VenturesAthos CapitalBrighteye VenturesCiveta InvestmentFJ LabsMarket One Capital+4 more

Hardwirehardwire.co

Hardwire is an AI assistant for service businesses that answers missed calls, captures enquiries, prices jobs based on the business's costs, and drafts quotes and invoices through voice interaction.

AI & Machine LearningSaaS

HerculesAIhercules.aiin

Hercules develops enterprise-grade AI workers to automate back-office operational tasks and reduce the knowledge worker deficit.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Alex Babin(Chief Executive Officer)inBeverley Chadwick(Chief Financial Officer)Trevor Bell(Chief Customer Officer)inVictoria Vendolin(Head of People Operations)Harutyun Baghdasaryan(VP of Engineering)inMarkus Sobkowski(Head of AI)in

Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesAiSprouts VCAlumni VenturesBascom VenturesEvolution VenturesFlyer One Ventures+11 more

Humanityhumanity.healthin𝕏

Humanity offers an enterprise employee wellness platform that uses biological age monitoring to help teams improve health and productivity.

Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechLongevityWellness & Fitness

Peter Ward(Founder)in

Co-investorsOne Way VenturesScientia VenturesTrueSight VenturesAndreessen HorowitzDeerfield Management CompanyJump Crypto+3 more

Jomejome.comin𝕏

Jome is a platform that helps homebuyers find, compare, and purchase new construction homes across multiple communities and builders.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketplacesPropTechRetail TechBrooklyn, US

Dan Hnatkovskyy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAloniqFlyer One VenturesForefront VentureGeek VenturesPragmatechRoosh Ventures+5 more

Kaizen X Capitalkaizenxcapital.com

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Enterprise SoftwareSector Agnostic

Ilia(Founder & Managing Principal)

Keenablekeenable.aiin

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Andrey Styskin(Co-founder & CEO)inMatthias Petri(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)in

Co-investorsAccelConviction

Krispkrisp.aiin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSBerkeley, US

Arto Minasyan(Founder)inDavit Baghdasaryan(Founder)inArtavazd Minasyan(Founder)

Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundCM VenturesFormula VCGranatus VenturesRTP GlobalSierra Ventures+4 more

Lokaliselokalise.comin𝕏Aug 2020

Lokalise provides a localization platform that enables businesses to translate and adapt content for multiple markets and languages through automated workflows and integrations.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDover, US

Peteris Antropovs(Director)Nikolajs Ustinovs(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)NickPetrNick Ustinov(Founder)Petr Antropov(Founder)

Co-investors3VCCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dawn CapitalGaingelsQuint VenturesChalfen Ventures+1 more

Lovilovi.carein

Lóvi is an iOS skincare assistant app that uses AI to scan a user's face for 11+ skin issues, analyze cosmetic products for personal fit and ingredient safety, and answer skincare questions through a chat assistant.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness

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Mechanica Partnersmechanica.bio

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Mokka AIgomokka.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSNew York, US

Max Krasnykh(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors33East

Monitemonite.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBerlin, DE

Ivan Maryasin(Founder)Alex Akimov(CTO)Andrey Korchak(Founder)

Co-investorsAUDEO VENTURESRuna CapitalThird PrimeTomahawk.VC365.fintechLongRun Capital+2 more

Monitemonite.appMar 2023 · $5M

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Co-investorsRKKVCAUDEO VENTURESLong Run CapitalPoint72 VenturesThird PrimeValar Ventures Llc

Nacho Nachonachonacho.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSector Agnostic

Co-investorsA'Z AngelsBrainstorm VenturesFlyer One VenturesMAGIC FundTunitas Ventures

NeuroVitalsneurovitalsai.com

NeuroVitals is a metabolic mental health platform that combines biomarker and bloodwork tracking, wearable device integration, and behavioral habit protocols to address the physiological drivers of mood, cognition, and energy.

Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Nick Norwitz(Chief Science Officer)

Co-investorsCity Light

Newo.ai websitenewo.aiin

Newo.ai provides an AI receptionist platform for small and medium businesses that answers phone calls, schedules appointments, and handles customer inquiries 24/7 across multiple channels.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Dr. David Yang

Co-investorsAloniqConstructor Capital USOh.io VenturesAcrobator Ventures

Nudgenudge.comin𝕏

Nudge develops technology focused on improving how people interact with their brains, and conducts related studies.

Deep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Fred Ehrsam(Founder)inJeremy Barenholtz(Founder)Quintin Frerichs(Founder)Takashi Okita(Founder)

Co-investorsAntlerCerberusDG Daiwa VenturesGlobal BrainGreenoaksInsignia Ventures Partners+3 more

Nutrisensenutrisense.com

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Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

OpenShelfopshelf.comin

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HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Co-investorsCybernetix VenturesSOSV

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Enterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechLegalTechSaaSSingapore, SG

Victor Lysenko(Founder)Victor Lysenko Konstantin Lange(Founder)

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Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ally Fekaiki(CEO and Founder)Tony Jamous(Founder)inJack Mardack(Founder)inHadi Moussa(CEO)inTony Jamous Jack Mardack(Founder)

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcAtento CapitalAvid VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersG2 Venture PartnersKima Ventures+5 more

Paloma Healthpalomahealth.com

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Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFemTechHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Guillaume ("G") Skalli(Founder)in

Co-investorsAera VCAlpine MeridianCrosscut VenturesDevice of Tomorrow CapitalFJ LabsKima Ventures+7 more

Pantiopantio.io

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AI & Machine LearningConsumer

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AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechBerlin, DE

Jens Joseph Mannanal(Founder)inJen Phan(Founder)Jennifer Phan(Founder)Jens Mannanal(Founder)Lorenzo De Nobili(Founder)Michelle Tian(Founder)

Co-investorsbig_betsSupernode GlobalAccelCreandumInsight Partners

Plato AIplatoapp.aiin

Plato develops AI-powered software for wholesale (B2B) distributors, aimed at supporting their sales and purchasing operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Matthias Heinrich(Geschäftsführer Produktentwicklung (Managing Director, Product Development))inOliver Birch(Geschäftsführer Softwareentwicklung (Managing Director, Software Development))in

Co-investorsBOOOMCherry VenturesD11ZRaven CapitalRaven Indigenous Capital PartnersTranspose Platform Management+1 more

Playgamaplaygama.comin𝕏

Playgama is a gaming platform that hosts browser-based games and also distributes titles on Steam for PC players seeking longer gaming sessions and native performance.

B2B MarketplacesDeveloper ToolsGamingMedia & EntertainmentDubai, AE

VyacheslavDmitry Kachmar(Founder)in

Co-investorsThe Games FundFJ LabsThe Open PlatformVelo Partners

Plurioplurio.aiin

Plurio provides guides and resources for marketing and growth professionals involved in customer acquisition planning and strategy.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Co-investorsYellow Rocks!AltaIR CapitalDVC

Propertymatepropertymate.ai

Jome is an AI-assisted platform for buying newly built homes, letting buyers find, compare, and purchase new construction properties, book builder tours, and get guidance from contract to closing.

AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsGaingels

Qaseqase.io

Qase is a QA test management platform that unifies CI results, automated tests, and manual test runs into a single system of record with requirement-to-result traceability.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsProspective Technologies

Qonversionqonversion.ioin𝕏

Qonversion provides a unified analytics platform that consolidates subscription data from multiple sources into real-time dashboards and reports.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsSmart Partnership CapitalVisionaries Club

Simplesimple.lifein

Simple is a mobile app for weight loss and health that offers personalized weight loss plans, a food scanner with smart feedback, fasting and water tracking, and workout plans such as Pilates, yoga, and walking.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsAlexander Geza Marcus PejacsevichLiquidity CapitalTarget Global

Other

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

Arcus LabsBuildoneC TWOCynomiKlypNachoNachoNewoParentvillagePerpetual (ex-OpenShelf)Perplexity (ex-Sidekick)SidekickStoryTheker RoboticsTotientUNestWhizzZing

Exits · 2

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AbsciNASDAQ: ABSI

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has s16 made?
s16 has 100 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does s16 invest at?
s16 invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is s16's typical check size?
s16 typically writes checks of $1M.
What sectors does s16 focus on?
s16 focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is s16 located?
s16 is headquartered in Los Altos Hills, US.
Who does s16 co-invest with?
s16 most often shares deals with Flyer One Ventures, General Catalyst, FJ Labs, among 237 tracked co-investors.

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