Section 32
Venture capitalPalo Alto · 23 people tracked
Investment thesis
Section 32 operates as a deliberately capital-constrained, high-conviction venture firm that concentrates on a small number of companies to commit deeply and support founders over the long term. The team pairs experienced investors and operators with hands-on help recruiting leaders across engineering, AI, and go-to-market. Its investing focus spans artificial intelligence, computational biology, physical AI, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise. By constraining capital, the firm forces itself to choose between excellent opportunities rather than deploying into marginal ones, reserving meaningful time, capital, and attention for the companies it backs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 23 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 37 of 40 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×21Enterprise Software ×11Biotech ×9SaaS ×9Deep Tech ×8Developer Tools ×7Medical Devices ×6Cybersecurity ×5
HQs:United States×21Canada×1Germany×1Sweden×1
Investments · 40 tracked
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Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechLos Angeles, US
Brian Armstrong(Founder/CEO)in
Infleqtion designs and manufactures neutral atom quantum computers, quantum sensors, and software for governments, corporations, and research institutions.
Deep TechDefense TechQuantum ComputingLouisville, US
Catherine P. Lego(Director)Pranav Gokhale(Chief Technology Officer)Dawn C. Meyerriecks(Director)Kristina M. Johnson(Director)Paul Lipman(Chief Revenue Officer)Jason D. Hall(Chief Legal Officer)
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)
Aspen Neuroscience develops iPSC-derived autologous cell therapies for neurological diseases, with a lead product (ANPD001) in Phase 1/2a clinical trials for Parkinson's disease.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical Devices<UNKNOWN>, US
Andrés Bratt-Leal(Co-Founder and Senior Vice President, Research & Development)Damien McDevitt(President and Chief Executive Officer)
Formation Bio develops drugs through partnerships with health systems, academic medical centers, and research sites, focusing on clinical trials in dermatology, rheumatology, and cardiometabolic diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtech
Ben Liu(CEO & Co-Founder)Linhao Zhang(Co-Founder)
Octave develops blood-based biomarker tests for neurodegenerative diseases including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US
William Hagstrom(Founder and Chairman)Doug Biehn(President and CEO)
Formation Bio develops drugs alongside research site partners, including health systems, academic medical centers, and independent research sites, with a focus on accelerating clinical trials in dermatology, rheumatology, and cardiometabolic diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSNew York, US
Linhao Zhang(Co-Founder)Benjamine Liu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlfred Lin(Director)Michael Moritz(Director)Scott Kupor(Director)
8090 is an AI-native software development platform designed for regulated enterprises in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and government that enables teams to build production code from business intent with full audit trails and governance controls.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Chamath Palihapitiya(Co-founder and CEO)
Big Hat Bio develops therapeutics under development across multiple programs.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Peyton Greenside(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Kafka(Director)Vineeta Agarwala(Director)Robert Chess(Director)Mark DePristo(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFrancisco Gimenez(Director)
AI research lab developing visual intelligence technology including image generation and manipulation models.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsFreiburg, DE
Robin Rombach(Founder)Andreas Blattmann(Founder)Patrick Esser(Founder)Anjney Midha(Director)
Cohere builds foundational AI models and enterprise solutions that help businesses automate tasks, accelerate workflows, and enhance decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA
Aidan Gomez(Co-founder and CEO)Ivan Zhang(Co-founder)Nick Frosst(Co-founder)
Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ali Ghodsi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ion Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Conte(Executive Officer)Tram Phi(Executive Officer)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)
EMA is an enterprise platform for building and scaling AI-powered workflows that automatically selects the best combination of models for each task to optimize accuracy, cost, and latency.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Endor Labs provides application security tooling to identify, prioritize, and fix vulnerabilities in software development, with particular focus on securing AI-generated code and open-source dependencies.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Varun Badhwar(Founder & Co-founder)inDimitri Stiliadis(Founder & Co-founder)
CrowdStrike provides cloud-native security software protecting endpoints, cloud workloads, identity systems, and data infrastructure to prevent breaches for enterprise customers.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
George Kurtz(Founder & CEO)
Gretel provides synthetic data generation tools that enable developers to create high-quality, domain-specific datasets for training agentic AI systems and language models.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPoway, US
Ali Golshan(Director)Sridhar Ramaswamy(Director)Laszlo Bock(Director)Kelly Perdew(Director)Alexander Watson(Executive Officer, Director)
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
humans& is a frontier AI lab focused on building human-centric AI systems that prioritize people and their relationships, emphasizing innovations in reinforcement learning, memory, and user understanding to create AI that strengthens organizations and communities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSEl Segundo, US
Eric Zelikman(Co-founder)Alaarif Nooruldeen(Executive Officer, Director)Kristen Green(Director)Allen Mask(Director)Jonathan Ellman(Director)Eduardo Vivas(Director)
Inceptive builds foundation models of biological systems for drug discovery, specializing in sequence-based medicines like mRNA and peptides.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesPalo Alto, US
Jakob Uszkoreit(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kevin Heyries(Executive Officer)Vijay S. Pande(Director)Diana Isabel Ajuria(Executive Officer)Do Soon Kim(Executive Officer)
Inworld AI provides a full-duplex audio streaming platform that enables real-time conversational AI interactions with intelligent turn-taking, function calling, and multi-model routing capabilities for developers building conversational applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Google Nest manufactures smart home devices including cameras, doorbells, speakers, and thermostats that integrate with Google Home for security, entertainment, and energy management.
ConsumerHardwareIoTMountain View, US
BiotechFremont, US
Jared Birchall(Executive Officer, Director)ELON MUSK(Executive Officer)
NewLimit develops epigenetic reprogramming medicines to extend healthspan and treat age-related diseases at the intersection of computer science and biotechnology.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevity
Brian Armstrong(Co-founder, Board of Directors)Blake Byers(Director)Jacob Kimmel(Director)Michael Polansky(Executive Officer)
BoardZavain Dar(Director)
Ohalo develops agricultural products designed to improve farmer productivity and livelihoods globally.
AgTechBiotech
Phaidra develops an AI control platform that uses reinforcement learning to optimize energy efficiency and operational performance in data centers and AI factories.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnergy
Jim Gao(Chief Executive Officer)inVeda Panneershelvam(Chief Technology Officer)inKatie Hoffman(President and Chief Operating Officer)in
Physical Intelligence develops generalist AI models for robotics that can control any robot to perform various tasks through learning algorithms and multi-robot training.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Sergey Levine(Founder)
SandboxAQ combines artificial intelligence and quantum technology to address complex industrial challenges.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing
Sergey Brin(Founder)
Wise Systems provides an AI-driven routing optimization platform for delivery and fleet operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSCambridge, US
Charles Sims II(Executive Officer, Director)Ali Kamil(Executive Officer, Director)Layla Shaikley(Executive Officer, Director)Jemel Derbali(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDr. Sandy PentlandEdgar Blanco
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Section 32 focus on?
- Section 32 focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Section 32 located?
- Section 32 is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Section 32 lead rounds?
- Yes, Section 32 leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThis pandemic has been the most benign dress rehearsal for the real thing, says Section 32' Bill Maris
Bill Maris · cnbc.com
Investor's Playbook: Game-changing startups – Healthy Returns Summit with Section 32's Bill Maris
Bill Maris · cnbc.com
Bill Maris, ex-Google Ventures, brings in new hires at Section 32
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