Sentiero Ventures
Venture capitalDallas · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
Sentiero focuses on early-stage software startups applying AI to enterprise use cases. The firm believes AI's impact on business is still in its infancy and seeks companies delivering groundbreaking technology that melds machine and human intelligence — a concept it terms 'knowledge convergence.' Its investing centers on transformative enterprise software leveraging AI and machine learning.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Sentiero Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 16 of 24 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×4SaaS ×4Deep Tech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Cybersecurity ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2
HQs:United States×7Canada×4United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×83 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12022 · 12 dated
Auquan builds autonomous AI agents that automate end-to-end manual workflows for financial institutions, including credit memos, sustainability reports, and LP documentation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB
Chandini Jain(Founder)inShub Jain(Founder)in
Co-investorsEpisode1Neotribe VenturesOutrun VenturesPeak XV PartnersTechstars
Co-investorsMarket Square Ventures
Data Sentinel provides technology and frameworks to enable transparent and automated data sharing between businesses and their customers, allowing consumers to see, manage, and control how their personal information is used and stored.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBrightspark Ventures
Geminus builds physics-native AI systems that understand, predict, and optimize complex industrial infrastructure in real time by combining physics-based simulation with real-world data and uncertainty-aware reasoning.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechEnergyEnterprise Software
Karthik Duraisamy(Dr.)Alex Gorodetsky(Dr.)
Co-investorsFocal VenturesThe Hive
Gestalt provides a prebuilt data warehouse and analytics foundation that unifies data from disparate systems for financial institutions such as credit unions, lenders, and platform providers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Stephanie Hanson(CEO & Co-Founder)Justin McClintick(CTO/CPO & Co-Founder)Aaron Smith(CRO & Head of Partnerships)Denise Brown(COO & Head of Customer Success)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonConnetic VenturesYamaha Motor VenturesAlloy LabsLong Run CapitalNewtype Ventures
Jozu provides security, governance, and orchestration solutions for the AI lifecycle, enabling enterprises to deploy and manage machine learning models securely and at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Jesse Williams(Founder)inBrad Micklea(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpMozilla VenturesAlley Robotics Ventures
oPRO.ai develops AI software that lets manufacturing enterprises deploy, scale, and maintain deep learning models in production, providing real-time forecasts, prescriptions, and supervised automation for process control variables.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Rob Christenson(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)
Co-investorsCortado VenturesHouston Angel Network
Scalestack is an AI-driven platform that connects a company's go-to-market stack—CRM, data enrichment, and marketing automation tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, ZoomInfo, and Apollo—so data syncs cleanly and workflows run automatically.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechMiami, US
Aurelio Narciso(Executive Officer, Director)Elio Narciso(Founder)Alessandro Solomon Alter(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCriteria Venture TechFlyer One VenturesGeek VenturesLeonis CapitalRipple VenturesExor Ventures+2 more
Science On Call provides IT support and managed services for restaurants, leveraging AI-powered automations to help resolve technology challenges and reduce operational costs.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSOak Park, US
Andy Freivogel(Co-Founder & CEO)Luisa Castellanos(Co-Founder & COO)Ken Tsang(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Connetic VenturesGROOVE CAPITALLofty VenturesLongJump Ventures+4 more
Shearwater Aerospace develops intelligent drone systems designed for public safety, disaster response, and other applications where traditional aircraft use is costly or risky.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechDefense TechRobotics
Chad Armstrong(CEO)Alexandre Borowczyk(CTO)
Co-investorsTandemLaunch
SingleKey offers tenant screening and rent payment protection tools for landlords, helping them evaluate rental applicants and secure monthly rent payments.
FintechPropTechToronto, CA
Viler Lika(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsEmerging VenturesGeorgian Angel NetworkInsurTechBlockchain Founders FundStout Street Capital
Co-investorsAiSprouts VC
testRigor provides AI-driven functional test automation for software development teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Artem Golubev(Founder)inEnzo Biancato(Founder)in
Co-investorsSilicon BadiaY Combinator
ThoughtForge develops edge-based robotic AI that operates without internet connectivity to enable autonomous task completion in industrial environments.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsBerkeley, US
Matthew Brown(Founder)Matthew James Brown(President and CEO)
Co-investorsTime Zero Capital
Trellis is an AI-driven platform that automates advertising, pricing, and profitability optimization for eCommerce sellers on marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, and Shopify.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceOttawa, CA
Denis Leclair(Founder)Fahim Sheikh(Founder)
Co-investorsCraft VenturesOkapi Venture CapitalStout Street Capital
Velou provides product data infrastructure for agentic commerce, using its retail-specific Commerce-1 model to turn unstructured or incomplete product catalogs into structured, context-rich data.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Sadee Gamhewa(Executive Officer, Director)Sadeesha Gamhewa(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrendon Wales(Director)Gavin Hewitt(Director)
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalFUSE
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTrellis · finsmes.com · Jul 20, 2026
testRigor · empmonitor.com · Jul 16, 2026
Gestalt Tech · finance.biggo.com · Jul 3, 2026
Science On Call · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Jozu · jozu.com · Aug 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Sentiero Ventures made?
- Sentiero Ventures has 22 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Sentiero Ventures invest at?
- Sentiero Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Sentiero Ventures's typical check size?
- Sentiero Ventures typically writes checks of $10K – $1M.
- What sectors does Sentiero Ventures focus on?
- Sentiero Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Sentiero Ventures located?
- Sentiero Ventures is headquartered in Dallas, US.
- Does Sentiero Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Sentiero Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Sentiero Ventures co-invest with?
- Sentiero Ventures most often shares deals with Connetic Ventures, Techstars, Episode1, among 37 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team691st 1Mby1M Roundtable with David Evans, Sentiero Ventures
1Mby1M Roundtables · David Evans
Harnessing AI through Seed-Stage Investments: Insights from David Evans of Sentiero Ventures
FinStrat Management, Inc. · David Evans
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Co-investors · 6
The Hive is a venture fund and co-creation studio that invests in and builds AI-focused startups serving enterprise markets across industrials, financial services, insurance, and healthcare.
Lam Capital is the investment arm that backs innovative companies tackling high-impact technology challenges, spanning semiconductor subsystems, AI chips, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
SkyRiver Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology investments spanning North America and Asia, leveraging market insights from global tech companies to identify and invest in startups addressing key industry challenges.
DataRobot is an enterprise AI platform that enables organizations to build, deploy, and govern AI agents at scale across complex environments.
Firms observed investing alongside Sentiero Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Sentiero Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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