SHAKTI — Full Portfolio

San Francisco, US

Julie Wainwright(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Gustke(Executive Officer)Henry V. Barry(Executive Officer)Henry V Barry(Executive Officer)

BoardMathias Schilling(Director)inCynthia Ringo(Director)

Builds digital teammates for revenue teams to automate time-consuming tasks.

AI/ML infrastructure company building an accessible end-to-end ML platform.

alphaXiv is a platform that connects academic papers, researchers, and organizations, providing AI-grounded answers based on underlying research work.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & Entertainment

Machine learning platform for capturing highlights from online video games.

Payment platform providing one-click checkout.

Cambly connects language learners with tutors for online English instruction.

EdTechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

Sameer Shariff(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)Kevin Law(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer / learning leader)

Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.

Surry Hills, Nsw

Melanie Perkins(Executive Officer, Director)Clifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Melanie Joy Perkins(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Clifford James Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Global recipe and cooking platform aiming to simplify cooking.

SaaS platform for creators to showcase their services online.

Cuyana is a direct-to-consumer luxury leather goods and accessories brand that designs customizable bags and accessories made from sustainable materials.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to Consumer

Shilpa Shah(Founder)in

SaaS product making online maps faster, better and more collaborative.

Gen.G is a professional esports organization that manages competitive teams across multiple games including League of Legends, Valorant, and PUBG, as well as motorsports racing.

Creator EconomyEdTechGamingLos Angeles, US

Provides reliable, cost-effective satellite products for the modern space market.

Glacier develops AI-powered robotic systems for material recovery facilities (MRFs) to improve recycling sorting and material quality.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyRobotics

Rebecca Hu-Thrams(Founder)Areeb Malik(Founder)

Software for municipal planning and building departments to expedite permitting.

Network of automated service centers for the next generation of mobility (EVs, AVs).

Adaptive AI content moderation solutions for Trust & Safety teams.

Namecoach offers audio name-pronunciation recordings that embed online so people can learn how to correctly say each other's names, and supports gender pronoun communication.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

Praveen Ramesh Shanbhag(Executive Officer, Director)

Platform for learning and showcasing skills.

Pipedrive is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses to manage sales pipelines, track leads, and automate sales processes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York, US

Urmas Purde(Founder)in

Queenly is an online marketplace where users can buy and rent formal wear across iOS, Android, and web platforms.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Trisha Bantigue(Founder)inKathy Zhou-Patel(Founder)inMengzhou Zhou(Director)

Video-driven dating app designed for Gen Z.

Platform that automates the search for the best student loans.

Provides a business address and lets companies manage physical mail online.

Stitch provides payment infrastructure enabling businesses to accept, send and manage online and in-person payments while offering consumers in South Africa financial management tools.

FintechSaaSSouth Africa, ZA

Kiaan Pillay(Founder)inMohamed Oueida(Founder & CEO)

AI-native animation studio built for creators.

Swiftly is a transit reliability platform for public transportation agencies, aimed at making public transit a faster and more attractive alternative to private vehicles.

Data & InfrastructureGovTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS

Software infrastructure for developers to access vision/perception sensors.

Influencer marketing platform for brands to scale influencer marketing.

The RealReal is an online marketplace for authenticated luxury consignment, allowing consumers to buy and sell pre-owned designer clothing, accessories, jewelry, watches, and home goods.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Building agentic recommerce with a presale marketplace for resale/rental demand.

Liftoff is a mobile marketing platform offering performance marketing, monetization, and creative solutions powered by Cortex, an AI-enabled growth platform that helps app developers acquire users, maximize revenue, and optimize growth through data-driven advertising and analytics.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS

Zain Jaffer(CoFounder)

Marketplace for artists and art enthusiasts to transact in art.

Zindi is a professional network and AI challenge platform where data scientists and AI builders compete on practical machine learning challenges developed with businesses, NGOs, and governments.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodEbene, ZA

Ekow Duker(Executive Officer, Director)Celina Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Karim Beguir(Director)

BoardDan Zigmond(Director)in