SmartGateVC
Venture capitalGlendale · Pre-Seed–Seed · 21 people tracked
Also known as SMARTGATEVC LLC
Investment thesis
SmartGateVC focuses on identifying industry-defining ideas at their earliest stage and supporting their growth from pre-seed to seed. The firm emphasizes investing ahead of the market in deep, frontier technologies including Physical AI, Secure Edge computing, and Brain-Computer Interfaces / Neurotech. Beyond capital, it provides founders with access to talent and industry connections to accelerate their development. Its investment activity spans Southern California, the wider United States, and Armenia.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 21 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 36 of 70 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×20Deep Tech ×8SaaS ×8Biotech ×7Enterprise Software ×7Medical Devices ×7Healthtech ×6Digital Health ×5
HQs:United States×16China×1Germany×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 70 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12022 · 12 dated
Activeloop provides a data infrastructure platform that indexes, searches, and organizes multimodal data (documents, images, videos) for AI applications through its Deep Lake database and search capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Davit Buniatyan(Founder)in
Boulder, US
Matt Lipscomb(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Ratledge(Executive Officer, Director)Leo Banchick(Director)
BoardBradley Sheftel(Director)Stephen Rodriguez(Director)Tom Baruch(Director)
Amaros builds AmarosEngine, a precision intelligence platform that integrates ophthalmology clinics' EHR, practice management, and imaging systems to unify ophthalmic data and generate real-world evidence and insights.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
Ben Toker(President & Co-Founder)
Amaros builds AmarosEngine, a precision intelligence platform that integrates ophthalmic clinics' EHR, practice management, and imaging systems to unify real-world data and generate insights for clinical trials, real-world evidence, and commercial growth.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Ben Toker(President and Co-Founder)
Arnata provides AI agents for transportation and logistics companies that automate repetitive tasks by syncing with transportation management systems, load boards, and phone systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Georgy Melkonyan(Founder)in
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
The BBC is a news and media organization publishing international news, analysis, and documentaries across categories such as world affairs, business, sport, culture, and health.
Media & Entertainment
Britive provides identity access management for cloud environments, offering a cloud-native privileged access management platform that centralizes visibility and controls across cloud and SaaS applications.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Art Poghosyan(Co-Founder & CEO)Alex Gudanis(Co-Founder & CTO)Sameer Hiremath(Co-Founder, SVP of Product & GM)
Cloudchipr is a FinOps platform that helps engineering, finance, and leadership teams reduce cloud and AI infrastructure costs through cost attribution, anomaly detection, and automated workflows across multi-cloud environments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBerlin, DE
Ashot Ayvazyan(Founder)inSuren Marashlyan(Founder)in
CM Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B and B2C companies from post-seed to Series B, using an internal data platform to benchmark companies across industries and support portfolio founders.
Sector Agnostic
Coherence develops neurotechnology systems that measure and modulate brain activity to treat cancer and other neurological diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Ben Woodington(Co-founder & CEO)Elise Jenkins(Co-founder & CTO)
Cordance Medical is developing NeuroAccess, a non-invasive medical device that uses low-frequency focused ultrasound and microbubbles to reversibly open the blood-brain barrier at targeted sites, enabling drug delivery and blood-based biomarker measurement.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesMountain View, US
Ryan Dittamore(CEO)
Woodbury, US
Michael Antonov(Executive Officer, Director)Dmitriy Matthew Shlosberg(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGaregin Papoian(Director)
Diginomica is a media publication that produces news, analysis, and commentary on enterprise technology, covering topics such as AI, cloud computing, analytics, and the future of work for business and IT professionals.
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Enkrypt AI provides a platform for security and compliance of AI systems, offering real-time threat detection, guardrails, monitoring, and policy compliance automation for enterprises deploying generative AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Prashanth Harshangi(Co-founder)inSahil Agarwal(Co-founder)in
NVIDIA designs and manufactures GPU processors and accelerated computing platforms that power artificial intelligence, deep learning, and high-performance computing applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
San Francisco, US
Feedback Intelligence provides AI user observability and feedback-loop tooling grounded in real product usage.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Flexy Global is a full-cycle design and development studio offering UI/UX design, software development, and branding services for enterprises, Fortune 500 companies, and YC-backed startups.
Future of WorkSaaS
Ladder Bio (formerly ThirdLaw Molecular) develops Spiroligomer molecules, a class of synthetic, modular fused-ring compounds designed for highly selective binding to target proteins, along with computational design tools for targeted drug discovery.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesBlue Bell, US
Christian Schafmeister(Founder)Eric Heil(Chief Executive Officer)
ModelFront provides an AI tool that automatically checks and corrects machine translations, flagging content that needs human review so companies can automate large volumes of translation while maintaining human-level quality.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Modicus Prime provides an AI Management System (AIMS) for pharmaceutical companies and contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) to validate, audit, and govern AI systems across their operations in compliance with FDA and other regulatory requirements.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSaaSLa Porte, US
Taylor Chartier(Founder & CEO)Davit Vardanyan(Director)
BoardRoger Chen(Director)
Netris provides a network automation and multi-tenancy platform purpose-built for AI cloud operators, delivering cloud-provider-grade automation, abstraction, and hardware-level isolation across Ethernet, InfiniBand, NVLink, DPUs, and edge networking.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Neurosoft develops soft, elastic brain interfaces for minimally invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and uses AI to extract actionable insights from brain recordings for diagnosing and treating neurological disorders.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Perceptron builds a promptable vision AI model for physical AI, giving machines spatial perception, physical reasoning, and real-time decision-making in real-world settings.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Expper Technologies builds Robin, a research-backed therapeutic robot that provides emotional support and patient engagement in clinical settings such as pediatrics and geriatrics.
Digital HealthHealthtechRobotics
RTP Global is a venture capital firm that invests in technology founders across the USA, Europe, and Asia, backing companies such as Datadog, Delivery Hero, and Cred.
Shanda is an investment group that invests across public markets, venture capital, real estate, natural resources, and asset management, with venture activity focused on early-stage deep technology VC funds.
Sector Agnostic
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Data & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Tigran Petrosyan(Executive Officer, Director)Vahan Petrosyan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Russell Mathias(Executive Officer)
BoardTJ Nahigian(Director)Louis Coppey(Director)
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioIntel,NASDAQ: INTC
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBritive · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Super Annotate · tipranks.com · Jul 17, 2026
Coherence Neuro · massdevice.com · Jun 25, 2026
Activeloop · ycombinator.com · Jun 8, 2026
Modicus Prime · pulse2.com · May 8, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does SmartGateVC invest at?
- SmartGateVC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is SmartGateVC's typical check size?
- SmartGateVC typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
- What sectors does SmartGateVC focus on?
- SmartGateVC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech.
- Where is SmartGateVC located?
- SmartGateVC is headquartered in Glendale, US.
- Does SmartGateVC lead rounds?
- SmartGateVC typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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