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Investment thesis
Start Equity Ventures (SEV) invests from seed through Series B in AI-native companies, with emphasis on AI and agentic AI, enterprise software, and healthcare technology. The firm looks for technical differentiation and early traction, and supports portfolio companies with go-to-market, business development, partnerships, fundraising, and introductions in the US and GCC region. It notes particular interest in Y Combinator founders.
What they invest in
from 11 of 11 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×6Consumer ×2Healthtech ×2SaaS ×2Cybersecurity ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Digital Health ×1
HQs:United States×10United Kingdom×1
Investments · 11 tracked
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Agentic Fabriq provides an identity and access governance platform for AI agents, enabling secure authentication, permissions management, and audit logging across agent deployments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Paulina Xu(Founder)inMatthew Xu(Founder)in
Co-investorsThe E14 FundY CombinatorFAST — by GETTYLABRobinhoodTeam Ignite
Automax.ai uses mobile LiDAR and computer vision technology combined with AI models to produce residential property appraisals and valuations in under 20 minutes, with results compliant to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac standards.
PropTechSan Francisco, US
Humza Ahmed(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsGarage CapitalPioneerY CombinatorAfore CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersCapitoria+6 more
A keyboard application for iPhone that uses voice dictation, powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, to enable faster text input through speech.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareSan Francisco, US
Omar Abdelaziz(Founder)inFarhan Hossain(Founder)inPeter Krogh(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerShorooq PartnersY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzBatch VenturesCalm Ventures+9 more
Callab provides AI voice agents for enterprise contact centers that integrate with existing PBX, SBC, and telephony infrastructure via SIP without migration.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Haithem Kchaou(Co-founder/CEO)inChehir Dhaouadi(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorP1 Ventures216 CapitalDFS LabFlourish VenturesJN Ventures GmbH+5 more
Juno is an AI health assistant that helps people with chronic illness track symptoms, identify patterns, and create reports for medical appointments, based on university research and user feedback from over 1,000 patients.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Marshall Gould(Founder)inIsaac Tolley(Founder)in
Co-investorsLobster CapitalSterling RoadTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator20VCAda Ventures+10 more
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Lab0 provides an AI forward-deployed engineer that automates enterprise software implementation across platforms like ServiceNow, SAP, Salesforce, and Workday.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Lakshya Gupta(Founder)inOnkar Borade(Founder)inSujay Srivastava(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorMA7 VenturesMyAsiaVCRebel Fund
Menza is an AI-powered operations platform for ecommerce and DTC brands that automates business workflows across advertising, inventory, customer service, and data analysis.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
Qasim Munye(Founder)inMariam Ahmed(Founder)in
Co-investorsSterling RoadY CombinatorAcacia Venture Capital PartnersTeam IgniteTop Harvest Capital
Perfectly is an AI-native recruiting agency that automates candidate sourcing, outreach, and coordination for startup hiring teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Victor Luo(Founder)inZhuang (Gary) Luo(Founder)inHuimin Xie(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorLobster CapitalSingularity Ventures
Playabl.ai is a platform where users can create, publish, and monetize games that other users can play and share, similar to a social network for game creation.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US
Hamza Al-Ali(Founder & CEO)inOmar Jarrah(Founder)inSanad Kiswani(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalY CombinatorImpact46RTP GlobalTransform Capital Management
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Plena Health provides software that automates administrative tasks for specialty medical practices, including referral handling, intake processing, scheduling, compliance management, and billing across existing practice systems.
HealthtechSan Francisco, US
Eyad Abdalla(Founder)inAhmed Al Mudarris(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorFirst Generation CapitalFunPlusMetsu CapitalProgressive VenturesRobinhood+3 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPlayabl.ai · ycombinator.com · Jun 2, 2026
Plena Health · ycombinator.com · Jun 1, 2026
Juno · ycombinator.com · May 22, 2026
Callab AI · ycombinator.com · May 22, 2026
Lab0 · ycombinator.com · May 20, 2026
Blue · ycombinator.com · May 13, 2026
Menza · ycombinator.com · Mar 6, 2026
Agentic Fabriq · ycombinator.com · Mar 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Start Equity Ventures made?
- Start Equity Ventures has 11 tracked investments.
- What stage does Start Equity Ventures invest at?
- Start Equity Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Start Equity Ventures focus on?
- Start Equity Ventures focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, PropTech.