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Taver Capital

Venture capital

Wilmington · Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Taver Capital backs early-stage artificial intelligence companies globally, emphasizing the industrial sector. It was among the first firms to specialize in AI, an industry projected to add trillions to the world economy by 2030. The fund leverages a broad network of entrepreneurs and scientists to source deals across many geographies, drawing on local expertise and insight to gain a competitive edge in each market it invests in.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Wilmington, US
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
22
Acquisitions
2

Team · 5 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 16 of 22 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×10Enterprise Software ×4SaaS ×4Consumer ×3Developer Tools ×3Healthtech ×3Wellness & Fitness ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2

HQs:United States×8France×1India×1Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 9 portfolio companies
33%
solo founders
3 of 9 mapped founding teams
21%
repeat founders
of 14 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×32 founders×33 founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×5Engineering ×4Business & Management ×2Life Sciences ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2Medicine ×2Physics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history

PwC ×2University of Pittsburgh ×2University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×8

Investments · 22 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2023 · 12021 · 12017 · 13 dated

Cherry Labscherrylabs.aiin

AI that interprets human behavior and context, converting human activity from video into data for enterprise customers.

Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalDavidovs Venture CollectiveGSR VenturesGVA CapitalImpulse VC

Cureskincureskin.comin𝕏

Cureskin is a mobile app that uses AI to give users continuous access to dermatologist care for managing skin and hair conditions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessBengaluru, IN

Ramakrishna R(Founder)inCharu Sharma(Founder)inGuna Kakulapati(Founder)

Co-investorsLVX VenturesSenseAI VenturesSharrp VenturesStride VenturesHealthQuadJSW Ventures+1 more

Design by Accuratenaccuraten.com𝕏

Based on a client testimonial, Accuraten appears to provide design services, translating client requirements into finished high-quality designs.

SaaS

EARTH AIearth-ai.comin𝕏

Earth AI uses AI to locate critical mineral deposits by analyzing geological data, supporting the supply chain for hardware and emerging technologies.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsSan Francisco, US

Roman Teslyuk(Founder)inRoman(Founder)

BoardIan Rountree(Director)inMikhail Taver(Director)inJamie Lee(Director)inIsabella Sykes(Director)

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAlpaca VCBlackbird VenturesCantos VenturesCorigin VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+24 more

Four Growersfourgrowers.comin

Four Growers develops automated solutions for greenhouse crop management to support the agricultural technology sector.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechFoodTechHardwareRoboticsPittsburgh, US

Brandon Contino(Founder)inDan Chi(CTO and Co-Founder)inJohn P. Quayle(Chief of Staff)inDan Chișu(Founder)in

BoardChris Papouras(Director)Aldo Zini(Director)

Co-investorsAmritam HoldingsBetter Food VenturesCathexis VenturesOspraie Ag ScienceStage 1 VenturesXplorer Capital+5 more

Idrndidrnd.aiin𝕏

ID R&D (part of Mitek) develops IDLive Face, a passive facial liveness detection product that verifies a real person from a single selfie to block spoofing and injection attacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Ifarmifarm.fi

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Media & Entertainment

LabelFlowlabelflow.aiin𝕏SeedDefunct

Labelflow is a release operations platform for independent music labels that automates workflow management, artist communications, metadata handling, and distribution coordination.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNantes, FR

Geoffrey Vancassel(Founder)inNicolas Draber(Founder)inVincent Lecrubier(Founder)inTill Mahler(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorBamboo Capital PartnersCathexis VenturesContrarian VenturesEDP VenturesPlug and Play Ventures+3 more

Openlandopenland.comin𝕏Defunct

Openland is a messaging platform that enables users to create and manage chat-based communities focused on connecting people through shared interests and facilitating discussion.

ConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US

Yury Lifshits(Founder)in

Co-investorsMAGIC FundVentureSouqY CombinatorAltaIR CapitalBragiel BrothersCantos Ventures+7 more

Prismaprisma-ai.com𝕏

Prisma Labs develops AI-powered mobile apps for photo and video editing aimed at consumers with no editing experience.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsElysium Ventures

Regologyregology.comin𝕏Jun 2021Acquired

Regology provides software that automates the identification of regulations applicable to financial products and functions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSan Francisco, US

Mukund Goenka(Founder)inPavan Bayyapu(Founder)inPaul Bruin(Co-founder)in

BoardHany Nada(Director)in

Co-investorsACME CapitalGMO VenturePartnersVentureSouqY Combinator

Sayanasayana.app𝕏Acquired

Sayana is a mental wellness app that helps users manage stress, anxiety, and sleep through daily mood check-ins and personalized therapeutic practices.

ConsumerHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Alex Baranov(Founder)inSergey Fayfer(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Sixasixa.ioDefunct

Sixa provides a cloud-based computer accessed through a client application, allowing users to run software on remote infrastructure rather than local hardware.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsAVentures CapitalRanch VenturesRising TideY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company Llc+9 more

Spectgetspect.comAug 2017Defunct

Spect provides automated retinal screening to detect conditions like diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma in primary care settings, reducing the need for manual assessment by eye specialists.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Ankur Gupta(Founder)inRishab Gargeya(Founder)inTed Leng(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel Physicians FundY CombinatorMorado VenturesSeed Round Capital

Sterbluesterblue.comin𝕏

Sterblue provides drone-based inspection services for energy and infrastructure assets, including wind turbines, transmission grids, distribution grids, and civil engineering structures.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyRobotics

Co-investorsContrarian VenturesThe Westly Group

Traverse Technologiestraverse.aiin𝕏Defunct

Traverse automates tedious engineering tasks and processes for civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers through software, artificial intelligence, and user interface design, enabling expert engineers to work significantly faster.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeveloper ToolsEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSingapore, SG

Eugene Huang(Founder)inThet Lin Thu(Founder)inJian Haoin

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementUtopian VenturesY CombinatorEverHaüsGolden Gate VenturesLowercase Capital+5 more

Wallarmwallarm.comin𝕏Aug 2023

Wallarm provides an AI security and API security platform that discovers AI workloads, monitors runtime behavior, enforces policy inline, and generates continuous compliance evidence such as EU AI Act mapping.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySan Francisco, US

Ivan Novikov(Founder)inStepan Ilyin(Founder)inAnastasia Novikov(Director)

BoardVincent C. Smith(Director)inRajan Aggarwal(Director)

Co-investorsAmino CapitalPartech VenturesRuna CapitalToba CapitalZillionize

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

GOSU Data LabID R&DRocketbodyStylehacksWinmill

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies
Wallarm Raises $55 Million in Series C

Wallarm · thesaasnews.com · Aug 6, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Taver Capital made?
Taver Capital has 22 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
What stage does Taver Capital invest at?
Taver Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Taver Capital focus on?
Taver Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Energy, Robotics.
Where is Taver Capital located?
Taver Capital is headquartered in Wilmington, US.
Who does Taver Capital co-invest with?
Taver Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, VentureSouq, AirTree Ventures, among 47 tracked co-investors.

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