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The E14 Fund

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Cambridge · Pre-Seed–Series A · 17 people tracked

Also known as A Delaware · a Delaware limited liability company · E14 Fund · E14 MANAGEMENT, LLC · its general partner

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Investment thesis

E14 Fund backs early-stage founders shaping the future, with a strong connection to the MIT community but open to entrepreneurs beyond it. The firm invests from pre-seed through Series A, partnering with companies from the very beginning. Alongside capital, E14 supports the broader community through entrepreneurship programs. Its portfolio spans AI, robotics, hardware, and software-focused companies.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
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$1M – $5M
HQ
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
4 investments
Private fund assets
$362.2M
VC funds
16
Tracked investments
240
Unicorns
4
Acquisitions
5

Team · 17 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Andrea Porras· Head of Communityin

Andrea Porras focuses on building and strengthening the E14 Fund community. She supports the MIT entrepreneurship ecosystem by hosting workshops for student founders, organizing alumni events, and connecting founders to resources. She also partners with startup programs, investors, and organizations across the MIT campus, and maintains the E14 website.

Anna Zeng· PhD Candidate, MIT EECS/CSAILin

PhD candidate at MIT EECS/CSAIL.

Annan Zhang· PhD Candidate, MIT CSAILin

PhD candidate at MIT CSAIL.

Annie Doris· MS Candidate, MIT MechEin

MS candidate at MIT MechE.

Anoop Sonar· PhD Candidate, MIT CSAIL, LIDSin

PhD candidate at MIT CSAIL, LIDS.

Artem Lukoianov· PhD Candidate, MIT EECSin

PhD candidate at MIT EECS.

Christina Farhat· MA Candidate, Stanford Cyber FSIin

MA candidate at Stanford Cyber FSI.

Dong Won Lee· PhD Candidate, MIT Media Labin

VC Fellow; PhD candidate at MIT Media Lab.

Felipe Doria· PhD Candidate, MIT Philosophyin

PhD candidate in MIT Philosophy.

Habib Haddad· Managing Partnerin𝕏

Habib Haddad is an Advisor to Xfund, an entrepreneur and early stage investor who serves as Managing Partner of the E14 Fund, an MIT Media Lab-affiliated fund backing early companies from the MIT Media Lab community. He previously was founding CEO of Wamda, a platform supporting entrepreneurship across the Middle East and North Africa, and earlier founded Yamli, a computational linguistics company whose technology he sold to Yahoo! in 2012, and was a founding member of the MIT CSAIL spinoff Mok3. He holds a Bachelor's in Computer and Communication Engineering from the American University of Beirut and a Master's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Josephine Lee· BS/MEng Candidate, MIT EECSin

BS/MEng candidate at MIT EECS.

Manvitha Ponnapati· PhD Student, MIT Media Labin

PhD student at MIT Media Lab.

Michael Black· Senior Advisorin

Michael Black focuses on investments and works with large single family offices. He previously led the Global Family Office investment team at BNY Mellon and headed Fidelity's Family Office investment team, and earlier served as a lead Investment Consultant at NEPC advising family offices, endowments, and foundations. He holds an MBA and an MS in Finance from Boston College and a BA in Philosophy & Economics from Boston University, and is a CFA charterholder.

Shin Chen· Venture Investorin

Shin Chen is an investor at E14 Fund who focuses on AI/ML, data, robotics, and other emerging technologies, working with technical founders from research backgrounds. Before E14, she built startups across Africa, Asia, and the U.S., including an e-commerce venture in West Africa and a VR platform in Taiwan and the U.S. She leads 1943, a community of over 300 AI/ML researchers, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.

Yuka Ikarashi· PhD Candidate, MIT CSAILin

PhD candidate at MIT CSAIL.

Calvin Chin· Managing Partnerin𝕏

Calvin Chin turned a family-restaurant upbringing and high-school math teaching into leading SMIC through a Shanghai IPO, founding China’s first online student-loan service, and co-creating an MIT-affiliated deep-tech fund.

Shin Chem

Founder mafia

5 people who came through The E14 Fund went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 198 of 240 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×134Enterprise Software ×58Deep Tech ×48SaaS ×43Hardware ×33Data & Infrastructure ×31Developer Tools ×30Healthtech ×28

HQs:United States×129United Kingdom×3Canada×1Colombia×1Spain×1Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 145 portfolio companies
30%
solo founders
43 of 145 mapped founding teams
28%
repeat founders
of 208 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 29 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×432 founders×593 founders×224+ founders×21

Where their founders studiedfrom 192 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×84Stanford University ×10Harvard University ×9MIT Sloan School of Management ×8Harvard Business School ×6University of California, Berkeley ×6University of Pennsylvania ×6Duke University ×5

What their founders studiedfrom 195 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×98Engineering ×66Business & Management ×13Mathematics & Statistics ×12Physics ×12Life Sciences ×8Design & Architecture ×7Economics ×7

Where their founders worked beforefrom 208 founders with career history

MIT Media Lab ×39Google ×29Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×26Microsoft ×20MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) ×18Apple ×9McKinsey & Company ×8Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ×7

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×40Techstars ×5500 Global ×2

86 founders hold a PhD · 19 hold an MBA (of 210 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 3 founders

Investments · 240 tracked

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By year:2026 · 42025 · 72024 · 82023 · 42022 · 92021 · 42020 · 22017 · 240 dated

Brelyonbrelyon.comin𝕏Pre-Seed · May 2022 · $2M

Brelyon develops headset-free virtual displays using optical and computational techniques to create 3D depth and panoramic imagery for gaming, entertainment, and enterprise applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Mateo, US

Barmak Heshmat Dekhordi(Executive Officer, Director)Alok Mehta(Director)

Board seatCalvin Chin· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesLockheed Martin VenturesGrit VenturesMonozukuri VenturesOne Way VenturesType One Ventures

Hounddoghounddog.aiAug 2023

HoundDog.ai offers a privacy code scanner and a dataflow context engine built on a static code-analysis engine, tracing 100+ sensitive data types (PII, PHI, auth tokens) across code paths to prevent leaks and automate GDPR data mapping and RoPA documentation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Amjad Afanah(CEO & Co-founder)inJoohwan Oh(CTO & Co-founder)in

BoardEMRE ACIKSOZ(Director)

Board seatHabib Haddad· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsEx/AnteMozilla VenturesPage One VenturesPropeller Inc.

Ketryxketryx.cominJul 2022

Ketryx builds a software platform for developing and validating regulated AI and safety-critical software, helping MedTech, biotech, and life sciences companies meet standards such as ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and ISO 14971.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareMedical DevicesSaaSSomerville, US

Erez Kaminsky(President)Erez Kaminski(CEO & Founder)inJan Pöschko(CTO & Founder)inMary Brook Delano(Chief Business Officer)inBrian Katzman(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Board seatHabib Haddad· per SEC Form D

Co-investors53 StationsGaingelsLightspeed Venture PartnersTRANSFORMATION CAPITALUbiquity Ventures

Themis AIthemisai.ioin𝕏Jul 2024

Themis AI develops uncertainty estimation technology for machine learning models, offering a software framework that measures model reliability and output quality.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsCambridge, US

Daniela Rus(Director)Alexander Amini(Director)inAndy Bodea(Executive Officer, Director)inStewart Jamieson(President)in

BoardAdam Mullinax(Director)in

Board seatHabib Haddad· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsLink VenturesMozilla Ventures

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Adam Wazzan(Founder)inNizar Abi Zaher(Founder)in

Co-investors1984 Ventures Management, LlcPioneer

310 AI310.aiin𝕏

310 AI develops generative AI foundation models for biology, including a molecular programming model that generates protein sequences from text descriptions of protein function.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Kooshiar Azimian(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesCota Capital

Active Surfacesactivesurfaces.xyzinMay 2025

Active Surfaces develops flexible, thin-film solar panels using organic and perovskite photovoltaic materials and roll-to-roll manufacturing, aimed at deploying solar in locations where conventional rigid panels are unsuitable.

CleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsWoburn, US

Shivam Bhakta(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Swartwout(CTO & Co-Founder)inShiv Bhakta(CEO & Co-Founder)inShiv Bhakta ☀️(Founder)inJeremiah Mwaura(Chief Manufacturing Scientist)in

BoardVera Schroeder(Director)in

Co-investorsNew Climate VenturesSafar PartnersThird DerivativeType One VenturesSeaX VenturesUmami Capital

Adaptionadaptionlabs.aiin𝕏Feb 2026

Adaption Labs builds adaptive AI systems that continually learn and adjust to specific industries, languages, and use cases, positioning itself against large monolithic, one-size-fits-all models.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Sara Hooker(Founder)Sudip Roy(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersFifty YearsMozilla VenturesThreshold VenturesZ21 Ventures+1 more

Affectivaaffectiva.comin𝕏

Smart Eye develops AI-based eye tracking and automotive-grade Driver Monitoring and Interior Sensing systems, along with Human Insight AI research instruments used across automotive, aviation, behavioral science and other fields.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMarketing TechMobility & TransportationWaltham, US

Rana el Kaliouby(Co-founder)inRosalind Picard(Co-founder)inMartin Krantz(Founder)Mats Krantz(Co-founder)Nicholas Langeveld(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJeff Krentz(Director)

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsBY Venture PartnersMotley Fool VenturesHorizons VenturesTrend Forward Capital

Agentic Fabriqagenticfabriq.comin𝕏

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(CEO)inMatthew Xu(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorFAST — by GETTYLABRobinhoodStart Equity VenturesTeam Ignite

Amino Labsamino.bio𝕏

Amino Labs produces hands-on biotechnology experiment kits designed to teach genetic engineering and bacterial transformation to beginners in educational and hobbyist settings.

BiotechEdTechSouthern Alberta, CA

Julie Legault(CEO)inJustin Pahara(Biotechnology Expert)

Co-investorsSOSVAccelAspect VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Highland Capital PartnersOxford Finance LLC+1 more

Amira Healthamira.carein𝕏

Terra is a smart sleep system that detects and prevents menopausal hot flashes: a wearable bracelet monitors skin moisture and movement to predict a hot flash and triggers chilled water to flow through a mattress pad for instant cooling.

Digital HealthFemTechHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Loewen Cavill(Executive Officer, Director)inClaire Traweek(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Masterson(Director)

Co-investorsDorm RoomOwl VenturesSBXiSupermoon CapitalOwlRethink Education

Animate Bioanimate.bioin

Animate Biosciences develops peptide therapeutics that target pathological tissue remodeling, using an AI platform trained on multi-omic data from highly regenerative organisms to design novel peptides.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevity

Peter Licariin

Co-investorsDorm RoomQuest Venture Partners

Anthologyanthology.bioin

Anthology develops designer and hybrid genomes by decoding genomic "language" to engineer microbes that convert feedstocks such as sugars, plastics, and agricultural waste into products like chemicals, materials, and food ingredients.

BiotechFoodTechNew Materials

Dr. Tzu-Chieh 'Zijay' Tang(CTO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCollaborative FundJuniperTaihill VentureThe Engine Ventures

Apertureaperture.space

Aperture develops low-frequency radar satellite technology to measure soil moisture at scale and high resolution for agricultural and environmental monitoring.

AgTechClimate TechDeep TechSpace TechBoston, US

Zach Kabelacin

Co-investorsGaingelsNYA VenturesSBXiBlockchain Founders FundKrypital GroupSkyland Ventures

Apollo Atomics, Inc.apolloatomics.comin𝕏Seed

Apollo Atomics develops compact nuclear power systems designed for rapid deployment.

Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechEnergyBoston, US

Assil Halimi(CEO)inDrew Walker(COO)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAngel Operator Partners (aop)Cliff CapitalFifty YearsKima VenturesKoru Capital+43 more

Archonarchon.incin𝕏Seed

Archon provides compliance services that accelerate the federal authorization process for software vendors selling to government agencies, reducing typical timelines and associated expenses.

CybersecurityGovTechSan Francisco, US

George Parks(CEO)inSam JungRyan Manthy(Founding Engineer)

Co-investorsPioneerRebel FundY CombinatorBlast.ClubGold House VenturesTiny Supercomputer Investment Company

Array Insightsarrayinsights.comin𝕏

Array Insights develops software for clinical trial optimization using federated learning and blockchain technologies, serving healthcare organizations and researchers seeking to improve medical collaboration and trial efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechCambridge, US

Anne Kim(Co-Founder and CEO)inManolis Kellis(Founder)in

Co-investorsArgon VenturesAsset Management CompanyDorm RoomJoint EffectsMozilla VenturesTwo Lanterns Venture Partners

Ashrashr.ioinSeed

ashr provides testing and evaluation infrastructure for AI agents, allowing developers to run tests, catch failures, and debug agent behavior before production deployment.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Shreyas Kaps(Founder)inRohan Kulkarni(CEO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorMetsu Capital

Atlantic Quantumatlantic-quantum.comMay 2022

Building scalable quantum computers with reduced complexity and cost to reach error correction at scale.

Cambridge, US

Bharath Kannan(Executive Officer)inSimon Gustavsson(Director)in

Co-investorsBlindspot Ventures Management CoChalmers Ventures ABGlasswing VenturesMassVenturesNeotribe VenturesThe Engine Ventures+2 more

Atomarineatomarine.coin𝕏Seed

Ato Marine builds floating offshore platforms for high-performance computing and AI data centers, using standalone power generation and closed seawater cooling for location-agnostic deployment.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyBoston, US

Emile Germonpre(CTO)inDimitris Koutentakis(CEO)in

Co-investorsLyra Capital Pty LtdScribble VenturesSurgePoint AngelY CombinatorZero IndexAlumni Ventures+25 more

Atomic Machinesatomicmachines.com

Atomic Machines is a stealth-mode startup building manufacturing machines, with an initial focus on fabricating MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) using an approach it positions as an alternative to silicon fab technology.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsGigafundValor Equity Partners

Augmentalaugmental.techin𝕏

Augmental develops body-coupled interfaces that enable hands-free control of computers and communication with AI, designed primarily for people with severe motor limitations.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Corten Singer(Co-Founder and Engineer)inTomás Vega(Co-Founder and Engineer)in

Co-investorsCarao Ventures

Autolabautolab.ai

Autolab is an autoresearch platform for AI model training that uses autonomous AI agents to plan, code, run, and score machine learning experiments in parallel across a customer's own compute, iterating until a defined goal and eval metric are met.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsLink VenturesBullpen CapitalHAVEN VENTURES

Avantosavantos.aiinFeb 2026 · $25M

Avantos is an AI-native operating system for client management that uses AI agents to handle onboarding, servicing, and growth workflows while integrating with existing enterprise technology stacks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Rabih Ramadi(Founder)inBassam Chaptini(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBlue CollectiveM13

Avocaavoca.aiin𝕏Seed

Avoca provides AI-powered customer service agents for service-based businesses that handle incoming calls, text messages, and chats to book appointments and re-engage customers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York City, US

Apurva Shrivastava(Founder)inTyson Chen(Founder)inSissi Li Zhou(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmino CapitalAmplify PartnersAudaciousBoxGroupCapital 49+26 more

Axiomaxiommath.ai

Axiom Math is a platform that enables users to test proof verification, extract theorems, and experiment with proof transformations quickly.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEdTech

Carina Hong(Founder)inCarina Hong Shubho Sengupta(Founder)Shubho Sengupta(Founder)

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalDnx VenturesFelix JahnFlying Fish VenturesFrontline Ventures+7 more

Benchifybenchify.cominSeed

Benchify converts healthcare payer and provider contracts into executable logic to predict claim denials, verify payments, and identify underpayments against contract terms.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Juan Castaño(CEO)inMax von Hippel(CTO)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAlpha Square GroupCoughdrop CapitalSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Beyond Work Holdingsbeyondwork.aiinJul 2023

Beyond Work offers an enterprise intelligence platform for designing, executing, and reusing AI-enabled work across business processes, using components called Studio, Flow, Workblocks, and Blocks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkKentfield, US

Christian Lanng(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inPeter van Pruissen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Biolatticebiolattice.ai

BioLoom is a configurable robotic bioprinting platform for multi-material biofabrication, combining MEW, DIW, MEX, and FDM in a single build with dual independent IDEX turrets, a sealed GMP-ready chamber, and computer-vision monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsRobin Hood VenturesSOSV

Bitpart AIbitpart.aiin𝕏Feb 2024

Bitpart builds an AI engine and SDK for creating interactive game worlds, letting designers, writers, and animators author characters that converse and interact via its Coppola authoring tool and AI Director without needing programmers.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGamingMethuen, US

Sarah Rudzki(Co-founder & CPO)inDr. Jeff Orkin(Co-founder & CEO)

Co-investorsBeat VenturesConvergeCrane Venture PartnersMilemark Capital PartnersTIRTA Ventures

Bondbondapp.ioin𝕏Seed

Bond builds an AI chief of staff application for executives and CEOs to manage their workflows, communications, and priorities across fragmented tools and information sources.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chloe Samaha(CEO & Co-Founder)inMatthew Bradley(Founder)Roy Ng(Founder)Yan Wu(Founder)Rene Sultan(CTO)Flor Sanders(CTO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCanaan PartnersMyAsiaVCPioneerY CombinatorCoatue ManagementEastward Capital Partners+5 more

Bonsai Roboticsbonsairobotics.aiin𝕏Feb 2025 · $15M

Bonsai Robotics develops autonomy technology and equipment, including its Amiga lineup powered by Bonsai Intelligence, to automate off-road jobs for operations ranging from small businesses to large companies.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Tyler Niday(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersBetter Food VenturesBison VenturesCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPCongruent VenturesRadicle Impact+3 more

Build4Simbuild4sim.com

Build4Sim builds optimization and simulation tooling to speed up hardware chip design, helping silicon and chip designers iterate faster and reduce fabrication failure risks.

Deep TechDeveloper ToolsSemiconductors

Saman(Founder, Director, Professor of Computer Science, MIT)Ajay(Founding Engineer)

BuildBuddybuildbuddy.ioin𝕏Seed

BuildBuddy makes tools for developers to increase productivity.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Siggi Simonarson(Founder)inTyler Williams(Founder)inIain Macdonald(Software Engineer)George Li(Head of Sales)

Co-investorsavraScribble VenturesSwitch VenturesTwenty Two VenturesVillage GlobalY Combinator+4 more

Butlrbutlr.comin𝕏

Butlr makes anonymous thermal sensors that measure occupancy and space utilization across offices, buildings, campuses, stores, and labs without cameras, badges, or Wi-Fi tracking.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechIoTPropTechSan Francisco, US

Honghao Deng(Founder)inJiani Zeng(Founder)inHonghao Deng Jiani Zeng(Founder)

BoardRaymond Stuart Stata(Director)Seth Levine(Director)inNaimish Patel(Director)in

Co-investors1Flourish Capital500 GlobalFounder CollectiveFoundryGS FuturesHDS Capital+17 more

Bytezbytez.com

Developer Tools

Holly PeckNawar Alsafar(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalMozilla VenturesThe MBA FundZeno Ventures

Candid Intelligencecandidintelligence.comin

Candid provides AI software that embeds into active FEL/FEED engineering projects to compress pre-construction phases and help owner-operators and EPCs reach final investment decisions (FID) faster.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnergySan Francisco, US

Talha Faiz(Founder)Hassan A.(CEO)Talha F.(CTO)Ethan G.(Head of AI)Ayan A.(Head of Infrastructure)

Co-investorsFlexcap VenturesSE VenturesShorooq Partners

Capra Biosciencescaprabiosciences.comin

Alexandria, US

Andrew Magyar(Executive Officer, Director)inElizabeth Onderko(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardPae Wu(Director)inDanielle Joseph(Director)inDouglas Cameron(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesFirst Bight VenturesGroundswell VenturesGS FuturesSOSV+1 more

Cccc.dev

Command Center is a developer workspace that runs multiple AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and others) in a single session, with features for guided diff walkthroughs, pre-merge refactoring, and in-context feedback.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Cerulioncerulion.comin𝕏Seed

Cerulion provides a ROS2-compatible robot middleware that achieves microsecond-latency inter-process communication through zero-copy shared memory and deterministic execution.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Lakshay Sharma(CEO)inSe Hwan Jeon

Co-investorsOlive Tree CapitalSBXiSoma CapitalY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesHyper+6 more

Charge Roboticschargerobotics.comSeed · Jul 2024

Charge Robotics automates labor-intensive tasks in solar construction to address deployment bottlenecks as demand for solar energy grows.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Banks Hunter(Founder)inMax Justicz(Founder)inPhaedra Randolph(Head of Strategy and Operations)inHardeep Dhillon(Head of Talent Acquisition)Alec Page(Head of Operations \u0026 Strategy)Shreya Nathan(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsATEL VenturesCollaborative FundFoundersX VenturesGaingelsOutset CapitalSoma Capital+4 more

Chunk Foodschunkfoods.cominApr 2021 · $2M

Chunk Foods makes plant-based meat alternatives produced through fermentation, including a whole-cut product designed for slicing, slow-cooking, marinating, and roasting.

BiotechConsumerFoodTechNew Materials

Amos Golan(Founder)inAmir Gueron(CFO)inItay Uri(VP R&D)inAlex Malamud(VP Business, US)Michal Gayer(Director of Operations)inJoe Loria(Director of Marketing)in

Co-investorsCheyenne VenturesFall Line CapitalFLORA VenturesKey1 CapitalStray Dog CapitalFootPrint Coalition+1 more

Cision Visioncisionvision.com

Cision Vision develops shortwave infrared imaging technology for cancer diagnosis and surgical guidance in oncology.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Dr. Li(CEO and Cofounder)Dr. Angela Belcher(Cofounder and Chief Scientific Advisor)Jeremy Li(CEO)in

Co-investorsSBXi

CivCheckcivcheck.aiin

CivCheck offers a Guided AI Plan Review platform that automates building code compliance research and plan review for city permitting departments and permit applicants.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechGovTech

Dheekshita K.(Founder)inDheekshita Kumar(Founder)

Co-investorsFour Acres CapitalGS FuturesHyde Park Venture PartnersNavitas Capital

Clipclip.bike𝕏

CLIP makes a portable device that clips onto a regular bicycle to add e-bike functionality at lower cost and complexity than a standard e-bike, aimed at urban commuters.

CleantechConsumerHardwareMobility & TransportationBrooklyn, US

Co-investorsChloe Capital

Code Fourcodefour.usin𝕏Seed

Code Four develops AI-powered investigation software for police departments that automates evidence processing and fuses data from body-worn cameras, records management systems, phone dumps, recorded audio, and case files.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechSan Francisco, US

George Cheng(CEO)inDylan Nguyen(CTO)inNatnael Kahssay

Co-investorsWebb Investment NetworkY CombinatorAME Cloud VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBlast.ClubCRV (Charles River Ventures)+9 more

Coppercopperhome.comin

Copper makes induction stoves with integrated battery energy storage that enable home electrification without major electrical upgrades.

CleantechClimate TechConsumerHardwareBerkeley, US

Sam Calisch(Founder)inEric Wilhelm(Founder)inChris Cheng(Founder)Dmitry Tokarev(Founder)Eddie Behringer(Founder)Jon Lee(Founder)

Co-investorsChrysalixClimacticCollaborative FundDesigner FundLeap Forward VenturesMMC Ventures+15 more

CRABIcrabi-robotics.comin

CRABI is an autonomous marine robotic system that cleans and inspects vessel hulls in-transit, removing biofouling to lower hull resistance and improve fuel efficiency.

CleantechClimate TechRoboticsBoston, US

Levi Gershon(Founder)in

Co-investorsGaingelsNew Era Ventures ApSSBXiXfund

Culture Biosciencesculturebiosciences.comin𝕏Seed

Culture Biosciences provides software and bioreactor hardware solutions for bioprocess development, enabling researchers to design, monitor, and analyze experiments remotely with cloud-native analytics and AI/ML insights.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCloud ComputingHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Will Patrick(CEO)inMatt Ball(CTO)inJonathan Meed(Senior Software Engineer)Satshabad Khalsa(Software Engineer)Andre Castillo(Director of Hardware Operations, Manufacturing and Quality)Fre Tachea(Director of Fermentation)

Co-investorsCompoundDCVC (Data Collective)GRIDS CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCTeam Builder VenturesUNCOMMON DENOMINATOR+20 more

Dedalus Labsdedaluslabs.aiin𝕏Seed

Dedalus Labs provides virtual machines that boot in 250ms with Linux isolation, persistent storage, and scale-to-zero billing.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Cathy Di(CEO)inWindsor Nguyen(CTO)inCatherine Di(Founder)inCathy Di Windsor Nguyen(Founder)Stephanie Gao(Growth Product Manager)Nicky He(Head of Operations \u0026 HR)

Co-investorsY CombinatorActivant CapitalKindred VenturesSaga VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)+11 more

DeepCuredeepcure.aiin

DeepCure uses AI and machine learning to accelerate drug discovery and development for treating diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Kfir Schreiber(CEO & Co-Founder)inThrasyvoulos Karydis(CTO & Co-Founder)inJoseph Jacobson(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsIAG Capital PartnersSapir Venture PartnersTLV Partners

DeepPsideeppsi.ai

DeepPsi develops AI models, including neural-network variational wavefunctions, for quantum physics and materials science.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing

Liang Fu(Professor (MIT), group lead)

Delfinadelfina.comin𝕏

Delfina provides a pregnancy support app, including a "Delfina Doula" feature, that lets pregnant people share symptoms and health data such as blood pressure with their providers between appointments.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Senan Ebrahim(Founder)inIsabel Fulcher(Director)inAli Ebrahim(Founder)Priyanka Vaidya(Founder)

BoardDafina Toncheva(Director)inJacob Yormak(Director)in

Co-investorsArtis VenturesBoutique Venture PartnersBread And Butter Ventures, LlcMatchstick VenturesSemperVirens Venture CapitalSpringTime Ventures+7 more

Delve Technologiesdelve.coin𝕏acquired by Limelight Networks

Delve provides AI agents that automate compliance tasks such as evidence collection, continuous monitoring, and security workflows for frameworks like SOC 2, GDPR, and FedRAMP.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSan Francisco, US

Karun Kaushik(Founder)Selin Kocalar(Founder)

Co-investorsFrontier Venture CapitalFundersClubSoma CapitalGeneral CatalystInsight PartnersSabrina Hahn Fund

Diligentgodiligent.aiin𝕏Apr 2022 · $30M

Diligent AI builds AI agents designed specifically for financial crime compliance, automating routine tasks like document verification and alert review for banks and fintechs to free compliance teams for investigative work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Edoardo Maschio(Founder)inAhmed Gaber(Founder)inBrian Henry(Founder)Kiri Borg(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorBelmond CapitalBoom Capital VenturesClearlake Capital GroupFCA Venture PartnersGaingels+9 more

Diligent Roboticsdiligentrobots.cominFeb 2025Acquired

Diligent Robotics develops AI-powered robot assistants for healthcare settings, focusing on mobile manipulation and social intelligence to help hospital staff with routine non-patient-facing tasks.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsAustin, US

Andrea L. Thomaz(Founder)inVivian Chu(Founder)inAndrea Thomaz(Founder)

BoardQuaeed Motiwala(Director)Rohit Sharma(Director)inLance VandenBrook(Director)

Co-investorsATPCanaan PartnersCorrelation VenturesDnx VenturesGaingelsGrit Ventures+12 more

Drydry.ioin𝕏

Dry is a no-code platform for building collaborative full-stack AI apps, functioning as an MCP server and collaborative database that provides memory for ChatGPT and other AI assistants.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Dustdust.systemsin𝕏

Dust is an app that records, analyzes, and guides human dreams using neuroscience research to influence dream content and lucidity.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital Health

Dr. Adam Haar Horowitz(Co-founder, DUST)Tomas Vega(Co-founder, DUST)in

Co-investorsSupermoon CapitalAbstract VenturesSequoia CapitalSnowflake Ventures

Dxlabdxlab.bioDec 2020

DxLab develops multiplex molecular diagnostic technology (LAMP+) for rapid, low-cost point-of-care infectious disease testing, including its DxHub portable testing platform, DxTests, and ready-to-use LAMP master mixes.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSomerville, US

Louis Kang(Co-founder & Business Development Lead)Fahim Farzadfard(Director)Adam Mullinax(Director)Jeong Seuk Kang(Director)Ho-Jun Suk(Co-founder & CEO)in

BoardCalvin Chin(Director)in

Other

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

Foundation LLM Technologies, Inc.Kiwi Technologies Inc.Stealth Labs Inc.Amira CareAppmanaAutoAceBiological Lattice IndustriesCommand CenterEmergences LabsEquilibrGencoresGravikyLightyModaicMyMiNeuron SpaceOnthegridOri SystemsPensa TechPhysion LabsPi ChargingREGENT CraftRivioSamay HealthScalepostSchematicSimulationlabs

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SoofaSorceSorenSourceSourcemapSovara LabsSpatial New York, USAStableSubconsciousSubconscious SystemssublimeSubskribeSycamoreSynquerySystalyzeTekton DynamicsTessel BioTessel BiosciencesTheoremTheoremThruwaveTrellusTulipTutor IntelligenceTweeks.ioUbicept, Inc.UbiquitxUnconventional AIUnreasonable LabsUnsiloed AIVitrusVoioVolta Labs, Inc.VoxmataVSINCWaldenWalden RoboticsWallaceWise SystemsZero Email

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 5

5 acquisitions · showing 3

Delve Technologiesacq. by Limelight NetworksMosaic MLacq. by DatabricksPropolisacq. by Datadog

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How many investments has The E14 Fund made?
The E14 Fund has 240 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 12 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does The E14 Fund invest at?
The E14 Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is The E14 Fund's typical check size?
The E14 Fund typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
What sectors does The E14 Fund focus on?
The E14 Fund focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
Where is The E14 Fund located?
The E14 Fund is headquartered in Cambridge, US.
Does The E14 Fund lead rounds?
Yes, The E14 Fund leads investment rounds.
Who does The E14 Fund co-invest with?
The E14 Fund most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Gaingels, Alumni Ventures, among 504 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 15

Ubiquity Ventures

Ubiquity Ventures is a seed-stage institutional venture capital firm investing in 'software beyond the screen' — B2B startups applying AI and software to physical, real-world problems.

$1M – $3M
Techstars

Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

$220K
Mozilla Ventures

Mozilla Ventures is the venture investment arm of Mozilla, backing early-stage companies whose technologies align with Mozilla's mission of an open, accessible and trustworthy internet.

BoxGroup

BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.

$250K – $1M
Eniac Ventures

Eniac Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm run by former startup operators that partners closely with founders from 0 to 1 to accelerate product-market fit.

$1.2M
Crosslink Capital

Crosslink Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in San Francisco that partners with founders building category-defining enterprise and consumer technology companies.

$1M – $9M
Northpond Ventures

Northpond Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Bethesda, Maryland that invests in life sciences, technology, and related sectors.

$100K – $5M
House

The House Fund is a pre-seed and early-stage venture capital fund backing startups founded by UC Berkeley alumni, faculty, students, and affiliates.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $2M
Susa Ventures

Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.

$1M – $5M
Offline Ventures

Offline Ventures is a venture fund that backs founders who build differently and technology intended to serve humanity, investing at the earliest, most fragile stages of an idea.

$250K – $5M
Slow Ventures

Slow Ventures is a generalist early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011, with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York, investing in the earliest rounds of companies across many sectors.

$50K – $1M
Floodgate

Floodgate is a venture capital fund that backs founders at the earliest stages, positioning itself as their first true believers.

$500K – $5M
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Transmedia CapitalNyca PartnersRelay Ventures

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