Treeo VC
Actively deployingSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Treeo VC focuses on exceptional founders from global backgrounds who are building ambitious companies for the U.S. market. The firm leverages its position at the intersection of global innovation and U.S. enterprise markets to provide differentiated access and strategic guidance. By translating global ambition into disciplined U.S. execution, the firm supports founders in creating world-competitive companies. The investment thesis is grounded in the belief that opportunity for exceptional talent is unevenly distributed globally, and the firm aims to close that gap by backing visionary international entrepreneurs early in their journey.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 19, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
General Partner at Treeo VC with expertise in smart cities, sustainable cities, and mobility. Previously served as a director at WRI and country director in Turkey, securing significant funding for tech companies and raising capital from corporate foundations and development banks.
General Partner at Treeo VC with cross-sector experience in technology, finance, media, and venture capital. Previously Managing Partner at multiple accelerators and has made over 100 investments while supporting startups in scaling to the U.S. market.
General Partner at Treeo VC with a career focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. Founding managing director of Endeavor Turkey who has supported high-impact entrepreneurs, launched angel networks, and advised on multiple VC fund launches.
Venture Partner at Treeo VC and Founder & Chief Happiness Officer of Happy Work Studio with over two decades in corporate strategy and innovation. Previously held senior roles at Microsoft and Intel focusing on growth initiatives and strategic partnerships.
What they invest in
from 13 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Enterprise Software ×9SaaS ×5Developer Tools ×3Fintech ×2Marketing Tech ×2Biotech ×1Consumer ×1
HQs:United States×8United Kingdom×1
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAfternoon provides financial operations software for AI companies, handling compute cost management, pricing analysis, and expense attribution to help founders understand their financials and make informed decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Caretta is a real-time sales AI assistant that helps salespeople conduct technical and product-focused conversations during sales calls by pulling from internal documentation, knowledge sources, and organizational data. It integrates with CRM systems, collaboration tools, and other sales platforms to provide call notes and updated customer information.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Kayra Bahadir(Founder)inOmar Elamin(Founder)inPavlos Markesinis(Founder)in
Cognizo is a platform that helps marketers optimize their brand visibility in AI-powered answer engines and generative search platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. The platform analyzes millions of daily data points to track brand citations, provide optimization recommendations, and automate content creation for AI search optimization (AEO).
AI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Each Labs provides 24/7 technical support services for product companies, focusing on flexibility, speed, and stability during scaling operations.
Developer Tools
Outship is a recruiting platform that evaluates engineers by observing how they use AI coding tools to complete tasks, analyzing their problem-solving approach and decision-making process alongside the resulting code.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Patientdesk.ai provides an AI agent that automates appointment scheduling, payment processing, and insurance verification for dental practices, enabling them to fill open slots with profitable patient visits.
Healthtech
Oncel Ozgul(Founder)inEmre Kaplaner(Founder)inFikri San Koktas(Founder)in
RankAI builds AI-powered tools that automatically generate, publish, and optimize web content for SEO ranking and conversion. It serves marketing teams at B2B SaaS and enterprise companies looking to scale organic traffic through programmatic content creation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Hugo (Kanghong) Zhan(Co-Founder, CTO)in
Tamarind provides a computational platform for protein and molecular engineering, offering AI and physics-based tools to design antibodies, peptides, enzymes, and small molecules. The platform integrates state-of-the-art published tools like AlphaFold and RFdiffusion through a user-friendly interface for life sciences companies.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tecto provides AI adoption and governance solutions for regulated organizations, focusing on building trustworthy and accountable AI systems for public and private sectors.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Niosha Afsharikia, PhD(Co-founder & CEO)inRoksana Baleshzar(CTO)inNiosha Afsharikia(CEO)
ThreeV provides an AI-powered platform that automates asset inspections and defect detection for utility companies, using computer vision to process images and other sensor data at scale. The platform helps transmission and distribution networks, oil and gas, and other industries identify and classify assets, reduce inspection times, and accelerate risk remediation.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise Software
An AI-powered platform for building web applications using a proprietary architecture designed to handle complex projects with high reliability and scalability at lower cost than competing services.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Victor Cheng(Co-Founder and CEO)in
x1 is an AI-powered app studio that guides builders through structured stages—planning, design, build, QA, launch—to create and launch working iPhone products. The platform serves app creators and non-technical founders who want to turn app ideas into monetizable mobile businesses.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Manil Lakabi(Founder)in
Zavo builds an operating system for restaurant operations that integrates AI across reservations, payments, and management tasks. The platform automates routine operations, provides predictive insights, and aims to reduce manual work for restaurant owners and managers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSLondon, GB
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Treeo VC invest at?
- Treeo VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Treeo VC focus on?
- Treeo VC focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Treeo VC located?
- Treeo VC is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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