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TSVC

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Silicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Series A · 29 people tracked

Also known as d.b.a. TSVC · Eugene from TSVC · Steven from TSVC · TSVC MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

TSVC is a Silicon Valley seed-stage venture firm founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneurs and engineers, focused on partnering early with technically ambitious founders tackling difficult challenges. Its portfolio spans more than 200 early-stage companies, including over 12 unicorns and public firms such as Zoom, Carta, and Ginkgo Bioworks. Today the firm concentrates on the next wave of innovation at the intersection of AI, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and energy systems. TSVC anticipates a 'Physical AI economy' in which intelligent machines, autonomous systems, and next-generation infrastructure transform the physical world, and it seeks founders aiming to build the defining companies of that future.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$1M
HQ
Silicon Valley, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2010
Last 12 months
5 investments
AUM
$30M
VC funds
3
Tracked investments
133
Unicorns
5
IPOs
3
Acquisitions
19

Team · 29 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Xiaofeng Shao· General Partner
Iris Quan· Partnerin

Focuses on health tech, biotech, and education.

Charles Shao· General Partnerin

Charles Shao leverages his technical leadership designing China's high-speed rail passenger systems and R&D role at Tsinghua to invest in transportation technologies, optical communications, networks, robotics, and industrial hardware.

Carl Wang· Partnerin
Derek Wang· Partnerin𝕏

Derek Wang is co-founder and CEO of Taalk and founder and MD of Second Order Ventures, a firm focused on AI labor infrastructure across communication, data analytics, and tech services. He previously founded and exited Stratifyd, an AI analytics platform. Wang also advises companies on AI strategy and custom product development through DW Capital.

Chiu Chau· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Focuses on biotech and health tech with hardware.

David Duan· Venture Partnerin

Focuses on medical devices, biotech, and health tech.

Larry Zhang· Venture Partnerin

Founder of Troodon Entertainment with expertise in games, consumer, and crypto.

Xisheng Zhang· Venture Partner

Founder of Accelicon Tech with expertise in semiconductors.

Zheng Xu· Venture Partnerin

Focuses on climate tech, robotics, and material science.

Xuhui Shao· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Xuhui Shao, a PhD computer scientist and engineer‑turned‑CTO‑turned‑VC, evaluates startups as a builder, writes transparent technical investment essays on Medium, and was an early investor in WeRide, Otter.ai, d‑Matrix.

Carl Showalter· Fund Advisorin𝕏

COO of Fetch Robotics and former General Partner of Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Charlene Li· Director of Strategic Partnershipsin

Leads strategic partnerships and holds a Ph.D. in AI and NLP.

Chuck Eesley· Fund Advisorin

Associate Professor in Stanford's Department of Management Science and Engineering and an editorial board member for the Strategic Management Journal.

Jack Jia· Special Advisorin

Brings expertise in social networking, software, and consumer sectors.

Justin Song· Principalin

Founder of Citipanda.

Steven Li· Special Advisorin

Founder of Sumilux Tech and former VP at Amazon, Cisco, and Webex.

Tao Lu· Venture Advisorin

Focuses on AI, SaaS, cloud, security, and fintech.

Wei (Vivian) Di· Director of Fund Operationsin

Directs fund operations at TSVC.

Wufu Chen· Fund Advisor

Founded 16 networking and communications startups including Cascade (IPO), Ardent, and Shasta, and is founding partner of Genesis Campus and Acorn Campus; a Forbes Top 100 Investor.

Chun Xia· Partnerin𝕏

Chun Xia, PhD and three-time founder, co-founded Silicon Valley’s first Chinese-immigrant super-angel (first investor in Zoom) and leverages Tsinghua ties to commercialize semiconductors and AI across the U.S.–Asia corridor.

Eugene Zhang· Partnerin𝕏

Eugene Zhang insists founders be full‑time, weights team threefold over market and product/tech, divides economics by contribution not seniority, and backed overlooked founders like Zoom's Eric Yuan at seed.

Lisheng Wang· General Partnerin

Co-founder of Propel(x) and the MIT Alumni Angel Group.

Spencer Greene· General Partnerin𝕏

Spencer Greene combines 30 years as a founder/operator with deep technical expertise and U.S. patents, M&A leadership at Juniper, and teachable pitch/demo frameworks emphasizing design-for-exit and pragmatic funding.

Botong Shi
Chen Lu
Joshua Jia
Pamela Lee· Partnerin

Pamela Lee is an Investment Partner at TSVC Fund. Her experience spans angel investing, private equity and venture capital partnerships, incubator operations and business development, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and wealth management.

Yiyao Zhao

Founder mafia

5 people who came through TSVC went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 112 of 133 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×47Enterprise Software ×35SaaS ×35Deep Tech ×23Hardware ×20Healthtech ×20Fintech ×16Biotech ×15

HQs:United States×84Canada×3China×3Austria×1Australia×1Nigeria×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 56 portfolio companies
29%
solo founders
16 of 56 mapped founding teams
41%
repeat founders
of 74 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 17 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×162 founders×173 founders×134+ founders×10

Where their founders studiedfrom 65 founders with education data

Harvard University ×6Stanford University ×5Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Tsinghua University ×4Stony Brook University ×3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×3MIT Sloan School of Management ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 73 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×28Computer Science ×27Business & Management ×9Finance & Accounting ×9Economics ×6Physics ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×3Design & Architecture ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 74 founders with career history

IBM ×5Goldman Sachs ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Aquantia ×3Google ×3Department of Defense ×2Juniper Networks ×2LinkedIn ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×12500 Global ×2Techstars ×2

21 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 73 with degree data)

Investments · 133 tracked

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By year:2026 · 22025 · 92024 · 12023 · 82022 · 92021 · 42020 · 52018 · 22017 · 42016 · 22015 · 12014 · 148 dated

Ginkgo Bioworksginkgo.bioin𝕏NYSE: DNA

Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs that accelerate bioengineering for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechRoboticsBoston, US

Jason Kelly(Founder)inReshma Shetty(Founder)inBarry Canton(Founder)inAustin Che(Founder)inTom Knight(Founder)inBartholomew Canton(Executive Officer)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAzure Capital PartnersB3 HoldingBlue Owl CapitalCannage Capital+62 more

Jasper Therapeuticsjaspertherapeutics.cominNASDAQ: JSPRSeries A · Jul 2026 · $14M

Jasper Therapeutics develops briquilimab, a targeted anti-KIT monoclonal antibody designed to deplete mast cells for treating chronic immunological and inflammatory diseases.

BiotechHealthtechRedwood City, US

Judith Shizuru(Director)Herb Cross(Executive Officer)inJeet Mahal(Executive Officer, Director)inPatrick Crutcher(Director)Svetlana Lucas(Director)Wenru Song(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAvego BioScience CapitalQiming Venture Partners USARoche Venture FundAbingworthIkarian Capital

Zoomzoom.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ZM

Zoom operates an AI-powered work platform for video communications and collaboration, including products such as Zoom Contact Center.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Jose, US

Eric S. Yuan(Founder)Aparna Bawa(Chief Operating Officer)inMichelle Chang(Chief Financial Officer)inVelchamy Sankarlingam(President of Product and Engineering)inJeevan Kumar(Founder)Sean Lee(Founder)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalAtlassian VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersEnsemble VCHorizons VenturesIT-Farm Corporation+5 more

Petalpetalsurgical.com✓ verified

Petal Surgical develops an incisionless surgery platform using Millisecond Pulse Histotripsy, a form of focused therapeutic ultrasound that breaks down targeted tissue via "Acoustic Liquefaction" without cutting, heat, or trauma.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Bowen Jiang(Co-founder)Nicholas Theodore(Co-founder & Director)Prash Chopra(Founding CEO & Director)Frederic H. Moll(Director)Rony Abovitz(Co-founding Advisor)

Co-investorsShangBay Capital LLCHike VenturesK50 Ventures

Petal Surgicalpetal.healthAug 2025✓ verified

Petal is developing an incisionless surgery platform using Millisecond Pulse Histotripsy, a form of focused therapeutic ultrasound that breaks down targeted diseased tissue without incisions, heat, or trauma.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRedwood City, US

Prash Chopra(Founding CEO & Director)Bowen Jiang(Co-founder)Nicholas Theodore(Co-founder & Director)Prashant Chopra(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardFrederic Moll(Director)inRony Abovitz(Co-founding Advisor)

Co-investorsShangBay Capital LLCDolma VenturesK50 VenturesSonder Capital

Aizipaizip.aiPre-Seed · May 2023

Aizip develops on-device AI models and full-stack solutions for edge devices, covering audio, vision, time-series, and language tasks that run efficiently on resource-constrained hardware.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoT

Alpineoptoelectronicsalpineoptoelectronics.com

Alpine Optoelectronics designs and develops photonic products for optical networks, focusing on silicon photonics, PAM4, and coherent technologies.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsFremont, US

Ming Ding(Founder)in

Angle Healthanglehealth.cominSeed · Jul 2020 · $4M

Angle Health is an AI-enabled health insurance platform that serves employers and their employees by consolidating carrier, third-party administrator, and managing general underwriter functions into a single integrated experience.

AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ty Wang(Founder)inAnirban Gangopadhyay(Founder)inTylon (Ty) W(Founder)inBJ ScottMay Babraitis(Head of Talent)Kevin Saunders(Technical Recruiting Manager)

Co-investorsAloft VCBlumberg CapitalCrew CapitalGaingelsMana VenturesMighty Capital+14 more

Apptopiaapptopia.comin𝕏

Apptopia provides mobile app consumer data—app store intelligence and device-level panel data covering 3,500+ public tickers across 160+ countries—for use in quantitative investment research, backtesting, and machine learning models.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Jonathan Kay(Founder)inEliran Sapir(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalABS Capital PartnersBlossom Street VenturesCSC UpshotExpansion Venture CapitalKima Ventures+7 more

Atriusatrius.comin

Atrius provides technology solutions for enterprise building management, including energy optimization, asset tracking, and wayfinding systems for physical spaces where people work, live, and gather.

CleantechClimate TechCloud ComputingEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsConnecticut Innovations

Automatsolnautomatsoln.comin

Automat Solutions manufactures battery electrolytes and operates an AI-robotic platform for accelerating battery material discovery and optimization.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsSan Leandro, US

Patrick Poon(Co Founder)

Aviva Linksavivalinks.comin𝕏

Aviva Links designs semiconductor devices for connectivity in autonomous and software-defined vehicles, providing Ethernet switches, PHYs, bridges, and serializer/deserializer chips for high-bandwidth sensor data transport.

HardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductors

Kamal Dalmia(CEO & Co-founder)inSachin Goel(Co-Founder and VP, Digital & Systems Engineering)inHiok-Tiaq Ng(Co-Founder and VP, Analog Engineering)in

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesiGlobe Partners

Avomaavoma.comin𝕏

Avoma is a meeting intelligence platform that automatically captures, transcribes, and analyzes meetings, delivering summaries and key takeaways to Microsoft Teams channels to keep teams aligned.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechPalo Alto, US

Albert Lai(Founder & AI Head)inAditya Kothadiya(Founder & CEO)inDevendra Laulkar(Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsHubSpot VenturesInvariantes FundK9 VenturesStorm VenturesTwin VenturesHeadline+2 more

Banteraibanterai.businessPre-Seed · Jun 2023 · $250K

A comparison and review site that ranks offshore online casinos offering fast withdrawals for Australian players, focusing on payout speed via PayID and cryptocurrency rails.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsExpert DOJO

Beaglebeagle-tech.comin

Beagle Technology applies AI to agricultural mechanization, helping growers automate pruning, thinning, harvesting, and crop management with machines.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsCalifornia, US

Yang Fang(Founder)in

Co-investorsAIX VenturesBetter Food VenturesOspraie Ag Science

Bloom Institute of Technologybloomtech.comin𝕏Seed

BloomTech is an online coding and technology bootcamp that teaches in-demand skills to help students secure well-paying jobs.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechFuture of WorkSaaSAustin, US

Austen Allred(CEO)inBen Nelson(Founder)inZoran(COO)Trevor McKendrick(Chief of Staff)inNamrata Ganatra(CTO)inDavid Head(Data Engineer)

Co-investorsGelt VCGV (Google Ventures)Hemisphere Ventures LLCImagine K12Jude GomilaManhattan West+24 more

Blueprint Registryblueprintregistry.com𝕏Nov 2016acquired by David's Bridal

Blueprint is a product team that was acquired by David's Bridal in August 2018 and focuses on delivering user experiences within the bridal industry.

ConsumerFintechMarketplacesSeattle, US

Nevin Shetty(Executive Officer, Director)inElizabeth Ellingson(Executive Officer, Director)

Boardj P Whaley(Director)

Co-investorsMatchstick VenturesTechstars

Calicatcalicat.com

California Catalysts develops advanced materials and catalysts for hydrogen electrolysis using AI-driven discovery methods.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsLos Angeles, US

Jim DiSanto(Co-founder, Board Director, Executive Consultant)inJourdan Urbach(CEO)

BoardNathan Lewis(Founder; Chief Scientific Advisor)

Co-investorsAcario InnovationDolby Family VenturesMOL SwitchVoLo Earth VenturesMotus Ventures, Llc

Cartacarta.comin𝕏

Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Henry Ward(Founder)inManu Kumar(Founder)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)inJeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)inNick Avery(Chief People Officer)inNicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)in

Co-investors4DX VenturesA*Adventure FundAlign VenturesAlumni VenturesAmity Ventures+76 more

Cassia Networkscassianetworks.comin𝕏

Cassia Networks provides enterprise Bluetooth IoT products and solutions, offering long-range, multi-device connectivity, edge processing, and location tracking for Bluetooth IoT networks.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoT

Felix Zhao(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsSocial StartsABB Technology Ventures

Celldomcelldom.comin

CellDom develops CloneXplorer, a live single-cell assay platform combining functional imaging, molecular readouts, and integrated cell retrieval for high-resolution cell analysis.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical Devices

Co-investorsFirst In VenturesRed Forest Capital

Citconcitcon.comin𝕏

Citcon provides cross-border and mobile payment solutions for global e-commerce and digital wallet transactions.

E-commerceFintechSaaSSan Jose, US

Chunbo Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Chuck Huang(Founder)inWei Jiang(Co-Founder, President & COO)inCasey Bullock(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardDavid Feinleib(Director)Priti Choksi(Director)in

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCota CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersSierra VenturesSonae IMTaihill Venture+1 more

Citus Datacitusdata.comin𝕏Acquired

Citus is a Postgres extension that enables horizontal scaling of databases by distributing data and queries across multiple nodes.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sumedh Pathak(Engineer)Ozgun Erdogan(Founder)inUmur Cubukcu(CEO)inJoseph Sciarrino(Director of Sales)inSai Srirampur(Solutions Engineer)in

Co-investorsBling CapitalBullpen CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)HeavybitRainfall VenturesS2S Ventures+6 more

Civil Mapscivilmaps.com

Civil Maps develops artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicle perception, creating continental-scale HD 3D maps and centimeter-level localization systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationSilicon Valley, US

Co-investorsCLI VenturesElev8.vcReshapeScrum VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentAME Cloud Ventures+2 more

Cloudeaglecloudeagle.aiin𝕏

CloudEagle.ai is a SaaS management platform that gives enterprises a single command center to discover, secure, govern, and optimize their SaaS and AI applications, identities, access, licenses, and renewals.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Nidhi Jain(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBronco VenturesExceptional Capitalf7 Ventures

Confident LIMSconfidentlims.cominSeed

Confident LIMS is a cloud-based laboratory information management system serving analytical testing labs across cannabis, food, agriculture, nutraceuticals, environmental, cosmetics, and specialty testing industries.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Steve Albarran(CEO)inMiller Aaron(Lead Engineer)inSebastian EchegarayTony LewisJared Petker(Vice President of Engineering)

Co-investorsInnovating CapitalY CombinatorAltaIR CapitalASF Ventures Ltd.Base Venture Management, Inc.Bullpen Capital+7 more

d-Matrixd-matrix.aiin𝕏Seed · Jan 2021

d-Matrix develops AI compute hardware and platforms optimized for generative AI inference, designed to be faster, more energy-efficient, and more accessible than existing solutions.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

Sid Sheth(Founder)inSudeep Bhoja(Founder)in

Co-investorsPlayground GlobalTemasekAdvaita CapitalAlpha Square GroupAmino CapitalBerkeley Frontier+14 more

DataFoxdatafox.cominOct 2017Acquired

DataFox was an AI-driven company intelligence platform for sales, marketing and investing teams, acquired by Oracle in 2018.

San Francisco, US

Bastiaan Janmaat(Executive Officer, Director)inMike Dorsey(Founder)in

BoardSimon Yoo(Director)in

Co-investorsCota CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Foothill VenturesGoldman SachsGreen Visor CapitalSocial Leverage

Datastratodatastrato.aiSeed · Oct 2025

Datastrato provides a unified metadata catalog and governance control plane for lakehouse data, built on Apache Gravitino, offering an Iceberg REST Catalog service that federates catalogs (Hive Metastore, Glue, Polaris) and formats (Iceberg, Hudi, Delta, Lance, vectors, ML models) across clouds.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsHyT Capital

Deskimodeskimo.cominSeed · Nov 2021 · $3M

Deskimo operates a marketplace connecting employees with pay-per-use office and workspace access across Southeast Asia and the Middle East, allowing them to book nearby workspace by the minute through a mobile app.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechSaaSSingapore, SG

Christian Mischler(Founder)inRaphael Cohen(Founder)inOscar Lopez(CTO)

Co-investorsAmand VenturesPioneerSeed XY CombinatorCathexis VenturesEarlsfield Capital+2 more

Dexmatedexmate.aiin𝕏Feb 2026

DexMate develops physical AI technology, providing products intended to support the building of embodied AI and robotics systems.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSanta Clara, US

Yuzhe Qin(Founder)Tao Chen(Founder)Chongyang Wang(Founder)Wenda Wang(Founder)

Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesMana VenturesSinovel AngelWestWave CapitalCadenza

Discurediscuremd.cominSeed · Apr 2022

DiscureMD is developing a treatment focused on disc degeneration, a leading cause of back pain that affects most adults during their lifetime.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersSanara CapitalSupernova Invest

Dubjoydubjoy.comDefunct

Dubjoy provides video translation and voice-over services, allowing content producers to reach international audiences while enabling bilingual speakers to earn income as voiceover contributors.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Robert Farazin(Founder)inRok Gregorič(CTO)inMiha Rebernik(CTO)inMatevž Petek(Intern)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorDG Daiwa VenturesItochu Technology Ventures

EBOTsebots.comin𝕏

eBots builds AI-driven dual-arm, vision-integrated robotics for micron-precision assembly and quality control in manufacturing.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Zheng Xu(CEO)in

Co-investors412 Venture FundLam CapitalSAIC Technologies Fund II, LLCSCB 10XYing Fund

Element Bioscienceselementbiosciences.comin𝕏

Element Biosciences develops biological analysis platforms and DNA sequencing tools for scientists and research institutions.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical Devices

Matthew Kellinger(Founder)Michael Previte(Founder)Molly He(Founder)

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesForesite CapitalFusionRA CapitalVenrockWellington Management

EquityZenequityzen.comin𝕏acquired by Morgan Stanley · Oct 2025

EquityZen operates an online marketplace that gives accredited individual investors access to shares in late-stage private companies through secondary market transactions.

FintechMarketplacesPropTechNew York, US

Atish Davda(Executive Officer, Director)inShriram Bhashyam(Executive Officer, Director)inPhil Haslett(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAmino CapitalChasella Capital PartnersClick VenturesDraper AssociatesKhosla Ventures+6 more

ESTAT Actuationestat.techin

The company manufactures electromechanical products including rotary clutches, linear brakes, and voltage drivers for industrial applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsPittsburgh, US

Co-investors412 Venture FundMonozukuri Ventures

Exaexa.aiin𝕏Seed

Exa is an AI-powered search API that retrieves high-quality information from the web in real-time, designed for AI agents, developers, and applications that require precise natural-language search capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

William Bryk(CEO)inJeffrey Wang(Founder)inWalden Yan(Co-Founder)Marcus Holm(Chief Revenue Officer)inDan McArdle(Founder)Jeff Wang(Founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures49 Palms VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesHaystackHelium-3 Ventures+29 more

Fernstonefernstone.comin𝕏Seed

Fernstone is an insurance brokerage that provides risk management services and coverage administration for businesses through a unified platform.

FintechInsurTechSaaSNew York City, US

James Chen(CEO)inBryant Le(CTO)inLuke Button(Founder)inDavid Mason(Head of Growth)

Co-investorsNeer Venture PartnersThe E14 FundY CombinatorBlast.ClubCRV (Charles River Ventures)Madrona Venture Group+4 more

FlightCarflightcar.comDefunct

FlightCar operates a peer-to-peer car rental marketplace connecting arriving travelers with local vehicle owners at major airports.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Rujul Zaparde(CEO)inShri Ganeshram(CTO)inKevin Petrovic(President)

BoardHans Tung(Director)inGreg Johnson(Director)

Co-investorsY Combinator8capitaAlexis OhanianAndreessen HorowitzComcast VenturesEmmett Shear+18 more

Forta Healthfortahealth.com

Forta is a healthcare company focused on helping families achieve better health outcomes with greater convenience.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Jonathan Roberts(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBantam GroupBrighter CapitalEvolution VenturesFJ LabsGood Friends+8 more

Gaatugaatu.com

Gaatu sells home and lifestyle products across several brands, including ViPEK for organization, Broview for storage, Max Auto for automotive essentials, and PARTSam for lighting.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMilpitas, US

Mingsong Chen(Director)Ben Pu(Founder)inYubin Pu(Executive Officer, Director)Changsong Zhu(Director)Yuqing Zhang(Director)

Healthlanehealthlane.co𝕏Seed · Oct 2020 · $2.4M

Healthlane develops health infrastructure for Africa with an emphasis on preventative care rather than treatment.

HealthtechWellness & FitnessLagos, NG

Agbor Ashumanyi Ako(Founder)inAlain Nteff

Co-investorsDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCPlug and Play VenturesSupernode VenturesY CombinatorAgrolimen Ventures+12 more

HigherMehigherme.comin𝕏Seed · Aug 2014Acquired

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Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSToronto, CA

Rob Hunter(Chairman)inJef Chedeville(CTO)inEvan Lodge(COO, and Head of Product)inJack Forbes(Freelance Web Developer)Derek Williamson(CEO)Ali Yousaf(Head of Product)

Co-investorsCostella KirschForefront VentureFundersClubRed Forest CapitalSterling RoadWalnut Venture Associates+4 more

iLabServiceilabservice.aiin𝕏Seed

iLabService provides infrastructure for regulated laboratories to capture, govern, and audit physical evidence from lab operations.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkIoTMedical DevicesSaaSShanghai, CN

Kenny Li(Founder)inJing Wang(Founder)inLiyang Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsDivide by ZeroFresco CapitalY CombinatorKamehameha SchoolsLiquid VenturesWisemont Capital

Industrialmindindustrialmind.aiPre-Seed · Oct 2025 · $1M

Mountain View, US

Steven Gao(Founder)Justin Li(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntlerPlug and Play Ventures

Innospark Venturesinnospark.vcMar 2022 · $5.2M

Innospark is a venture capital firm that invests in AI-native companies and founders building technology-driven solutions across enterprise, healthcare, and physical-world applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software

Dr. Venkat Srinivasan(Founder and Managing Director)inDeepak Verma(Operating Partner)in

Co-investorsEcho River CapitalY Combinator

Instavestgoinstavest.comSeedDefunct

Instavest is a platform where investors can publicly share their stock trades and rationale, allowing other users to replicate those purchases and sales, with a portion of profits directed back to the original trader.

FintechSan Francisco, US

Saleem Khatri(CEO)inZain Allarakhia(CTO)

Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorCherubic VenturesDRW Venture CapitalFCVCVenture Investment Associates+1 more

Iterableiterable.comin𝕏

Iterable provides customer communication and engagement software that enables brands to create targeted messaging experiences across email, SMS, push, and other channels.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US

Andrew Boni(Founder)inJustin Zhu(Founder)inHaoran Zhu(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSabri Murat Bicer(Director)

Co-investors3Spoke Capital500 Global645 VenturesAngelPadArtisanal VenturesBrighter Capital+12 more

JuziBotjuzibot.cominSeed

Juzibot develops AI agents for enterprise workflows, enabling companies to automate tasks across departments from management to frontline operations through conversational AI integrated with workplace communication tools.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBeijing, CN

Yuan Gao(Founder)inHuan Li(Founder)inJiarui Li(Founder)in

Co-investorsPreAngel PartnersY CombinatorAlpha Startup FundSphere 5200

KeyDBkeydb.dev𝕏SeedAcquired

KeyDB is an open source, multithreaded database that serves as a faster alternative to Redis, designed for high-throughput applications requiring horizontal and vertical scaling.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareToronto, CA

John Sully(Founder)inBen Schermel(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorPegasus Tech Ventures

Kilobaserkilobaser.comin𝕏Seed

Kilobaser develops tabletop DNA and RNA synthesizers designed for laboratory professionals to produce custom oligonucleotides on demand.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesGraz, AT

Alexander Murer(Founder)inMartin Jost(Founder)inBernhard Tittelbach(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesCathexis VenturesKhosla Ventures

Kinet Ickinet-ic.comin

Kinetic Technologies designs and manufactures analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for power management and protection, serving consumer, communications, industrial, automotive, and enterprise markets.

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Kinetakinetabio.com

BiotechSeattle, US

Shawn Iadonato(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Hedequist(Executive Officer)Pauline Kenny(Executive Officer)inCharles Magness(Director)

Co-investorsKeiretsu ForumPfizer Venture InvestmentsWellcome Trust

Kinumikinumi.comin𝕏Seed · Aug 2023 · $250K

Kinumi provides a personal concierge service for active older adults, helping them achieve health and lifestyle goals through coaching for physical, mental, and emotional wellness, while enabling social connection and community engagement.

ConsumerHR TechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Chekesha C. Kidd(Founder)inAmber Binford(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstars

Kubitkubit.aiin𝕏Apr 2022 · $18M

Kubit is an agent analytics platform that maps user behavior, intent, and sentiment to LLM traces, correlating clickstream events, tool calls, and prompt versions to help debug AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSOakland, US

Zhongling Li(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardNitin Chopra(Director)inGeorge Mathew(Director)in

Co-investorsInsight PartnersLeonis CapitalShasta Ventures

Launchpad Toyslaunchpadtoys.comAcquired

Launchpad Toys makes iPad applications, including Toontastic, that let children create and share animated stories and creative projects.

ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US

Thushan Amarasiriwardena(Founder)inAndy Russell(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorGeneral CatalystStart CapitalSV Angel

Layuplayuplabs.aiin𝕏SeedDefunct

Layup builds AI-powered automation software that guides users and acts on their behalf within complex applications, reducing adoption friction and support needs.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Ryan Xue(CEO)inBadal Jain(Founder)inMichael Lemm(Founder)inMikeBads

Co-investorsGaingelsSoma CapitalY CombinatorCerberus VenturesFounders FundFoundersX+3 more

Leadoptikleadoptik.comin𝕏Seed · May 2023 · $5M

Leadoptik develops LIA-1, an image-guidance and biopsy device compatible with robotic and manual bronchoscopes, providing high-resolution depth imaging of the lung.

Deep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Jose, US

Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad(Executive Officer, Director)Jiang You(Founder)in

BoardConrad Burke(Director)

Co-investorsSCP Ventures, LLCSony Ventures CorporationSOSVApplied Ventures

Lex machinalexmachina.comin𝕏

Lex Machina is a legal analytics platform that converts court documents and legal data into structured insights for law firms and legal professionals.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLegalTech

Co-investorsHBS Alumni AngelsUlu VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentXSeed Capital

Other

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

HuskiAutomat SolutionsBeagle TechnologyBloomTechBot OrangeCity From NaughtExa LabsFranklinwhGiftedMomHealthplanallianceKeylivingKeyWise AILet'sMODOpenAGI LabsSimbryoSliced InvestingTippsyTrustgo

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 · 22

3 IPOs · 19 acquisitions · showing 10

Ginkgo BioworksNYSE: DNAJasper TherapeuticsNASDAQ: JSPRZoomNASDAQ: ZMBlueprint Registryacq. by David's BridalEquityZenacq. by Morgan StanleyLoop Genomicsacq. by Element BiosciencesNeuvectoracq. by SUSEPlayfabacq. by MicrosoftTapEngageacq. by SubsplashZingboxacq. by Palo Alto Networks

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has TSVC made?
TSVC has 133 tracked investments, 22 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does TSVC invest at?
TSVC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is TSVC's typical check size?
TSVC typically writes checks of $1M.
What sectors does TSVC focus on?
TSVC focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Energy, Robotics.
Where is TSVC located?
TSVC is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
Does TSVC lead rounds?
Yes, TSVC leads investment rounds.
Who does TSVC co-invest with?
TSVC most often shares deals with Y Combinator, 500 Global, Social Starts, among 306 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 101

500 Global

500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm whose flagship Silicon Valley strategy backs promising technology companies from pre-seed onward across a range of sectors and geographies.

$150K
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.

$100K – $20M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.

$150K – $20M
Plug and Play Ventures

Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities, running accelerator programs and venture investing across more than 25 vertical industries.

$50K – $400K
Social Starts

Social Starts is a group of early-stage venture funds that applies a data-driven, analytics-based methodology to identify and back promising companies in high-potential segments. Its current fund, Social Starts Health and Happiness, targets startups focused on helping people live longer and better.

Amino Capital

AMINO Capital is a global venture capital firm based in Palo Alto that invests around the theme of data moat and network effects, focusing on big data, machine learning, and exceptional products.

$100K – $10M
Foothill Ventures

Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in Los Altos, California, run by a team with founder and operator backgrounds. It makes early-stage investments in frontier technology, particularly infrastructure and AI applications.

$100K – $10M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
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
DCVC (Data Collective)

DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.

Both backed · 4
$5M – $25M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$100K – $50M
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Lightspeed Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesNotable CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalUlu VenturesBullpen CapitalMaC Venture CapitalFusionMerus CapitalCraft VenturesStreamlined VenturesSOSVBling CapitalAngelPadSpider CapitalHeavybitK9 VenturesScrum VenturesRivet VenturesBrighter CapitalInnospark VenturesMotus Ventures, LlcFounders FundRedpoint VenturesLong Journey VenturesInsight PartnersFoundation CapitalDST GlobalUpHonest CapitalAmplify PartnersPractical Venture CapitalDCM VenturesAltaIR CapitalAntlerPrefix CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)137 VenturesThink+ Ventures Management, LlcWndrCoPortage VenturesBand of AngelsElefundXSeed CapitalNewfund CapitalSony Ventures CorporationHorizon 3 Venture StudioTunitas VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersCabra VCVine Street VenturesOakseed VenturesUnknown VenturesCoatue ManagementKrakenEniac VenturesQuiet CapitalSusa VenturesSciFi VCKapor CapitalTrajectory VenturesLowercase CapitalOperator LPPareto HoldingsLOI VentureZetta Venture PartnersLocus VenturesUtopian VenturesAmasiaRubicon Venture CapitalThomvest VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcScout VenturesAI FundHC9 VenturesBINARY CAPITALEngineering CapitalIlluminate VenturesStrata Capital PartnersFirsthandVCGSR VenturesBoosted CommerceFeenix Venture Partners LLCInnovation WorksRiverfront Ventures, LLCArgonautic VenturesTensility Venture PartnersZhenFundHarmonix Music SystemsLuminate

Firms observed investing alongside TSVC, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with TSVC's recorded portfolio.

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