Vermilion Cliffs Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York Β· Pre-SeedβSeed Β· 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Vermilion backs early-stage, category-defining technical products built by founders who are rebuilding the development stack for the agent era. The firm combines capital deployment with practical operational support in go-to-market strategy and product-led growth, leveraging the team's prior experience at leading developer companies.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team Β· 2 people
from the firm's websiteSolo GP and founder of Vermilion who leads investment strategy and has prior experience building early-stage developer-focused startups.
Meghan Murphy manages fund operations, go-to-market strategy, and portfolio support while specializing in helping early-stage technical teams streamline their processes, execute launches, and establish sustainable systems.
What they invest in
from 10 of 31 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ8Developer Tools Γ8Enterprise Software Γ7SaaS Γ3Advanced Manufacturing Γ1AgTech Γ1Cloud Computing Γ1Construction Tech Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ6
Investments Β· 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAI startup acquired by Hugging Face
Confident AI is a platform for evaluating, monitoring, and governing AI systems in production. It enables teams to standardize testing practices, track quality and latency metrics, and enforce governance policies across multiple AI initiatives.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jeffrey Ip(CEO & Cofounder)inKritin Vongthongsri(Co-Founder)in
Freeplay provides a platform for software product development teams to build and maintain generative AI products using best practices in experimentation, iteration, and data management.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Osmosis provides a reinforcement learning platform for post-training large language models, enabling companies to create task-specific AI models that outperform foundation models at lower cost. The platform supports document extraction, multi-tool AI agent training, and domain-specific code generation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Mach9 builds automated feature-extraction software for transportation, telecom, and construction industries, enabling rapid extraction and mapping of large-scale infrastructure projects. The company serves surveyors, transportation agencies, and engineering firms in North America.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Alexander Baikovitz(Founder)inHaowen Shi(Founder)in<UNKNOWN>
Red Barn Robotics develops autonomous weeding robots for farms to eliminate intra-row weeds without human intervention, reducing labor costs and protecting soil health. The company offers a service model where it maps fields, schedules custom weeding plans, and deploys robots throughout the growing season.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechHardwareRoboticsSeattle, US
Adam Iseman(Founder)inIlya Kelner(Founder)inAlex Neff(Founder)in
StarSling builds AI-native continuous integration for GitHub Actions, providing fast runners and agents that analyze workflows, logs, and telemetry to automatically open pull requests optimizing CI pipelines. The platform targets software development teams seeking to reduce DevOps bottlenecks and accelerate deployment cycles.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Yonas Beshawred(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniel Worku(Co-founder & CTO)in
Sutro provides a backend infrastructure platform that enables developers to define and deploy production-grade backends through a domain-specific language called SLang. The platform automatically generates data models, APIs, schemas, validation, and async workflows for applications.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Tadata is an AI agent platform that integrates into Slack to automate research and repetitive work by connecting to business tools like CRM, marketing, and ops systems. It learns team preferences over time and brings contextual data from multiple sources to enable intelligent task automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS<null>
CopilotKit provides an open-source framework and protocol (AG-UI) for developers to build and embed AI agents with rich, interactive user interfaces directly into applications, including web, Slack, and Teams. The platform enables seamless integration of generative UI and agentic functionality for enterprise and consumer applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSIssaquah, US
Atai Barkai(CEO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Vermilion Cliffs Ventures invest at?
- Vermilion Cliffs Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Vermilion Cliffs Ventures focus on?
- Vermilion Cliffs Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools.
- Where is Vermilion Cliffs Ventures located?
- Vermilion Cliffs Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
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