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Vest Capital Partners

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Investment thesis

VCP SPV I, LLC is the investing vehicle of Vest Capital Partners, formed by founders who went through Y Combinator (W15) and co-founded Vest, an asset manager that now oversees more than $50 billion. The group invests at seed stage, including internationally, and raises its capital from financial advisors rather than institutional LPs or retail syndicate platforms.

Stage
Seed
Tracked investments
32
Acquisitions
1

Team · 5 people

from public directories
Jon Aagaard· Senior Vice Presidentin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Vest Capital Partners went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 32 of 32 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×21Enterprise Software ×15Advanced Manufacturing ×9Data & Infrastructure ×7Hardware ×7SaaS ×7Consumer ×5Healthtech ×5

HQs:United States×26Canada×2France×1United Kingdom×1Singapore×1

Investments · 32 tracked

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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

Blueheyblue.comin𝕏Seed

A keyboard application for iPhone that uses voice dictation, powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, to enable faster text input through speech.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareSan Francisco, US

Omar Abdelaziz(CEO)inFarhan Hossain(Founder)inPeter Krogh(Founder)in

Co-investorsEval Ventures FundPioneerShorooq PartnersY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzBatch Ventures+13 more

Bookobookoapp.cominSeed

Booko uses AI to predict which service appointment slots won't fill and automatically applies targeted discounts to recover revenue from unsold time.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Will Hall(CEO)inArjun Saluja(CEO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAlumni VenturesBatch VenturesBlast.ClubBoxGroupC Square Capital+2 more

Boom AIuseboom.aiinSeed

Boom is an AI customer service platform that automates customer interactions across collections, retention, onboarding, and sales.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Juan Casian(CEO)inSergio Garcia(Founder)inJose Toscano(CTO)in

Co-investorsRebel FundY CombinatorBlast.ClubGonzalez y NavarroHi VenturesMatrix+3 more

DeepReach Inc.deepreach.aiin𝕏Seed

DeepReach runs a data-collection network where individuals ("Data Partners") wear a shipped device to record real-world operation data and get paid per accepted task.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Chris Liu(CTO)inTim Li(CEO)

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementVela PartnersWSSxNova VC (Aries)Y CombinatorAIspace Ventures+10 more

Exosatexosat.comin𝕏Seed

Exosat designs and builds low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations for sovereign operators, offering direct-to-cell, IoT, and broadband connectivity.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSpace TechSingapore, SG

Edward Ge(CEO)in

Co-investorsRedbud Trail GroupTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorZero Index007 Venture Partners57O Investments+33 more

Expected Parrotexpectedparrot.comin𝕏Seed

Expected Parrot provides tools to generate synthetic customer personas using AI agents, allowing companies to test pricing, product, and marketing decisions through simulated interviews and surveys.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US

Robin Horton(CEO)inJohn Horton(CTO)in

Co-investorsBloomberg BetaEight CapitalPioneerRebel FundY CombinatorBlast.Club+3 more

Hlabshlaboratories.comin𝕏Seed

HLabs manufactures electronics and actuators for robotics companies in the United States, offering both pre-designed components for rapid prototyping and custom parts for production-scale applications.

Advanced ManufacturingSan Francisco, US

Paul Hetherington(CEO)in

Co-investorsPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorADINRice CapitalWefunder

Jinbajinba.ioin𝕏Seed

Jinba is a platform for building and deploying enterprise AI workflows in plain language, with built-in compliance controls, security features, and on-premises deployment options.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Shoya Matsumori(CEO)inTakuya Norisugi(COO)in

Co-investorsEight CapitalPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorZero IndexALLEGIS CAPITAL+9 more

Klaimeeklaimee.aiin𝕏Seed

Klaimee provides AI liability insurance and risk certification for autonomous AI agents used by enterprise businesses.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Ines Boutemadja(CEO)inJulien Catonnet(CTO)in

Co-investorsFundersClubRebel FundY CombinatorBlast.ClubDepth VenturesEx/Ante+5 more

Lightberrylightberry.comin𝕏Seed

Lightberry develops AI software that enables robots to understand and respond to voice commands, allowing non-technical users to control and program robots through conversation rather than traditional coding.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Ali Attar(CEO)inStephan Koenigstorfer(CTO)inStephan Wolski(Head of Robotics)in

Co-investorsBlitzscaling VenturesKima VenturesPioneerPrana Tech VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator+14 more

Lumerialumeria.skinin𝕏Seed

Lumeria makes the Lumoscope, a multi-spectrum skin imaging scanner that clips onto a phone and uses RGB, UV, and polarized light to track skin conditions such as fine lines, tone, texture, pigment, and vascularity.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Maryanne Alhallak(CEO)inAnthea Guo(CTO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesLyra Capital Pty LtdOurCrowdPioneerSpot VC+1 more

Mantismantisbiotech.cominSeed

Mantis builds predictive models of individual physiology and behavior by aggregating consented personal data streams (wearables, device telemetry, clinical records) to forecast health outcomes and enable personalized medical decisions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US

Georgia Witchel(CEO)in

Co-investorsDecibel PartnersPioneerY CombinatorLiquid VenturesRitual CapitalSpot VC+2 more

Molagrimolagri.cominSeed

Molagri develops biopesticides that target harmful insects through specific molecular mechanisms while protecting beneficial insects and the environment, and incorporates resistance modeling to maintain product efficacy over time.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechClimate TechToronto, CA

Zaky Hassan(CEO)inMin Jin(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesConvective CapitalRobinhoodSuperorganismVentioneers Capital

MOVEdotmovedot.aiinSeed

MOVEdot is an AI platform that integrates engineering data from multiple sources—telemetry, simulations, and documents—and uses AI agents to analyze it and run simulations for physical engineering teams.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US

Girish Radhakrishnan(CEO)inBruno Finco(CTO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorNXTPGuil Mobility VenturesJames Beshara FundRosberg VenturesTodd and Rahul’s Angel Fund+1 more

Norinori.aiin𝕏Seed

Nori is an AI platform that aggregates personal health data from multiple sources and provides personalized wellness recommendations.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Dave Zohrob(CEO)inHarish Agarwal(CTO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAliaksandr HudzilinEverywhere VenturesFounder CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersPeterson Venture Partners+1 more

OnDeck AIondeckai.comin𝕏Seed

OnDeck develops video understanding technology for enterprise customers, leveraging vision language models grounded in real data to enhance reliability beyond standard off-the-shelf approaches.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSVancouver, CA

Alexander Dungate(CEO)inSepand Dyanatkar(CTO)inJustin Chan(Founding Engineer)Elliott Piercy(ML Engineer)Lucy Gordon(Operations Lead)

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)MaC Venture CapitalPanache VenturesRRE VenturesSapphire VenturesY Combinator+5 more

OneStoptheinterface.cominSeed

Interface researches how information is structured for AI agents and develops transaction platforms for them, including OneStop, a marketplace aggregating AI services.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerNew York City, US

Max Raven(CEO)inPeyton Shields(CTO)inAaryan Mehta(Founder)Thomas Lee Young(Founder)

Co-investorsClearSkyEight CapitalPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAvataar Venture Partners+17 more

Ooak Dataooakdata.comin𝕏Seed

Ooak Data is an applied AI research lab that converts real enterprise data into reinforcement learning environments for training AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

Thomas Aubry(CTO)inGrégoire LamyPierre-Louis Vouteau(CEO)

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementVela PartnersY CombinatorZero IndexAndreessen HorowitzBroadshade Investments+6 more

Panaceawithpanacea.comin𝕏Seed

Panacea provides FDA regulatory consulting and approval services for medical device and diagnostic companies, combining ex-FDA expertise with AI-powered technology to accelerate the regulatory pathway from strategy to market approval.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechLegalTechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Haris Javed-Akhtar(CEO)inYaman Ziadeh(CTO)inJin Zhang(Principal Regulatory Affairs)

Co-investorsPhaze VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAV CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersHoxton Ventures+1 more

Panelsusepanels.comin𝕏Seed

Panels creates high-quality audio datasets for training and evaluating voice AI models, serving voice AI companies from early-stage startups to frontier research labs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Aaron Wenk(CEO)inJason Le

Co-investorsY Combinator

Parrotparrotapp.comin𝕏Seed

Parrot is a mobile app for learning Spanish through short-form video content created by native speakers, using comprehensible input methodology.

ConsumerEdTechSan Francisco, US

Amir Hanna(Founder)inErik Dahl(Founder)inJulia Hudea(Founder)in

Co-investorsPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAlumni VenturesAmino CapitalAmplify Partners+8 more

Plena Healthplena.healthinSeed

Plena Health provides software that automates administrative tasks for specialty medical practices, including referral handling, intake processing, scheduling, compliance management, and billing across existing practice systems.

HealthtechSan Francisco, US

Eyad Abdalla(Founder)inAhmed Al Mudarris(CTO)in

Co-investorsFirst Generation CapitalY CombinatorFunPlusMetsu CapitalProgressive VenturesRobinhood+3 more

Prototyping.ioprototyping.ioin𝕏SeedAcquired

Prototyping.io uses artificial intelligence to convert computer-aided design files into finished mechanical components, with automated analysis and production processes designed to reduce cost and accelerate delivery.

Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Revanth Bodepudi(CEO)inPrerit Oberai(CTO)in

Co-investorsEight CapitalHAWKTAILY CombinatorZero Index20VCBlast.Club+10 more

RealRootsrealroots.cominSeed

RealRoots is a women's community platform that matches compatible women in the same city for in-person social experiences, including guided group events, one-on-one introductions, and social clubs.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesSocialSan Francisco, US

Dorothy Li(CEO)inTara Kappel(CPO)in

Co-investorsAtland VenturesAUTHENTIC VENTURESEight CapitalLobster CapitalLombardstreet VenturesPioneer+16 more

Shofoshofo.aiin𝕏Seed

A video dataset company that provides cleaned, segmented, and labeled video content from millions of hours of footage for AI model training.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Braiden Dishman(CEO)inAndre Braga(Founder \u0026 Head of AI)inAlexzendor Misra(CTO)inBryan Hong(CEO)

Co-investorsY CombinatorxNova VC (Aries)Amino CapitalBlast.ClubDragon CapitalEx Machina Ventures+3 more

Slashyslashy.comSeed

An AI tool that speeds up email management and processing for inbox users.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

Harsha Gaddipati(CEO)inDhruv Roongta(Founder)inPranjali Awasthi

Co-investorsEight CapitalFlying Tiger CapitalIDL VenturesPioneerThink+ Ventures Management, LlcY Combinator+6 more

smol machinessmolmachines.cominSeed

Smol Machines provides a runtime system for executing workloads in hardware-isolated Linux VMs with an open-source engine, supporting development workflows, code sandboxing, and portable executable packaging.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

BinBin He(CEO)in

Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzBlast.ClubRobinhood

Terranox AIterranox.aiSeed

A uranium exploration company using machine learning trained on historical geologic and exploration data to locate high-grade uranium deposits across North America for nuclear fuel supply.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergySan Francisco, US

Jade Checlair(CEO)inLeeav Lipton(CTO)in

Co-investorsInvestorXY CombinatorADINBlast.ClubBroadshade InvestmentsClimate Capital+19 more

Treliumtrelium.cominSeed

Trelium builds AI agents that automate repetitive workflows for businesses, starting with custom merchandise and promotional product teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Abhimanyu Yadav(CEO)inRitanshu Dokania(CTO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBetter CapitalCapitalize VC

Vernius Systems, Inc.vernius.systemsinSeed

Vernius makes drop-in hardware modules that add autonomous or operator-assisted targeting to existing FPV interceptor drones.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Hisham El-Halabi(CTO)inJoe Gonzalez(COO)inArthur Nguyen-cao(CEO)in

Co-investorsRebel FundY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBatch VenturesCape Fear VenturesFounder Capital+9 more

Zavozavopay.cominSeed

Zavo builds an operating system for restaurant operations that integrates AI across reservations, payments, and management tasks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSLondon, GB

Can Zehebi(Founder)inIlkan Gezer(Founder)inCan Zehebi Ilkan Gezer(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorEight CapitalNeer Venture PartnersPioneerRebel FundTIBAS Ventures+9 more

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Vest Capital Partners made?
Vest Capital Partners has 32 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Vest Capital Partners invest at?
Vest Capital Partners invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does Vest Capital Partners focus on?
Vest Capital Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Enterprise Software.

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