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Village Global

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Covina · Pre-Seed–Seed · 18 people tracked

Also known as VILLAGE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

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Investment thesis

Village Global backs relentlessly resourceful founders at Day 0, leading pre-seed and seed rounds globally and across all sectors as self-described generalists. Beyond capital, the firm connects portfolio founders to a network of 400+ founders, operator angels, and luminary LPs drawn from many of the world's leading technology companies. It emphasizes hands-on support through founder retreats, peer-to-peer dinners, masterclasses, and conversations with high-profile investors, plus a Slack community, expert advice, industry-specific mentorship, and fundraising help including warm introductions and a proprietary database of seed and Series A investors.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
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$500K – $3M
HQ
Covina, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
10 investments
AUM
$978.7M
Tracked investments
274
Unicorns
23
IPOs
5
Acquisitions
15

Team · 18 people

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Amrit Rao· General Partnerin

Amrit Rao is a Partner at Village Global. He previously co-founded and served as CEO of Made & Modern Furniture, and spent over a decade as an investor at affiliates of Starboard Value, Tiger Management, T. Rowe Price, and Golden Gate Capital. He began his career as an M&A analyst in the CSFB Technology Group, where he advised Google on its acquisition of YouTube.

Anne Dwane· General Partner & Co-founderin𝕏

Anne Dwane is a co-founder and general partner at Village Global, a seed-stage fund backed by entrepreneurs such as Jeff Bezos, Sara Blakely, Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Magic Johnson and Anne Wojcicki, which invests in startups across sectors and geographies as well as in emerging VC managers. She previously served as Chief Business Officer at Chegg, where she was part of the team that took the company public, following Chegg's acquisition of Zinch, where she was CEO. Earlier in her career, she co-founded Military Advantage (Military.com), which was acquired by Monster.com.

Ben Casnocha· General Partner & Co-founderin𝕏

Ben Casnocha is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, author, and investor who cofounded and serves as General Partner at Village Global, an early-stage venture capital firm backing startup founders. Before venture investing, he started and scaled several ventures and spent two years as chief of staff to Reid Hoffman, working out of the LinkedIn and Greylock Partners offices. He is coauthor of two New York Times bestsellers with Hoffman: The Start-Up of You, on career strategy, and The Alliance, on talent management (the latter also with Chris Yeh). He regularly delivers keynote speeches on entrepreneurship, talent, and the future of work, and has spoken in a dozen countries. He is also a longtime insight meditation practitioner who has sat multiple silent retreats.

Sheila Goodman· Partner, Events & Founder Communityin

Sheila Goodman is Partner, Events & Founder Community at Village Global. Before joining the firm, she built and scaled a work training and job placement program for adults experiencing homelessness at Community Housing Partnership, and worked with justice-involved youth and adults at The Reset Foundation and The Last Mile. She previously served as Business Development and Events Manager at 500 Startups, running its conferences, demo days, and global tours.

Erik Torenberg· Partner Emeritusin𝕏

Erik Torenberg has spent a decade building the same thing four different ways: Product Hunt, where he was the first employee; Village Global, the seed firm backed by Bezos, Gates, Hoffman and Schmidt that he co-founded in 2017; On Deck, the cohort-based founder community; and Turpentine, the podcast network he started in 2023. In April 2025 Andreessen Horowitz acquired Turpentine and made him a general partner, where he invests and runs the firm's marketing and ecosystem organisations. His co-investments include Figma, Flexport, Applied Intuition and Replit.

Lindsay M. Pettingill· Investment Partner & Head of Internal AIin

Lindsay M. Pettingill is Investment Partner and Head of Internal AI at Village Global. She previously worked as a data science leader at Replit and Airbnb, and co-founded Ask Iggy, a venture-backed company in geospatial data and analytics. She holds an AB from Bowdoin College and a PhD in Government from Georgetown University.

Max Kilberg· Investment Partnerin

Max Kilberg is an Investment Partner at Village Global. He previously worked as an Associate at AngelList Venture and co-founded a startup in the hiring marketplace space. He holds a degree from Stanford University, where he studied Economics and Management Science & Engineering.

Reid Hoffman· Chairmanin𝕏

Reid Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn, served on PayPal's founding team, and has been a partner at Greylock since 2009, where his investments included Airbnb and Aurora. A prolific author and podcast host, he has written extensively on networks, scaling, and artificial intelligence, and co-founded the AI startups Inflection AI and Manas AI. In 2026 he announced he would leave Microsoft's board to spend more time on Manas AI's drug-discovery work.

Brett Bolkowy· Director of Special Projectsin𝕏

Brett Bolkowy is Director of Special Projects at Village Global. Before joining the firm, he worked on personal, professional, and philanthropic projects for Reid Hoffman, and contributed research, editorial, and marketing work for the books The Alliance and The Start-Up of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha, as well as research for Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh. He has supported entrepreneurs in the early stages of building their businesses.

Ekkta Bathija· Finance & Operations Analystin

Ekkta Bathija is a Finance & Operations Analyst at Village Global. She previously worked in Goldman Sachs's Transaction Banking division on liquidity management and operational optimization, and gained experience in private investing and valuation during her graduate studies. She holds a Master's in Finance from the USC Marshall School of Business and a BSc (Hons) in Management with Finance from the University of Warwick.

Erik Pavia· Chief of Staffin𝕏

Erik Pavia is Chief of Staff at Village Global, with a career focused on early-stage companies, founder support organizations, and entrepreneurship education. He was previously an early team member and head of ops at StartX, was on the founding team and COO of marketing analytics company Knotch, and founded a consumer fitness company. He is a clinical professor at The University of Texas at El Paso, teaching business courses on startups and law, and holds a BBA from UTEP and a JD from Stanford.

Jacob Mullins· Venture Partnerin𝕏

A 20-year startup entrepreneur and venture capital investor based in San Francisco, Jacob is also a Managing Director at Shasta Ventures and a Venture Partner at Village Global and Canonical Crypto. He previously led Microsoft's early BizSpark program, is an active angel investor and board member, and co-founded SomosVC.

Jeff Lu· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Jeff Lu is a Venture Partner at Village Global with about ten years of experience investing in technology companies across stages. He co-founded Flex Capital, where he led investments in enterprise software companies including Datavant and Gorgias, and previously spent seven years at Battery Ventures. At Village Global, he works on expanding support for the firm's growth-stage portfolio companies.

John Rho· Investorin𝕏
Kori Davis· VP, Financein

Kori Davis is VP of Finance at Village Global. She previously worked at Advent International and Summit Partners, and earlier served as an auditor at KPMG. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Liz Factor· Partner Opsin

Liz Factor is Partner Ops at Village Global. Her earlier career spans higher education (working with an undergraduate engineering team behind a land-speed-record EV), environmental conservation nonprofit work in the Great Lakes region, and four years as a partner at a PR and communications agency in the south of France focused on marine science and science communication. She has also worked at the Ohio Department of Commerce, attended culinary school, and worked as a corporate R&D chef.

Meghan Christenson· VP, Operationsin

Meghan Christenson is Vice President of Operations at Village Global, with about a decade of experience in the startup ecosystem. She began her venture career at 500 Startups, helping launch its San Francisco accelerator and the 500Kobe pre-accelerator in Japan, then served as Chief of Staff at Ironclad as it scaled from its Seed to Series B rounds. Prior to Village Global, she led the Fund Operations team at AngelList, overseeing the distribution process for the firm's funds and SPVs.

Sam Kirschner· Vice Presidentin𝕏

Sam Kirschner is a Vice President at Village Global with roughly a decade of experience spanning data science, operations, and venture capital. He was previously a Visiting Partner at The House Fund, where he ran an AI accelerator with OpenAI, Microsoft, and Databricks, and served as an Operations Fellow at the climate fund Gigascale. Earlier he ran On Deck's ODX accelerator, helped run Village Global operations from 2019-2021, and worked as a data scientist and software engineer at startups.

Founder mafia

15 people who came through Village Global went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 3 more

What they invest in

from 219 of 274 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×115SaaS ×85Enterprise Software ×73Fintech ×50Healthtech ×34Data & Infrastructure ×27Developer Tools ×23Digital Health ×23

HQs:United States×144United Kingdom×8India×5Canada×4Singapore×3Brazil×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 115 portfolio companies
19%
solo founders
22 of 115 mapped founding teams
44%
repeat founders
of 176 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 27 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×222 founders×353 founders×284+ founders×30

Where their founders studiedfrom 164 founders with education data

Stanford University ×18Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×12Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×11Harvard University ×8University of California, Berkeley ×6Duke University ×5UCL ×5Cornell ×4

What their founders studiedfrom 154 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×59Engineering ×39Business & Management ×26Economics ×19Mathematics & Statistics ×12Life Sciences ×8Finance & Accounting ×7Humanities ×5

Where their founders worked beforefrom 176 founders with career history

Google ×13Microsoft ×6McKinsey & Company ×5Apple ×4Coinbase ×4IBM ×4SpaceX ×4Stanford University ×4

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×12500 Global ×3Techstars ×2

20 founders hold a PhD · 27 hold an MBA (of 168 with degree data)

Investments · 274 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 202024 · 42023 · 172022 · 182021 · 142020 · 72019 · 62018 · 82017 · 12014 · 22011 · 1103 dated

A Place for Momaplaceformom.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GDRXacquired by Exit Blackstone · Jul 2025 · $2.6B

A Place for Mom is a senior care referral service that helps families find and compare senior living and care options, including assisted living, memory care, independent living, home care, nursing homes, and senior apartments.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesWellness & FitnessVernon Hills, US

Douglas Hirsch(Director)Trevor Bezdek(Co-Chairman & Director)Jonathan Stevens(Executive Officer)Thomas Richards(Executive Officer, Director)Christine Leahy(Executive Officer)Dennis Berger(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBain Capital Double Impact Fund LPBain Capital Life SciencesBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBlue Sea Capital+38 more

Bridger Aerospacebridgeraerospace.comNASDAQ: BAER

Bridger Aerospace provides aerial firefighting and special mission services aimed at protecting lives, property, infrastructure, and the environment from wildfires.

Climate TechDefense TechHardware

Sam Davis(President and Chief Executive Officer)inAdolphus “Bill” Andrews(Chief Operating Officer)inAnne Hayes(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsBain CapitalBarings BDCBlackstone

Recursion Pharmaceuticalsrecursion.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RXRX

Recursion applies computational and data-driven approaches to biological science, aiming to accelerate drug discovery and develop new treatments.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

Chris Gibson(Co-founder and Chairman of the Board)inBlake C. Borgeson(Executive Officer, Director)inDean Y. Yi(Executive Officer, Director)Najat Khan(Chief Executive Officer)inNajat Khan, Ph.D.(CEO and President)inBlake Borgeson(Founder)

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Lux CapitalBaillie GiffordAdvantage Capital PartnersAir Street CapitalAmplify Partners+22 more

Talkspacetalkspace.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TALK

Talkspace is an online mental health care platform that provides research-backed therapy and psychiatric services covered by insurance, allowing users to connect with licensed therapists and psychiatrists through text, audio, or video.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Oren Frank(Founder)inRoni Frank(Founder)inJon Cohen, M.D.inJon Cohen(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inShadi Catterina, MPHin

Co-investorsCompoundHDS CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersQumra CapitalRevolutionRunway Venture Partners+15 more

Velo3DNASDAQ: VELODec 2025

Velo3D develops and manufactures metal additive manufacturing systems under its Sapphire brand and provides production services to help defense, aerospace, energy and industrial customers manufacture complex metal parts at scale.

Fremont, US

Bernard Chung(Chief Financial Officer (ACTING))Arun Jeldi(Director and Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardJason Lloyd(Director)Kenneth Thieneman(Director)Stefan Krause(Director)Adrian Keppler(Director)

Almatryalma.comin𝕏✓ verified

Alma is a modern immigration law firm serving both companies and individuals, where attorneys handle US visa and green card cases such as O-1, H-1B, and EB-2/EB-1 petitions.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechLegalTechSaaSPalo Alto, US

Shuo Chen(Founder)inAizada Marat(Co-founder)inAssel Tuleubayeva(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBling CapitalMVP VenturesConvictionNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NFXInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc+9 more

Athenaintelathenaintel.comin✓ verified

Athena builds an AI agent system with an institutional knowledge graph that learns and operates within companies by continuously extracting and organizing facts from meetings, documents, and email to maintain accurate organizational memory.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US

Co-investorsSemperVirens Venture Capital

Constraforconstrafor.comin𝕏✓ verified

Constrafor provides a SaaS and fintech platform for general contractors and subcontractors to manage back-office operations, procurement, invoicing, and payments, with integrated AI-powered job costing and receivables financing capabilities.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Anwar Ghauche(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesFJ LabsNFXFifth WallFinTech CollectiveClocktower Ventures+5 more

Construct Capitalconstructcap.com✓ verified

Verve Motion develops wearable exosuits that integrate robotics into worker apparel to reduce physical strain and measure load reduction in real time for employees in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics operations.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechE-commerceHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaSSemiconductors

Fred Cook(Co-founder)Ignacio Galiana(CEO)Conor WalshItamar Zur(CEO)Mitch NahmiasinMike Rouleau

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFounder CollectiveFuture VenturesGenerational PartnersSafar PartnersXfund+2 more

HUBUChubuc.comin𝕏Seed · Dec 2021 · $10M✓ verified

HUBUC provides financial infrastructure and fintech products for small and medium enterprises.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBarcelona, ES

Hasan Nawaz(Founder)inIgnacio Javierre(Founder)inHasan Nawaz Chaudhary Gujar(Executive Officer, Director)Szymon Madzielewski(CTO)

Co-investors4Founders CapitalRuna CapitalY CombinatorAAVCF4 PF1Charles DelingpoleeCommerce+6 more

Labvivalabviva.comin✓ verified

Labviva is an AI-native procurement platform that unifies the life sciences supply chain, helping research organizations optimize procurement processes and reduce costs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, US

Siamak Baharloo(Executive Officer, Director)inCarlo(GM of Europe)inNick Premnath(SVP of Commercial Strategy)inAaron Miramontes(Executive Officer)Nicholas Rioux(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardSarah Fay(Director)in

Co-investorsBIOSPRING PARTNERSGlasswing Ventures53 StationsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalMassVentures

Lightbeam AIlightbeam.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Lightbeam provides data security, governance, and privacy solutions that work across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and other platforms, enabling partners to offer AI security and compliance services to enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsMonta Vista Capital8VCAlumni VenturesVertex Ventures

LogicInklogicink.comin𝕏✓ verified

LogicInk develops wearable biochemical sensors that detect environmental and personal health signals—such as UV exposure, air quality, and microbiome changes—to provide real-time wellness feedback.

BiotechConsumerHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Carlos Olguin(Founder & CEO)inHendrik Dietz(Scientific Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsKrillion VenturesAtypical VenturesBerkeley CatalystMission Biocapital

P-1 AIp-1.aiPre-Seed · Jul 2024✓ verified

P-1 AI builds Archie, an AI agent designed to function as a junior mechanical and electrical engineer that integrates into engineering teams and uses the same design tools as human engineers.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco Bay Area, US

Paul Eremenko(Founder)inAdam Nagel(Founder)Aleksa Gordic(Founder)

Co-investorsLerer HippeauNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Radical VenturesSchematic VenturesPredictive VCVast Ventures+1 more

Pavepave.comin𝕏Seed✓ verified

Pave provides compensation and equity data to help employees understand and compare their pay.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Matt Schulman(Founder)inOren Bass(Executive Officer, Director)Salim Lahoud(Director)Aaron Hultgren(Executive Officer, Director)John Geiken(Executive Officer, Director)inChris Butcher(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCraft VenturesIndex VenturesY CombinatorOriginal Capital+21 more

Photoncommercephotoncommerce.comin𝕏✓ verified

Photon Commerce provides a financial AI platform that processes B2B payments, invoices, statements, and contracts for fintech, eCommerce, and logistics companies with document understanding and line-item analytics.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsHike Ventures

Semasemasoftware.comin✓ verified

Sema builds tools that help organizations understand and communicate their codebases to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Matt Van ItallieinJason Ewingin

Co-investorsGovtech FundRembrandt Venture Partners

Talleeusetallee.com✓ verified

Tallee is an AI search visibility platform that analyzes how brands appear in responses from AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok, and Copilot, tracking visibility, sentiment, mention rate, and the sources AI relies on.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US

Jordon Durst(Founder)inBryan Pollard(Founder)in

Co-investorsGaingels

1Fort1fort.comJan 2025 · $7.5M

1Fort AI builds an AI workforce platform for insurance brokers that automates manual workflows like quoting, invoicing, and servicing, enabling brokers to spend more time with clients.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSNew York, US

Anthony Marshi(CEO)inToby Hung(COO)inLeon Rishniw(CTO)in

Co-investors8-Bit CapitalBonfire VenturesConnetic VenturesDraper AssociatesCharacterCharacter VC+2 more

1Fort AI1fort.aiPre-Seed · Jun 2023 · $2M

1Fort provides an AI platform for commercial insurance brokers to automate intaking, quoting, billing, and client servicing, including a self-serve client portal for insureds.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

Toby Hung(Founder)

Co-investorsBonfire Ventures

1v1Me1v1me.com𝕏Pre-Seed · Dec 2020 · $2M

1v1Me is a platform that allows users to stake money on esports matches as a legal alternative to esports betting, available across all 50 U.S. states.

Gaming

Alexander Emmanuel(Founder)in

Co-investorsConductive VenturesExpansion CapitalFJ LabsGaingelsLightShed VenturesBettor Capital+5 more

56 Secure56secure.com

AI-powered security platform, affordable and effective for millions of Indians

Sacheth Kadam(Founder)inTroels Licht(Founder)

Co-investorsRTP GlobalTitan CapitaliSeed

A Teama.teamin𝕏Dec 2021

A.Team assembles vetted senior technical talent (ML engineers, data engineers, and specialists) into on-demand teams matched via AI to client specifications.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York, US

Raphael Ouzan(Founder)inKobi Mastri(Founder)Kobi Matsri(Founder)

BoardJeff Horing(Director)in

Co-investorsBoxGroupFJ LabsInsight PartnersNFXReshapeSemperVirens Venture Capital

Abhiabhi.com.pkin𝕏Seed

ABHI creates financial products designed for consumers in Pakistan.

FintechHR TechSaaSKarachi, PK

Omair Ansari(Founder)inAli Ladhubhai(Founder)inOmair Ansari Ali Ladhubhai(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAlter GlobalAmaana CapitalBOD TECH CO.Capria VenturesD4 Ventures+29 more

Accountableatlaswork.aiin𝕏

Atlas provides a contract workflow platform for teams to create, review, and sign agreements collaboratively.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechPropTechSaaSNew York City, US

Shaan Franchi(Founder)inAvi Singh(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAccelBlackRockLocalGlobeNorthzone

Addiaddi.com

Addi is a buy-now-pay-later platform that provides installment credit to consumers in Colombia, enabling purchases at physical stores and online merchants without traditional credit requirements.

FintechBogotá, CO

Santiago Suárez(Founder)inDaniel Vallejo(Founder)inElmer Ortega(Founder)

Co-investorsAlleyCorpAndreessen HorowitzEndeavor CatalystGreycroftMONASHEESNotable Capital+12 more

Air Space Intelligenceairspace-intelligence.comin𝕏

Airspace Intelligence develops predictive software for mission-critical operations in defense and infrastructure sectors, serving large airlines and US government agencies.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechLogistics & Supply ChainBoston, US

Phillip Buckendorf(Founder)inLucas Kukielka(Founder)inKris Dorosz(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFour CitiesGradient VenturesNEW VISTA CAPITALOperator CollectivePax Ventures+11 more

Airbaseairbase.comin𝕏acquired by Paylocity

Airbase was a spend management platform that has been acquired by Paylocity.

Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Thejo Kote(Founder)in

Co-investors515 VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundArba LLCBain Capital VenturesBoxGroupFirst Round Capital+10 more

AirGarageairgarage.comin

AirGarage provides a connected platform and operational services for parking asset management, combining IoT cameras for occupancy monitoring with data analytics and management execution for property owners.

B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureIoTPropTechSan Francisco, US

Jonathon Barkl(Founder)inScott Fitsimones(Founder)in

BoardMike Maples, Jr.(Director)inSriram Krishnan(Director)inTrevor Neff(Director)inRyan Delk(Director)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFloodgateHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLCTrail Run Capital+2 more

AirOpsairops.comin𝕏Nov 2025 · $40M

AirOps provides AI-powered workflows for content teams to develop and optimize SEO and AI-engine-optimized content at scale.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Berna Gonzalez(Founder)inAlex Halliday(Founder)inMatt Hammel(Founder)in

BoardMike Duboe(Board Director / Investor (Greylock))in

Co-investorsAlt CapitalCalm VenturesFounder CollectiveFrontline VenturesGaingelsGreylock Partners+3 more

Airworkairworkhq.comin𝕏Seed

Airwork is an online marketplace that connects workers to shift-based opportunities at warehouses, distribution centres, and events across North America.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSToronto, CA

Gary Lin(Founder)in

Co-investorsExpaY CombinatorDirect Capital Private Equity Ltd.Eight CapitalPartners Investment Co. Ltd.

Akoodaakooda.coin𝕏Feb 2023

Provides AI-powered tools for manufacturing and factory operations, including a chat assistant for troubleshooting, configurable AI agents, automated label validation, hands-free note-taking, and visual defect inspection.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Yuval Itzhak Gonczarowski(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Flint(Director)

Co-investorsArgon VenturesAtlassian VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersFounder CollectiveNFXTwo Lanterns Venture Partners+2 more

Alembic AI San Franciscoalembic.comin𝕏

Alembic uses causal AI to measure the incremental business impact of marketing investments across channels, campaigns, and tactics.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechCalifornia, US

John A.(Founder)in

Co-investorsIrishAngelsm]x[v CapitalLiquid VenturesOCA Ventures

AllStripesallstripes.comin𝕏Aug 2018acquired by PicnicHealth

AllStripes was a health technology company that built a research platform for rare diseases, collecting and de-identifying patients' medical records to power rare disease research.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Nancy Yu(Founder)inKristina Cotter, PhD, CGCinOnno Faber(Founder)

Co-investorsGaingelsGaruda VenturesJAZZ Venture PartnersLux CapitalMaveronBond Capital Management+10 more

Altana AIaltana.aiin

Altana operates an AI-powered network platform that connects businesses, logistics providers, and government agencies to automate global trade compliance and supply chain visibility through a shared system of record for product information and value chains.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainBrooklyn, US

Evan Smith(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inRaphael Tehranian(Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer)inPeter Swartz(Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer)inIan Cadieuin

BoardGaetano Crupi(Director)inKarim Faris(Director)in

Co-investors53 StationsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlleyCorpAmadeus Capital PartnersCollective LiquidityFloating Point+16 more

Alysioalysio.aiin𝕏Apr 2024 · $1.4M

Alysio is an AI-native platform that unifies revenue and sales data from tools like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Gong into a single conversational interface, providing real-time intelligence and automating GTM workflows.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSalt Lake City, US

Aaron McReynolds(Executive Officer, Director)inRyan Harris(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardKat Kennedy(Director)in

Co-investorsKickstartService Provider CapitalCapital ElevenSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Upstream Ventures

Anomaloanomalo.comin𝕏

Anomalo provides AI-based data quality monitoring that detects anomalies and data issues in large data warehouses and lakehouses.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Elliot Shmukler(Founder)inJeremy Stanley(Founder)in

Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalFoundation CapitalMaterialized View CapitalNextView VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersSignalFire+5 more

Apexapexhq.aiin𝕏

Apex provides agentless security and governance for enterprise AI usage, giving organizations visibility into AI activity, detecting threats like prompt injection and data leakage, and enforcing policies across tools such as ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and code assistants.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Matan Derman(CEO)inTomer Y. Avni(CPO)inOmer Katz(CTO)in

Co-investorsSam AltmanCRV (Charles River Ventures)Index VenturesSequoia CapitalGlade Brook Capital PartnersInterlagos

Apex Spaceapexspace.comin𝕏

Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms at scale for constellation deployment and critical missions.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US

Ian Cinnamon(Founder)inMax Benassi(Founder)inMaximilian Benassi(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalerion Space VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Embedded VenturesGlade Brook Capital PartnersGlynn Capital Management+15 more

Applied Intuitionappliedintuition.comin𝕏

Applied Intuition develops physical AI software for autonomous and intelligent machines, including vehicles, robots, ships, and satellites across industries like automotive, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Qasar Younis(Founder)inPeter Ludwig(Founder)inQasar Younis Peter Ludwig(Founder)

Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementCatalytic Impact FoundationCoatue ManagementElad Gil+33 more

Arismachinaarismachina.cominNov 2025

Aris Machina builds an agentic operating system and AI tools for manufacturing, using a semantic model that unifies design, process, and quality data to help engineers and shopfloor operators accelerate R&D and production.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

Peter Carlsson(Founder)inSiddharth Khullar(Founder)in

Co-investorsAENUPlanet A VenturesSNÖ VenturesBek VenturesEarlybird Venture Capital

Atlasatlaswearable.comin𝕏

A wearable device company developing brain-sensing technology using nanotechnology for consumer use.

Deep TechHardwareHealthtech

Co-investorsAccelCompoundUnshackled VenturesVery Serious VenturesBlackRockLocalGlobe+2 more

Atlasatlascard.comin𝕏

Atlas is a membership card and app that provides access to reservations at high-end restaurants, luxury hotels, sold-out concerts, and sporting events for members.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US

Patrick Mrozowski(Founder)inSid Parihar(Founder)Kenan Pulak(Founder)inClio Harper(Backend engineer intern)Andrew Harrington(Head of Operations)Sophie Jasinski(Senior Technical Recruiter)

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAccelARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Chapter OneEvolution VC PartnersFinancial Venture Studio+42 more

Atlasatlas.kitchenin

Atlas is an all-in-one operating system for restaurants that unifies online ordering, point-of-sale, kitchen management, and delivery platform integration.

Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaSSingapore, SG

Yi Sung (Sung) Yong(Founder)inShawn Liam(Founder)inErnest Sim(Founder)inSurendhar Reddy ‎(Engineering)inIsmael Serna(Operations Lead)

Co-investorsAmand VenturesY CombinatorAccelBlackRockCapital CodeCM Ventures+8 more

Atlasatlas.soin𝕏Defunct

Atlas is a customer support platform that helps startups deliver white-glove support and manage customer relationships to reduce churn.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jon O'Bryan(Founder)inRahul Asati(Founder)inArpit Maheshwari(Founder)Avi Singh(Founder)inCarlo Dela Rosa(Founder)Christian Mochen(Founder)

Co-investorsALLVPSoma CapitalY Combinator6th Man VenturesAccelCathay Innovation+18 more

Atlastheatlas.aiin𝕏

The Atlas AI partners with independent accounting firms to implement AI systems that increase operational capacity without proportional headcount growth.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBengaluru, IN

Astha Roy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelBlackRockLocalGlobeNorthzone

Atlas Roboticsatlas-robotics.comin𝕏

Atlas Robotics develops a Physical AI platform that powers autonomous warehouse robots for tasks like transport, vertical storage, and case picking, using shared AI across its hardware, software, and cloud stack.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsPittsburgh, US

Çetin Meriçli, Ph.D.(Founder)inTekin Meriçli, Ph.D.(Founder)in

Co-investorsGOOSE CapitalScaleX VenturesLocalGlobeNorthzone

Atmosfyatmosfy.ioinOct 2023 · $12M

Atmosfy provides real-time video coverage and data infrastructure for understanding physical-world activity, enabling businesses to access live local context for consumer engagement, model training, and real-world intelligence applications.

AdTechData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US

Michael Ebel(Founder)in

Co-investorsGaingelsNextbluePalm Tree Crew InvestmentsPlug and Play VenturesRedpoint VenturesStreamlined Ventures+4 more

Atticusatticus.comin

Atticus is a law firm that helps people navigate legal issues and find appropriate legal representation, offering free consultations and matching clients with qualified lawyers who work on contingency basis.

LegalTech

Sam Byker(Founder)inMisha Wakerman(Founder)Mitchell Brunton(Founder)Saul Wakerman(Founder)Thom Mackey(Founder)

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesFikaForerunner VenturesPear VCTrue VenturesXYZ Venture Capital

Berry Streetberrystreet.coin

Berry Street provides credentialing, billing, administrative, and referral support to independent dietitians, enabling them to accept insurance and serve patients seeking nutrition therapy.

Digital HealthHealthtechBrooklyn, US

Noah Kotlove(Founder)inYury Yakubchyk(Director)in

BoardJesse Rose(Founder)Wendy Xiao(Director)in

Co-investorsA-Force VenturesCold Start VenturesMarketplaceNorthzoneFJ Labs

Blossomblossom.coin𝕏Mar 2026 · $20M

Blossom is a lightweight project management service designed for software development teams to coordinate daily work and deliver quality products.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsGold House VenturesAccelCorrelation VenturesHeadlineOperator PartnersTA Ventures

Blossom Healthjoinblossomhealth.comin

Blossom Health provides digital psychiatry services with board-certified providers offering medication management and psychiatric care via proprietary software.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Ali Rosenberg(Founder)Gaby Rosenberg(Founder)John Zhao(Founder)

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesHeadline

Boost Capitalboostkh.comAug 2023

Boost provides AI-powered customer onboarding technology for financial institutions, offering e-KYC, e-KYB, document validation, fraud detection, e-contracting, AML checks and progressive profiling that integrate into existing systems via SDK, API, or white-labeled interfaces.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Gordon Peters(Founder)in

Co-investorsArtesianInsitorITERATIVESOSVEpic AngelsHustle Fund

Breakoutgetbreakout.aiin𝕏Seed · Feb 2025 · $3.3M

Breakout offers an AI SDR platform that identifies website visitors and buyer intent signals, engages them in real time through AI chat, and automates follow-ups, campaigns, and CRM updates.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales TechSan Jose, US

Hitesh A(Founder)Sachin Gupta(Founder)inHitesh Aggarwal(Founder)

Co-investorsRecall CapitalZ21 Ventures

Brightside Healthbrightside.comin𝕏

Brightside provides remote mental health care combining personalized psychiatry and therapy through a technology-enabled platform.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSan Francisco, US

Jeremy Barth(Executive Officer, Director)inBrad Kittredge(Founder)in

BoardEric Wiesen(Director)inAike Ho(Director)in

Co-investorsBullpen CapitalACME CapitalEastward Capital PartnersObvious VenturesRosecliff VenturesSlow Ventures+4 more

BuildBuddybuildbuddy.ioin𝕏Seed · Dec 2020 · $3.1M

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 VenturesThe E14 FundTwenty Two VenturesY Combinator+4 more

Bureaubureau.idin𝕏

Bureau provides payment fraud prevention and account takeover detection technology for financial institutions and digital platforms.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Ranjan R Reddy(Founder)inRanjan Reddy(Founder)

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesCore91.vcEmphasis VenturesGMO VenturePartnersQuona CapitalXYZ Venture Capital+2 more

Burqburqup.comin𝕏

Burq provides a technology platform for last-mile delivery management that helps businesses scale their delivery operations and improve customer experiences.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Salman Habib(Co-founder)inShaban Habib(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesMantis CapitalOne Way VenturesOrigin Venturess16

Canopycanopy.cloudNov 2023 · $4M

Canopy provides a wealth management platform that consolidates, reconciles, and analyzes assets across all major classes and custodians for family offices and wealth managers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Co-investorsIntegra PartnersACME CapitalKindred VenturesNyca PartnersTenaya CapitalWest Capital

Canvas Medicalcanvasmedical.comin𝕏

Canvas Medical develops a customizable and extensible electronic medical record (EMR) platform for ambulatory clinics, featuring developer tools, APIs, and AI capabilities like clinical co-pilots to automate workflows in scheduling, charting, and billing.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Andrew Hines(Founder)in

Co-investorsEnsemble LabsInspired CapitalM13Route 66 VenturesUpfront VenturesWestern Technology Investment+4 more

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AngelQAutomate MedicalAvichalBetterBravado NetworkChecksumCursorFigureFlexFyleGenoGuidepointHomebaseJasperKaikoKristaLitManusMeritMicroAGIMosaicNoFloOpslPerception SciencePerspective AIPresto

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How many investments has Village Global made?
Village Global has 274 tracked investments, 20 of which have exited, including 25 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Village Global invest at?
Village Global invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Village Global's typical check size?
Village Global typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
What sectors does Village Global focus on?
Village Global focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Defense Tech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
Where is Village Global located?
Village Global is headquartered in Covina, US.
Does Village Global lead rounds?
Yes, Village Global leads investment rounds.
Who does Village Global co-invest with?
Village Global most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Gaingels, Y Combinator, among 774 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 116

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
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a global venture capital and investment firm backing founders across stages and industries, with a notable focus on AI, healthcare transformation, defense, and space.

$30M
XYZ Venture Capital

XYZ Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders from the earliest stages, supporting portfolio companies across fundraising, go-to-market, product, and sales.

$10K – $5M
Lux Capital

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.

$100K – $100M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

$500K – $5M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$500K – $100M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$50K – $100M
Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

$1M – $100M
QED Investors

QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.

$30K – $20M
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
▶104 more co-investors

Amplify PartnersAbstract VenturesRavelin CapitalWorklife VenturesCraft VenturesKhosla VenturesGreylock Partners8VCMenlo VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Susa VenturesBling CapitalSouth Park CommonsInspired CapitalFounder CollectivePlug and Play VenturesEniac VenturesPrecursor VenturesAlleyCorpVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.B Capital GroupObvious VenturesSoftBank Vision FundBonfire VenturesIntel CapitalOperator CollectiveLa FamigliaWndrCoRuna CapitalAsymmetric Capital PartnersAdapt VenturesBalderton CapitalSOSVFifth WallNext47Not Boring Capital01 AdvisorsNextGen Venture PartnersRecursive VenturesPredictive VCTenOneTen VenturesConversion CapitalTA VenturesPage One VenturesTwelve BelowKohala VenturesSuperAngel.FundBaukunstCortical VenturesBenchmarkDCVC (Data Collective)Goat CapitalNextView VenturesSierra VenturesAccompliceFlourish VenturesK9 VenturesDig Ventures Management LimitedVitalStage VenturesBasis Set VenturesBIOSPRING PARTNERSEpisode1Okta VenturesAvalanche VCUbiquity VenturesFundamental VenturesTrail Run Capital186 VenturesMonta Vista CapitalHike VenturesKicker VenturesC2 InvestmentsResolute VenturesStride VCPolaris PartnersGustoBAM VenturesGSV AccelerationArray Ventures Management LlcMoxxie VenturesBaseline VenturesCompany Capital2xNProximity Venturesfoobar.vcFusionHeretic VenturesBlume VenturesAV8 VenturesDarling VenturesFocalVenture Catalysts | India's First Integrated IncubatorHelion Venture PartnersTriatomic CapitalBoston Seed CapitalDocuSignThomson Reuters VenturesCloud Apps Capital PartnersImpellent VenturesGrit VenturesThird PointMonochrome CapitalChamaeleonTerra Venture Partners

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