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VitalStage Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
VitalStage Ventures backs seed-stage founders building responsible innovation in AI infrastructure and breakthrough AI applications. Positioning AI as a force for human augmentation and positive advancement, the firm draws on its partners' experience as entrepreneurs and AI builders to support founders through the vital stages of company building — from inception through product strategy, launch, pivot, growth, and exit. It emphasizes building a community of responsible AI leaders, builders, and policymakers, and has previously backed more than 50 technology companies.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 21 of 34 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×19SaaS ×10Enterprise Software ×9Developer Tools ×5Deep Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Biotech ×2
HQs:United States×15Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×73 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Columbia University ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Engineering ×4Business & Management ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
Google ×4Aerotime ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 12023 · 39 dated
Excalibur Metals is a junior mining company focused on mineral exploration and the development of metal resource projects.
EnergyNew MaterialsVancouver, CA
John Gilbert(CEO)Dong Yool Lee(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardMark Joseph Morabito(Director)Charanjit Hayre(Director)
Board seatBrian Shin· per SEC Form D · $184.7K raise · filed Apr 2026
Intrepid Metals Corp. acquires and explores mineral properties across Canada, holding ten properties in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon Territory containing gold, uranium, copper, and silver deposits.
Vancouver
Sheila Paine(Executive Officer)Leonard Karr(Director)Kenneth Brophy(Executive Officer, Director)Jay Sujir(Director)Matthew Lennox-King(Director)Daniel Lee(Executive Officer)
Board seatBrian Shin· per SEC Form D · $363.5K raise · filed Dec 2025
Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Dylan Smith(Executive Officer)inAaron Levie(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Levin(Director)inStephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)inPeter McGoff(Executive Officer)inGraham Younger(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementEmergence Capital PartnersHercules Capital, Inc.Kleiner Perkins+37 more
HubSpot is a software platform that provides customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation tools for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US
Brian Halligan(Co-founder; CEO until 2021)inDharmesh Shah(Co-founder and CTO)inYamini Rangan(Chief Executive Officer)inSarika GarginKate Bueker(Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)Erika Fisher(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)
Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBantam GroupBoxGroupCRV (Charles River Ventures)Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc+11 more
Autopoiesis builds AI systems capable of autonomous scientific discovery, operating Aristotle, an AI research partner that assists scientists with hypothesis formation, evidence evaluation, and research direction decisions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Dr. Eike Gerhardt(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcThreshold VenturesUP Partners
Beamable is an open, extensible game server platform that enables game developers to rapidly build and operate online games and virtual worlds.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaSBoston, US
Ali El Rhermoul(Founder)in
Co-investorsCompanyon VenturesGrandBanks CapitalAdvancit CapitalChain ReactionJoint EffectsREMUS Capital+4 more
CodeAnt is a code security platform that identifies and prioritizes security vulnerabilities in applications using AI to surface the most critical issues from thousands of findings.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Amartya Jha(Founder)inChinmay Bharti(Founder)in
Co-investorsDeVCEntrepreneur FirstStrategxy Ventures LLCTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorEight Capital+3 more
Deepnight develops AI-powered night vision cameras that use edge AI processing to enable high-performance imaging in extremely low-light conditions, targeting defense, consumer electronics, drones, and autonomous vehicles.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
Lucas Young(Founder)inThomas Li(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundamental VenturesInitialized CapitalPioneerSugar Free CapitalSwell PartnersY Combinator+3 more
Duckie builds AI agents that resolve customer support tickets by taking direct actions rather than just providing information.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Valerie Li(Founder)inJoel Ritossa(Founder)in
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBOND STGopher US Venture+4 more
EGO AI builds conversational AI and voice agents designed to create human-like interactions, with a focus on emotional resonance and user experience.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vishnu Hari(Founder)inVishnu H(Founder)in
Co-investorsOrange CollectiveY Combinator468 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBalaji RollingBoost VC+13 more
Groq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Jonathan Ross(CEO)inDouglas Wightman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChamath Palihapitiya(Director)in
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Acequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesAxiom PartnersB CapitalBanca Investis — Family Office+64 more
HqO develops REX, an operating system platform for commercial real estate owners, operators, and employers to optimize building operations and employee experiences through unified data and digital experiences.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Chase GarbarinoinKevin McCarthyJared StenquistinGregory Gomer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccompliceAllegion VenturesCerity Partners VenturesInsight PartnersJLL Spark Global VenturesMetaProp+6 more
Not Diamond provides an intelligent model router for coding agents that predicts which language model to use for each input, aiming to reduce inference costs while maintaining accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Jeffrey Akiki(Founder)in
Co-investors640 OxfordAmbush CapitalDefy PartnersInovia CapitalKarman VenturesLoup Ventures+3 more
Octolane is an AI-powered CRM for early-stage founders that automates sales workflows including follow-ups, deal field updates, and prospect research without manual data entry.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
One Chowdhury(Founder)inMd Abdul Halim Rafi(Founder)inRafiin
Co-investorsY CombinatorPioneerBasis Set VenturesGeneral Catalyst
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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
Co-investorsLerer HippeauNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Radical VenturesSchematic VenturesVillage GlobalPredictive VC+1 more
Patented.ai builds software products for managing and analyzing intellectual property issues, targeting organizations seeking legal and technical expertise in IP matters.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS
Wayne Chang(Founder)
Co-investorsBaselineNextView VenturesIndustry Ventures
Plex Research develops AI based on search engine algorithms to help biopharmaceutical companies analyze data for drug discovery and scientific research.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureHealthtechCambridge, US
Douglas Selinger(Chief Scientific Officer & Founder)inBrian Gilman(Chief Executive Officer)inTimothy Wall(Chief Architect)in
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalFirst Star Ventures
Reasoner analyzes thousands of human behavioral and psychological signals — including what people say, choose, value, and avoid — to identify patterns unique to each individual.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBoston Seed CapitalOperator Collective186 VenturesAccompliceBaseline Ventures+5 more
Toma builds AI software that automates customer interactions for automotive dealerships, helping recover lost sales revenue.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Monik Pamecha(Founder)inAnthony Krivonos(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBreakpoint CapitalFlex Capital PartnersNeer Venture PartnersY Combinator+5 more
Vendoroo builds an AI system for property management companies that handles front-desk calls and maintenance intake, triaging and resolving resident requests end-to-end with human experts stepping in on complex cases.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsRebellion Ventures
Whip is a mobile app that enables users to create interactive mini experiences and games directly on their phone without coding.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySocialSan Francisco, US
Samagra Sharma(Founder)inAgam Jain(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAccompliceIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Owl Rock CapitalSCM Advisors
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AutopoiesisDriftHexoInfringementsInvalidateJoinable LabsKayakLightmatterPedestalWayfarerlabsWinslow
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 · 4
4 IPOsExcalibur Metals Corp.OTC: EXCBFIntrepid Metals Corp.OTC: IMTCFBoxNYSE: BOXHubSpotNYSE: HUBS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesP-1 AI · finsmes.com · Jul 30, 2026
Groq Inc · groq.com · Jun 22, 2026
CodeAnt AI · ycombinator.com · May 26, 2026
Whip · ycombinator.com · May 21, 2026
Toma · ycombinator.com · Feb 7, 2026
ego · finsmes.com · Oct 16, 2025
Box · blog.box.com · Sep 11, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has VitalStage Ventures made?
- VitalStage Ventures has 34 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does VitalStage Ventures invest at?
- VitalStage Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does VitalStage Ventures focus on?
- VitalStage Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Gaming, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
- Where is VitalStage Ventures located?
- VitalStage Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does VitalStage Ventures co-invest with?
- VitalStage Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Transpose Platform Management, Strategxy Ventures LLC, among 98 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 64
Accomplice is a venture capital firm that has backed early-stage companies across sectors, having been part of the origin stories of companies like AngelList, DraftKings, Patreon and WHOOP.
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.
NextView Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that works closely with founders, providing hands-on support to help build companies from inception to scale.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
NextGen Venture Partners (NGVP) is an early-stage venture firm that leads seed investments in B2B startups, backing companies from seed to scale.
Baseline Ventures is a pioneering "micro VC" firm structured as a one-man operation where Steve Anderson handles all sourcing, decision-making, and partnering himself, writing concentrated seed checks from small funds rather than using a traditional multi-partner platform. Despite being one of Silicon Valley's smallest investment firms, Baseline achieved outsized success with multiple billion-dollar outcomes including Instagram (where Anderson was the very first investor) through Anderson's fast, gut-based decision style that emphasizes founder quality over elaborate modeling.
Biospring Partners is an investment firm that partners with technology-enabled, EBITDA-positive pharma services businesses focused on innovation in complex biomanufacturing and clinical trial services.
Boston Seed Capital is a Boston-based venture firm that invests at the pre-seed and seed stages, backing technology-driven, consumer-focused and data-driven startups.
186 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by former DraftKings operators, backing fast-growing founders and companies from the pre-seed and seed stages.
Impellent Ventures is an operator-led venture firm backing preseed and seed-stage founders, writing checks up to $1.5M and aiming to be a company's first investor.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
▶52 more co-investors
Founder CollectiveBenchmarkKleiner PerkinsCanvas VenturesInovia CapitalBowery CapitalVillage GlobalUncorrelated VenturesInitialized CapitalEntrepreneur FirstUP PartnersPredictive VCTechstarsLong Journey VenturesMenlo VenturesB Capital GroupBalderton CapitalQuiet CapitalGoat CapitalUpHonest CapitalC2 InvestmentsObvious VenturesResolute VenturesSouth Park CommonsStride VCPractical Venture CapitalElectric CapitalIA VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company Llc01 AdvisorsPolaris PartnersDCM VenturesBAM VenturesKindred VenturesGeneral PartnershipBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcFootworkMoxxie Venturesxfactor venturesPropeller VCPresence CapitalPhoenix CourtcLabs.406 VenturesSquare Peg CapitalHuman CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentGSR VenturesCSC Venture CapitalGPO FundVinyl CapitalMissionOG
Firms observed investing alongside VitalStage Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with VitalStage Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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