VitalStage Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingCalifornia · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
Also known as VitalStage Ventures Paradigm AI LP
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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 Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 9 of 16 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×4Deep Tech ×2Sales Tech ×2Biotech ×1Cloud Computing ×1Cybersecurity ×1
HQs:United States×6Canada×1
Investments · 16 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 PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersHercules Capital, Inc.Kleiner PerkinsLobby Capital+10 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)inDharmesh Shah(Co-founder)inYamini Rangan(CEO)inSarika GarginKate Bueker(Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)Erika Fisher(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)
Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBantam GroupBoxGroupFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcMatrix+7 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, LlcUP Partners
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-investorsEntrepreneur FirstStrategxy Ventures LLCTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorUncorrelated Ventures
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+5 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 CombinatorBasis Set VenturesGeneral Catalyst
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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-investorsBoston Seed CapitalOperator Collective186 VenturesAccompliceBaseline VenturesBIOSPRING PARTNERS+4 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DriftInfringementsInvalidateJoinable LabsKayakLightmatter
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 companiesExcalibur Metals Corp. · wealthawesome.com · Sep 17, 2026
Quivly · insights.tryspecter.com · Sep 2, 2026
Joinable Labs · dakota.com · Aug 5, 2026
Box · stocktitan.net · Jul 14, 2026
CodeAnt AI · ycombinator.com · May 26, 2026
Autopoiesis Sciences · informedventures.com · Jul 30, 2025
Reasoner · siliconangle.com · Jun 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has VitalStage Ventures made?
- VitalStage Ventures has 16 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 California, US.
- Who does VitalStage Ventures co-invest with?
- VitalStage Ventures most often shares deals with Accomplice, Insight Partners, Scale Venture Partners, among 21 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.
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.
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 invests in technology-enabled, EBITDA-positive pharma services businesses focused on advancing manufacturing and clinical trial services for the life sciences industry.
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.
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.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.
▶52 more co-investors
Entrepreneur FirstUP PartnersBoston Seed CapitalGreylock PartnersTechstarsLong Journey VenturesFounder CollectiveBenchmarkMenlo VenturesB Capital GroupBalderton CapitalQuiet CapitalGoat CapitalUpHonest CapitalC2 InvestmentsObvious VenturesCanvas VenturesInovia CapitalResolute VenturesBowery CapitalSouth Park CommonsStride VCPractical Venture CapitalElectric CapitalIA VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company Llc01 AdvisorsPolaris PartnersDCM VenturesBAM VenturesKindred VenturesVillage GlobalInitialized CapitalGeneral PartnershipBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcFootworkMoxxie Venturesxfactor venturesPropeller VCPresence CapitalPhoenix CourtPredictive VCcLabs.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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