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Wayfinder Ventures

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Wayfinder Ventures backs startups tackling big markets and big problems through technology. Its interests span software, climate, frontier/deep technology, AI, and logistics, among other areas. The firm positions itself around innovators and trailblazers opening new paths.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Seed
Check
$300K – $1M
HQ
San Francisco, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$85M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
98

Team Β· 1 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 84 of 98 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software Γ—44SaaS Γ—39AI & Machine Learning Γ—35Developer Tools Γ—22Fintech Γ—13Data & Infrastructure Γ—11Deep Tech Γ—8Advanced Manufacturing Γ—7

HQs:United StatesΓ—55CanadaΓ—4United KingdomΓ—3NigeriaΓ—3IndiaΓ—2MexicoΓ—2

Investments Β· 98 tracked

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By year:2026 Β· 32025 Β· 12024 Β· 12023 Β· 12022 Β· 22021 Β· 12020 Β· 110 dated

Inferra Inc.Jul 2026SEC filingmedium confidence

Menlo Park, US

AIDIN AGHAMIRI(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)MOHAMMAD JAVANBAKHT(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatYuri SagalovΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $20M raise Β· filed Jul 2026

Aalo Atomicsaalo.comin𝕏

Aalo develops advanced nuclear reactor technology aimed at producing electricity at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware

Matt(Co-founder)inYasir(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBlack FlagBrave CapitalCrosscut VenturesDash VC+24 more

Agentnoonagentnoon.comin𝕏acquired by Dayforce

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSToronto, CA

Ali Nawab(Founder)inDave Y. Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsScale Shift VenturesY CombinatorNama Ventures

AirMyneairmyne.comin𝕏Mar 2022

AirMyne develops engineered carbon removal technology that captures CO2 directly from the air, as well as at point-of-emissions, to help corporations and governments manage and reduce their CO2 emissions.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US

Mark Cyffka(Founder)inSudip Mukhopadhyay(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundStrawberry Creek VenturesY CombinatorSoma Capital

Albedoalbedo.comin𝕏

Albedo develops a flight-proven platform for Very Low Earth Orbit operations, providing satellite-based insights and connectivity services for national security and critical infrastructure systems.

Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechDenver, US

Topher Haddad(Founder)inAyJay Lasater(Founder)inWinston Tri(Executive Officer, Promoter)Dylan Betts(Executive Officer)

BoardChristian Garcia(Director)inRaj Shah(Director)in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBlack FlagBooz Allen VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesDnx VenturesJetstream+8 more

Anthrogenanthrogen.comin𝕏

Anthrogen develops Odyssey, a family of protein language models with 102 billion parameters designed for multi-objective protein design.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Ankit Singhal(Founder)inConnor Lee(Founder)inVignesh Karthik(Cofounder)

Co-investorsBoxGroupRitual CapitalY Combinator

Ariksaariksa.com
Arstechnicaarstechnica.com

Ars Technica is a technology news and analysis publication covering topics such as consumer electronics, AI, tech policy, and privacy.

Media & Entertainment

Ken Fisher(Founder & Editor-in-Chief)

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)

Astro Mechanicaastromecha.coin𝕏

Astromecha designs engines, airframes, and flight systems for next-generation aerospace applications, including supersonic aircraft.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Ian Brooke(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesIndustrious VenturesJulian Capital+5 more

AstroForgeastroforge.ioin𝕏

AstroForge builds low-cost spacecraft for tracking and mining metal-rich asteroids in deep space, targeting platinum group metals extraction for industrial and space applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsRoboticsSpace TechLos Angeles, US

Matt Gialich(Founder/CEO)inJose Acain(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJustin Hamilton(Director)

Co-investorsKohala VenturesOutliers FundPalm Drive CapitalUndeterred CapitalY CombinatorAera VC+2 more

Atmosbuildatmos.comin𝕏Defunct

Atmos provides an online platform for managing the complete homebuilding workflow from start to finish.

PropTechSan Francisco, US

Nicholas Donahue(Founder)inTrent Hedge(Founder)inMatthew Rastovac(Founder)inAustin Kahn(Founder)in

Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersFjor FoundersSilicon VenturesVibe CapitalY CombinatorJLL Spark+1 more

Augmendaugmend.com

Seattle, US

Tim Misiak(Founder)

Co-investorsTau Ventures

Avenueavenue.appin𝕏Acquired

Avenue is an operations monitoring and automation platform that connects to data sources like Google Sheets and databases to alert teams about issues and orchestrate workflows across tools like Slack, Asana, and Zendesk.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Justin Bleuel(Co-Founder & CEO)inJeff Barg(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Birdiegetbirdie.ioin𝕏

Birdie is an AI assistant that helps sales and prospecting teams research leads, generate personalized outreach copy, and manage follow-ups integrated with existing sales tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Daniel Hung(Co-founder / CEO)in

Co-investorsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y CombinatorAstellaIlluminate VenturesIndex Ventures

Browserbasebrowserbase.comin𝕏

Browserbase provides a browser automation platform that enables AI agents to interact with websites reliably, handling authentication, navigation, and complex actions to automate web-based workflows and data collection.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsNotable CapitalOutset CapitalOkta Ventures

Capella Spacespacenews.comin𝕏

Rocketdyne is a space propulsion, power and electronics supplier that makes launch-vehicle engines (including the RL10 upper-stage engine), spacecraft propulsion, reaction-control thrusters, avionics, secure communications equipment and nuclear power systems for national security, civil and commercial space customers.

Defense TechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechMelbourne, US

Kristin Houston(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAE Industrial PartnersBeyond Earth VenturesBooz Allen VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)First Spark Ventures, LlcWealthing VC Club

Cartagecartage.aiin𝕏

Cartage develops an AI logistics coordinator called Wilson that automates freight coordination across the shipping lifecycle, from quoting to exceptions handling.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Abdul Basharat(Founder)inJosh Lampen(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorNorthside VenturesRitual CapitalTranspose Platform Management

Cedanacedana.aiin𝕏

Cedana provides infrastructure software that automatically checkpoints, migrates, and resumes GPU jobs across instances to improve throughput, reliability, and performance.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Neel Master(Founder)inNiranjan Ravichandra(Founder)in

Co-investorsPebblebedY Combinator

Chimawithchima.comin𝕏

Chima builds AI and data-driven solutions for marketing and business performance, founded by award-winning researchers with expertise in AI technology.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nikhara Nirghin(Founder)inKiara Nirghin(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorCaffeinated CapitalSoma Capital

Classetclasset.orgin𝕏May 2025

Classet offers Joy, an AI voice recruiter that automatically contacts, screens, and interviews job candidates via phone, SMS, and email, then delivers structured summaries, transcripts, and recommendations to hiring teams.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSChicago, US

Nick Jones(Executive Officer, Director)inGino Rooney(Executive Officer)inCooper Newby(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCity LightStarting Line

Clevagetcleva.comin𝕏

Cleva provides USD accounts and virtual USD cards for receiving international payments, with features including ACH/wire transfers, currency conversion, rewards programs, and point redemptions.

FintechLagos, NG

Tolu Alabi(Founder/CEO)inPhilip Abel(Founder/CTO)inPhilip Adama Abel(Founder)

Co-investorsFirstCheck AfricaNewfund CapitalThe Raba PartnershipY CombinatorRainfall Ventures

Compound
Coordinate HQcoordinatehq.com

CoordinateHQ is a client project management platform that gives client-facing teams a branded portal, repeatable workflows, and AI automation to run and track projects from kickoff to handoff.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsWebb Investment Network

Daggerdagger.ioin𝕏

Dagger provides a platform for test orchestration with a runtime, system API, and SDKs across multiple languages.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Solomon Hykes(Founder)inAndrea Luzzardi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Samuel Alba(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Bardin(Executive Officer, Promoter)

Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesY CombinatorACE & Company

Dataleapdataleap.aiin𝕏

Dataleap provides an AI agent platform that lets non-technical business teams in sales, operations, and HR automate their work without engineering support, using a chat-first interface to build AI agents in minutes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jan Damm(Founder)inJan-Hendrik Ruettinger(Founder)in

Co-investorsRitual CapitalY Combinator

Decagondecagon.aiin𝕏Oct 2024

Decagon provides AI agents that enable businesses to deliver personalized customer experiences at scale.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jesse Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)inIvan Zhou(Director)in

BoardAaref Hilaly(Director)inAshwin Sreenivas(Director)in

Co-investorsA*AccelACME CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAtacama VenturesAudacious+8 more

deepsilicondeepsilicon.netin𝕏Defunct

DeepSilicon develops software and hardware tools that enable neural networks to run with improved speed and reduced computational costs.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US

Abhinav Reddy(Founder)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator

DianaHRgetdianahr.comin𝕏

DianaHR provides fractional, AI-assisted HR services handling payroll, benefits, compliance, and people operations for small, fast-growing businesses.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsVery Serious VenturesGeneral CatalystY Combinator

Drifting In Spacedriftingin.spaceMar 2022

Modal provides a Python-based platform for defining and running cloud workloads in code, with composable primitives that specify logic and hardware together.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Taylor Baldwin(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Butler(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsGarage Capital

Duplotryduplo.comin𝕏

Duplo provides a financial platform enabling African businesses to manage local and international payments through multi-currency wallets, facilitating cross-border commerce across the continent.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLA, NG

Yele Oyekola(Founder)inTunde Akinnuwa(Founder)in

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGlobivestOui CapitalPoint NineVibe CapitalY Combinator+4 more

Echoes
Echoes HQechoeshq.comin𝕏

Echoes HQ provides software that helps engineering leaders track how their teams' work aligns with business objectives and measure the business impact of technical deliverables.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL

Arnaud Porterie(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Elara Spatialhosta.aiin𝕏

Hosta A.I. provides an AI-powered property assessment platform that uses spatial and material analytics to automate building assessments from photographs.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTechCambridge, US

BoardDennis Shelden(Former CTO and Co-Founder Gehry Technologies)

Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesTechstarsMassiveMotivate Venture Capital

Everyevery.ioin𝕏

Every.io is a financial technology company that enables businesses to invest in U.S.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Rajeev Behera(Founder)inBarry Peterson(Founder)in

Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesY CombinatorFormus CapitalOlive Tree CapitalCamber CreekCambrian Ventures+3 more

Fazeshiftfazeshift.comin𝕏

Fazeshift provides enterprise-grade AI agents that automate accounts receivable processes for organizations, handling transaction processing, cash application, payment communications, and customer experience tasks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Caitlin Leksana(Founder)inTimmy Galvin(Founder)in

Co-investors2048 VenturesGradient VenturesRitual CapitalY Combinator

Finmarkfinmark.comin𝕏Oct 2020acquired by BILL

Finmark was a financial planning and modeling software startup that helped startups and SMBs build financial models, forecast cash flow, and plan budgets without spreadsheets.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSRaleigh, US

Rami Essaid(Founder)inGreg Lissy(Founder)inJeremy Neuberger(Founder)in

BoardLISTER DELGADO(Director)

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bessemer Venture PartnersY Combinator

Finni Healthfinnihealth.comin𝕏

Finni matches families and children with autism spectrum disorder with ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy providers in their local area.

HealthtechMarketplacesMental HealthWellness & FitnessToronto, CA

Bucky Khan(Founder)inYilun Chen(Founder)inBukhtar Khan(CEO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstForum VenturesGreyMatterY CombinatorGeneral Catalyst

Fixfix.security
Garagegaragexyz.com𝕏

GarageXYZ is a Web3 membership community for motorsport and automotive enthusiasts, offering blockchain-based membership tokens (NFTs) featuring 1-of-1 digital automotive artwork.

Crypto & Web3SocialSports Tech

Co-investorsCosmic Venture PartnersFJ LabsInitialized CapitalY Combinator

Good Health Companyghc.health𝕏

Mars offers personalized science-backed products and services for men's health and wellbeing.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtech

Co-investorsFlucas VenturesKube VCLeft Lane CapitalW Health Ventures Gp LlcLocus Ventures

Goodkindgoodkind.comin𝕏acquired by Niche

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechToronto, CA

Justin Rotman(Founder)inMichael Warshafsky(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBedrock

Graphlitgraphlit.com

Co-investorsRackhouse Venture Management LpValia Ventures

Greenboardgreenboard.comin𝕏May 2026 Β· $20M

Greenboard provides compliance software for financial institutions to manage SEC regulations and maintain compliance programs.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Dave Feldman(Founder)inEdward Schembor(Co-Founder / CTO)inAlex Stickelman(CCO & COO)

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorBase10 PartnersGeneral Catalyst

Hosta Ai
hotgluehotglue.comin𝕏

Hotglue is an embedded ETL platform that enables data integration with over 600 open-source connectors, allowing companies to build and manage customer integrations at scale.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWashington, US

Hassan Syyid(Founder)in

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesY CombinatorTDF Ventures

Kodokodo.comin𝕏

Kodo provides corporate expense management software designed to simplify spend management for growing startups and enterprise organizations.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMH, IN

Deepti Sanghi(Founder)inGaurav Thapa(Co-Founder, CTO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorGoat Capital

Konta.comkonta.comin𝕏

Konta.com provides tax filing and accounting software for small businesses operating in Mexico and Latin America.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMonterrey, MX

jose menendez(Founder)inPablo Icaza(Founder)in

Co-investorsStartupsStreamlined VenturesY CombinatorOlive Tree Capital

LanceDBlancedb.comin𝕏

LanceDB is an AI-native multimodal lakehouse platform that unifies training data across multiple systems to accelerate model development and dataset creation at scale.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Chang She(Founder)inLei Xu(Founder)

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCRV (Charles River Ventures)Swift VenturesThe E14 FundTheory VenturesY Combinator+5 more

Lanternlantern.devin𝕏Defunct

Lantern provides infrastructure and tools on top of Postgres to help companies build reliable AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Di Qi(Founder)inNarek Galstyan(Founder)inOwen Colegrove(Founder)Umur CubukcuOzgun Erdogan

Co-investorsY CombinatorEcho Health VenturesSalesforce Ventures

Leyaleya.lawin𝕏

Legora offers an agentic AI operating system for legal work that handles legal workflows end-to-end, from intake to delivery, for law firms and in-house legal teams.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsAlt Capital

Ligo Biosciencesligo.bioin𝕏

Ligo develops computational tools for enzyme design by combining large language models with specialized neural networks to enable scientists and AI agents to discover new enzymes and biological functions.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Edward Harris(Founder)inEmily Egerton-Warburton(Founder)inArda Goreci(Founder)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesHAWKTAILOxonian VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator468 Capital

Lowkey.gglowkey.ggin𝕏Acquired

ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US

Jesse Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCalano VenturesY Combinator

Luminailuminai.comin𝕏

Luminai builds an AI-native operating system that unifies fragmented healthcare operational work streams to automate administrative and operational tasks across health systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran(Founder)inHarsh Gupta(Founder)

Co-investorsMoxxie VenturesPeak XV PartnersScribble VenturesShrug CapitalUnderscore VCY Combinator+4 more

Lunargolunar.com

Lunar builds a healthcare platform with a single data model designed to support hospital workflows across clinical and administrative roles, from patient intake to final payment.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesIndustrious Ventures

Marr Labsmarrlabs.comin𝕏

Marr Labs provides an AI operating layer that automates customer engagement workflowsβ€”including voice and chat interactions, document processing, and multi-step processesβ€”with compliance controls built in for regulated industries like healthcare and financial services.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Dave Grannan(Founder)inHan Shu(Founder)inGhinwa F. Choueiter(Co-Founder & Head of AI & Data Science)

Co-investorsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y CombinatorLombardstreet Ventures

Matereemateree.idin𝕏

Materee operates an e-commerce platform that enables contractors in Indonesia to purchase construction materials online, replacing fragmented phone and messaging-based procurement with a centralized digital marketplace.

Enterprise SoftwareJakarta, ID

Hansel Hansel(Founder)inSteven Walentino(Founder)in

Co-investorsCathexis VenturesY Combinator

ModernLoopmodernloop.comin𝕏

ModernLoop is a platform that automates interview scheduling, including scheduling queues and hiring metrics, to reduce time-to-schedule for recruiting teams.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

Openlayeropenlayer.comin𝕏

Openlayer provides a platform for testing, monitoring, and managing AI models across the development and production lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Gabriel Bayomi Kalejaiye(Founder)inVikas Nair(Founder)inRishab Ramanathan(Founder)inGabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye(Founder)

BoardGuillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO of Vercel)

Co-investorsGround Up VenturesKPN VenturesMantis CapitalMento vcMindset VentureNXTP+3 more

Rows marked β€œSEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D β€” public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits Β· 4

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Wayfinder Ventures made?
Wayfinder Ventures has 93 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Wayfinder Ventures invest at?
Wayfinder Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
What is Wayfinder Ventures's typical check size?
Wayfinder Ventures typically writes checks of $300K – $1M.
What sectors does Wayfinder Ventures focus on?
Wayfinder Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics, SaaS.
Where is Wayfinder Ventures located?
Wayfinder Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Who does Wayfinder Ventures co-invest with?
Wayfinder Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Ritual Capital, TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital), among 205 tracked co-investors.

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