George Bandarian
InvestorPartner at Untapped Ventures
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
George Bandarian is the Founder and General Partner of Untapped Ventures, an early-stage AI firm that invests at the pre-seed and seed stage in agentic systems, robotics, autonomous infrastructure, and AI-native applications. Before founding the firm, he was President and CEO of AMI, a B2B enterprise software company he scaled and sold in an all-cash exit in 2018. He is also an AI speaker who addresses CEO, founder, and investor groups on artificial intelligence and agentic systems.
George Bandarian II @georgeb
Conviction compounding in real time. Congrats @GillVerd and @extropic team. https://t.co/ECRElVbBno
Jul 29, 2026 Β· β₯ 7
George Bandarian II @georgeb
YouTube: https://t.co/4VoFRlzdOR Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/5WnCUYstQO Spotify: https://t.co/qXtb2UQt5a
Jul 21, 2026
George Bandarian II @georgeb
Western Digital's procurement team spent 30% of their week on supplier follow-ups. It took two years to get a quarter of suppliers to respond. Sarah Tang's Sluicebox built an agent that did it over email in five weeks - 58% completion, 78% response rate. Full episode link in https://t.co/zGtGkl66CQ
Jul 21, 2026
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRobotics
Experience
- Untapped VenturesFounder, General Partner & CEOcurrent2020 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- xAIInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- You.comInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Scott AI (YC F25)Investorcurrent2025 β present
- Harper (YC W25)Investorcurrent2024 β present
- Woz (YC W25)Investorcurrent2025 β present
- ExtropicInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Liquid AIInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Nexxa.aiInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Eon Systems PBCInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- FoodiniInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- SluiceboxInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Herd-iInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- 3LawsInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Applied General IntelligenceInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- OptiosInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Climax FoodsInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Radicle ScienceInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- SynapboxInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- ScienceIOInvestorcurrent2023 β present
Education
- USC Marshall School of BusinessBachelor of Science in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1997 β 2000
Skills & more
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Start-upsSmall BusinessE-commerceMergers & AcquisitionsManagement ConsultingAccount ManagementLeadershipManagementProduct MarketingStrategyProgram ManagementProject Management- Certified Value Builder Advisor β The Value Builder Systemβ’
- Exponential Organizations (ExO) Ambassador β OpenExO
- Leanstack Certified Mentor/Coach β LEANSTACK
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Same school
Also attended USC Marshall School of Business138
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