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Richard Socher

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder at You.com · Co-Founder & Managing Partner at AIX Ventures

Stanford, California

Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M

FoundedYou.com$1.5BAIX Ventures

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About

Richard Socher is a deep technical AI/NLP pioneer who invented word vectors and contextual embeddings and, as the builder of You.com’s LLM-powered chat-search, brings product and distribution insights to founders.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Founder at You.com

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You.com's investors · 35

AIX VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Los AngelesBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022ChamaeleonSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checksChiratae VenturesBengaluru · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026Cox EnterprisesAtlanta · since 2025Day One VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Evolution VC PartnersNew YorkFusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checksGaorong VenturesGeorge Town, Grand CaymanGeorgianToronto, Ontario · $25M – $100M checks · since 2024Inflexor Venturessince 2026Info Edge VenturesGurgaon · $300K – $5M checks · since 2026Kae CapitalBengaluru · since 2026Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2022NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2024Omega Venture PartnersSilicon ValleyPeak XV PartnersBengaluru · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Point Reyes ManagementRadical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks · since 2022Rocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2024Sauce.vcNew Delhi · since 2026SBVASeoul · $1M – $2.5M checks · since 2024SMBC Asia Rising Fundsince 2026Socium VenturesAtlanta · $3M – $25M checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Titan CapitalGurugram · since 2026Untapped VenturesGlendale · $500K – $2M checksV3 VenturesLondon · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Zeropearl VC$100K – $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at You.com

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Bryan McCannFounder

Founder at AIX Ventures

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AIX Ventures's investors · 2

ARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Los AngelesVintage Investment PartnersHerzliya

Investments

Investor

AthelasBloom AICosmos InnovationEllipsis HealthHugging FaceMigraine.AIOmneky, Inc.Price.comReplikaVisitWeights & BiasesWindsurfWispr FlowZebra Medical VisionZenml

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at AIX Ventures

Anthony Goldbloom
Investment Partner at AIX Ventures
Bianca Caban
Principal at AIX Ventures
Chris Manning
AI Partner at AIX Ventures
Christina Sfakianos
Investor at AIX Ventures
Ellie Wheeler
Chief Operating Officer at AIX Ventures
Jason McBride
Partner at AIX Ventures
Krish Ramadurai
Partner at AIX Ventures
Nick Crance
Partner at AIX Ventures

Network3

Cody NystromScout
Managing Director at SJF Ventures
Dirk HokeScout
Advisor at Airbus Ventures
Dror BermanScout
Founding Partner at Innovation Endeavors

Investors connected to Richard in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Richard Socher?
Richard Socher is a deep technical AI/NLP pioneer who invented word vectors and contextual embeddings and, as the builder of You.com’s LLM-powered chat-search, brings product and distribution insights to founders.
Where does Richard Socher work?
Richard Socher is Founder of You.com and Co-Founder & Managing Partner at AIX Ventures.
What does Richard Socher invest in?
Richard Socher invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
What check size does Richard Socher write?
Richard Socher typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
What companies did Richard Socher found?
Richard Socher founded You.com, AIX Ventures.
What companies has Richard Socher invested in?
Investments tracked here include Athelas, Bloom AI, Cosmos Innovation, Ellipsis Health, Hugging Face, Migraine.AI, Omneky, Inc., Price.com, Replika, Visit, Weights & Biases, Windsurf, and 3 more.

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