Best VCs for Autonomous

17 venture capitalists actively investing in Autonomous.

Active VCs

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$500M

Total Invested

#1Todd Jackson

Partner

First Round Capital

Todd backs technical founders who can turn complex technology into an elegant power tool and is unusually focused on the mechanics of reaching product-market fit. His disclosed portfolio—fal, Parallel

First Round's published firm-wide initial checks are typically $1M–$7M, averaging about $3.5M; it has participated in rounds from $100K to $20M. No personal range is published for Todd.

AngelPre-SeedSeed

#2Pauliina Martikainen

Managing Partner

Maki.vc (Web3)

Pauliina leads a sector-agnostic Nordic first-round strategy centered on exceptional technical founders with global ambition. Her attributed portfolio work spans clinical sensing, autonomous-mobility

Maki's stated sweet spot is first rounds below EUR 5 million from day zero; this describes target round size, not Pauliina's personal check authority. The firm continues to support later rounds selectively.

Pre-SeedSeedFirst Round

#3Ali Tabibian

Founder and Partner

GTK Partners

Ali works where technical systems, strategic finance and corporate transactions meet. GTK's work spans private growth companies, corporations and financial sponsors, with particular expertise in softw

GTK is primarily a corporate advisory firm and does not publish an Ali-specific venture check range. Ali has disclosed individual technology investments, but those do not establish a repeatable allocation mandate. Companies should clarify whether they seek advisory work, financing support or an investment.

Growth-company advisoryMergers and acquisitionsCapital formation

#4Sven Strohband

Partner and Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

Sven backs technically ambitious companies that can create new industries or unlock novel user experiences. His engineering lens favors frontier AI, robotics, autonomy, aerospace, developer infrastruc

No personal check-size range is published. Khosla invests from seed through growth; company round totals and the firm's assets are not Sven's personal check parameters.

SeedEarly StageSeries A

#5Kindle Van Linge

Principal

Craft Ventures

Kindle invests where AI or advanced technology becomes a mission-critical operating layer in large, regulated or technically demanding markets. Her attributed work spans AI medical knowledge, regulato

No Kindle-specific check range is public. Craft's live portfolio attributes her to growth, Series A and Series B investments, but those stage labels do not reveal individual allocation authority or check size. Confirm current vehicle, ownership and lead/co-invest posture directly.

Series ASeries BGrowth

#6Nathan Benaich

General Partner

Air Street Capital

The official roster identifies Nathan Benaich as General Partner. This profile applies Air Street Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower i

$500K-$10M published firm range; typical pre-seed and seed checks are $500K-$5M.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#7Paula Pastor

Advisor

Air Street Capital

The official roster identifies Paula Pastor as Advisor. This profile applies Air Street Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individual

$500K-$10M published firm range; typical pre-seed and seed checks are $500K-$5M.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#8Phil Keslin

Operating Partner

Air Street Capital

The official roster identifies Phil Keslin as Operating Partner. This profile applies Air Street Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower in

$500K-$10M published firm range; typical pre-seed and seed checks are $500K-$5M.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#9Gaile Gordon

Operating Partner

Air Street Capital

The official roster identifies Gaile Gordon as Operating Partner. This profile applies Air Street Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower i

$500K-$10M published firm range; typical pre-seed and seed checks are $500K-$5M.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#10Gabe Dulac-Arnold

Operating Partner

Air Street Capital

The official roster identifies Gabe Dulac-Arnold as Operating Partner. This profile applies Air Street Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narro

$500K-$10M published firm range; typical pre-seed and seed checks are $500K-$5M.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#11Luc Vincent

Operating Partner

Air Street Capital

The official roster identifies Luc Vincent as Operating Partner. This profile applies Air Street Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower in

$500K-$10M published firm range; typical pre-seed and seed checks are $500K-$5M.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#12Jan Erik Solem

Operating Partner

Air Street Capital

The official roster identifies Jan Erik Solem as Operating Partner. This profile applies Air Street Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower

$500K-$10M published firm range; typical pre-seed and seed checks are $500K-$5M.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#13Kanu Gulati

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Kanu backs enterprise applications and infrastructure made possible by advances in AI, together with robotics and autonomous systems. Her technical and operating history spans hardware acceleration, p

No personal check range is published. Khosla invests earliest from pre-seed/seed through Series A with conviction and also uses a Main Fund for later financings. Historical firm commentary described many seed investments around $1M–$2M; this is not Kanu's personal allocation range.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#14Niko Ciminelli

Principal

Khosla Ventures

Niko is a frontier-technology generalist focused on infrastructure, AI, robotics, and industrial systems. He combines prior investing across AI, robotics, frontier technology, and cybersecurity with f

No personal check range or signing authority is published. Khosla invests from pre-seed/seed through Series A and later via its Main Fund; historical seed commentary cited roughly $1M–$2M. Those are firm-level guideposts and should not be attributed to Niko personally.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#15Amir Kabir

Founding Partner

Overlook Ventures

Amir Kabir invests or supports investments through Overlook Ventures's published strategy: Invest early in North American systems that measure, manage and transfer risk and enable safe deployment of A

$100K-$1M initial checks, as published by Overlook Ventures.

Pre-SeedSeed

#16Dr. Karl Muth

Venture Advisor

Overlook Ventures

Dr. Karl Muth is listed in a Venture Advisor capacity at Overlook Ventures. No person-specific investment thesis is published for this role; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.

$100K-$1M initial checks, as published by Overlook Ventures.

Pre-SeedSeed

#17Kindle Van Linge

Principal

Craft Ventures

Kindle invests in technically differentiated AI, defense, and enterprise software that turns expert knowledge or hard engineering into a high-trust operational system. Her published cases favor produc

No personal check-size range is published. Her disclosed Craft work spans venture and growth investments, including Series A, Series B, and growth-stage companies; public financing totals are not her individual allocation authority.

Series ASeries BGrowth

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