Best VCs for Robotics

$500K-$50M+ (across seed fund and main fund)

#2Vinod Khosla

Founder

Khosla Ventures

Explicitly optimizes for ~70% failure rates to back 'black swan' outcomes. Actively seeks opportunities that appear 'crazy' to most of the market. Capital-intensive, science-heavy bets. Believes fusio

No Nataly-specific check size is public. Polymorphic's verified OpenVC-style profile lists firm-level initial bands spanning $250K–$3M, says it can lead, and covers pre-seed through Series B. Treat these as firm guidance rather than Nataly's authority; confirm the relevant partner, current allocation, stage and ownership target after intake.

#3Nataly Laktionova

Marketing, Portfolio Development

Polymorphic Capital

Nataly's Polymorphic work sits at the application and portfolio-development edge: finding and supporting products that use web3 infrastructure to transform markets beyond crypto-native users, particul

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

#4Rebecca Kaden

Managing Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Rebecca invests at the edge of large markets, with a consumer and product lens sharpened by USV's network-effects thesis. Her current view links abundant AI intelligence, cheaper hardware, sensors, an

USV publishes a firm-wide check range of $1 million to $30 million and invests from the earliest stages through follow-ons. It does not publish Rebecca's individual authority, and the partnership makes decisions collectively without a vote.

No personal check-size range is published. Lux invests early and can support companies across their development, but its USD 7B under management and individual financing totals are not Peter's personal allocation limits.

#5Peter Hébert

Partner and Co-Founder

Lux Capital

Peter seeks scientifically and technologically ambitious ventures attempting what most people think will not work but could become indispensable if they succeed. He is a generalist across technology a

Company FormationPre-SeedSeed

#6Bill Trenchard

Partner

First Round Capital

Bill looks for pre-product-market-fit founders who reason from first principles: they decompose a complicated system to its atomic unit, find hidden leverage in overlooked mechanics, and build an unco

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 Bill.

AngelPre-SeedSeed

#7Sven 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

#8Ali 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

#9Mason Nystrom

Partner

Pantera Capital

Mason is an application-layer investor looking for products that use crypto coordination and ownership to change how large groups of people interact. His work emphasizes stablecoins as global payment

No person-specific check size is publicly disclosed. Pantera's published venture approach typically invests from Seed through Series B and aims to lead or co-lead; founders should confirm fit rather than infer a check from third-party databases.

#10Josh Wolfe

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Lux Capital

'Atoms, not bits.' The biggest opportunities are in companies that manipulate the physical world, not just software. Willing to fund multi-year R&D timelines. Just raised the firm's largest fund ever

$1M-$50M+

Paradigm invests at every stage, from first check through public markets. Its fourth fund is $1.2 billion, but neither the firm nor Alana publishes a personal check range; the fund size is therefore not treated as her check authority.

#11Alana Palmedo

Managing Partner

Paradigm

Alana co-leads a research- and builder-led strategy that backs ambitious technical founders from first check through public markets. Paradigm began in crypto and now targets the fastest-moving technol

No verified personal or standard Lux check-size range is published. Shahin invests from early conviction through enduring scale and has co-founded companies; financing requirements are opportunity-specific and should be confirmed directly.

#12Shahin Farshchi, PhD

Partner

Lux Capital

Shahin creates and backs generational frontier companies that endow people and machines with new capabilities. An engineer and founder, he looks across AI, chips, compute, autonomy, aerospace, robotic

Company CreationSeedSeries A

#13Albert Wenger

Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Albert is a thesis-driven generalist investing at the edge of large markets under technological and societal pressure. His current work emphasizes AI-enabled scientific discovery, robotics that can op

USV states that the firm writes $1 million to $30 million checks and invests from the earliest stages through the full company journey. This is a firm-wide range, not Albert's personal check authority; decisions are discussed collectively without a formal vote.

No personal check range is published. Khosla's firm-level Seed and Main Funds span technical experiments through later financings; historical seed commentary cited roughly $1M–$2M. Nicole's additional Capital Formation role should not be read as a disclosed personal check authority.

#14Nicole Fraenkel

Partner & Head of Capital Formation

Khosla Ventures

Nicole backs frontier AI across infrastructure, enterprise, consumer, defense, and biology. Her scientific training in cancer and viral immunology gives her a mechanistic lens for AI–biology convergen

No personal check-size range is published. Lux's USD 7B under management and disclosed company rounds are not Grace's personal range; she is explicitly described as a first-check and early investor.

#15Grace Isford

Partner

Lux Capital

Grace backs computational-science companies where software or AI transforms difficult physical, institutional, or technical systems. She looks for first-check opportunities in infrastructure and appli

Lux does not publish a dependable personal check range for Deena. Her investments span stages, including first institutional rounds and later healthcare financings; founders should confirm vehicle, initial ticket, ownership, reserves and stage fit with the partnership.

#16Deena Shakir

Partner

Lux Capital

Deena backs transformative technologies that improve health, access and economic opportunity, often with extraordinary underdog founders attacking problems conventional pattern recognition overlooks.

Not applicable to Nat's events role. Lux invests across stages, but no personal allocation authority or check size belongs to this profile. Founder financing pitches should go to Lux's investment team.

#17Nat Turner

Head of Events

Lux Capital

Nat designs the convening layer around Lux's frontier-science and technology network. Her work brings together founders, researchers, executives, investors, journalists and creative leaders in focused

Founder and portfolio communityExecutive conveningThought-leadership programming

#18Ilya Fushman

Partner

Kleiner Perkins

Ilya invests in technology and novel business models capable of fundamentally reshaping industries. His portfolio connects AI-native professional work, enterprise operating systems, mathematical and s

No personal or standard firm-wide check range is published. Ilya's official portfolio spans early and growth investments; Kleiner disclosed that its 2019 Series A investment in Rippling was $25M, but that one transaction is not a general range or personal limit.

Firm-wide: Big Pi publishes €0.5M–€30M equity tickets across early-stage and growth funds; its dedicated Growth I strategy leads €7M–€20M+ investments. The site does not publish Nick's personal range, so stage and fund fit must be confirmed per opportunity.

#19Nick Kalliagkopoulos

Partner

Big Pi Ventures

Nick sees biology and robotics as major technology waves and looks for companies using high-quality real-world data, deep technical capability, and customer evidence to automate tasks previously consi

No current investor check size applies: Chad says he left early-stage investing to build at PrismaX. Historical third-party estimates for Symbolic must not be treated as current personal authority. Financing pitches should go to Symbolic's live team; robotics commercial proposals should be framed for PrismaX.

#20Chad Liu

Former Investor, Symbolic Capital; Founding GTM, PrismaX

Symbolic Capital

Chad's historical investment work mapped decentralized AI across data, models, agents, compute, training and inference. His current operator thesis narrows to physical AI's deployment bottleneck: foun

Historical Pre-SeedHistorical SeedHistorical Series A

#21Fanis Tsarouchis

Senior Principal

Big Pi Ventures

Fanis supports European technology scale-ups moving toward market leadership with growth capital plus operational and financial expertise. His background in TMT investment banking and as FlexCar's fin

Growth-fund level: Big Pi Growth I states that it leads with €7M–€20M+ per company. Big Pi's overall platform spans €0.5M–€30M across funds. Neither range is published as Fanis's personal allocation authority.

Series BSeries CGrowth Equity

#22Diana Hu

Managing Partner

Y Combinator

Diana works with technical founders building frontier AI, robotics and hard technology. Her Escher Reality and Niantic experience combines zero-to-one infrastructure with deployment at consumer scale,

YC's live standard deal is $500K per accepted company: $125K on a post-money SAFE for 7% plus $375K on an uncapped MFN SAFE, with a participation right. This is YC's standardized program deal, not Diana's personal check range.

IdeaPre-SeedBatch-stage startup

#23Panos Metsis

Partner

Big Pi Ventures

Panos leads growth investments in European technology companies that already show category leadership and can use €7M–€20M+ plus active operating support to scale internationally. His recent work emph

Growth-fund level: Big Pi Growth I states that it leads with €7M–€20M+ per company. Panos focuses on Series B+ growth investments; the published fund range is not a guarantee of his personal allocation authority for any deal.

Series BSeries CGrowth Equity

#24Josh Coyne

Partner

Kleiner Perkins

Josh backs founders applying AI to consequential workflows in both software and the physical economy. His portfolio shows a consistent preference for products that turn abundant but fragmented informa

Not publicly disclosed. Kleiner Perkins invests from early stage through selective growth rounds; isolated portfolio check disclosures should not be treated as Josh's standard range.

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#25Vivek Kothari

Controller

Sierra Ventures

Vivek Kothari serves in a Controller capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#26Tammy Han

Talent Partner

Emergence Capital

Tammy Han serves in a Talent Partner capacity at Emergence Capital. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

$5M average investment into core companies, as published by Bow Capital.

#27Murray Rode

General Partner

Bow Capital

Murray Rode invests or supports investments through Bow Capital's published strategy: Back founders building AI for the physical world across modern industry, defense, logistics and digital biology, u

SeedSeries A

#28Dora Prado

Executive Assistant

Sierra Ventures

Dora Prado serves in a Executive Assistant capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#29Joshua Kirkes

Head of Technology and AI

Emergence Capital

Joshua Kirkes serves in a Head of Technology and AI capacity at Emergence Capital. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#30Kendall Barden

Fund Accountant

Sierra Ventures

Kendall Barden invests or supports investments through Sierra Ventures's published strategy: Partner from inception to Series A with founders building AI infrastructure, vertical AI, frontier technolo

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#31Indra Husfeld

Office and Financial Coordinator

Sierra Ventures

Indra Husfeld serves in a Office and Financial Coordinator capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Kalos Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range; it targets a concentrated portfolio of at least 15 companies.

#32Cyril Abiteboul

Venture Partner

HCVC

Cyril Abiteboul is listed by HCVC as Venture Partner on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests at the earliest stages in hardtech founders translating scientific and engineering breakthroug

Not publicly disclosed

#33Toni Alejandria

Head of Investor Relations and Community

Kalos Ventures

Toni Alejandria is listed in a Head of Investor Relations and Community capacity at Kalos Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves t

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#34Sarah Recinos

Office Manager and Executive Assistant

Sierra Ventures

Sarah Recinos serves in a Office Manager and Executive Assistant capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared conte

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#35Kristy Landers

Chief Financial Officer

Emergence Capital

Kristy Landers serves in a Chief Financial Officer capacity at Emergence Capital. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Kalos Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range; it targets a concentrated portfolio of at least 15 companies.

#36David Blake

Venture Partner

Kalos Ventures

David Blake invests or supports investments through Kalos Ventures's published strategy: Lead early-stage investments in purpose-driven technology companies using AI, automation and robotics to addres

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#37Daniel Paredes

Investor

Sierra Ventures

Daniel Paredes invests or supports investments through Sierra Ventures's published strategy: Partner from inception to Series A with founders building AI infrastructure, vertical AI, frontier technolo

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#38Jim Doehrman

Advisor

Sierra Ventures

Jim Doehrman serves in a Advisor capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Up to $5M for the first check, with follow-on capital, as published by E14 Fund.

#39Sophia Duan

2026–2027 VC Fellow

E14 Fund

Sophia Duan serves in a 2026–2027 VC Fellow capacity at E14 Fund. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#40Brendon Schmidt

Principal and Head of Business Development

Sierra Ventures

Brendon Schmidt invests or supports investments through Sierra Ventures's published strategy: Partner from inception to Series A with founders building AI infrastructure, vertical AI, frontier technol

Kalos Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range; it targets a concentrated portfolio of at least 15 companies.

#41Ashley Bittner

Managing Partner

Kalos Ventures

Ashley Bittner invests or supports investments through Kalos Ventures's published strategy: Lead early-stage investments in purpose-driven technology companies using AI, automation and robotics to add

Up to $5M for the first check, with follow-on capital, as published by E14 Fund.

#42Philip Schroeder

2026–2027 VC Fellow

E14 Fund

Philip Schroeder serves in a 2026–2027 VC Fellow capacity at E14 Fund. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.

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.

#43Kanu 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

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#44Grace Chen

Vice President of Finance

Sierra Ventures

Grace Chen serves in a Vice President of Finance capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#45Joe Floyd

General Partner

Emergence Capital

Joe Floyd invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastructu

Kalos Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range; it targets a concentrated portfolio of at least 15 companies.

#46Renée Beaumont

Partner and Executive Chair

Kalos Ventures

Renée Beaumont invests or supports investments through Kalos Ventures's published strategy: Lead early-stage investments in purpose-driven technology companies using AI, automation and robotics to add

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#47David Dworsky

Principal

Emergence Capital

David Dworsky invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastr

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#48Rishub Nahar

Investor

Emergence Capital

Rishub Nahar invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastru

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#49Kabir Sial

Investor

Emergence Capital

Kabir Sial invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastruct

Kalos Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range; it targets a concentrated portfolio of at least 15 companies.

#50Josh Golomb

Venture Partner

Kalos Ventures

Josh Golomb invests or supports investments through Kalos Ventures's published strategy: Lead early-stage investments in purpose-driven technology companies using AI, automation and robotics to addres

$100K-$2M, typically $500K-$1M, as published by Embark Ventures.

#51Yipeng Zhao

General Partner

Embark Ventures

Yipeng Zhao invests or supports investments through Embark Ventures's published strategy: Back ambitious U.S. and Canadian teams whose proprietary deep technology creates a defensible advantage in tra

Pre-SeedSeed

#52Isabel Zhang

Investor

HCVC

Isabel Zhang is listed by HCVC as Investor on the firm's investment or advisory roster. Invests at the earliest stages in hardtech founders translating scientific and engineering breakthroughs into en

Not publicly disclosed

#53Michael Gibson

General Partner, Co-Founder

1517 Fund

Michael Gibson invests or supports investments through 1517 Fund's published strategy: Back unconventional young founders and science-driven builders before traditional credentials or institutions rec

1517 publishes $1K grants for very early builders but does not publish a standard venture check-size range.

GrantPre-SeedSeed

#54Vivek Ranadivé

Founder and Managing Director

Bow Capital

Vivek Ranadivé is listed in a Founder and Managing Director capacity at Bow Capital. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distin

$5M average investment into core companies, as published by Bow Capital.

SeedSeries A

#55Yasmin Zarabi

Chief Operating Officer

Sierra Ventures

Yasmin Zarabi serves in a Chief Operating Officer capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

$250K-$750K initial investments, with a published sweet spot around $400K.

#56Dr. Manu Kumar

Chief Firestarter

K9 Ventures

Dr. Manu Kumar invests or supports investments through K9 Ventures's published strategy: Be the first professional investor in Bay Area technology startups led by technical founders creating a new tec

Pre-SeedSeed

#57Alice Brooks

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Alice invests in deep technology and sustainability, informed by mechanical engineering, consumer hardware, and her experience taking a physical product from idea to thousands of retail locations. She

No personal check range is published. Khosla's Seed Fund finances science and business-model experiments, while its Main Fund invests from early to later stages; historical firm commentary described many seed investments around $1M–$2M. These are firm-level guideposts, not Alice's authority.

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#58Sam Li

Investor

Emergence Capital

Sam Li invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastructure,

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#59Sarah Codraro

Chief Marketing Officer

Emergence Capital

Sarah Codraro serves in a Chief Marketing Officer capacity at Emergence Capital. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

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.

#60Niko 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

Indico's live technology mandate states mostly Pre-Seed through Series A investments of €500K–€10M, with selective Series B/C participation. This is the firm's range rather than João's personal authority; founders should confirm vehicle, initial ticket and reserves.

#61João Pedro Roque

Principal

Indico Capital

João evaluates Southern European technology companies through a combined engineering, investment-banking, private-equity and venture lens. The documented firm mandate favors globally ambitious founder

Lightcone Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#62Kam Ghaffarian

Founder and Managing Partner

Lightcone Ventures

Kam Ghaffarian invests or supports investments through Lightcone Ventures's published strategy: Provide growth capital to physical-world deep-tech companies advancing resource abundance, space, re-ind

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#63Anne Gherini

Chief Marketing Officer

Sierra Ventures

Anne Gherini serves in a Chief Marketing Officer capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#64Noor Nijjer

Head of Investor Relations

Sierra Ventures

Noor Nijjer serves in a Head of Investor Relations capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Indico currently publishes €500K–€10M technology investments, mostly from Pre-Seed through Series A with selective Series B/C. This is the live firm range, not Rui's personal check authority; exact sizing and vehicle should be confirmed directly.

#65Rui Jerónimo

Principal

Indico Capital

Rui brings long-running Portuguese institutional venture experience to Indico's early-stage Southern European technology mandate. Public evidence supports a broad rather than narrow personal sector re

Hyperplane does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#66Vivjan Myrto

Co-Founder & Partner

Hyperplane Venture Capital

Vivjan Myrto invests or supports investments through Hyperplane Venture Capital's published strategy: Write early first checks before consensus into companies where AI meets workflows, infrastructure

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#67Vignesh Ravikumar

Partner

Sierra Ventures

Vignesh Ravikumar invests or supports investments through Sierra Ventures's published strategy: Partner from inception to Series A with founders building AI infrastructure, vertical AI, frontier techn

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#68Tim Guleri

Managing Partner

Sierra Ventures

Tim Guleri invests or supports investments through Sierra Ventures's published strategy: Partner from inception to Series A with founders building AI infrastructure, vertical AI, frontier technology a

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#69Mark Fernandes

Managing Partner

Sierra Ventures

Mark Fernandes invests or supports investments through Sierra Ventures's published strategy: Partner from inception to Series A with founders building AI infrastructure, vertical AI, frontier technolo

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#70Ben Yu

Managing Partner

Sierra Ventures

Ben Yu invests or supports investments through Sierra Ventures's published strategy: Partner from inception to Series A with founders building AI infrastructure, vertical AI, frontier technology and p

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#71Shomik Ghosh

Partner

Sierra Ventures

Shomik Ghosh invests or supports investments through Sierra Ventures's published strategy: Partner from inception to Series A with founders building AI infrastructure, vertical AI, frontier technology

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#72Patti Felin

Director of Operations

Emergence Capital

Patti Felin serves in a Director of Operations capacity at Emergence Capital. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#73Julie Bell

Board Partner

Emergence Capital

Julie Bell serves in a Board Partner capacity at Emergence Capital. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Hyperplane does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#74John Murphy

Co-Founder & Partner

Hyperplane Venture Capital

John Murphy invests or supports investments through Hyperplane Venture Capital's published strategy: Write early first checks before consensus into companies where AI meets workflows, infrastructure a

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#75Brie Bastidas

Director of Talent

Emergence Capital

Brie Bastidas serves in a Director of Talent capacity at Emergence Capital. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.

Hyperplane does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#76Chris Curtis

Vice President, Finance & Portfolio Management

Hyperplane Venture Capital

Chris Curtis is listed in a Vice President, Finance & Portfolio Management capacity at Hyperplane Venture Capital. This profile preserves that functional distinction; the firm's investment mandate is

Hyperplane does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#77Megan Sabel

COO & Head of Investor Relations

Hyperplane Venture Capital

Megan Sabel is listed in a COO & Head of Investor Relations capacity at Hyperplane Venture Capital. This profile preserves that functional distinction; the firm's investment mandate is included only a

Amino Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#78Margaret Li

Chief AI Officer

Amino Capital

Margaret Li is listed in a Chief AI Officer capacity at Amino Capital. The official roster does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; this profile preserves the functional dis

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#79Jason Green

Founder and General Partner Emeritus

Emergence Capital

Jason Green serves in a Founder and General Partner Emeritus capacity at Emergence Capital. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context

Up to $5M for the first check, with follow-on capital, as published by E14 Fund.

#80Jaime Berkovich

2026–2027 VC Fellow

E14 Fund

Jaime Berkovich serves in a 2026–2027 VC Fellow capacity at E14 Fund. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.

Lightcone Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#81Daniel Narea

Founding Partner

Lightcone Ventures

Daniel Narea invests or supports investments through Lightcone Ventures's published strategy: Provide growth capital to physical-world deep-tech companies advancing resource abundance, space, re-indus

1517 publishes $1K grants for very early builders but does not publish a standard venture check-size range.

#82Danielle Strachman

General Partner, Co-Founder

1517 Fund

Danielle Strachman invests or supports investments through 1517 Fund's published strategy: Back unconventional young founders and science-driven builders before traditional credentials or institutions

GrantPre-SeedSeed

#83Anton Brevde

Founding Partner

Lightcone Ventures

Anton Brevde invests or supports investments through Lightcone Ventures's published strategy: Provide growth capital to physical-world deep-tech companies advancing resource abundance, space, re-indus

Lightcone Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

Up to $5M for the first check, with follow-on capital, as published by E14 Fund.

#84Jessica Kim

2026–2027 VC Fellow

E14 Fund

Jessica Kim serves in a 2026–2027 VC Fellow capacity at E14 Fund. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.

Up to $5M for the first check, with follow-on capital, as published by E14 Fund.

#85Joe Geniesse

2026–2027 VC Fellow

E14 Fund

Joe Geniesse serves in a 2026–2027 VC Fellow capacity at E14 Fund. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.

$250K-$750K initial investments, with a published sweet spot around $400K.

#86Braughm Ricke

CFO

K9 Ventures

Braughm Ricke is listed in a CFO capacity at K9 Ventures. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and uses the firm's m

Pre-SeedSeed

#87Brad Pruente

Founding Partner

Lightcone Ventures

Brad Pruente invests or supports investments through Lightcone Ventures's published strategy: Provide growth capital to physical-world deep-tech companies advancing resource abundance, space, re-indus

Lightcone Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#88Gordon Ritter

Founder and General Partner

Emergence Capital

Gordon Ritter invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastr

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#89Kevin Spain

General Partner

Emergence Capital

Kevin Spain invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastruc

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#90Santi Subotovsky

General Partner

Emergence Capital

Santi Subotovsky invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infra

Indico's current technology range is €500K–€10M, mostly Pre-Seed through Series A and selectively Series B/C. This is firm-level guidance, not Rui's personal commitment range; founders should confirm the applicable fund, initial size and reserves.

#91Rui Rodrigues

Partner

Indico Capital

Rui combines venture investing with transaction and corporate-finance discipline. Within Indico's mandate, that supports globally ambitious Southern European technology companies from early validation

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#92Jake Saper

General Partner

Emergence Capital

Jake Saper invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastruct

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#93Lotti Siniscalco

General Partner

Emergence Capital

Lotti Siniscalco invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infra

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#94Yaz El-Baba

Partner

Emergence Capital

Yaz El-Baba invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastruc

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#95Brian Jacobs

Founder and General Partner Emeritus

Emergence Capital

Brian Jacobs serves in a Founder and General Partner Emeritus capacity at Emergence Capital. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared contex

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#96Kyle Murphy

Principal

Emergence Capital

Kyle Murphy invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infrastruc

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#97Shashank Saxena

Venture Partner

Sierra Ventures

Shashank Saxena invests or supports investments through Sierra Ventures's published strategy: Partner from inception to Series A with founders building AI infrastructure, vertical AI, frontier technol

Emergence does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#98George Kunthara

Investor

Emergence Capital

George Kunthara invests or supports investments through Emergence Capital's published strategy: Build concentrated partnerships with category-defining enterprise companies across AI at work, AI infras

Up to $5M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, as published by Sierra Ventures.

#99Jing Liong

Investor and Head of Data

Sierra Ventures

Jing Liong serves in a Investor and Head of Data capacity at Sierra Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's published mandate is included only as shared context.