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Founders.ai
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
Founders.ai builds companies from scratch, makes venture investments, and buys secondary shares from early employees of VC-backed tech startups. It focuses on enterprise B2B SaaS products that use AI and data.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
In its own wordsaimachine learningdataenterprise saasfuture of workcybersecurity
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Or find every investor that fitsFounders.ai lists 13 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (35%), Enterprise Software (35%) and Education (8%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Salesforce Ventures, Scale Asia Ventures and Capital One Ventures.
No funding round on record names Founders.ai yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Founders.ai's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 13. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 35% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 35% | 8% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 4% | 3% |
| Fintech | 4% | 12% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% | 4% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Salesforce Ventures | 4 |
| Scale Asia Ventures | 3 |
| Capital One Ventures | 2 |
| Capitoria | 2 |
| DCVC | 2 |
| Geodesic Capital | 2 |
| Glade Brook Capital Partners | 2 |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 33th | 13 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 63th | 35% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers13100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Salesforce Ventures
Compare Founders.ai head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
13 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activeloop provides continual learning infrastructure for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Britive provides runtime privileged access for AI agents, NHIs, and humans | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Contra operates a professional network for jobs and skills of the future | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Databricks provides a unified platform for data, analytics, and AI. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Gappify provides accrual accounting and automation software | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Hopps provides instant 1:1 video and screen share calls with experts to help businesses with various tools and skills | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Klue provides a platform for competitive intelligence and win-loss analysis | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform to build and run B2B campaigns across multiple channels. | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Mode is the intelligence layer for your data stack, providing a platform for business intelligence and data analysis | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Nylas provides APIs for email, calendar, and meeting intelligence | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Signalwire provides a programmable platform for building and managing real-time communications systems, including calls and AI agents. | AI & Machine LearningReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| ThoughtSpot provides a platform for analytics and data insights using artificial intelligence. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Databook provides a decision system that connects real-time account intelligence with internal CRM notes and deal activity logs to drive enterprise revenue. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- founders.ai
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 13
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