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Link Ventures
Venture capital · Cambridge, MA, United States · North America
Link Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Kendall Square, Cambridge, that invests in technical founders building AI technologies. It provides pre-seed, seed, and Series A capital along with incubation space and operational support, prioritizing teams from MIT, Harvard, and the broader Boston ecosystem.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsartificial intelligencemachine learninggenerative aideep learningincubationboston ecosystem
Your fit with Link Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsLink Ventures lists 75 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 13 funding rounds, 5 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 73% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (38%), Fintech (13%) and Enterprise Software (11%). 90% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, E14 Fund and General Catalyst.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Link Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Link Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 12 companies; its own site lists 75. 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.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 9% |
| Seed | 73% |
| Series A | 9% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 9% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 12 | 5 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 92th | 75 companies |
| Recent activity | 96th | 12 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 84th | 82% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 81th | 12% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 70th | 38% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 38% | 18% |
| Fintech | 13% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% | 4% |
| Legal & Compliance | 3% | 2% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 3% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 11 |
| E14 Fund | 4 |
| General Catalyst | 4 |
| Uncorrelated Ventures | 4 |
| Alumni Ventures | 3 |
| Felicis | 3 |
| Flybridge | 3 |
| Glasswing Ventures | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers75100%
- 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 togetherCompare Link Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Link Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2026 | Pre-Seed Led | |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Seed | |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 13 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 5 May 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Link Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Link Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
75 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaru builds simulated populations grounded in real-world behavior and outcomes to test products, prices, messages, or strategies and predict outcomes before commitment. | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company is composed of engineers and operators who work on various projects | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company designs and develops custom silicon chips using AI | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Arden develops AI and hardware to automate and optimize manufacturing plants | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Autolab optimizes the accuracy and speed of AI models | AI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Blitzy provides Microsoft Dynamics 365 consulting services | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | May 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Boundless Labs provides a custom enterprise cruise platform and cruise API for the travel industry | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| C10 Labs is a venture studio fund dedicated to reshaping the landscape of AI-first startups | AI & Machine LearningFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Canela Media connects brands with U.S. Hispanic audiences through streaming and content solutions. | Media & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Caribou helps people refinance their auto loans to lower their monthly car payment or reduce the total interest they pay. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
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| Conifer helps organizations choose a suitable AI model for each task and provides information on the model's performance and cost | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Control Plane provides a cloud virtualization platform to run unbreakable apps and agents | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Corbo brings together a user's relationship history from various sources to provide a searchable and understandable network memory | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Course Advisor provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Darwin Robotics deploys robot technicians for assembly, installation, and maintenance in data centers | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Nov 2026Pre-Seed | Page + round | |
| DataCebo builds generative relational models of complex, interconnected databases to generate synthetic data, train and evaluate AI agents, and more. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Datalign Advisory connects users with trusted financial advisors who understand their goals, preferences, and journey. | Fintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- linkventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 28 Oct 2025
- Companies checked
- 75
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