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xNova VC

Venture capital · San Jose, CA, United States · North America

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xNova VC is a network-driven venture fund built within the tech community, with a founding council and LP operators who are active researchers, builders, founders, and investors in frontier AI. It supports founders by connecting them with talent, customers, strategic partners, and expertise, and often begins supporting companies before making an investment.

Invests inAI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware

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13portfolio companies
0funding rounds on record

xNova VC lists 13 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (41%), Robotics & Hardware (18%) and Media & Entertainment (14%). 86% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, AIX Ventures and ALM Ventures.

No funding round on record names xNova VC yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.

Round figures show recent activity, not xNova VC'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 companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning41%18%
Robotics & Hardware18%1%
Media & Entertainment14%4%
Enterprise Software9%8%
Healthcare & Biotech9%15%
Cybersecurity5%4%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%7%

Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site 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.

Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 14 companiesRecent activity: 0 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 0% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 41% in its largest sectorReach: 2 countriesPortfolio size36th pctRecent activity46th pctEarly stage54th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus74th pctReach42th pct
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xNova VC compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size36th14 companies
Recent activity46th0 rounds in 12 months
Early stage54th0% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus74th41% in its largest sector
Reach42th2 countries

Co-investor network

who it backs companies with, and who they back together
40 shared companies39 shared companies8 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies4 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companiesY Combinator: 3 shared companiesY Combinator3AIX Ventures: 1 shared companiesAIX Ventures1ALM Ventures: 1 shared companiesALM Ventures1Air Street Capital: 1 shared companiesAir Street Capital1B Capital: 1 shared companiesB Capital1Beyond Earth Ventures: 1 shared companiesBeyond Earth Ventures1Boutique Venture Partners: 1 shared companiesBoutique Venture Part…1DCVC: 1 shared companiesDCVC1E14 Fund: 1 shared companiesE14 Fund1Earlybird: 1 shared companiesEarlybird1G Vision Capital: 1 shared companiesG Vision Capital1GV: 1 shared companiesGV1
Shared portfolio companies with xNova VCFirms that also back companies together

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Compare xNova VC head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Portfolio

13 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
CDimensioncdimension.comCDimension develops and manufactures advanced semiconductor materials and chip infrastructure for computing applications
AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
DeepReachdeepreach.ai · United StatesDeepReach enables individuals and businesses to collect and provide real-world operation data using their devices and equipment
AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware
Portfolio page
Intent Labintentlab.aiIntent Lab automates the path from intent to working software using AI
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Portfolio page
MicroTrace BioAImicrotracebioai.comMicroTrace BioAI develops artificial intelligence to decode molecular signals in blood for early cancer detection
Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Nimo Roboticsnimobot.ai
Portfolio page
Origami Roboticsorigami-robotics.com · United StatesOrigami Robotics designs, builds, and refines tools for human movement to bring dexterity to robots
Robotics & Hardware
Portfolio page
Physion Labsphysionlabs.ai · United StatesPhysion Labs builds world critics for world models to improve the coherence and consistency of generated reality in artificial intelligence
AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio page
Recursive Superintelligencerecursive.com · United KingdomThe company develops and applies artificial intelligence models for automating scientific discovery and coding
AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware
Portfolio page
RoboForceroboforce.ai · United StatesRoboForce builds physical AI-powered robotic labor for industrial environments
Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Scam.aiscam.aiScam AI checks photos, video, voice and documents for AI manipulation and forgery
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity
Portfolio page
Shofoshofo.ai · United StatesShofo provides petabytes of multimodal data, including computer use, talking head, audio, video game, and expert data, to power the next generation of multimodal models.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio page
sonilo.comsonilo.com · United StatesSonilo creates music and sound effects for videos using AI.
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio page
13logo_soundhealth_emailsoundhealth.lifeSoundHealth develops and sells wearable devices for treating nasal congestion and improving sleep.
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page

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site last read 5 Nov 2026
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Site
xnova.vc
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
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Companies checked
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