AV8 Ventures

AV8 Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in London, United Kingdom. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, particularly in Series A rounds, targeting startups in sectors such as healthcare, intelligent enterprise, financial technology, mobility, and other disruptive technologies that address complex technical challenges. AV8 Ventures focuses its investments in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Israel. With a hands-on approach, the firm leverages the extensive technical and entrepreneurial experience of its investment team to support the growth and success of its portfolio companies. Their network includes experts in various fields, including health, machine learning, enterprise technology, robotics, and deep sciences, enhancing the value they provide to startups.

Baris Aksoy

General Partner

Brett Battles Ph.D

Venture Partner

Amir Kabir

General Partner

Miles Kirby

Founder and Managing Partner

Serpil Kuyucak

Operating Partner

Gloria Lau Ph.D

Venture Partner

Ruchita Sinha

General Partner

N. George Ugras

General Partner

Aaron Yang

Senior Associate

George Ugras Ph.D

Founder, Managing Director and General Partner

27 past transactions

Elucidate

Seed Round in 2022
Elucidate GmbH, founded in 2019 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing a financial crime risk management platform. The company's flagship product, the Elucidate FinCrime Index (EFI), leverages probabilistic modeling and machine learning to assess and quantify financial crime risk for financial institutions. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform enables users to store, manage, and analyze data related to financial crime, facilitating standardized measurement and reporting. By providing comprehensive data analysis, Elucidate allows clients to define acceptable levels of risk exposure and continuously monitor this exposure, thereby enhancing their ability to manage financial crime risk effectively.

Bluezone Insurance

Seed Round in 2022
Bluezone Insurance is an insurtech company focused on transforming life insurance for individuals with chronic illnesses. The agency provides tailored life insurance coverage specifically for conditions such as type two diabetes and heart diseases, utilizing a straightforward online signup process that allows for same-day coverage. In addition to insurance products, Bluezone offers a behavioral platform designed to assist patients in enhancing their health through manageable lifestyle changes, including dietary adjustments. By addressing the unique needs of patients with chronic diseases, Bluezone Insurance aims to improve their overall quality of life while ensuring they have access to necessary coverage.

Soter Analytics

Series A in 2022
Soter Analytics has developed the Soter Spine, a combination of wearable sensors and powerful analytics to predict and prevent musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace. Using machine learning and network effects from thousands of connected workers, the Soter Spine gets even smarter with time and will outperform current ergonomic standards. Soter will become the new standard in musculoskeletal injury prevention.

Yuvo Health

Seed Round in 2022
Provider of healthcare services intended to offer managed-care alternatives for community health centers. The company provides administrative and managed-care contracting services to federally qualified health centers empowering them to unlock revenue streams via value-based care, enabling health centers and patients to enjoy the benefits of value-based care without assuming risk, burning out staff, or drowning in data.

SimBioSys

Series A in 2021
SimBioSys, Inc. is developing a Computational Microscope that integrates state-of-the-art simulation techniques with a diverse set of experimental datasets to provide new insight into the behavior of cancers. The technology allows researchers to peer into the cancer microenvironment to identify the behavior of tumors: the cell phenotypes, how they interact with surrounding tissues, and how they prime their neighbors for invasion, all from the comfort of their computer desk.

Clever Care Health Plan

Series B in 2021
Clever Care Health Plan, Inc. provides healthcare insurance plans to members that connect the benefits of Eastern and Western medicine. It offers plans for acupuncture, herbal remedies, and exercises, such as tai chi and qi gong; and treatments, including cupping and moxibustion. The company sells its products through brokers and sales agents. Clever Care Health Plan, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Westminster, California with an additional office in Arcadia, California.

Alpha Medical

Series B in 2021
Alpha is a new healthcare services company developing a technology platform designed to enable easy, personalized access to online diagnosis and prescription treatment for some of the most common illnesses today. We’re backed by investment from Data Collective Venture Capital, a premier AI-focused venture capital firm, along with many top angels. Alpha has also partnered with the design firm IDEO, and they are assembling a team of some of the most talented engineers, physicians, and designers in the world.

Measured Analytics and Insurance

Venture Round in 2021
Operator of an analytics and insurance platform intended to provide insurance for protection against ransomware. The company's platform tracks client exposure in real-time and offers an analytics-based approach to cyber insurance, specifically quantifying specific exposure to ransomware attacks, enabling clients to solve specific problems, receive services to remediate losses and restore the business.

Uizard

Series A in 2021
Uizard Technologies IVS, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in developing artificial intelligence-driven applications that assist users in designing and prototyping user interfaces for web and mobile applications. Founded in 2017, Uizard's innovative platform allows users to convert wireframes and mockup files into platform-specific code for Android, iOS, and Sketch. Additionally, it employs neural networks to transform screenshots into lines of code, significantly reducing the time required to turn initial ideas into fully functional digital products. The company's offerings also include user experience design tools, UI wireframing, and customizable UI templates, enabling clients to test various styles and achieve personalized designs efficiently.

Axuall

Series A in 2021
Axuall, Inc. provides digital network for verifying identity, credentials, and authenticity to healthcare, insurance, financial services, government, philanthropy, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, security, aviation, and construction sectors. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

MQube

Seed Round in 2021
MQube is a fintech company operating in the mortgage industry. Driven by data, artificial intelligence and deep machine learning, MQube have developed a platform that delivers mortgages with certainty and control. MQube can produce a legally binding mortgage offer in hours (subject to valuation), weeks quicker than market norms, reducing inefficiencies and offering customers better outcomes.

Hydrolix

Seed Round in 2021
Hydrolix is an early-stage startup with an ambition to change the economics of high density data. The company develops a query service technology intended to process petabyte-scale time series data. Hydrolix's cloud-based query service utilizes proprietary compression and indexing technology, allowing customers to process sub-second interactive queries at a fraction of the cost of other existing services.

Locomation

Convertible Note in 2020
Locomation, Inc. is a technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that specializes in developing advanced trucking solutions through artificial intelligence and driver augmentation. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on enhancing safety and efficiency in the trucking industry with its innovative platform. Locomation's technology utilizes relay convoying, where a human-driven lead truck is followed by an autonomous truck, allowing for improved operational efficiency and cost reduction for trucking companies. The platform aims to eliminate truck-involved accidents and is applicable to various sectors, including commercial and defense transportation.

Phenomic AI

Seed Round in 2020
Phenomic AI is a developer of a drug discovery platform designed to discovery and optimize therapeutics directly against phenotypic assays.The company's platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze phenotypes in complex disease models including high-content co-culture and 3D assays, enabling pharmaceutical companies to discover drugs in an easier way.

Eclypsium

Series B in 2020
Eclypsium, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2017. It specializes in a cloud-based device security platform designed to protect the firmware and hardware layers of enterprise infrastructure, which includes laptops, servers, and networking equipment. The platform enables security teams to gain insights into vulnerabilities below the operating system, allowing for the implementation of essential security controls. Additionally, Eclypsium focuses on digital supply chain security, ensuring the integrity of critical software, firmware, and hardware within organizations. By addressing risks associated with complex technology supply chains, Eclypsium aims to enhance the overall security posture of enterprises and government agencies.

Rephrase.ai

Seed Round in 2020
Rephrase.ai is a technology company that specializes in creating videos and animations using artificial intelligence. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, the company has developed an AI-powered visual dubbing tool that converts text into high-quality videos featuring a person speaking. This innovative technology utilizes generative AI to analyze and learn individual facial features associated with spoken audio, allowing it to reconstruct photorealistic faces for any given text or audio input. Rephrase.ai's platform serves various applications, including training videos, personalized sales content, and digital assistants, as well as enhancing characters in augmented and virtual reality environments.

Cerby

Seed Round in 2020
Cerby, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Alameda, California. It specializes in providing tools and applications that help enterprises manage and secure Shadow IT, which refers to the use of unauthorized applications within organizations. Cerby's platform simplifies the onboarding process for end-users, allowing them to safely utilize applications of their choice while maintaining security protocols. By automating manual processes and identifying security vulnerabilities, Cerby empowers businesses to adopt zero trust principles, thereby enhancing overall brand protection and productivity.

Locomation

Venture Round in 2020
Locomation, Inc. is a technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that specializes in developing advanced trucking solutions through artificial intelligence and driver augmentation. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on enhancing safety and efficiency in the trucking industry with its innovative platform. Locomation's technology utilizes relay convoying, where a human-driven lead truck is followed by an autonomous truck, allowing for improved operational efficiency and cost reduction for trucking companies. The platform aims to eliminate truck-involved accidents and is applicable to various sectors, including commercial and defense transportation.

Phenomic AI

Seed Round in 2020
Phenomic AI is a developer of a drug discovery platform designed to discovery and optimize therapeutics directly against phenotypic assays.The company's platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze phenotypes in complex disease models including high-content co-culture and 3D assays, enabling pharmaceutical companies to discover drugs in an easier way.

Pulse

Series A in 2020
Pulse Q&A Inc. develops an artificial intelligence based platform that provides crowdsourced data for technology executives. It offers Pulse Q&A to test messaging and positioning in real time before campaign launches for a new product launch or a message refresh. The company’s platform is used to make and shape decisions by enabling users to create questions and serve it to peers, customers, or prospects, and collect data. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Embrace

Series A in 2019
Embrace Mobile, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions that assist application developers in identifying and resolving issues related to mobile application performance. The company's platform offers unique capabilities for performance monitoring and debugging, allowing developers to track user sessions, analyze interactions leading up to errors, and detect various performance issues, including crashes and slow load times. By providing insights into user experiences and facilitating proactive analysis, Embrace enables mobile teams to quickly address problems that could lead to user churn or dissatisfaction. Founded in 2007 and based in Culver City, California, Embrace is recognized for its innovative approach to mobile app observability, making it an essential tool for developers aiming to improve user engagement and application reliability.

MQube

Seed Round in 2019
MQube is a fintech company operating in the mortgage industry. Driven by data, artificial intelligence and deep machine learning, MQube have developed a platform that delivers mortgages with certainty and control. MQube can produce a legally binding mortgage offer in hours (subject to valuation), weeks quicker than market norms, reducing inefficiencies and offering customers better outcomes.

Uizard

Seed Round in 2019
Uizard Technologies IVS, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in developing artificial intelligence-driven applications that assist users in designing and prototyping user interfaces for web and mobile applications. Founded in 2017, Uizard's innovative platform allows users to convert wireframes and mockup files into platform-specific code for Android, iOS, and Sketch. Additionally, it employs neural networks to transform screenshots into lines of code, significantly reducing the time required to turn initial ideas into fully functional digital products. The company's offerings also include user experience design tools, UI wireframing, and customizable UI templates, enabling clients to test various styles and achieve personalized designs efficiently.

Delfi Diagnostics

Venture Round in 2019
Delfi Diagnostics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Baltimore, Maryland, that focuses on the early detection of cancer through non-invasive blood tests. Founded in 2018, the company utilizes advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and genome sequencing to identify unique patterns of DNA fragmentation in patients' blood. By leveraging machine learning, Delfi develops innovative testing systems aimed at recognizing cancer-associated cell-free DNA fragments, thereby enabling healthcare professionals to detect cancer at its most treatable stage. This approach facilitates timely and effective treatment options, ultimately aiming to improve patient outcomes and recovery speed.

PlanetiQ

Series B in 2019
PlanetiQ LLC, established in 2012 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, is dedicated to launching satellites that enhance weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and space weather prediction. As the demand for global atmospheric data increases due to rising natural disaster costs and the impacts of climate change, traditional government-funded satellite programs struggle to meet these needs. Aging spacecraft and budget constraints contribute to significant data gaps that hinder accurate monitoring and forecasting of daily weather events, hurricanes, floods, droughts, and long-term climate trends. By addressing these challenges, PlanetiQ aims to provide timely and precise atmospheric data to improve weather and climate models, ultimately benefiting public safety and environmental management.

Hometree

Series A in 2018
Hometree Marketplace Limited is a UK-based company that specializes in providing home improvement and energy services to homeowners. Established in 2015 and headquartered in London, the company offers a variety of services including annual boiler maintenance, plumbing, electrical work, and home energy solutions. Hometree provides comprehensive home cover plans that protect against breakdowns in heating, plumbing, and electrical systems, as well as installation and financing options for renewable energy technologies. This range of services is designed to simplify home management for homeowners, giving them greater control and peace of mind regarding their home maintenance and energy consumption.

Locomation

Seed Round in 2018
Locomation, Inc. is a technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that specializes in developing advanced trucking solutions through artificial intelligence and driver augmentation. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on enhancing safety and efficiency in the trucking industry with its innovative platform. Locomation's technology utilizes relay convoying, where a human-driven lead truck is followed by an autonomous truck, allowing for improved operational efficiency and cost reduction for trucking companies. The platform aims to eliminate truck-involved accidents and is applicable to various sectors, including commercial and defense transportation.
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