SmartGateVC

SmartGateVC is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Glendale, California. The firm specializes in seed investments and focuses on deep technology sectors, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, internet of things, emerging computational biotech, quantum computing, and blockchain. SmartGateVC primarily invests in regions such as California, Massachusetts, New York City, Armenia, and broader Eastern Europe. The firm typically allocates up to $0.10 million for seed-stage investments and is backed by a network of entrepreneurs and professionals from the United States, Europe, and the MENA region.

Areg Alimian

Partner

Armine Galstyan

Principal

Past deals in CIS

Podcastle

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Podcastle, Inc. is an online platform that transforms text news and articles into podcasts using advanced machine learning technology to generate natural human speech. Launched in 2020 and based in Middletown, Delaware, the platform allows users to efficiently convert their favorite written content into audio format, providing a convenient way to listen to stories on various devices, including computers, cell phones, and tablets. By offering this service for free, Podcastle enables users to enjoy and engage with news and articles in a new and accessible manner.

ForgeFiction

Pre Seed Round in 2019
ForgeFiction Inc. is a company based in Yerevan, Armenia, that operates a platform designed for collaborative storytelling. It allows users to read and create original content, enabling them to write stories individually or in partnership with others. The platform facilitates the continuation of existing narratives and provides a unique feature where users can vote on their favorite chapters, influencing the final version of the book. By fostering collaboration among fiction enthusiasts, ForgeFiction contributes to the media industry by generating new stories and fictional worlds.

Grovf

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Grovf Inc. is an application performance acceleration company specializing in the development of programming algorithms on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Yerevan, Armenia, Grovf focuses on enhancing data processing capabilities across various industries, particularly in cybersecurity and finance. The company offers a range of products, including GCache, an FPGA-based key-value store for efficient data caching; GRegex, designed for the analysis of semi-structured and unstructured data; and MonetX, which expands server memory. Additionally, Grovf develops FPGA-accelerated algorithms for applications used in data centers, addressing tasks such as searching, sorting, and linear algebra. These solutions can be deployed in both cloud environments and on-premise, allowing for improved performance and reduced power consumption in handling big data and Internet of Things (IoT) challenges.
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