Neotribe Ventures

Neotribe Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2017, specializing in early-stage investments. The firm focuses on technology-facing companies, particularly in sectors such as applied artificial intelligence, biotechnology, enterprise infrastructure, the Internet of Things, and weather technology. Headquartered in Menlo Park, with additional offices in Saratoga and San Francisco, Neotribe Ventures is managed by a team of experienced entrepreneurs dedicated to fostering innovation and supporting founders in developing transformative technologies. The firm operates multiple funds, including the Neotribe Ignite Fund I and Neotribe Ventures II, targeting investments ranging from seed to Series B stages. Neotribe Ventures aims to invest in a diverse portfolio of companies, contributing to the original ethos of Silicon Valley through a commitment to passion, ideas, and collaboration.

Steve Bragonier

Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer

Nitin Chopra

Managing Director

Neeraj Hablani

Partner

Kittu Kolluri

Managing Director

Swaroop Kolluri

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Rebecca Mitchem

Partner

Alex Salazar

Partner

Aditya Singh

Co-Founder and Managing Director

43 past transactions

1touch.io

Series B in 2023
By continuously analyzing traffic and repository stores connected to your network, our network-based solution can detect all elements on the network that are storing, processing, and sharing personal data, both internally and externally. Whether structured or unstructured data, data in motion or at rest, and even data that is unknown to you, 1touch.io can track it for you.

Vendia

Series B in 2022
Vendia, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a cloud and blockchain-based platform designed for serverless and distributed data sharing. Its primary product, Vendia Share, allows users to share data and code in real time with partners while maintaining control over their information. This platform facilitates various applications, including multi-party collaborations, cross-cloud and cross-account data sharing, real-time data analytics for forecasting, and autonomous supply chains to enhance supply and demand predictions. Since its incorporation in 2020, Vendia has focused on enabling seamless data exchange across multiple clouds and organizations.

BillionToOne

Series C in 2022
BillionToOne Inc. develops a genetic testing platform that detects and measures disease at the molecular level. It offers UNITY, a noninvasive prenatal screening that tests fetal cell-free DNA for cystic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy through a single sample of the mother's blood. The company serves doctors and expecting mothers. BillionToOne Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Theta Lake

Series B in 2022
Theta Lake, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence-driven compliance application designed for video, audio, and unified digital communications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers The Theta Lake Platform, which employs AI and deep learning to identify compliance risks across various communication channels. This platform enables enterprises to effectively manage compliance, data exposure, security, and acceptable use risks related to interactions in collaboration tools such as Cisco Webex, Zoom, RingCentral, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and BlueJeans. By focusing on what is shared, shown, spoken, and typed during these communications, Theta Lake aims to enhance security and ensure adherence to regulatory standards.

Plexium

Series B in 2022
Plexium, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Diego, California, established in 2017. The company specializes in drug development, focusing on the identification of small molecules that modulate E3 ligases for therapeutic applications in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Plexium employs a DNA-encoded library platform to conduct high-throughput screening, utilizing cell-based assays to discover molecular glues that can alter E3 ligase substrate recognition, thereby inducing, inhibiting, or modulating protein degradation. This innovative approach allows Plexium to selectively target various cancers, including small cell lung and breast tumors, while also exploring mechanisms to enhance immune responses through E3 ligase modulation.

NimbleEdge

Venture Round in 2022
We are building software infrastructure to bring real edge computing and federated learning to enterprises and developers to help them run computations in a faster, secure and inexpensive way taking care of the diversity of edge devices.

Hakimo

Seed Round in 2021
Hakimo provides a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system for physical security. The company uses computer vision to analyze camera footage corresponding to every badge event and correlates that with badging data to raise alerts in real-time.

Quattr

Venture Round in 2021
Quattr is the 2X faster way to grow your digital audience and simultaneously lower cost per acquisition. It is the fastest and most accurate way to explain why your traffic from inbound sources like search engines is changing and to know what you could do next to grow it continuously. The platform combines cutting edge AI with expert growth concierge to drive growth at the intersection of great digital experiences and prominence on search engines and other inbound marketing channels. We are a venture backed startup that is growing rapidly to catapult a $200B market into the AI and Digital era. With two of the Top 50 Global brands and four fortune 100 size companies as early adopting customers, Quattr is the emerging verb for growth. Next time you mean to grow 2X faster and lower your cost per acquisition at once, you only need to say lets 'Quattr the next quarter'!

ThirdAI

Seed Round in 2021
ThirdAI is a developer of innovative artificial intelligence tools aimed at making sophisticated large language models and advanced AI technologies accessible to a broader audience. The company focuses on democratizing AI through software innovations, particularly with its unique accelerator that employs hash-based processing algorithms for training and inference in neural networks. After a decade of research, ThirdAI has created algorithms that significantly enhance the performance of standard x86 CPUs, making them up to 15 times faster than traditional GPUs for training large neural networks. This advancement challenges the prevailing notion that specialized processors like GPUs are essential for effective AI training. By enabling lower-cost CPU usage for AI workloads, ThirdAI not only improves current training processes but also facilitates new applications previously deemed unfeasible on GPUs. Through its unified interface, ThirdAI provides a sustainable and reliable AI solution that is immediately production-ready, helping users automate tasks, enhance decision-making, and maintain a competitive edge.

ClimateAI

Series A in 2021
ClimateAI develops an AI-powered enterprise software platform that enables to predict physical risks of climate change on real assets. It helps investors, insurers, and governments develop climate-resilient strategies. ClimateAI is composed of a team of scientists, engineers, and business leaders from Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, and Berkeley who all believe that climate change is the most important problem of our generation. Thew company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

BillionToOne

Series B in 2021
BillionToOne Inc. develops a genetic testing platform that detects and measures disease at the molecular level. It offers UNITY, a noninvasive prenatal screening that tests fetal cell-free DNA for cystic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy through a single sample of the mother's blood. The company serves doctors and expecting mothers. BillionToOne Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Moichor

Seed Round in 2021
Moichor, vet healthcare, aims to empower veterinarians to accurately diagnose patients through data-driven approaches leading to drastically improved outcomes.

Auditoria.AI

Series A in 2021
Auditoria is a provider of AI-driven automation solutions for Finance teams, based in Santa Clara, California, and backed by Neotribe Ventures, Engineering Capital and Firebolt Ventures. Its flagship offering, Auditoria SmartFlow Skills, leverages natural language processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning to remove friction and repetition, automate finance back office business processes, and deliver cutting-edge real-time predictive analytics to enterprise Finance and Accounting teams.

Fortify

Series B in 2021
Fortify is a Boston-based advanced manufacturing company that specializes in designing and producing custom composite materials using a patented magnetic 3D printing technology. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on creating high-performance products reinforced with carbon fiber, fiberglass, and ceramics. Fortify's innovative approach aims to transform the additive manufacturing landscape by offering optimized composite materials suitable for a variety of applications, including tool manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive industries. With a commitment to affordability and customization, Fortify is positioned to lead advancements in the production of reinforced composite products.

Kleeen Software

Seed Round in 2021
Kleeen Software Inc. develops technology that helps enterprise companies to revolutionize product design and development, mimicking the simplified user experiences. It offers a SaaS application that uses data science to translate a user’s goals into an enterprise-grade UI design and implementation. Kleeen Software Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in San Jose, California with an additional office in San Jose, Costa Rica.

StepZen

Seed Round in 2020
StepZen, Inc. operates a platform designed to simplify the process of building APIs that integrate and connect data from various backends. Founded in 2020 and based in San Jose, California, StepZen aims to transform the API landscape by enabling app developers to create user experiences that draw on diverse data sources without the need for complex infrastructure. The platform allows developers to construct GraphQL APIs, facilitating access to necessary data through a single query. This approach eliminates the need for intricate procedural logic, streamlining the development process while ensuring that the right data is efficiently assembled from databases, APIs, content management systems, and other services.

Theta Lake

Series A in 2020
Theta Lake, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence-driven compliance application designed for video, audio, and unified digital communications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers The Theta Lake Platform, which employs AI and deep learning to identify compliance risks across various communication channels. This platform enables enterprises to effectively manage compliance, data exposure, security, and acceptable use risks related to interactions in collaboration tools such as Cisco Webex, Zoom, RingCentral, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and BlueJeans. By focusing on what is shared, shown, spoken, and typed during these communications, Theta Lake aims to enhance security and ensure adherence to regulatory standards.

Sybill

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Sybill, founded in August 2020 by a team with backgrounds from Stanford, MIT, and various IITs, develops AI-based software aimed at enhancing engagement in video conferencing. The software leverages computer vision and artificial intelligence to analyze facial and body language, offering real-time insights into participants' sentiments and the overall mood of the meeting. Targeted primarily at sales teams transitioning to virtual selling, Sybill provides valuable information that helps sellers gauge agreement and engagement levels during conversations, effectively allowing them to "read the room" in a virtual context. This capability enables organizations to conduct more effective sales engagements remotely while reducing travel and associated expenses.

Infiot

Series A in 2020
Infiot Inc. develops and operates a cloud delivered architecture platform for Internet of things (IOT) industry. Its platform is used for data collection, delivery, and storage needed for commercial IoT services. The company remote users, IoT, branch/micro branch, education, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and financial services. Infiot Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in San Jose, California with an additional office in Chennai, India.

Auditoria.AI

Venture Round in 2020
Auditoria is a provider of AI-driven automation solutions for Finance teams, based in Santa Clara, California, and backed by Neotribe Ventures, Engineering Capital and Firebolt Ventures. Its flagship offering, Auditoria SmartFlow Skills, leverages natural language processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning to remove friction and repetition, automate finance back office business processes, and deliver cutting-edge real-time predictive analytics to enterprise Finance and Accounting teams.

Heliogen

Series A in 2020
Heliogen, Inc. is a clean energy company based in Pasadena, California, that develops innovative technology to harness sunlight for the production of hydrogen and syngas fuels. Founded in 2013, Heliogen aims to eliminate the reliance on fossil fuels across various sectors of the economy. The company offers several key products, including HelioMax, a closed-loop control system designed for electricity generation and process heat applications, and HelioHeat, which provides carbon-free, ultra-high temperature heat for industries such as cement, refining, and mining. Additionally, Heliogen produces HelioFuel, renewable fuels suitable for transportation, heavy equipment, and household heating. Through its advancements, Heliogen seeks to replace fossil fuels in industrial processes with sustainable energy solutions.

BillionToOne

Series A in 2020
BillionToOne Inc. develops a genetic testing platform that detects and measures disease at the molecular level. It offers UNITY, a noninvasive prenatal screening that tests fetal cell-free DNA for cystic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy through a single sample of the mother's blood. The company serves doctors and expecting mothers. BillionToOne Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Empirico

Series A in 2020
Empirico is a company focused on developing an insights platform that leverages biological insights derived from human genetics to create new medicines. Its platform utilizes biological datasets and programmable biology to facilitate target discovery and development. This enables scientists to systematically generate, examine, and prioritize high-confidence therapeutic hypotheses, ultimately advancing the field of drug development through innovative approaches grounded in human genetic research.

Kleeen Software

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Kleeen Software Inc. develops technology that helps enterprise companies to revolutionize product design and development, mimicking the simplified user experiences. It offers a SaaS application that uses data science to translate a user’s goals into an enterprise-grade UI design and implementation. Kleeen Software Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in San Jose, California with an additional office in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Plexium

Series A in 2019
Plexium, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Diego, California, established in 2017. The company specializes in drug development, focusing on the identification of small molecules that modulate E3 ligases for therapeutic applications in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Plexium employs a DNA-encoded library platform to conduct high-throughput screening, utilizing cell-based assays to discover molecular glues that can alter E3 ligase substrate recognition, thereby inducing, inhibiting, or modulating protein degradation. This innovative approach allows Plexium to selectively target various cancers, including small cell lung and breast tumors, while also exploring mechanisms to enhance immune responses through E3 ligase modulation.

Fortify

Series A in 2019
Fortify is a Boston-based advanced manufacturing company that specializes in designing and producing custom composite materials using a patented magnetic 3D printing technology. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on creating high-performance products reinforced with carbon fiber, fiberglass, and ceramics. Fortify's innovative approach aims to transform the additive manufacturing landscape by offering optimized composite materials suitable for a variety of applications, including tool manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive industries. With a commitment to affordability and customization, Fortify is positioned to lead advancements in the production of reinforced composite products.

BillionToOne

Series A in 2019
BillionToOne Inc. develops a genetic testing platform that detects and measures disease at the molecular level. It offers UNITY, a noninvasive prenatal screening that tests fetal cell-free DNA for cystic fibrosis and spinal muscular atrophy through a single sample of the mother's blood. The company serves doctors and expecting mothers. BillionToOne Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

CipherTrace

Venture Round in 2019
CipherTrace, Inc. specializes in regulatory compliance, investigative audit, and security technologies tailored for the blockchain economy. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in major cities across North America, Europe, and Asia, the company provides solutions to enhance the safety of cryptocurrencies, crypto tokens, and private enterprise blockchains. Its offerings include anti-money laundering analysis, compliance monitoring, and crypto risk intelligence, which are designed to protect banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, and digital asset businesses from security and compliance risks. CipherTrace's advanced cryptocurrency intelligence and forensics cover over 800 currencies, enabling clients to assess wallet risks, trace transaction flows, and meet regulatory requirements. By collaborating with government agencies, CipherTrace aims to bridge the regulatory gaps within the cryptocurrency landscape, ensuring user privacy while mitigating risks associated with cryptocurrency laundering.

Theta Lake

Seed Round in 2019
Theta Lake, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence-driven compliance application designed for video, audio, and unified digital communications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers The Theta Lake Platform, which employs AI and deep learning to identify compliance risks across various communication channels. This platform enables enterprises to effectively manage compliance, data exposure, security, and acceptable use risks related to interactions in collaboration tools such as Cisco Webex, Zoom, RingCentral, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and BlueJeans. By focusing on what is shared, shown, spoken, and typed during these communications, Theta Lake aims to enhance security and ensure adherence to regulatory standards.

Fortify

Seed Round in 2019
Fortify is a Boston-based advanced manufacturing company that specializes in designing and producing custom composite materials using a patented magnetic 3D printing technology. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on creating high-performance products reinforced with carbon fiber, fiberglass, and ceramics. Fortify's innovative approach aims to transform the additive manufacturing landscape by offering optimized composite materials suitable for a variety of applications, including tool manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive industries. With a commitment to affordability and customization, Fortify is positioned to lead advancements in the production of reinforced composite products.

Empirico

Series A in 2018
Empirico is a company focused on developing an insights platform that leverages biological insights derived from human genetics to create new medicines. Its platform utilizes biological datasets and programmable biology to facilitate target discovery and development. This enables scientists to systematically generate, examine, and prioritize high-confidence therapeutic hypotheses, ultimately advancing the field of drug development through innovative approaches grounded in human genetic research.

Heliogen

Series A in 2018
Heliogen, Inc. is a clean energy company based in Pasadena, California, that develops innovative technology to harness sunlight for the production of hydrogen and syngas fuels. Founded in 2013, Heliogen aims to eliminate the reliance on fossil fuels across various sectors of the economy. The company offers several key products, including HelioMax, a closed-loop control system designed for electricity generation and process heat applications, and HelioHeat, which provides carbon-free, ultra-high temperature heat for industries such as cement, refining, and mining. Additionally, Heliogen produces HelioFuel, renewable fuels suitable for transportation, heavy equipment, and household heating. Through its advancements, Heliogen seeks to replace fossil fuels in industrial processes with sustainable energy solutions.

CipherTrace

Venture Round in 2018
CipherTrace, Inc. specializes in regulatory compliance, investigative audit, and security technologies tailored for the blockchain economy. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in major cities across North America, Europe, and Asia, the company provides solutions to enhance the safety of cryptocurrencies, crypto tokens, and private enterprise blockchains. Its offerings include anti-money laundering analysis, compliance monitoring, and crypto risk intelligence, which are designed to protect banks, cryptocurrency exchanges, and digital asset businesses from security and compliance risks. CipherTrace's advanced cryptocurrency intelligence and forensics cover over 800 currencies, enabling clients to assess wallet risks, trace transaction flows, and meet regulatory requirements. By collaborating with government agencies, CipherTrace aims to bridge the regulatory gaps within the cryptocurrency landscape, ensuring user privacy while mitigating risks associated with cryptocurrency laundering.

Energy Vault

Series A in 2018
Energy Vault SA, founded in 2017 and based in Lugano, Switzerland, specializes in energy storage technology that supports renewable power generation. The company has developed a modular system that employs kinetic energy principles similar to pumped hydro storage, but instead of water, it uses custom-made cylindrical blocks crafted from low-cost materials. This innovative storage solution offers capacities ranging from 10 to 35 MWh and a power output of up to 5 MW, designed to maintain its storage capacity without degradation for over 30 years. Energy Vault's technology aims to provide reliable baseload power, making it an environmentally friendly option for energy storage and transmission.

NearGroup

Seed Round in 2017
NearGroup Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that develops and operates a chatbot messenger. Founded in 2017, NearGroup facilitates connections among users by matching them with like-minded individuals based on their proximity, personality traits, and creative content. This platform aims to enhance social interactions by enabling users to engage with others who share similar interests and values.

Passage AI

Seed Round in 2017
Passage AI, Inc. specializes in creating artificial intelligence-driven conversational interfaces that enable businesses to develop and deploy chatbots across various platforms, including messaging services, voice interfaces, and websites. Founded in 2016 and based in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in Pune, Hubert, Hamburg, and Tokyo, the company offers tools for planning, building, and managing bots, allowing for the integration of intents, webhooks, decision trees, and knowledge bases. Its platform supports real-time analytics and facilitates customer interactions across multiple channels, enhancing customer service, marketing, retail, IT automation, HR automation, and virtual assistance. As of early 2020, Passage AI operates as a subsidiary of ServiceNow, Inc.

Fortanix

Series A in 2017
Fortanix Inc. specializes in security solutions for mobile, cloud, and enterprise platforms, focusing on protecting sensitive data through its innovative Runtime Encryption technology, which leverages Intel SGX. The company offers several products, including the Self-Defending Key Management Service (SDKMS), a cloud-native solution that provides comprehensive key management and encryption services. Fortanix’s software ensures that cryptographic keys, data, and applications remain secure, even in compromised environments. Additionally, the Fortanix Confidential Computing Enclave Manager allows applications to run securely in confidential computing settings, while the Fortanix Cloud Key Manager aids businesses in safeguarding private data during public cloud migrations. Its solutions are available as Software as a Service (SaaS) for cloud customers and as licensed software for on-premises installations. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an office in Singapore, Fortanix has quickly established partnerships with major companies and holds multiple patents for its technological advancements.

Kemvi

Seed Round in 2017
Kemvi, Inc. is a technology company specializing in artificial general intelligence, founded by a team from Columbia University and MIT in 2012. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in San Francisco, Kemvi develops DeepGraph, an advanced engine that enhances the B2B transaction ecosystem by learning about people, companies, and markets. DeepGraph integrates with popular platforms such as Gmail, Outlook, and SalesForce, streamlining deal history analysis and generating targeted messaging for prospects. The technology aids businesses in identifying new market segments, sourcing contact information, and nurturing leads until engagement occurs. Kemvi's expertise is rooted in solving complex real-world data challenges, with a history of advising organizations like the CIA and collaborating with regulatory bodies such as the SEC and the Federal Reserve. As of 2017, Kemvi operates as a subsidiary of HubSpot, Inc.

Koopid

Seed Round in 2017
Koopid, Inc. is a technology company specializing in AI-based customer service and messaging solutions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, Koopid develops intelligent chatbots and related technologies, including mobile messaging and augmented reality tools. The company's AI-powered customer experience orchestration platform enhances contact centers by integrating intelligent automation with human support, facilitating a seamless interaction across various channels. By enabling a digital-first approach, Koopid aims to improve customer engagement and streamline service processes.

VIMAAN

Seed Round in 2017
Vimaan Robotics, Inc. specializes in developing fully autonomous solutions for drone management, data acquisition, and analytics. Founded in 2016 and based in Burlingame, California, the company focuses on creating next-generation drone technology tailored for industrial indoor environments. Vimaan Robotics aims to enhance operational efficiency through safe, quiet, and intelligent automation in drone operations. As an industry pioneer, it is dedicated to advancing the capabilities of drones to meet the specific needs of various sectors.
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