Gradient Ventures

Gradient Ventures, established in 2017, is Google's AI-focused venture capital fund based in Mountain View, California. It invests in and supports early-stage startups operating in the artificial intelligence and machine learning sectors. The fund collaborates closely with founders, providing resources, innovation, and technical leadership to help them navigate product development challenges and bring their ideas to life. Gradient Ventures aims to foster disruptive AI ideas that can redefine industries and enhance operational capabilities.

Zach Bratun-Glennon

Partner

Zachary Bratun-Glennon

Partner

Eylul Kayin

Partner

Eylul Kayin

Partner

Emerson Kirk

Investor

Asif Moosani

Investor

Clayton Petty

Investor

Shabih Rizvi

Founding Partner

Vig Sachidananda Ph.D

Investor

Kahini Shah

Investor

Denise Teng

Investor

Victoria Zuo

Investor

Past deals in Messaging

Tildei

Seed Round in 2024
Tildei is a developer of a marketing platform aimed at transforming how brands engage with their customers through personalized, conversational interactions. The platform facilitates meaningful dialogues by allowing enterprise brands to communicate directly with customers via channels like WhatsApp, enabling targeted messaging and real-time responses to inquiries. This approach not only helps businesses reach customers where they are but also aims to enhance customer experience by ensuring conversations are both on-brand and tailored to individual needs. Through its AI-powered technology, Tildei supports enterprises in converting website visitors into paying customers by fostering genuine and impactful conversations at scale.

Numa

Series B in 2024
NumberAI, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Oakland, California. The company specializes in developing artificial intelligence software called Numa, which allows small businesses to digitally connect their landline numbers. Numa enhances communication by enabling businesses to interact with their landline numbers in ways that meet modern consumer expectations. Through this innovative approach, NumberAI aims to improve how small businesses manage customer interactions and streamline their communication processes.

rep.ai

Seed Round in 2024
Rep.ai specializes in AI-driven communication tools aimed at improving customer engagement and enhancing sales processes. The company's offerings include a real-time live chat platform that converts website visitors into leads, meetings, and sales pipelines. Its technology features intent recognition to identify potential buying signals, allowing sales teams to respond effectively. Additionally, Rep.ai provides a dialer to optimize outreach efforts, enabling sales representatives to manage leads more efficiently. The platform operates continuously, allowing users to monitor AI interactions or engage directly when necessary, thereby fostering better relationships with customers and improving conversion rates.

Sona

Series A in 2024
Sona is a developer of a workforce management application for various industries. Its workforce technology is designed to change how employees manage their work and interact with their employers. Its features include a live schedule view, absence management, instant messaging, and Open Shifts, a shift booking platform matching shift vacancies with employees willing to take on more hours.

Sona

Seed Round in 2022
Sona is a developer of a workforce management application for various industries. Its workforce technology is designed to change how employees manage their work and interact with their employers. Its features include a live schedule view, absence management, instant messaging, and Open Shifts, a shift booking platform matching shift vacancies with employees willing to take on more hours.

Norby

Seed Round in 2021
Norby is a business that provides a toolkit for creators and brands to build and monetize their audience via SMS. Its platform facilitates meaningful relationships between creators and their followers, offering features such as short message service marketing campaigns and email newsletters to help creators engage with and market to their audience.

Numa

Series A in 2019
NumberAI, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Oakland, California. The company specializes in developing artificial intelligence software called Numa, which allows small businesses to digitally connect their landline numbers. Numa enhances communication by enabling businesses to interact with their landline numbers in ways that meet modern consumer expectations. Through this innovative approach, NumberAI aims to improve how small businesses manage customer interactions and streamline their communication processes.
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