Graphene Ventures

Graphene Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California. The firm specializes in investing in early and growth stage technology companies across various sectors, including enterprise software, consumer technology, health tech, fintech, and blockchain technologies. With a focus on private technology ventures, Graphene Ventures aims to support innovative companies that are poised for significant growth and transformation in their respective industries.

Maryam Albassam

Principal

Nora Alkadi

Partner

Mariam Amin JD

Principal

Jorge Bianchin

Senior Investment Analyst

Arthur Bianchini

Analyst

Nabil Borhanu

Founding General Partner

Leonardo Fonseca

Senior Principal

32 past transactions

Rúmina

Series A in 2022
Rúmina engages in providing digital solutions for dairy and beef farmers. Its multi-product platform is designed to promote efficiency gains across the production process. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

Retailo Technologies

Series A in 2022
Retailo is the fastest growing B2B startup in MENAP and has digitized retail supply chains in the region. Founded in July 2020 by former Careem executives Talha Ansari, Wahaj Ahmed and Mohammad Nowkhaiz, Retailo has raised $9 million in just 9 months thanks to a diverse group of international investors that include institutions from Silicon Valley, UK, and GCC and also high net worth individuals (HNWs). Headquartered in Riyadh and operational in multiple markets in MENAP, Retailo currently provides services to over 35,000 active retailers that can access more than 2,000 SKUs from the Retailo app which are delivered to them within 24-hours of order placement. Retailo’s 500+ colleagues are spread across multiple cities in MENAP and fulfil tens of thousands of retailers’ orders every month. This vast operation is managed through multiple warehouses that store inventory from hundreds of brands, many of which are direct Retailo partners. Retailo’s mission is to simplify the retail business and make supply chains easily accessible and beautifully uncomplicated. Through its high-powered app, driven teams and smart operations, Retailo will unlock the earning potential of 10 million SME retailers in MENAP and lift the economy of the entire region.

X-Therma

Series A in 2021
X-Therma is a biotechnology firm that is developing a convergent biopreservation platform to advance regenerative medicine. Using convergent biomimetic nanotechnology, the company is addressing unmet legacy needs in biological product storage. This solution can improve critical biomanufacturing processes, safer transport, and long-term biobanking for advanced cell therapies, IVF, organ transplants, and other rapidly growing regenerative medicine areas.

Pod Foods Co

Series A in 2021
Pod Foods is a logistics and technology enabled B2B marketplace, connecting brands directly with retailers and built for the new era of grocery. We work with growing brands of all sizes as well as grocery retailers, including both traditional retailers and online delivery solutions.

Contraline

Series A in 2021
Contraline is developing the first long-lasting, non-hormonal, reversible contraceptive for men

GOOD Meat

Venture Round in 2021
GOOD Meat is a subsidiary of Eat Just that provides cell-based meat instead of slaughtered livestock. The company offers cultured meat, the process of making sustainable and safe meat from animal cells instead of slaughtered animals.

GOOD Meat

Venture Round in 2021
GOOD Meat is a subsidiary of Eat Just that provides cell-based meat instead of slaughtered livestock. The company offers cultured meat, the process of making sustainable and safe meat from animal cells instead of slaughtered animals.

FluidAI Medical

Seed Round in 2021
FluidAI Medical is a medical platform company at the forefront of revolutionizing global patient care, leveraging the transformative power of artificial intelligence in post-operative recovery.

Fintor

Seed Round in 2021
Fintor leverages AI agents to automate workflows for fintech and proptech companies, simplifying financial and operational processes. The solution provides a secure, private enterprise platform with a natural language interface that integrates seamlessly into existing operations. By enabling users to describe tasks in plain language, Fintor's AI agents automate everything from financial analysis and reporting to loan processing and compliance checks, reducing the need for specialized tools and manual workflows.

Firstbase.io

Seed Round in 2021
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DIO

Seed Round in 2021
Tech talents has a countinuos learning experience and community fellowship connected with job opportunities in global tech companies and Companies enjoy a seamless experience of hiring in a continuous flow the tech talents technically certified and ranked.

Rocket.Chat

Series A in 2021
Rocket.Chat is a fast-growing enterprise communication and collaboration platform that is now installed on over 500k servers and counts over 12m users worldwide as well as having an active, passionate community of over 1k developer-contributors who help Rocket.Chat’s core team of developers to constantly improve the product. Rocket.Chat’s long-term vision is to replace email with a real-time federated communications platform and to establish a marketplace that will nurture app-building and offer services to enable businesses to be built using Rocket.Chat. The platform improves internal and external communication within a controlled and secure environment. Users can run Rocket.Chat on-premises or on cloud and a range of features are at their disposal to tailor their platform: individual and group communication, video conferencing, file uploading, screen sharing, LiveChat, and integration with a variety of different communications platforms.

Bear Flag Robotics

Seed Round in 2021
Bear Flag Robotics is an ag-tech company developing autonomous technology for farm tractors to increase productivity and improve safety. The solution gathers data on field patterns to provide predictive analytics that helps growers better plan each season. It can be controlled and commanded from a central mission control who gets real-time information about everything happening on a tractor that enables farmers to reduce input and increase production yield easily. Co-Founders Igino Cafiero and Aubrey Donnellan founded the company in 2017 in Newark, California.

ExpandCart

Series A in 2020
ExpandCart is the fastest growing Arabic ecommerce platform in the Middle East. Over the past couple of years, we was able to acquire hundreds of clients ranging from individuals & small companies to enterprise level corporations, creating impressive traction and success to our clients.

Volansi

Series B in 2020
Volansi is a developer of logistics solutions with autonomous aerial delivery to facilitate time-critical shipments over long ranges. The company builds and operates long-range, high-payload unmanned aerial systems for various applications, such as the delivery of spare parts and medical supplies. Its drones offer delivery on fixed routes for customers who have a particular pain point around time and costs that enable businesses to deliver goods in less time possible. Volansi was co-founded by Hannan Parvizian and Wesley Zheng in 2015 and it is headquartered in Concord, California.

Smartlens

Seed Round in 2020
Smartlens is a clinical-stage Med Tech company with a portfolio of technologies to treat and diagnose Glaucoma - a chronic eye disease and the leading cause of irreversible blindness. The Company is running clinical trials with its novel eye pressure (IOP) monitoring contact lens (miLens) that will help improve clinical outcomes in Glaucoma. The disease affects hundreds of millions around the globe; even in developed countries more than 50% of the patients are currently undiagnosed, and more than 38% are going blind despite being treated. The need for monitoring eye pressure outside the clinic has been defined as an urgent need by scientific, medical, and industry leaders in ophthalmology that will help improve clinical outcomes. Smartlens’ flagship product miLens is a non-invasive and convenient way of monitoring eye pressure for anyone anywhere at any time. It will help improve early diagnosis, enable personalized treatments, and disease monitoring thus reducing the prevalence of blindness, treatment costs, and its huge burden on lives and economies. miLens is utilizing a novel, electronics-free sensor technology that is fully owned by Smartlens, Inc. and protected by its portfolio of issued and pending patents covering more than 40 countries. The Company's novel technology is also being studied at Stanford University Labs for monitoring (ICP) which is associated with certain neurological disorders, and cancers. Smartlens also owns a non-invasive drug delivery technology that monitors the IOP and releases the right medication at the right time which will help improve efficacy, patient compliance and reduce the side effects. Smartlens is the Winner of the 2021 "Outstanding Innovation in Medical Technology and Life Sciences" of High-Tech Awards by Octane. The Company has been invited to various national and international conferences, published its studies, listed among the Top 10 MedTech Startups, and featured in ABC7, Fortune, BBC, and Nature Medicine.

ExpandCart

Venture Round in 2019
ExpandCart is the fastest growing Arabic ecommerce platform in the Middle East. Over the past couple of years, we was able to acquire hundreds of clients ranging from individuals & small companies to enterprise level corporations, creating impressive traction and success to our clients.

Everledger

Series A in 2019
Everledger is a global technology enterprise specializing in addressing real-world economic, environmental, and societal challenges through their solutions that create ecosystems of trust. It is an ecosystem of trust is where all stakeholders within a network, are able to collaborate through a trusted data protocol. This trust is created through the ability to transparently trace and manage assets throughout their lifetime journey, across different touchpoints within the ecosystem. The company's breakthrough solutions harness the latest in emerging technologies including smart contracts, machine vision, and IoT, together with their proven and scalable blockchain-enabled platform. They combine a rich forensic approach to identify and track asset provenance to provide confidence in the transparency driven across global supply chains. This brings disparate stakeholders together with the trust that has been built. Everledger is independently committed to deploying scalable solutions for its clients’ needs today while having the freedom to lead with breakthrough solutions that tackle the challenges they face.

Simudyne

Series A in 2019
Simudyne helps financial organisations to understand their world and make the best possible decisions. Simudyne is a simulation technology company that offers organizations a new way to more effectively harness the power of agent-based modeling, AI and machine learning to test drive their decisions and drive growth. Simudyne’s clients include global banks, regulators and exchanges. Founded by simulation expert Justin Lyon in 2016, Simudyne graduated from the Barclays TechStars programme in 2017 and Mastercard Start Path in 2018. We have since expanded rapidly with a team of first-class talent, including PhDs with a wealth of expertise in financial services and beyond.

3DEN

Seed Round in 2019
3DEN is a network of pay as you go urban sanctuaries, with everything needed to work, relax, freshen-up, shower and replenish.

WakeCap Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
WakeCap is an IoT-based enterprise solution to improve safety & productivity in the construction site. We enable construction companies to have real-time field reporting by connecting & tracking materials, equipments, and most importantly workers at the construction site.

WakeCap Technologies

Convertible Note in 2018
WakeCap is an IoT-based enterprise solution to improve safety & productivity in the construction site. We enable construction companies to have real-time field reporting by connecting & tracking materials, equipments, and most importantly workers at the construction site.

b8ta

Series B in 2018
B8ta is a software-powered retailer designed to make physical retail accessible for all. It is a new kind of retail store designed to improve the customer and maker experience. b8ta helps people discover, try, and learn about new tech and innovative products while empowering makers with a simple retail-as-a-service model that puts them in control. When makers have easy, direct access to physical retail, customers will, in turn, have unbiased access to what the world is creating. The company brings makers closer to customers in real life, allowing everyone to discover, try, and learn about new products first hand. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Everledger

Series A in 2018
Everledger is a global technology enterprise specializing in addressing real-world economic, environmental, and societal challenges through their solutions that create ecosystems of trust. It is an ecosystem of trust is where all stakeholders within a network, are able to collaborate through a trusted data protocol. This trust is created through the ability to transparently trace and manage assets throughout their lifetime journey, across different touchpoints within the ecosystem. The company's breakthrough solutions harness the latest in emerging technologies including smart contracts, machine vision, and IoT, together with their proven and scalable blockchain-enabled platform. They combine a rich forensic approach to identify and track asset provenance to provide confidence in the transparency driven across global supply chains. This brings disparate stakeholders together with the trust that has been built. Everledger is independently committed to deploying scalable solutions for its clients’ needs today while having the freedom to lead with breakthrough solutions that tackle the challenges they face.

Simudyne

Seed Round in 2018
Simudyne helps financial organisations to understand their world and make the best possible decisions. Simudyne is a simulation technology company that offers organizations a new way to more effectively harness the power of agent-based modeling, AI and machine learning to test drive their decisions and drive growth. Simudyne’s clients include global banks, regulators and exchanges. Founded by simulation expert Justin Lyon in 2016, Simudyne graduated from the Barclays TechStars programme in 2017 and Mastercard Start Path in 2018. We have since expanded rapidly with a team of first-class talent, including PhDs with a wealth of expertise in financial services and beyond.

Lyft

Series G in 2017
Lyft is a transportation company that designs, markets, and operates a mobile application connecting drivers with passengers who request rides. The app also facilitates payment. Additionally, it allows riders to schedule rides up to seven days in advance. Lyft primarily focuses its services on college, university, and corporate communities.

Jiobit

Seed Round in 2017
Jiobit is the world's smallest and longest lasting tracking solution. With a Jiobit device and smartphone app, parents (and pet parents) can find their loved ones anywhere: Indoors, outdoors, in over 120 countries and even in multi-level buildings. With weeks of battery life and a durable and discreet design, Jiobit is the world's smallest real-time location tracking product. The mobile app (run through a wireless subscription service) offers the most comprehensive set of monitoring and notification features available on the market. Overall, Jiobit gives parents peace of mind while allowing kids to be kids. The Jiobit team is comprised of seasoned engineers, designers, and marketers with a history of building innovative and disruptive consumer products and businesses. The team has logged a combined 150 patents from previous endeavors and developed and shipped products selling in the millions worldwide. We are proudly headquartered in Chicago, with a development center in Silicon Valley.

Zum

Seed Round in 2016
Zūm is a provider of safe, efficient, and reliable child transportation for school districts and busy families. Zūm saves schools money and parents time by providing flexible transportation options through its network of highly vetted drivers and advanced scheduling, routing, and tracking technology. The company currently provides children’s transportation service in the San Francisco Bay Area, all of Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. Zūm was founded in 2015 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Lyft

Series F in 2015
Lyft is a transportation company that designs, markets, and operates a mobile application connecting drivers with passengers who request rides. The app also facilitates payment. Additionally, it allows riders to schedule rides up to seven days in advance. Lyft primarily focuses its services on college, university, and corporate communities.

b8ta

Seed Round in 2015
B8ta is a software-powered retailer designed to make physical retail accessible for all. It is a new kind of retail store designed to improve the customer and maker experience. b8ta helps people discover, try, and learn about new tech and innovative products while empowering makers with a simple retail-as-a-service model that puts them in control. When makers have easy, direct access to physical retail, customers will, in turn, have unbiased access to what the world is creating. The company brings makers closer to customers in real life, allowing everyone to discover, try, and learn about new products first hand. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Pairade

Seed Round in 2015
Pairade is an application where fans can see and interact with entertainers and bands. Pairade allows users to combine their favorite apps and services into a single platform. The way the company consume apps will change in the near future; downloading each individual app experience is inefficient and provides for low user retention. Thus, the company areis to access all your favorite stuff, instantly.

Snap

Series F in 2015
Snap is a privately-owned global camera company focusing on multinational technology and social media. The company's flagship product is Snapchat, a multimedia messaging app known for its ephemeral nature, disappearing messages, and creative features such as filters, lenses, and Stories. Snapchat initially gained popularity among younger demographics for its unique approach to communication, allowing users to send photos and videos that disappear after being viewed. Over time, the platform has evolved to include various features, including augmented reality (AR) experiences, gaming, original content through Discover, and professional-grade editing tools. In addition to Snapchat, Snap Inc. has expanded its offerings to include hardware products such as Spectacles, and sunglasses equipped with a built-in camera for capturing first-person perspective content. The company has also invested in various other technologies, including AR, camera technology, and digital content creation.
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