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35 companies

An AI creative suite for generating and editing images, video, and audio, with dedicated tools for filmmaking and marketing production.

First partnered: Q4 2023

Backed by: DST Global, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Intel Capital, Tribe Capital, Accel, Menlo Ventures, GFT Ventures

AI inference clusters with chips, racks, and software designed together to run frontier models with lower latency and power consumption.

First partnered: Q2 2025

Backed by: Jane Street, Sequoia, a16z, Kleiner Perkins, Blackstone, Tiger Global, Bain Capital Ventures, Stripes, Peter Thiel, Primary Ventures, Positive Sum

Machine learning compilers and an inference platform for deploying AI models and improving hardware utilization.

First partnered: Q3 2023

✓ Acquired by NVIDIA

Backed by: Radical Ventures, Google's Gradient Ventures, Deloitte Ventures

AI design tools for generating and editing images and vectors, with control over visual style, composition, and brand consistency.

First partnered: Q3 2023

Backed by: Accel, NVIDIA, Khosla Ventures, Madrona, Nat Friedman, Elad Gil, RTP Global

Generative models for designing proteins and antibodies, giving researchers computational tools to explore new molecules for therapeutic development.

First partnered: Q2 2025

Backed by: Radical Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, 8VC, Jeff Dean, Dario Amodei, Aidan Gomez, Mati Staniszewski

Network automation for GPU clouds and data centers, with software-defined networking and tenant isolation for shared AI infrastructure.

First partnered: Q1 2025

Backed by: a16z, Berkeley SkyDeck, Granatus Ventures

An open-source inference stack for running AI models across heterogeneous hardware, built to take advantage of different chips and architectures.

First partnered: Q4 2025

Backed by: Kindred Capital, LocalGlobe, 20VC, Kima Ventures, Drysdale Ventures

A protocol for models to run inference together by exchanging internal representations in latent space, combining their capabilities within one response.

First partnered: Q2 2026

Backed by: General Catalyst, Foundation Capital, SV Angel, BoxGroup

A data streaming platform for ingesting, processing, and distributing live data, designed for workloads that need high throughput and low latency.

First partnered: Q3 2025

Backed by: Bessemer

Cloud management across providers, bringing infrastructure provisioning, orchestration, and cost visibility into a single platform.

First partnered: Q2 2024

Backed by: RTP Global

A WebAssembly runtime and cloud platform for running applications in isolated sandboxes, from local development to deployment on Wasmer Edge.

First partnered: Q1 2026

Backed by: Y Combinator

Robotics foundation models and interfaces designed to make directing a robot feel intuitive, connecting human intent to machine behavior.

First partnered: Q2 2026

Backed by: Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Conviction

Wireless sensing software that detects human presence and movement around machines, providing perception for industrial safety and human-robot collaboration.

First partnered: Q1 2026

Backed by: Run Ventures, Signal Peak Ventures, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund

AI video monitoring for existing cameras, turning feeds from industrial and commercial sites into alerts, searchable events, and operational summaries.

First partnered: Q1 2026

Backed by: Founders and senior engineers from our network

AI analytics built on a shared semantic layer, keeping business metrics and access rules consistent across dashboards, applications, and agents.

First partnered: Q1 2024

Backed by: Databricks Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Decibel

AI coding agents that use repository context to implement changes, write tests, and work through development tasks in existing codebases.

First partnered: Q4 2024

Backed by: Begin Capital, Geek Ventures

React components, templates, and interface tools for developers and AI coding agents, providing reusable starting points for application design.

First partnered: Q1 2025

Backed by: Y Combinator, Hustle Fund, S16VC

Open-source observability for AI agents, with traces that make model calls, tool use, and execution paths easier to inspect and debug.

First partnered: Q4 2025

Backed by: Y Combinator, Atlantic Labs

Data pipeline tools built around the open-source dlt library, turning Python sources into structured datasets in warehouses and lakehouses.

First partnered: Q4 2023

Backed by: Bessemer, Foundation Capital

Tools for processing and versioning unstructured data in cloud storage, preserving datasets, transformations, and AI-generated context for reuse.

First partnered: Q1 2024

Backed by: 468 Capital, True Ventures

Schema-based memory for AI agents, organizing information into structured records that preserve useful context across conversations and tasks.

First partnered: Q4 2025

A generative behavior engine for games, using foundation models to power autonomous characters, dynamic encounters, and responsive game systems.

First partnered: Q2 2024

Backed by: Radical Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Flying Fish

An AI inference optimization platform with tools for quantization, pruning, and deployment, adapting neural networks to their target hardware.

First partnered: Q4 2024

Backed by: Atlantic Labs, ML Capital

An SDK for real-time audio processing on GPUs, supporting digital signal processing and neural audio workloads in professional audio software.

First partnered: Q3 2024

Backed by: RTP Global

AI video and audio creation with conversational editing and voice APIs for developers. Formerly Podcastle.

First partnered: Q2 2024

Backed by: AI Fund, Mosaic Ventures, RTP Global, Point Nine, Sierra Ventures

An AI dubbing studio for translating video and directing generated voices, with control over individual lines and delivery across languages.

First partnered: Q1 2025

Backed by: Almaz Capital, S16VC, Finsight Ventures

An applied AI research lab building Autonomous, a financial companion that combines market analysis with an understanding of individual goals and finances.

First partnered: Q2 2025

Backed by: Y Combinator, Garry Tan, Collaborative Fund

AI voice agents for freight brokers and carriers, handling calls, rate negotiation, load coordination, and shipment status updates.

First partnered: Q3 2025

AI review of labels, packaging, and marketing materials against regulatory requirements and brand guidelines, flagging issues before content is published.

First partnered: Q2 2023

Backed by: a16z Scouts Fund, Act One Ventures

Video analytics for dairy milking parlors, identifying missed procedures and operational bottlenecks so managers can review issues and improve workflows.

First partnered: Q2 2023

Backed by: Flashpoint, Big Sky Capital

The company behind Tetrix, a knowledge map connecting code, services, and infrastructure so AI tools can reason about software architecture.

First partnered: Q2 2023

Backed by: Forum Ventures, Hustle Fund

AI data and continual learning infrastructure, combining the Deep Lake database with shared agent memory and tools for learning from production feedback.

First partnered: Q1 2024

Backed by: Y Combinator, Samsung Next, Streamlined Ventures

AI website creation and managed WordPress hosting, combining site generation, editing, and hosting tools for businesses and agencies.

First partnered: Q1 2023

Backed by: Andrew Ng, Sierra Ventures

Technical recruiting based on analysis of engineers’ code and GitHub contributions, matching candidates to specific skills and development experience.

First partnered: Q3 2024

Backed by: Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Andreas Ehn

Test management for manual and automated quality assurance, organizing test cases, coordinating test runs, and tracking results across software releases.

First partnered: Q1 2023

✓ Exited

Backed by: Chrome Capital, Des Traynor, John Collison, Finsight

Team

The AAL team

Dmitry Stepanov

General Partner

Lisbon · Yerevan

Managing Partner at Yango Ventures. Previously led marketing, new product development, and the Armenian office at Yandex.

Eugene Mikhaylov

General Partner

Vancouver · San Francisco

Co-founder of SKL VC and CAIA charterholder. Former investor at IIDF, CFO/COO at Yellow Images, and financial services auditor at PwC.

Ash Vardanian

General Partner

London · San Francisco · Yerevan

Founder of Unum Cloud and creator of USearch. Builds AI infrastructure in C++, CUDA, and Assembly, and hosts Systems meetups.

Roman Chernin

Partner Emeritus

Tel Aviv · Amsterdam

Co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Nebius. Previously spent 12 years developing digital services at Yandex, including Search and Maps.

Charles Babbage

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