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FoundersX Ventures

Menlo Park, CA · Invests in US; LATAM; Europe; Global · Website

SeedSeries AB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsCybersecurityFintechHealthcare & BiotechEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureSecurity & CybersecurityFintech & PaymentsHealthcare & Digital HealthBiotech & Life SciencesRobotics & AutomationAerospace & DefenseSemiconductors & Hardware

Thesis

AI-first venture capital firm investing in AI transformation and digital infrastructure across GenAI Infrastructure (AI chips, quantum, autonomous robotics), Deep Domains (fintech, healthcare, enterprise), and GenAI Agents (autonomous AI for real-world consumer and enterprise use).

Likely not a fit for

Not focused on consumer social, pure marketplaces, or non-AI-native businesses; avoids thesis-less generalist plays.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

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Tom Kosnik

PartnerPartner · Primary contact

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Chloe Chen

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Helen Liang

General PartnerFounder & Managing Partner

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Leo Cui

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Sizi Chen

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Tristan Staschik

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Tor Parawell

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Andi White

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Portfolio

SpacexAerospace Defense

SpaceX designs and manufactures rockets and spacecraft, founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology. It offers human spaceflight and research opportunities.

JeevesFintech Payments

Jeeves is a financial-technology company that provides innovative solutions in the fintech space.

Salt SecuritySecurity Cyber

Salt Security provides an AI-infused Agentic Security Platform that protects APIs and the entire agentic stack from discovery to runtime threat protection.

KapitalFintech Payments

Kapital is a financial services company offering business loans, investment accounts, and business solutions to help companies grow. It provides flexible credit options and business management tools.

Alinea InvestFintech Payments

Alinea Invest is an SEC registered investment adviser that combines digital and human investment advice to help users manage their portfolios. With the assistance of AI-powered tools like 'Allie', users can easily engage in personalized investing and receive expert insights on market trends.

ArintraHealthcare Digital

Arintra provides the industry’s leading GenAI-native autonomous coding platform, enabling health systems to get paid accurately and efficiently for the care they deliver, driving revenue assurance at scale. By combining cutting-edge AI with deep clinical expertise, Arintra autonomously codes charts with high accuracy, without human intervention.

Glyphic Bio
1910 GeneticsBiotech Life Sciences

1910 Genetics is an AI-native biotech company pioneering small and large molecule therapeutics discovery by integrating massive multimodal data, frontier AI models, and high-throughput lab automation into an infrastructure for AI-enabled drug discovery.

LunaJoyEcommerce Marketplaces

LunaJoy is a domain name currently for sale, offering a premium verified domain with secure transaction support.

Omniscope
Universal QuantumEnterprise Software

Universal Quantum is focused on building utility-scale quantum computers that can solve complex challenges faced by humanity, leveraging a modular and practical blueprint.

Turion SpaceAerospace Defense

Turion Space is focused on revolutionizing space sustainability by providing innovative solutions for space exploration, including advanced satellite systems and propulsion technologies.

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FoundersX Ventures Research Firm Overview FoundersX Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based, AI-first venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Managing Partner Helen Liang, PhD. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, with East Coast offices in Harvard Square (Cambridge, MA) and New York City. Since inception, FoundersX has made 100+ early-stage investments, producing 9 unicorns, 10 acquisitions, a

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