Radical Ventures
Toronto, Canada · Invests in US; North America; UK; Global · Website
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AI Eats Software. Over the next decade, virtually every bit of software will be replaced by artificial intelligence. We invest in founders and entrepreneurs who understand the transformational power of AI and are building solutions that reshape how we live, work, and play.
Likely not a fit for
Non-technical founders for deep-tech AI, companies without clear AI competitive advantage, solutions lacking defensibility
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 months
- Warm intro
- Preferred
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $1B
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
3 contacts on file
Portfolio
Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation models and end-to-end AI products designed to solve real-world business problems. We partner closely with companies to deliver seamless integration, full customization, and easy-to-use solutions for their workforce and customers.
Reka is an AI model builder focused on multimodal AI technologies for video, image, and text processing. The company offers enterprise deployments and regularly open sources its technology, enabling advanced capabilities in video search, content creation, and audio understanding.
Writer is an enterprise AI platform designed for agentic work, offering tools for building and managing AI agents across various business functions.
Building the world's most powerful video understanding platform.
You.com is the AI Search Infrastructure company for enterprises. We build the intellectual backbone that enables organizations to reason like experts, decide with confidence, and act at scale through intelligent agents and workflows. We deliver real-time, accurate, and citation-backed answers—enabled by our proprietary vertical-specific web indices, which integrate public and domain-specific data for the deepest, most relevant search experience available.
Hebbia is a leading AI platform for finance, known for its secure, proprietary AI architecture and pioneering retrieval augmented generation (RAG).
Genesis Therapeutics is pioneering molecular AI to optimize drug discovery through its GEMS platform, which combines AI and physics research to develop highly potent and selective drugs for challenging targets.
Nabla Bio is focused on designing better medicines through generative drug design and human-relevant testing, aiming to make drug development a true design discipline.
Aspect Biosystems is a biotechnology company pioneering the development of bioprinted tissue therapeutics to transform how we treat some of the most elusive diseases. Aspect's bioprinted tissue therapeutics are designed to replace, repair, or supplement biological function inside the body.
Chemix provides an end-to-end AI-enabled power system focused on enhancing safety, observability, and predictability in battery technology.
Orbital develops hardware from the atoms up using AI, focusing on advanced materials for data center applications to optimize performance and energy efficiency.
Recent activity
- Apr 2026
Mosaic
Series A · Lead
- Jan 2026
Outset
Series B · Lead
- Apr 2025
P-1 AI
Seed · Lead
- Jan 2025
Crusoe
Growth · Invested
- Jan 2025
Ribbon
Series A · Invested
- Jan 2025
Vizcom
Series A · Invested
- Jan 2024
World Labs
Series A · Invested
Radical Ventures in the news
TechCrunch
Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say
12 days ago
The Logic
Star researcher Sanja Fidler raises over US$90M for world model startup
19 days ago
BetaKit
Former Nvidia lab leader Sanja Fidler launches Veeda AI to tackle world models
19 days ago
The Globe and Mail
AI researcher Sanja Fidler raises US$90-million for robotics startup
19 days ago
MarketScale
Jeff Dean and top Google researchers quit Alphabet to launch Discovery Loop, backed by Radical Ventures
20 days ago
calcalistech.com
Anthropic in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for $6 billion
25 days ago
techcrunch.com
Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup
1 month ago
The Logic
Radical Ventures backs Google superstars’ new AI science startup
1 month ago
TechCrunch
Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents
2 months ago
The Logic
Radical Ventures backs TwelveLabs in US$100M Series B for video AI tools
2 months ago
alleywatch.com
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 6/8/26
3 months ago
qz.com
Generalist AI raises $400M at $2B valuation, backed by Nvidia
3 months ago
Ventureburn
Generalist AI Raises $400M, Reaches $2B Valuation
3 months ago
Crypto Briefing
Generalist AI raises $400M in funding round led by Radical Ventures, hitting $2B valuation
3 months ago
Bloomberg.com
Nvidia-Backed Robotics Startup Generalist AI Valued at $2 Billion
3 months ago
AlleyWatch
The 11 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of May 2026
3 months ago
Fortune
Exclusive: Orbital Industries, startup using AI to discover exotic new materials, raises $50 million Series B funding round
3 months ago
The Logic
Decart’s US$300M fundraise is the latest big AI bet for Toronto’s Radical Ventures
3 months ago
Globes - Israel Business News
Decart raises $300m including Nvidia investment
3 months ago
WSJ
Exclusive | Startup Makes Switching AI Chips Easier—and Nvidia Is a New Investor
3 months ago
Stock Titan
Radical Ventures reports 21.56% stake in Xanadu (XNDU) via affiliated funds
4 months ago
ESG Today
Emerald AI Raises $25 Million to Align Data Center Energy Use with Grid Capacity
5 months ago
citybiz
Emerald AI, Backed by Radical Ventures and CRV, Raises $24.5M to Advance Power Saving at Data Centers
6 months ago
The Economic Times B2B
General Magic raises $7.2 mn in seed round led by Radical Ventures
6 months ago
The Logic
Cohere’s Gomez and Radical Ventures invest in AI insurance agent startup General Magic
6 months ago
Failory
Top 33 Venture Capital Firms in Toronto (2026)
8 months ago
Axios
Exclusive: Customer research chatbot Outset raises $30M
9 months ago
AI Insider
Radical Ventures Closes $650M Fund to Back Next Generation of AI Startups
10 months ago
BetaKit
Radical Ventures holds $650-million USD final close for new early-stage AI fund
11 months ago
The Globe and Mail
Radical Ventures closes $650-million early-stage AI fund
11 months ago
CPP Investments
Seeding the Future: Radical Ventures and the Rise of Canadian AI
Jul 2025
The New York Times
They Invested Billions. Then the A.I. Script Got Flipped. (Published 2025)
Jan 2025
BetaKit
Radical Ventures launches $800-million USD AI growth fund
Aug 2024
CPP Investments
Views on Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Jordan Jacobs, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Radical Ventures
Jun 2023
Newswire.com
Radical Ventures Launches USD $350 Million VC Fund Focused on Artificial Intelligence
May 2019
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