Groq

LPU™ Inference Engine
A new type of end-to-end processing unit system that provides the fastest inference for computationally intensive applications with a sequential component to them, such as AI language applications (LLMs).

Why we invested
Founded by visionary entrepreneur Jonathan Ross, Groq Inc is a trailblazing company that has developed the world’s first Language Processing Unit (LPU), a groundbreaking technology that revolutionizes AI workloads with unparalleled speed and performance.

Groq is on a mission to set the standard for GenAI inference speed, helping real-time AI applications come to life today.”

Jonathan Ross
Groq Inc Founder and CEO

Carta

Creating more owners
Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow.

Why we invested
As a serial entrepreneur, Henry had a firsthand experience with broken cap tables. His extensive market foresight and global perspective distinguished him from his peers. We were immediately persuaded by his insights and decided to become his first outside investors.

Carta’s mission is to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places.”

Henry Ward
Carta Co-Founder and CEO

Engine

Booking rooms shouldn’t be a hassle
Engine is here to radically simplify trip management. Book and manage your company’s lodging on one simple, intuitive platform — no contracts, no commitments and no minimum spend required.

Why we invested
Elia conceptualized a booking platform that caters to small and medium-sized businesses. The company’s potential is rooted in its comprehensive grasp of the industry and its user-friendly interface. Elia’s vision for the company and his unwavering commitment to personal and professional growth impressed us, making our decision to invest in the company an easy one. As a result, we became the company’s first outside investors.

We’re on a mission to revolutionize unmanaged travel.”

Elia Wallen
Engine Founder and CEO

Talos

Institutional-grade digital asset platform
Buy-side or sell-side, systematic hedge fund or neobank, Talos supports institutions from price discovery to execution and settlement. 

Why we invested
Anton and Ethan, who were lead engineers at some of the largest financial institutions, recognized the need to bridge the gap between institutional players and the crypto landscape. With their deep knowledge of the market, they possessed a unique advantage and were eager to prove themselves – powerful combination that we had no reservations about supporting.

Our vision is to be the bridge connecting institutions to the digital assets market. To deliver the most pioneering and trusted end-to-end trading lifecycle platform there is.”

Anton Katz
Talos Co-Founder and CEO

Harmonic

Mathematical Superintelligence
AI lab that develops mathematical reasoning engine designed to tackle complex mathematical problems. Harmonic cares deeply about quality, combining math and design to build products that look good and work seamlessly from the interface to the backend. At the center of everything—using technology and science to empower human progress, not replace it.

Why we invested
Advanced mathematical reasoning that goes beyond typical language models into verifiable, formal reasoning, with strong performance on formal mathematics benchmarks indicating real technical depth. This core technology can be applied to large and meaningful markets such as financial services, software verification for safety‑critical systems, and complex engineering and scientific design, giving the company multiple commercialization paths.

Our mission is to explore the frontiers of human understanding.”

Tudor Achim
Harmonic Co-Founder and CEO

Alpaca

Zero-commission stock trading API
All-Inclusive suite of APIs for investing, brokerage, custody and post-trade processing. Trade with algorithms, connect with apps, and build services with easy to use modern APIs. 

Why we invested
Yoshi and Hitoshi conceived an idea to create a stock trading API that caters to developers. Their vision was to fill the gap in the market where most of the world has limited to zero access to US equities. The founders' global vision and mission-driven mindset distinguished them from the rest, making it an easy decision for us to support their venture.

Our mission is to provide financial services to everyone on the planet.”

Yoshi Yokokawa
Alpaca Co-Founder and CEO

Handle

Powering finance teams in construction
Handle powers the largest credit and finance teams in construction. Handle is the new modern technology approach to better manage payments, credit compliance and lien management for construction.

Why we invested
Patrick, Blake, and Chris founded Handle to address the financial hurdles that contractors frequently encounter. Their construction technology startup offers software tools that automate the payment-related routine tasks. Their exceptional teamwork, resilience, and industry expertise make them the perfect team to take on this challenge.

Handle’s mission is simplifying construction payments.”

Patrick Hogan
Handle Co-Founder and CEO

Canopy Connect

Insurance verification and compliance
Canopy Connect offers insurance verification and monitoring to mortgage lenders, agencies and transportation companies. Verify current premiums, limits, coverages, deductibles, and declaration pages from all personal and commercial P&C lines in seconds.

Why we invested
The insurance industry has yet to adopt regulations around consumer data rights, unlike banking and healthcare. Tolga, an entrepreneur and engineer, recognized the need for consumers to have control over their data for a better insurance experience. This, along with his relentless drive, inspired us to support Tolga and his vision.

Our mission is to enable consumers to exercise their right to choose how others use their information.”

Tolga Tezel
Canopy Connect Founder and CEO

Orderful

Bringing EDI trading partners together in days
Orderful’s Modern EDI Platform gives logistics providers, retailers, manufacturers, and technology companies full control to onboard and manage EDI trading partnerships and transactions in real time.

Why we invested
Erik developed the Orderful platform to fulfill his own desire for a software product that allows trading partners to efficiently manage all their third-party requirements and generate valuable analytics from their EDI data. We were impressed by his industry knowledge and vision, leading us to invest in the platform.

We are helping the small guys get to market and we want to create a world where data trading is not a barrier.”

Erik Kiser
Orderful Founder and CEO

Quotabook

Make Equity Simple
Quotabook helps companies and investors manage their cap tables, stock options, investments and more.

Why we invested
Andy Choi, Dan Hong, and Pilseon Jun observed that many startups in Korea and other Asian countries were using Excel to manage their cap tables, stock options, and stakeholder information. As former venture capitalists, they recognized this as a pressing issue and set out to develop software infrastructure to address it.

Quotabook’s mission is to create an ecosystem for private companies by making equity simple.”

Andy Choi
Quotabook Co-Founder and CEO