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Active Equations

VC
Austin, TX

Active Equations is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.5M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
3 listed
AUM
$100M
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, TX

Last verified: 2026-07-28

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.5M

AUM

$100M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in frontier technology enabling high-performance AI and blockchain systems with strong real-world applications.

How Active Equations invests

Active Equations is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer Fashion.

Active Equations typically writes checks of $100K–$1.5M per investment, backed by approximately $100M in assets under management.

Active Equations has backed 1 company in our records, including AIledger.

Partners & Team

NS

Nick Samouilhan

Co-Head of Multi-Asset Portfolio Management and Portfolio Manager

Multi-Asset solutions
Portfolio construction
Risk management
AK

Alex King

Associate

Multi-Asset solutions
Portfolio construction
Risk management
EH

Eric Hadley

Managing Partner

AI x Blockchain
Web3 SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Fashion

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

AI

AIledger

AI x Blockchain
How to pitch Active Equations
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nick Samouilhan, Co-Head of Multi-Asset Portfolio Management and Portfolio Manager.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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