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Autonomous Invest

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Autonomous Invest is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in AI / ML, Other, Fintech. The firm typically writes $300K–$1.5M checks and has 16 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$300K–$1.5M
Portfolio
16 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
AI / ML, Other, Fintech, Security, Developer Tools
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-12

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$300K – $1.5M

Portfolio

16+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage investments in AI technologies that enhance trading efficiency and intelligence.

How Autonomous Invest invests

Autonomous Invest is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, Fintech, Security, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer Packaged Goods.

Autonomous Invest typically writes checks of $300K–$1.5M per investment.

Autonomous Invest has backed 16 companies in our records, including SmartTradeBot, Nvidia, Prometheus SPV.

Partners & Team

CM

Claire Martin

Co-Founder and GP

AI
Trading Tools
S

Sarah

Autonomous Hero

Financial Management
J

John

Investment Director

Wire Transfers
Commitments
M

Maya

Estate

Estate Planning

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other
Fintech
Security
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Packaged Goods

Portfolio Companies (16)

Other

SM

SmartTradeBot

AI
NV

Nvidia

PR

Prometheus SPV

DA

Datum Labs

AN

Anthropic

SP

SpaceX

AU

Autonomous Technologies Group

CE

Celo

Blockchain / Fintech·Early Stage (Seed/Series A)·Autonomous Partners

A mobile-first, carbon-negative blockchain platform designed to make financial dApps and payments accessible.

DA

Dapper Labs

Web3 / NFTs / Gaming·Early Stage·Autonomous Partners

The developer of the Flow blockchain and creator of Web3 consumer experiences like NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties.

OR

Orchid

Cybersecurity / Web3·Early Stage (SAFT / Seed)·Autonomous Partners

A decentralized, peer-to-peer privacy network and VPN built on Ethereum.

How to pitch Autonomous Invest
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Claire Martin, Co-Founder and GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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