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Formic Ventures

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on startups enabling automation, productivity, and efficiency in industrial and manufacturing sectors.

Meet the Team

SF

Saman Farid

Co-Founder & GP

Manufacturing Innovation
Industrial Software
MA

Michael Antonov

General Partner

Investing in biotechnology & human longevity
Early stage technology startups
AI / robotics
MS

Matt Shlosberg

Chief of Staff

Technology / software engineering
Operations of early-stage VC
Product / engineering oversight
HD

Hayk Danielyan

Portfolio Manager

Finance & investment analysis
Early-stage biotech & technology investing
MK

Maria Konovalenko

Scientist in Residence

Biology of aging
Human longevity research
Scientific due diligence

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Media

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

FO

Formic Technologies

Industrial Automation
How to pitch Formic Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Saman Farid, Co-Founder & GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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