Gradient Ventures
Seed, Pre-Seed
$300K – $2.0M
$1.2B
32+ companies
10 partners
Investment Thesis
Google-backed AI-focused venture fund investing early in applied AI companies.
How Gradient Ventures invests
Gradient Ventures is a vc firm based in Mountain View, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Enterprise, Other, Security, Developer Tools.
Gradient Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.2B in assets under management.
Investing since at least 2021, Gradient Ventures has backed 32 companies in our records, including Hostie, Cerebrium AI, Backline. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 2 investments logged over the last 12 months.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (32)
2025
Hostie
Cerebrium AI
2024
Backline
BackOps.ai
Cake
Cambrium
Cascade
CaseMark
Clarify
Arva
- •Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Enterprise, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $300K – $2.0M check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Eylul Kayin, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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