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Gradient Ventures

VC
Mountain View, CAWebsite
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$300K – $2.0M

AUM

$1.2B

Portfolio

32+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 2

Investment Thesis

Google-backed AI-focused venture fund investing early in applied AI companies.

Meet the Team

EK

Eylul Kayin

Partner

ZB

Zach Bratun-Glennon

General Partner

KE

Katy Engle

Talent Acquisition Partner

AB

Andrew Brackin

Partner

KD

Kyle Duffy

Operating Partner

JE

Jackie Eicholz

Public Relations Manager

DS

Darian Shirazi

General Partner

CP

Clayton Petty

Partner

DT

Denise Teng

Partner

VS

Vig Sachidananda

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Enterprise
Other
Security
Developer Tools
SaaS
Fintech
Real Estate

Portfolio Companies (32)

2025

HO

Hostie

Restaurant Tech
CE

Cerebrium AI

AI Infrastructure

2024

BA

Backline

Security Remediation
BA

BackOps.ai

Supply Chain Operations
CA

Cake

AI Infrastructure
CA

Cambrium

Biotechnology
CA

Cascade

HR Tech
CA

CaseMark

Legal Tech
CL

Clarify

Sales Automation
AR

Arva

Financial Crime Compliance

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