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Industrial AI Fund

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Industrial AI Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in SaaS, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 33 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

33+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups advancing industrial automation, engineering software, and AI for enterprise applications.

How Industrial AI Fund invests

Industrial AI Fund is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other, AI / ML, Enterprise, EdTech. It does not invest in Media, Consumer Hardware.

Industrial AI Fund typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Industrial AI Fund has backed 33 companies in our records, including OptimaAI, Sunrise AI, ValidMind.

Meet the Team

MT

Mike Thompson

Founding Partner

Engineering Software
AI
B2B SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
AI / ML
Enterprise
EdTech
Developer Tools
Fintech
Consumer
Security

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer Hardware

Portfolio Companies (33)

Other

OP

OptimaAI

AI Automation
SU

Sunrise AI

Predictive AI·AI Fund

AI for early-stage predictive analytics.

VA

ValidMind

AI Governance·Acquired·AI Fund

AI model governance and validation.

ES

Esteam

Maritime·AI Fund

AI solutions for maritime shipping.

FA

Factored AI

AI/ML·AI Fund

AI for decision-making and optimization.

FE

Feenyx

AI Governance·AI Fund

AI governance and compliance tools.

FR

Freight Hero

Logistics·AI Fund

AI-powered logistics and freight management.

GA

Gaia Dynamics

Dynamics/Environment·AI Fund

AI for dynamic systems and environmental modeling.

HA

Haven Safety

Safety Tech·AI Fund

AI-driven safety monitoring solutions.

IR

IrisGo

Retail·AI Fund

AI for retail operations and customer insights.

How to pitch Industrial AI Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mike Thompson, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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