PO

Point72 Ventures

VC
New York, NYWebsite
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $10.0M

AUM

$400M

Portfolio

164+ companies

Team

22 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 1

Investment Thesis

Invests in enterprise software and AI with strong data orientation; can lead or co-lead early rounds.

Meet the Team

JF

Jayson Fox

Surveillance Manager

AH

Adam Hogan

Director of Infrastructure Management

SH

Seth Harris

Director of Infrastructure

PU

Phanikumar Uppuluri

Head of Trading Technology

AC

Andrew Cinquina

Compliance Technology Director

VS

Vasyl Shalyga

DevOps Manager

DV

Dana Vasser

Senior HR Business Partner

SM

Scott McCormack

Director of Private Investment Accounting

MH

Michael Hoffmaster

Head of Broker Relations

RM

Robert McKinney

Head of Internal Audit

CA

Craig Abramson

Head of Research

MC

Michael Chan

Director of Engineering

AH

Ajay Hariharan

Head of Technology

JD

Joshua Dye

Chief Information Security Officer

PU

Phanikumar Uppuluri

Head of Trading Technology

JM

James Malick

Chief Strategy Officer

DV

Dana Vasser

Senior HR Business Partner

SC

Sri Chandrasekar

Managing Partner, Point72 Ventures; Managing Partner, Point72 Hyperscale

AI-focused investments
consumer startups
deep tech
JS

Jay Schneider

Partner, Head of Investments, Point72 Hyperscale

private equity
deal sourcing & investment leadership
GS

Gavin Simms

Head of PCAT

ZZ

Zhu Zhu

Co-Chief Operating Officer

DG

Dan Gwak

Managing Partner, Point72 Private Investments; Managing Partner, Point72 Hyperscale

applied artificial intelligence
private equity
deep tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (164)

2025

TA

TaleMonster Games

Mobile gaming studio·Series A

TaleMonster Games is a global mobile gaming studio focused on redefining casual gaming.

2024

VA

ValidMind

AI risk management and governance·Pre-seed / Seed

ValidMind is a developer of an AI risk management and governance platform aimed at enhancing accuracy and consistency in model documentation.

VE

Vector

Mission-ready technology·Pre-seed / Seed

Vector is a government services company supporting the US Military, its partners, and allies with modern day technological advancements.

TE

Tektonic

GenAI augmentation for business processes·Pre-seed / Seed

GenAI augmentation platform for business processes.

SY

Syntracts

Contract intelligence for law·Pre-seed / Seed

Syntracts is an AI-powered contract intelligence platform built for law firms and legal departments.

2022

TO

Tomato.ai

Voice filters·Pre-seed / Seed

AI powered voice filter clarifies offshore agent voices as they speak, resulting in improved CSAT and sales metrics.

SY

Syncfy

Open finance platform·Pre-seed / Seed

Syncfy is Latin America's leading open finance platform, offering access to data from 125+ financial institutions and service providers.

TE

Tesouro

Embedded payments platform·Pre-seed / Seed

Tesouro is building a cloud native acquiring platform with the vision to embed simplicity, security, and speed into payments.

TE

Tenyx

Voice agents·Pre-seed / Seed

Tenyx is developing the next-generation of intelligent machines based on proprietary neuroscience-inspired AI technology.

2021

VA

Vannevar Labs

Defense technology·Series A

Vannevar Labs combines top software engineering talent with decades of mission experience to get state of the art technology to the people that keep us safe.

How to pitch Point72 Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $10.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jayson Fox, Surveillance Manager.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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