AI Fund

AI Fund, established in 2017 and located in Palo Alto, California, is a venture studio that focuses on supporting entrepreneurs during the critical early stages of their startups. By investing in seed and pre-seed companies across various sectors, including human capital, health and wellness, next-generation enterprise, and machine learning operations, AI Fund aims to enhance the potential of nascent businesses. The firm understands the challenges faced during the formative phase of a startup, where decisions regarding product strategy, market fit, and team composition are crucial yet often hindered by limited resources. Rather than waiting for ideas to mature, AI Fund actively collaborates with entrepreneurs, providing not only capital but also valuable time, expertise, and resources to help refine their strategies. This hands-on approach is designed to significantly improve a startup's opportunity for success and overall fundability at a time when such support is vital.

Past deals in Machine Learning

Kira

Venture Round in 2023
Developer of an AI-based educational platform designed to create computer science curriculum-based learning tools and content management for class 12 schools globally. The company's platform utilizes artificial intelligence and offers science, technology, engineering, and math-focused education with advanced learning techniques, enabling schools and teachers tools, curriculum, and resources to empower and inspire the next generation of students to gain the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly transforming world.

Kira

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an AI-based educational platform designed to create computer science curriculum-based learning tools and content management for class 12 schools globally. The company's platform utilizes artificial intelligence and offers science, technology, engineering, and math-focused education with advanced learning techniques, enabling schools and teachers tools, curriculum, and resources to empower and inspire the next generation of students to gain the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly transforming world.

Credo AI

Series A in 2022
Developer of AI governance platform designed to automate artificial intelligence oversight and risk management. The company's SaaS platform provides continuous and comprehensive regulatory compliance to measure, monitor, and manage AI-introduced risks at scale, enabling enterprises to build customer trust to unlock sales opportunities, differentiate with AI, and manage risks effectively to gain confidence in their deployments.

Baseten

Seed Round in 2022
BaseTen is a provider of machine learning models used to collaborate iteration between data science, engineering, and operations teams. Its models provide reusable components to assemble workflows and applications that enable users with the flexibility to write their own code when necessary. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kira

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an AI-based educational platform designed to create computer science curriculum-based learning tools and content management for class 12 schools globally. The company's platform utilizes artificial intelligence and offers science, technology, engineering, and math-focused education with advanced learning techniques, enabling schools and teachers tools, curriculum, and resources to empower and inspire the next generation of students to gain the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly transforming world.

LandingAI

Series A in 2021
Landing AI is a company that specializes in artificial intelligence transformation programs tailored for the manufacturing industry. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company develops solutions focused on visual inspection, automation, calibration, and automated issue identification. Its offerings cater to a diverse range of sectors, including manufacturing, retail, automotive, agriculture, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. The company aims to empower organizations to become AI-driven by providing a platform that enhances the accuracy of machine learning models through effective data generation and labeling. This platform helps identify environmental issues and alerts users to model changes, thereby facilitating efficient data management and accelerating troubleshooting processes. Founded by Dr. Andrew Ng, a prominent figure in AI, Landing AI is positioned to deliver practical AI solutions that drive value for businesses globally.

WhyLabs

Series A in 2021
WhyLabs is an AI observability company focused on creating a seamless interface between humans and AI applications. It has developed a platform designed to analyze both structured and unstructured data from AI models, enabling comprehensive monitoring and analysis. The platform can process terabytes of data efficiently while continuously tracking data in real-time at various levels of detail. It monitors model accuracy, detects concept drift, and investigates model behavior across key segments. This functionality allows data scientists to identify and address potential issues proactively, ultimately saving time and preventing disruptions for businesses and their customers.

Credo AI

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of AI governance platform designed to automate artificial intelligence oversight and risk management. The company's SaaS platform provides continuous and comprehensive regulatory compliance to measure, monitor, and manage AI-introduced risks at scale, enabling enterprises to build customer trust to unlock sales opportunities, differentiate with AI, and manage risks effectively to gain confidence in their deployments.

Workera

Series A in 2021
Workera is an assessment platform that evaluates the skills of data scientists, machine learning engineers, and software engineers. It offers tools for performance feedback, personalized learning plans, certification, and job referrals in the field of artificial intelligence. By partnering with companies from various industries—including education, healthcare, manufacturing, and finance—Workera assists organizations in building high-performing AI teams comprising engineering, applied science, and research professionals. The platform employs artificial intelligence to provide a detailed analysis of workforce skills, enabling companies to make informed decisions regarding talent acquisition, upskilling, and talent mobility. This approach allows organizations to harness actionable data that drives innovation and fosters effective coaching and mentoring.

Bearing

Seed Round in 2021
Bearing is an early-stage startup at the forefront of bringing AI to the maritime shipping industry. This is a trillion dollar industry that moves 90% of the goods we interact with on a daily basis, but has traditionally lagged far behind other industries in adopting new technologies. At Bearing, we’re changing that. We’re building an AI-enabled product that solves the shipping industry’s biggest pain point and we already have some of the world’s biggest shippers as our partners.

Workera

Seed Round in 2020
Workera is an assessment platform that evaluates the skills of data scientists, machine learning engineers, and software engineers. It offers tools for performance feedback, personalized learning plans, certification, and job referrals in the field of artificial intelligence. By partnering with companies from various industries—including education, healthcare, manufacturing, and finance—Workera assists organizations in building high-performing AI teams comprising engineering, applied science, and research professionals. The platform employs artificial intelligence to provide a detailed analysis of workforce skills, enabling companies to make informed decisions regarding talent acquisition, upskilling, and talent mobility. This approach allows organizations to harness actionable data that drives innovation and fosters effective coaching and mentoring.

Factored

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Factored was co-founded with renowned AI expert Andrew Ng (Stanford/AI Fund/Google Brain/Coursera) and Stanford University instructors to help companies build the highest-caliber remote data science and machine-learning teams in a few days by finding and rigorously vetting the world's most talented remote AI engineers living and working in USA time zones. Our team rigorously tests our engineers against thousands of experienced engineers in Silicon Valley, and they consistently rank in the top 1-3% in core data science capabilities like machine-learning, data science, deeplearning, algorithmic coding, and mathematics.

LandingAI

Seed Round in 2019
Landing AI is a company that specializes in artificial intelligence transformation programs tailored for the manufacturing industry. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company develops solutions focused on visual inspection, automation, calibration, and automated issue identification. Its offerings cater to a diverse range of sectors, including manufacturing, retail, automotive, agriculture, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. The company aims to empower organizations to become AI-driven by providing a platform that enhances the accuracy of machine learning models through effective data generation and labeling. This platform helps identify environmental issues and alerts users to model changes, thereby facilitating efficient data management and accelerating troubleshooting processes. Founded by Dr. Andrew Ng, a prominent figure in AI, Landing AI is positioned to deliver practical AI solutions that drive value for businesses globally.
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