Liquid 2 Ventures

Liquid 2 Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in seed-stage investments in technology startups. Founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma, the firm focuses on identifying and supporting early-stage companies with high growth potential in the tech sector. By providing both financial backing and strategic guidance, Liquid 2 Ventures aims to foster innovation and help emerging businesses navigate their initial stages of development.

Mike Miller

General Partner and Founder

Joe Montana

Founder and Managing Partner

Nathaniel Montana

Partner

Past deals in Language Processing

Vocode

Seed Round in 2024
Vocode is a developer of voice AI interfaces that specializes in creating voice-based applications through composability. The company's open-source library facilitates the development of realistic, production-ready conversational voice interfaces by providing essential tools for speech recognition, natural language understanding, and speech synthesis in real time. This platform streamlines common workflows, enabling developers to efficiently build and deploy advanced voice applications tailored to diverse needs. Vocode aims to empower developers in harnessing the potential of voice technology for various applications.

Genie (

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Genie is an AI software platform designed to engage children through personalized play experiences. It offers a conversational artificial intelligence platform that fosters creative play, learning, and storytelling. By creating imaginative story worlds and providing interactive logic puzzles and word games, Genie aims to stimulate critical thinking and creativity in children. The platform serves as a safe and educational companion, enabling parents and educators to enhance the development of young users.

Automorphic

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Automorphic is an interactive LLM improvement platform that provides tools for secure, self-improving langugage models.

Vocode

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Vocode is a developer of voice AI interfaces that specializes in creating voice-based applications through composability. The company's open-source library facilitates the development of realistic, production-ready conversational voice interfaces by providing essential tools for speech recognition, natural language understanding, and speech synthesis in real time. This platform streamlines common workflows, enabling developers to efficiently build and deploy advanced voice applications tailored to diverse needs. Vocode aims to empower developers in harnessing the potential of voice technology for various applications.

BoldVoice

Seed Round in 2021
BoldVoice is a communication coaching app aimed at assisting non-native English speakers in enhancing their pronunciation and confidence. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a platform that delivers hyper-personalized content from experienced accent coaches in Hollywood. Its software provides real-time feedback through speech AI, allowing foreign-born professionals and students in the United States to refine their English accents effectively. By focusing on individualized learning experiences, BoldVoice strives to empower users in their communication skills.

Poliglota

Seed Round in 2021
Poliglota, founded in 2012, is an innovative language learning platform that transforms traditional education by facilitating collaborative learning in informal settings, such as coffee shops, rather than conventional classrooms. The company organizes small social groups led by expert teachers, employing a methodology that emphasizes social interaction and practical activities to enhance language acquisition. Poliglota offers classes in multiple languages, including English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese, and aims to foster a community-oriented approach to learning. Recognized for its contributions to educational innovation, Poliglota has received accolades such as the Avonni award and has been identified by the IDB as a leading disruptive educational innovation in Latin America. With over $2 million in language plan sales, Poliglota continues to expand its unique model while promoting effective and engaging language learning experiences.

Golden

Seed Round in 2019
Golden is a developer of a self-constructing knowledge platform designed to aggregate information from various public and private sources, creating a comprehensive repository. The platform offers structured representations of entities and topics, facilitating easy access to detailed information through a powerful search capability. By utilizing natural language processing, it interprets user queries, enabling researchers and academics to find relevant information efficiently. Additionally, Golden enhances collaboration and operational efficiency by providing semi-automatic research assistance that identifies knowledge gaps, allowing users to stay informed about the latest trends in their respective industries. Through the integration of human effort and machine intelligence, Golden simplifies the process of gathering and communicating knowledge.

Activeloop

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Activeloop offers a cloud-based platform designed to facilitate the management and scaling of data pipelines for machine learning applications. Their flagship product, Deep Lake, serves as a specialized database for artificial intelligence, optimized for deep learning and large language model applications. It allows users to store a variety of data types, including text, images, audio, and videos, in a single location, while providing capabilities such as data streaming, version control, and vector search. Deep Lake simplifies the deployment of enterprise-grade LLM-based products and integrates seamlessly with popular tools like LangChain and Weights & Biases. The platform is serverless and capable of handling datasets of any size, making it suitable for organizations working on complex machine learning projects. Activeloop counts notable companies such as Bayer Radiology and Matterport among its users. The founding team comprises individuals with backgrounds from prestigious institutions like Princeton and Stanford, along with experience from industry leaders like Google and Tesla.
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