Participated · Seed · Sep 2025

Camera Intelligence is integrating an LLM-driven AI assistant directly into a Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera that connects to smartphones. The system enables voice control of camera functions and local content-editing tasks such as colour grading and style selection, aiming to simplify production for solo creators and small businesses. The company uses the latest AI processing chips to create a vertically integrated AI technology stack that supports rapid experimentation and embedded AI software. Founded in 2021 and based in London, Camera Intelligence aims to transform cameras from passive observers into intelligent collaborators. The €1.7 million Seed round will accelerate development of its integrated AI-native camera and content-editing solutions. Camera Intelligence plans to launch its LLM functionality to iOS users in autumn 2025.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2024

Final Boss Sour produces gaming-inspired sour snacks made from real dried fruits candied with a proprietary sour coating and without artificial colors or artificial fruit flavors. The Los Angeles-based brand launched in October 2023 and has pursued a social-first growth strategy driven by frequent product launches and creator collaborations. It has generated more than 2 billion organic video views across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, built the largest YouTube subscriber base of any sour candy brand, and become the largest sour candy brand on TikTok Shop. The company has executed collaborations with cultural and sports figures including Trevor Zegras and Jazz Chisholm Jr., and brands such as PAC-MAN and G FUEL. Final Boss Sour is expanding into major retailers including Walmart, Kroger, H-E-B, Wegmans, Hy-Vee, with planned launches at Target and 7-Eleven, and has raised a total of $12 million to date to support product innovation, creator partnerships and national retail expansion.

Participated · Series A · Sep 2024

Series develops Rho, an AI-native, multimodal full‑stack game creation platform that handles visuals and audio to help developers build games using LLMs and generative AI. The company positions Rho as a full‑stack engine aimed at powering game developers and competing with tools like Unity and AI assistants such as Muse Chat. Series acquired mobile studio Pixelberry (maker of Choices: Stories You Play) in July and aims to both build games and provide developer tooling. The team has scaled rapidly, growing from 17 employees at the start of 2024 to over 100, with hires from Zynga, Machine Zone, Google, and Snap. Financially, Series closed a $28 million Series A after a $7.9 million seed led by a16z a year earlier. PitchBook estimates the Series A represented about 15% of the company for a roughly $190 million post‑money valuation, which the company declined to confirm. Series AI is a US-based game technology and content company led by CEO Pany Haritatos. The company provides a suite of AI-powered game authoring tools that combine generative AI models with a game editor. Its platform is designed to eliminate the friction and slowness of traditional game development, shortening the time between having an idea and experiencing a game. Series AI is building a technology platform to accelerate the game creation process. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. The fundraise was reported by FinSMEs on 18/09/2023.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2024

AfterHour is a social platform for retail investors that lets users connect brokerage accounts and publish real, verified stock positions to a social feed under chosen usernames. The product is built around transparency and pseudo‑anonymity: users share screenshots or linked positions to prove they hold the trades they discuss. The company emphasizes community moderation and is developing automated tools to flag suspicious or fake posts to deter pump-and-dump behavior. Launched in April 2022 by former YouTube PM Kevin Xu (known as “Sir Jack A Lot”), the app has grown to more than 23,000 users with over 70% of users active on the app daily. AfterHour recently raised a $4.5 million seed round and is currently focused on growth, expanding its team, and planning future monetization. The founder says the company intends to expand beyond stocks into other areas of finance over the long term.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2024

Benjamin Capital Partners is the holding company for the Benjamin App, a cash-rewards app that lets consumers generate "Benjamin Money Moments" by completing daily tasks, playing casual games, viewing content and ads, and making everyday card purchases with cash back. The company is based in New York City and Oulu, Finland, and was founded by Erno Tauriainen; it is now led by new CEO Lon Otremba. Since coming out of beta in October, the app has recorded over 300,000 installs and 195,000 monthly active users. Benjamin Capital Partners raised $5.5M in Seed funding and intends to use the funds for user acquisition and product development. The company is focused on scaling its user base and continuing product development to expand engagement and transactions within the app. No revenue figures or additional financial metrics were disclosed in the article.