Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

Yope builds a social app centered on small, private "micro communities" where users share photos, videos, messages and soon play mini-games, with accounts private by default and no algorithmic feed. The company emphasizes an AI-native approach that uses AI for connection features and mini-games rather than content generation. Yope has nearly 15 million registered users who collectively share between 10 million and 20 million pieces of content daily, and the company reports that more than 50% of users open the app at least five days per week. Around 20% of active users have invited older family members to join, indicating cross-generational adoption. The current team is about 35 people, the product has been in its present form for roughly two years, and the company has undergone two prior pivots.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Cytronic operates automated, robotics-enabled warehouses delivered as a service that integrate with merchants' existing systems to handle storage, picking, packing and shipping. The model lets ecommerce brands outsource fulfillment without making multimillion-dollar equipment investments, and the company claims cost reductions of up to 80% and faster delivery. Cytronic's first facility is operational in Chicago, with a Dallas location planned to open soon. The service emphasizes that brands can scale fulfillment while retaining control of their customers. Public communications indicate the company is positioning for rapid expansion and expects to raise a Series A within the year. No revenue, user counts, or investor details were disclosed in the reporting.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

ZeroDrift offers a compliance enforcement layer that sits between AI models and end users, converting regulatory requirements and internal policies into machine-readable rules that operate in real time. Its system integrates with existing enterprise tools including email, CRM, websites, social media and AI systems to flag problematic outputs and suggest corrections before content reaches users. The platform includes dashboards, audit trails and automatic logging to support regulatory examinations, targeting regulated industries such as financial services where auditability is critical. ZeroDrift emphasizes industry-specific regulatory compliance rather than purely technical model security, positioning itself against a fragmented AI governance market. The company was founded by Kumesh Aroomoogan, who previously built and sold Accern, and is headquartered in New York. Financially, ZeroDrift announced a $2M pre-seed in February 2026 and raised $10M in June 2026 to scale its product.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

Clave was founded by brothers Tadeo A. and Mateo Acosta-Rubio alongside CTO Carlos Leonardo Emanuele and founding engineer Valentina Casteline to address fragmented back-office systems in quick-service franchising. The platform integrates popular operator systems such as Toast, NCR, Square, Restaurant365, 7shifts, and Olo into an AI-native layer comprised of agents that can explain, propose, and execute on operator workflows. After an initial launch at eMerge Americas, Clave is live with operators across brands including Jamba Juice, Auntie Anne's, Capriotti's, and Ben & Jerry's and reports replacing full headcount on workflows that previously took hours per store per week. The founding team has deep operator experience through their family business CHURROMANIA®, a 140+ location churro franchise, and a prior exit (Stuvi.space) with members of the team. The company operates out of Coral Gables in Miami, FL and is actively hiring engineers, operators, and builders as it scales. Its current financial position includes a fresh pre-seed raise of over $1 million from VCs, scouts, and angel investors to fund growth and hiring.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2025

EVE connects directly to Gmail and Outlook to analyze live email and calendar data, automatically flagging new opportunities, forgotten leads, and drafting context-aware follow-ups without any manual CRM data entry. The platform claims to help B2B small businesses recover 20–30 % of revenue typically lost in day-to-day communication gaps. While still in stealth, more than 500 small businesses joined its waitlist, and early users such as Leadature report closing 25 % more deals within three months using the same headcount. EVE’s always-on dashboard gives teams visibility into what is moving, stalled, or missed across all inboxes, effectively acting as a live revenue operating system. Target verticals include consulting, construction, distribution, recruiting, brokerage, and event management—industries where email volume tightly correlates with revenue. Future product releases will extend into multi-channel lead tracking, upsell detection, and churn prediction to create a fully autonomous revenue engine. The company is led by CEO and co-founder Vadim Rogovskiy and is headquartered in San Francisco.