Participated · Series A · Jun 2026

Taxwire is a B2B SaaS company that solves global sales tax compliance end-to-end for finance and commerce teams. The platform handles every stage of the compliance lifecycle — from nexus studies and taxability research to state registrations, rooftop-accurate real-time tax calculation at checkout and invoice, automated monthly and quarterly filings, and a unified inbox for managing government tax notices and nexus alerts. It also includes assistive product labeling to automatically map items to the correct tax rules across jurisdictions, and exemption certificate management. Taxwire integrates across billing, commerce, and accounting stacks via API, positioning itself as a full-service alternative to fragmented tax tools for companies that need accurate, scalable compliance without the operational burden.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

Foundry Robotics aims to rebuild American manufacturing as an AI-first, assembly-focused, dual-use end-to-end manufacturer branded as the "Everything Factory." The company emphasizes software-defined, robotics-native production and plans to scale assembly operations using integrated robotics and AI. Its founding team includes veterans from Tesla, Blue Origin, Scale AI, and the Penn GRASP Lab. Foundry has publicly stated it closed over $19 million in total funding to date and is hiring across robotics, AI, and manufacturing to execute its plans. Early development began in a San Francisco loft during stealth, and the company highlights close collaboration with strategic VC and angel investors as it transitions to public operations.

Participated · Series A · Sep 2025

Centari is a New York–based startup that has built a Deal Intelligence Platform specifically for high-stakes transactions in M&A, investment management, and finance. Its proprietary Deal Reasoning Engine uses novel orchestration methods and document processing to turn dense legal and financial documents into structured insights with attorney-level accuracy. The platform is positioned as more precise than generic RAG or prompt-engineered tools, enabling firms to negotiate, pitch, and analyze investments more effectively. Customers already include AmLaw 100 law firms and global investment institutions, underscoring early market traction. The founding team combines former attorneys from top firms such as Kirkland & Ellis and Davis Polk with machine-learning engineers. With fresh capital, the company plans to expand R&D and hire additional talent to enlarge its product suite for dealmakers. Centari emphasizes precision, security, and a product-obsessed culture as competitive advantages. No revenue or user counts were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2025

Olto builds an AI-native demo engineer that integrates with a customer’s CRM and live product to create context-aware, prospect-specific demo environments and interactive product tours. The platform overlays intelligent, prospect-specific data across real interfaces using a custom entity resolution engine and a flexible orchestration layer that leverages multiple LLMs. Designed for the entire GTM motion, Olto aims to replace manual, inconsistent demo preparation and reduce maintenance overhead of legacy demo tools. Early production customers include Demandbase, Eightfold.ai, Qventus, and Jiminny, and customers report improved win rates and up to a 70% reduction in demo preparation time. The founding team includes former Amazon executives Kintan Brahmbhatt and Jean-Baptiste Chaput, with Pranav Midha as founding engineer, and the company emphasizes applying consumer personalization instincts to B2B sales demos. Headquartered in San Francisco, Olto positions itself to accelerate sales cycles and scale personalized demo delivery across revenue motions.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2025

Volca offers an AI-native marketing platform built specifically for home services teams, with a core SMS-based referral system that communicates with homeowners, matches them within CRMs like ServiceTitan, automates referral marketing, and closes the loop with secure payments. The platform uses CRM data to personalize messaging, recommend next-best actions, and power workflows across scheduling and support, and is designed to improve over time as it ingests more data. Volca reports building millions in homeowner referral pipeline for customers, with some customers generating as much as $70K per month in net new revenue and one customer achieving over $160K in net new sales in four months. The company is expanding beyond referral automation toward a full-stack AI platform to modernize lead generation, communications, and post-sale automations that drive reviews, upsells, and repeat business. Volca plans to use new funding to accelerate its product roadmap and customer support motion and is hiring across engineering, product, and customer success in New York City. Founders Brendan Kazanjian and Brandon (Don) Rabovsky draw on referral-marketing expertise and construction/contracting experience to target an underserved, growing $500B+ home services market.