Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Cascade leverages AI to surface engineering, architecture and construction project opportunities by reading signals such as bond filings, permits, budget announcements, capital plans, property transactions, earnings transcripts and meeting minutes. The company says its platform has surfaced more than $10 billion in project opportunities for clients, including firms that build for major projects at JFK and LaGuardia airports. Cascade was founded by Hannia Zia and Joana Ferreira, who previously worked at Google and met at UnlikelyAI. The startup plans to use the seed funding to deepen its network and accelerate customer adoption. The company positions itself as reducing reliance on manual prospecting processes for architecture, engineering and construction firms. No revenue, valuation or prior financing details were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

Brev offers AI-powered agents that join meetings, extract information from collaboration and productivity tools (including Slack, Jira, and Salesforce), and track how companies are performing against their goals. The product is designed to monitor action items and follow-through across distributed workflows. The company was co-founded by Chris Pitchford, formerly of Ally, and Vic Hu, a former Meta and Indeed engineer. Brev has roots in the Seattle region. The startup raised $3.3 million in pre-seed funding to support its development; the article does not provide revenue, user metrics, or detailed go-to-market plans. The piece notes context from the founders' background, including Microsoft’s discontinuation of Ally’s successor, Viva Goals, in 2025.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2024

Algorized is building the intelligence layer for Physical AI, enabling robots and other machines to perceive human presence, sense intent, and adapt in real time. Its core product, the Predictive Safety Engine, is a ground-up edge-AI foundation model that interprets ultra-wideband, mmWave and Wi-Fi signals to provide through-wall, low-latency awareness—eliminating the traditional “safety vs. speed” trade-off in industrial automation. After a high-profile debut with KUKA and ASUS at CES 2026, the company is rolling out its technology with major automotive and industrial customers across Europe and the U.S. The new capital will fund commercial scale-up, continued R&D on intent-prediction models, and the expansion of engineering and support hubs in Switzerland and Silicon Valley. Backed by investors such as the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Algorized positions its solution as a growth driver that unlocks latent capacity on factory floors. Although specific revenue or user numbers were not disclosed, the firm cites signed demand from Tier-1 manufacturing partners as evidence of early traction.