Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

Askari develops hand‑launched, fully autonomous hit‑to‑kill interceptors designed for dismounted operators; its two main systems are Rift Alpha and Rift Bravo. Rift Alpha targets Group 1 and 2 UAS, can be launched from the hand, a tube, or a box, has a range of about 2 km and top speed around 60 m/s, and is already in customer use. Rift Bravo is a smaller, foldable Group 1 interceptor with roughly 1 km range, speeds above 100 mph, and a form factor that allows a dozen to fit in a rucksack; Bravo remains in development supported by non‑dilutive R&D contracts. Askari says it has over $2M in real procurement contracts and an order book exceeding $2M, with customers predominantly in the special operations community and reported intercept rates near 90% during testing with a Tier One customer. The company emerged from stealth in April, was founded by Georgia Tech alumni Robbie Van Zyl and Ben Airdo (both 25) alongside Marc Van Zyl, and plans to use new funding to scale production and expand engineering and operations headcount. Future product ambitions include adapting interceptors for ground‑vehicle threats and developing tooling to automate rapid interceptor design and delivery.

Participated · Seed · Jan 2026

Level3AI is an AI-native software company founded in 2024 and headquartered in Singapore. Its core product suite deploys large-language-model-based agents that integrate deeply with enterprise systems to handle customer engagement across voice, email, and chat channels. The platform combines advanced language models with predefined operational playbooks to deliver human-quality, reliable support at scale. Early customers include regional brands such as Carousell, GetGo, Yuu Rewards, and Carsome, validating the solution’s applicability to high-volume consumer businesses. With its recent capital infusion, the company plans to accelerate research and development and broaden go-to-market coverage across key Asia-Pacific markets. Although specific revenue or user metrics were not disclosed, the customer roster suggests initial commercial traction. Management is led by CEO Dr. Harry Yu, whose background guides the firm’s focus on enterprise-grade reliability and deep integrations. The company positions itself within the broader enterprise AI and customer experience software categories.

Led · Seed · Dec 2025

Ciphero is a New York City–based startup creating an AI verification and security layer for enterprise environments. Its platform captures, verifies, and governs every AI interaction, flagging risky behavior and guaranteeing trustworthy outputs. By addressing Shadow AI, agentic deployments, data-leak risks, and compliance standards such as SOC 2, Ciphero enables companies to integrate generative AI safely and ethically. The product is currently being tested with select design partners as the team refines enterprise-wide deployment and explores new AI investment opportunities. Leadership comprises CEO Saoud Khalifah, COO Rob Gross, and Chief AI Officer Sen Tian, all alumni of Fakespot, an AI fraud-detection company acquired by Mozilla. Having recently emerged from stealth, Ciphero has secured $2.5 million in pre-seed capital to fund product development and operational expansion.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2025

Bricklayer.ai, founded in 2024 and headquartered in Arlington, VA, delivers a platform that lets Security Operations Centers build, manage, and orchestrate teams of specialized AI agents. These agents perform multi-step tasks such as alert triage, vulnerability management, threat intelligence gathering, and reporting while maintaining auditability and human-level context. The company targets Fortune 500 enterprises and managed security providers, helping customers automate thousands of analyst hours each month. Bricklayer.ai reports that its monthly recurring revenue has expanded more than 14-fold year-to-date and more than doubled in the most recent quarter, underscoring rapid market adoption. The fresh capital will be directed toward accelerating product development, expanding go-to-market efforts, and enhancing customer experience to meet rising demand for AI-driven security automation. By enabling SOC teams to create cohesive AI agent teams, Bricklayer.ai aims to establish an AI-native model for security operations.

Participated · Equity · Jun 2025

SportsVisio offers an AI-driven platform that provides real-time statistics, automated video highlights, and performance insights tailored to sports such as basketball and volleyball. The company recently launched Coach Mode to surface deeper player- and team-level insights, released a fully featured volleyball product, and added a 3x3 offering. SportsVisio plans to scale its offerings across basketball and volleyball and expand into new sports like baseball for amateur, youth, and professional organizations. The platform is used by more than 150 leagues, clubs, and teams and by 16,000 users across 16 countries. Financially, the company announced $3.2M in incremental funding in June 2025, bringing total capital raised to $9M. The new funding will be used to power sales and marketing growth initiatives as SportsVisio scales its product and market reach. SportsVisio builds AI-powered, platform-agnostic computer-vision software that brings augmented reality and automated statistical analysis to the amateur sports level without additional hardware. Users can record games on their smartphones to stream live, review statistics, access insightful analytics, and create highlights in real time. Its first product, SV Hoops, automatically generates stats, analytics, and video highlights for basketball and is used by universities, leagues, schools, and national technology companies around the world. The company’s technology also supports collaborative coaching functionalities to help teams and players improve. Founded in 2021 by CEO Jason Syversen and based in Miami, Florida, SportsVisio recently completed a financing to support growth and expansion.