We built for 2 billion users

San Francisco venture capitalfor applied AI

Now we investin what’s next

Applied AI since2018

130x+on our first check

5x MOIC

The experienceis the moat

ChatGPT didn't win because of GPT-4. It won because of a text box. WhatsApp didn't win because of better encryption. It won because it was simple and fast.

We invest through two lenses:

Next-Gen
Computing

The infrastructure that makes AI possible. Custom inference chips. Intelligent model routing. Neuromorphic computing. On-device AI.

User Experience

The experience that makes AI matter. The interface, the moment a user can't go back.

Next-Gen
Computing

The infrastructure that makes AI possible. Custom inference chips. Intelligent model routing. Neuromorphic computing. On-device AI.

The moat is wherecomputingmeetsexperience

Ourportfolio

MaintainX

130x+ · $3.6B
exit to Autodesk

AI Fund

$20B exit to Nvidia

Andra AI
Higgsfield

$0 → $500M
ARR in 2 years

NC Fund
Anthropic

Bet on the team since 2023

Andra AI
Zeely

AI ‘Make me an ad’

NC Fund
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The team that built itis now the teamthat backs it

Richard Jhang

Former Chief Innovation Officer at IBM; started its Applied AI business. Architected enterprise AI systems for Fortune 50 companies.

50% of AI happens in San Francisco

95% of AI customers are everywhere else

We're the only fund builton both sidesof that gap

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Our AI finds your AI

1,000+ data points daily — founder moves, technical breakthroughs, competitive shifts. We run on what we invest in.

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