Basis Set Ventures invests in early-stage startups that are harnessing the opportunities for artificial intelligence to enable people to perform more productively. We believe artificial intelligence (AI) delivers core value to businesses by improving the current business workflow and uncovering new opportunities.
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 38
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 12.08.2026 | Gravity | gravity.xyz | $30.5M | United Sta... |
| 29.10.2025 | Mem0 | mem0.ai | $24M | United Sta... |
| 24.05.2022 | Dataro | dataro.io | - | Australia,... |
| 24.05.2022 | Tigris Dat... | tigrisdata.com | $25M | United Sta... |
| 24.05.2022 | Series Fin... | seriesfi.com | $25M | - |
| 24.05.2022 | Vizcom | vizcom.co | - | United Sta... |
| 24.05.2022 | Slope (YC ... | slope.so | - | - |
| 24.05.2022 | Single Ori... | singleorigin.tech | - | - |
| 22.12.2021 | Trendsi | trendsi.co | - | United Sta... |
| 15.11.2021 | Orchest | orchest.io | $3.5M | Netherland... |
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Persons 12
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Sébastien | Boyer | Technical ... | linkedin.c... | - | s*******n@... | - |
| - | Lisa | C. | Operations... | linkedin.c... | - | l**a@basis... | - |
| - | Catherine | Stewart | - | linkedin.c... | - | c*******e@... | - |
| - | Dr. | Lan Xuezha... | Founding a... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
| - | John | Mannes | Partner | linkedin.c... | - | j**n@basis... | - |
| - | Sheila | Joglekar V... | - | linkedin.c... | - | s****a@bas... | - |
| - | Grace | Chan | HR Officer | linkedin.c... | - | c***g@basi... | - |
| - | Tilly | G. | Executive ... | linkedin.c... | - | t***y@basi... | - |
| - | Grace | Yang | Data Scien... | linkedin.c... | - | g***e@basi... | - |
| - | Rachel | Wong | Head of Da... | linkedin.c... | - | r****l@bas... | - |
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News 32
| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.02.2021 | The Persistence Brings Executive Programs, Community and an API to Impactful Women Leaders in Tech | Communities of support are essential for women working in tech. The growth of organizations like Women in Product and All Raise over the last few years have amplified the voices of women from product teams to boardrooms. Building on this wo... |
| 24.02.2021 | All That Glitters (Like Stars) Is Not Gold: Metrics that matter when commercializing open source | Many companies are commercializing open source, but what metrics really matter? TL;DR - it’s not GitHub Stars. We looked at all 134 open source software companies founded since 2015 across their GitHub metrics to assess which are the most t... |
| 29.09.2020 | ‘It’s So Essential’: WeChat Ban Makes U.S.-China Standoff Personal | “This move is a page ripped straight out of China’s playbook,” said Lan Xuezhao, founding partner of Basis Set Ventures, a venture capital firm in San Francisco. Ms. Lan, who was born in China and travels there once a year, said that the in... |
| 16.07.2020 | Welcome Sheila Vashee to the investing team | Today we're excited to announce that we're expanding our investing team with the addition of industry veteran Sheila Vashee, whose extensive experience leading growth and go-to-market teams at Opendoor and Dropbox will help us achieve our m... |
| - | Come Join the Basis Set Investment Team | Basis Set Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups that are using artificial intelligence to help us work more productively. Our ~$140M fund is dedicated primarily to Seed and Series A startups. We’re looking ... |
| - | How Data Made Capturing the Black Hole Image Possible | Black holes have been studied (and the subject of legends) for years, but last week, astronomers revealed the first image of a black hole captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, a network of eight telescopes located across the globe. This ... |
| - | 5 exciting and investable AI themes | A few weeks ago I spoke at SaaStr Annual, the largest B2B software conference, about investing in artificial intelligence. BSV looks for early-stage startups that are solving real problems facing new or traditional industries, but something... |
| - | The most overlooked path to commercialize AI is for companies to do it themselves | The full-stack methodology gave birth to companies like Uber and Tesla prior to the apex of the deep-learning revolution. And in today’s AI-first world of data and human labelers, full-stack startups are poised to play an even more importan... |
| - | Silicon Valley Goes To China | One Chinese technology executive said he worked 14 to 15 hours a day at least six days a week. Another said he worked every waking hour and forced himself to watch movies to relax. |
| - | For Startup Founders Who Are Also Moms, It’s a Balancing Act | Diane Loviglio, co-founder and chief executive of Boon and Gable, a personal stylist startup in San Francisco, makes the same six-egg breakfast omelet for her family every day—a routine that eliminates one decision from her packed schedule ... |
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Mentions in press and media 15
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.08.2026 | Gravity Raises $30.5M in Series A Funding | Gravity, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of an automated agent-to-agent advertising platform, raised $30.5m in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Committed Capital, with participation from Basis Se... |
| 09.06.2026 | Orbital Raises $5M in Pre-Seed Funding | Orbital, a Los Angeles, CA-based space infrastructure company building AI data centers in Low Earth Orbit, raised $5M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by a16z speedrun with participation from Basis Set, Human Element, Wayfinder, Antle... |
| 30.10.2025 | AI Memory Platform Mem0 Leads Multi-Million Dollar Startup Funding Wave | AI memory platform Mem0 leads a significant funding surge, securing $24 million from top-tier investors. This wave of capital fuels innovation across diverse sectors. Confectionary brand Oroos raised $2.3 million for expansion. B2B visa pro... |
| 29.10.2025 | Mem0 raises $24 million from Basis Set Ventures, Peak XV Ventures, others | Synopsis San Francisco startup Mem0, founded in 2023, builds memory systems for AI agents, helping them recall past interactions. It raised $24 million, led by Basis Set Ventures, with participation from Peak XV Partners, Kindred Ventures a... |
| 20.05.2024 | Teal Raises $8M in Seed Funding | Teal, a NYC-based startup specializing in accounting infrastructure for Vertical SaaS businesses, raised $8M in Seed funding. The round was led by Torch Capital with participation from Basis Set Ventures, General Advance, Dash Fund, and ang... |
| 26.04.2021 | Basis Set Ventures closes $165M sophomore fund | Basis Set Ventures, an early-stage venture firm focused on AI investments, has raised $165 million for its second fund, TechCrunch reported. The oversubscribed vehicle is nearly $30 million larger than the firm's 2017 vintage $136 million d... |
| 26.04.2021 | Basis Set Ventures Gives Up the Office as It Raises $165 Million Fund | While some venture firms are returning to the office, Basis Set Ventures is embracing remote work beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. The venture firm, which just raised $165 million for its second fund to invest in machine-learning businesses an... |
| 22.04.2021 | At Basis Set Ventures, merging venture capital and software development yields a $165 million new fund | When Xuezhao Lan first formed Basis Set Ventures, the goal was to leverage technology to give venture capital investing super powers. From the earliest days, when Lan hired former TechCrunch reporter John Mannes, and then built out the team... |
| 22.08.2020 | Launched with $17 million by two former Norwest investors, Tau Ventures is ready for its closeup | Amit Garg and Sanjay Rao have spent the bulk of their professional lives developing technology, founding startups and investing in startups at places like Google and Microsoft, HealthIQ, and Norwest Venture Partners. Over their decade-long ... |
| 28.07.2019 | As RPA evolves, humans will increasingly take a back seat | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! The robotic process automation (RPA) industry has... |
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