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AIX Ventures

Q: When was AIX Ventures last fund created?

AIX Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2026-06-05.

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Investor type

Founded

February, 2021

AUM

$252 M

Location

Stanford, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$5-10 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Pre-seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe

Investor profile last updated: 21 July, 2026

Profile

AIX Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2021. The firm is led by a team of experienced AI practitioners, including Christopher Manning and Anthony Goldbloom, who bring hands-on research and company-building expertise. AIX Ventures is distinguished by its focus on partnering with top AI startups and practitioners to transform industries.

The firm primarily invests in the artificial intelligence and machine learning sectors, with a focus on seed-stage investments in the United States. AIX Ventures typically writes checks ranging from $100K to $1M. The firm manages several funds, including AIX Ventures Fund I with $50 million AUM launched in 2022, and AIX Ventures Fund II with $202 million AUM launched in 2024.

Notable investments by AIX Ventures include Hugging Face - AI community platform, Perplexity - knowledge platform, Weights & Biases - MLOps platform, You.com - personalized AI assistant, and Wispr Flow - voice dictation tool.

Industry

HRTech Music Travel Software Robotics Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Fashion/Beauty Edtech Education AI HealthTech Machine Learning (ML) Developer Tools Consumer Products Deeptech Biotechnology E-commerce/Marketplace Fintech Retail SaaS MedTech Cybersecurity LegalTech

AIX Ventures Funds

Name	Type	Industry	Stage	Region	Size	AUM	Launch date
AIX Ventures Fund I	Venture Capital (VC)	Consumer Products Healthcare Services AI HealthTech Deeptech	Pre-seed Seed	North America	$5-10 m	$50 M	March 2022
AIX Ventures Fund II	Venture Capital (VC)	Biotechnology Edtech E-commerce/Marketplace Fintech Healthcare Services Retail Robotics SaaS AI MedTech Cybersecurity LegalTech Deeptech	Pre-seed Seed Series A	North America	$5-10 m	$202 M	February 2024
AIX Ventures Fund III	Venture Capital (VC)	Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Robotics SaaS Software HealthTech	Pre-seed Seed	North America	$5-10 m	—	June 2026

Contacts

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Richard Socher CEO

CEO

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Christopher Manning Director

Director

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FAQs about AIX Ventures

Is AIX Ventures a venture capital or private equity firm?

AIX Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $5-10 m.

Where is AIX Ventures located?

AIX Ventures is located in Stanford, California, United States.

When was AIX Ventures founded?

AIX Ventures was founded in 2021.

What sectors and industries does AIX Ventures invest in?

AIX Ventures invests in companies and startups in HRTech, Music, Travel, Software, Robotics, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fashion/Beauty, Edtech, Education, AI, HealthTech, Machine Learning (ML), Developer Tools, Consumer Products, Deeptech, Biotechnology, E-commerce/Marketplace, Fintech, Retail, SaaS, MedTech, Cybersecurity, LegalTech.

What is AIX Ventures geographical focus of investments?

AIX Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.

At what stages of companies and startups does AIX Ventures typically invest in?

AIX Ventures invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed, Late Stage (Series C+).

What is the usual amount of AIX Ventures investment?

AIX Ventures usually invests $5-10 m on average.

What is the amount of assets of under management (AUM) for AIX Ventures?

AIX Ventures has around $252m assets under management.

When was AIX Ventures last fund created?

AIX Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2026-06-05

What are the contacts of AIX Ventures?

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