Basis Set Ventures

OpenArt is a platform dedicated to AI art enthusiasts, allowing users to create and modify images using advanced AI technologies. The startup, founded by ex-Googlers, aims to democratize art creation through generative AI.

DataLane is a domain name for sale, offering a premium verified domain with secure transaction support and hassle-free payments.

Path Robotics, also known as Path.Pro, is a platform that provides contractor services price quotation solutions, helping business owners maintain margins and expand their company footprint. It offers custom quotes and collaborative relationship setups.

Quince offers high-quality essentials at radically low prices, focusing on sustainability and affordability. The company aims to provide luxury products without the luxury price tag by utilizing a factory-direct model.

Sakana AI is a Tokyo-based R&D company focused on developing transformative AI through nature-inspired intelligence and foundation models. The company aims to democratize AI in Japan and enhance scientific discovery using advanced AI techniques.

AI-driven company addressing systemic underpayment in women's healthcare, aiming to improve outcomes and value in this sector.

Rasa simplifies building complex conversational AI by extending LLMs with reliable business logic. Our platform enables enterprises to build sophisticated AI agents that handle millions of interactions securely, giving you complete control to scale automation.

Slope is a financial technology company that offers products like SlopeScore, a cash flow score for businesses, and Embedded Capital, which provides flexible payment options for buyers.

FarmWise deploys state-of-the-art AI and computer vision weeding technology to help farmers achieve their productivity and profitability goals.

Drata is a security and compliance automation platform that continuously monitors and collects evidence of a company’s security controls, while streamlining compliance workflows end-to-end to ensure audit readiness.

Workstream provides HR and payroll solutions tailored for hourly businesses, offering features like applicant tracking, payroll processing, onboarding, and time scheduling.

Early investor in AI applications and infrastructure, led by active AI practitioners Socher, Manning, and Goldbloom who continue hands-on research and company-building, offering domain expertise and founder partnership.

AI-focused, Alphabet-backed investor offering longer timelines; ex‑Google technical partners provide hands-on model architecture and data‑pipeline support plus access to TensorFlow experts and research engineers.

Led by DataRobot founder Jeremy Achin and Intel Capital MD Igor Taber, Cortical Ventures uses a proprietary AI platform to invent and incubate companies in Physical AI, AI Production Gap, and AI for Good. The team brings $6B+ AI company building experience and operates as AI builders and practitioners with deep hands-on deployment expertise.

Later-stage investor offering multi-asset access to private equity, credit and capital-markets expertise, plus hands-on operator-led growth support from a Hive team specialized in regulated fintech. BCV operates as part of Bain Capital's multi-asset platform, giving portfolio companies access to private equity, credit expertise, and later-stage capital that most standalone VCs cannot provide, while their "Hive" platform team of ex-operators from companies like Dropbox and Stripe works hands-on with founders using a formalized growth methodology rather than ad-hoc support. The firm has built a strong reputation as a fintech specialist with category-defining investments in regulated financial technology companies like GoCardless and Flywire, combining both operating expertise and capital-markets sophistication for complex fintech plays.