Betaworks
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Investing, building and working with exceptional creators and makers. Thematic approach focused on frontier technologies including AI/ML, gaming, and decentralization.
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Non-technical founders, non-frontier technology areas, companies not aligned with core thematic focuses
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- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
3 contacts on file
Portfolio
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Recent activity
- Jan 2026
Twin
Seed · Lead
- Nov 2025
Sandbar
Series A · Investor
- Oct 2025
Tycho AI
Series A · Investor
- Sep 2025
The Browser Company
Exit · Portfolio
- Jun 2023
Hugging Face
Series A · Participated
- Mar 2023
The Browser Company
Seed · Lead
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TechCrunch
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EU-Startups
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UKTN
Camera Intelligence closes £1.4m seed funding campaign
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TechCrunch
Betaworks’ third fund closes at $66M to invest in early-stage AI startups
Jul 2025
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May 2025
citybiz
Legacy Capital Ventures, Betaworks Join $7M Seed Round for Real Estate Startup Digs
Jan 2024
GeekWire
Real estate startup vets land $7M for new construction project management startup
Feb 2023
AlleyWatch
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 5/16/22
May 2022
Axios
Toy startup "Superplastic" raises $10 million in Series A funding
Jul 2019
WSJ
John Borthwick’s Betaworks Ventures Holds First Close on New Fund
Apr 2019
Forbes
Betaworks Studios: The Startup Club Connecting Top-Notch Creators
Nov 2018
Business Insider
There's an invite-only 'Soho House for nerds' launching soon in NYC
Feb 2018
Axios
First Betaworks fund is almost ready
Dec 2017
Business Insider
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observer.com
Betaworks Team Announces Ambitious Goal: Rebuild Digg From the Ground Up. In Six Weeks.
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