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Compound

New York, NY · Invests in US; Europe; MENA · Website

SeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHealthcare & BiotechCrypto & Web3RoboticsHardware & DevicesDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureRobotics & AutomationBiotech & Life SciencesHealthcare & Digital Health

Thesis

Contrarian venture firm investing in scientific and technical breakthroughs. We identify white-space opportunities where technical founders are solving previously unsolvable problems. We combine capital with deep domain expertise, research capabilities, and operational support to help founders scale from idea to commercialization.

Likely not a fit for

Marginally differentiated B2B SaaS, non-technical teams, mature market consolidation, companies without clear scientific novelty

How they invest

Lead or follow
Leads or follows
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

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Michael Dempsey

General PartnerManaging Partner · Primary contact

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David Hirsch

General PartnerGeneral Partner

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Shelby Newsad

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Mackenzie Morehead

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Ron Boger

Venture PartnerVenture Partner - Computational Biology

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Dan Zigmond

Venture PartnerVenture Partner - Data Science & AI

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Celeste Holz-Schietinger

Venture PartnerVenture Partner - Biology

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John Palmer

Venture PartnerVenture Partner - Crypto

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Drew Gray

Venture PartnerVenture Partner - AI & Robotics

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Portfolio

WayveRobotics Automation

Wayve is pioneering a new era for automated driving with its advanced AI technology, focusing on embodied AI for autonomy and next-gen autonomous driving solutions.

RunwayEnterprise Software

Runway is a mobile release management platform that provides tools for automating and managing mobile application releases, ensuring efficient collaboration and rollout management for mobile teams.

AIFleetLogistics Supply Chain

AIFleet is a tech-driven trucking company delivering more of what matters, focusing on improving driver satisfaction and operational efficiency through proprietary AI technology.

Prime IntellectEnterprise Software

Prime Intellect is building the infrastructure for decentralized AI development at scale. We aggregate global compute and enable researchers to collaboratively train state-of-the-art models through distributed training across clusters.

DeepGramEnterprise Software

Deepgram is a foundational AI company focused on building voice technology that transforms human-to-machine interactions through advanced speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice agent APIs.

Fort RoboticsRobotics Automation

Fort Robotics provides safety and security solutions for smart machines and autonomous systems, offering a range of products including remote controls and safety controllers for industrial applications.

OsaroRobotics Automation

OSARO integrates intelligent robotics directly into your business, solving challenges in picking, bagging, kitting, and depalletizing.

Culturebiosciences

Culture Biosciences is an innovative company that provides a cloud-based platform for bioreactor experiments, enabling scientists to run and analyze experiments remotely. Their technology streamlines the process of biomanufacturing and accelerates the development of biologics.

Los Angeles ProjectBiotech Life Sciences

The Los Angeles Project is associated with Embryo Corporation, a company focused on genetic engineering. They aim to redefine possibilities through advanced biological transformations. This work is highly innovative and influential.

ConceptionHealthcare Digital

Conception is pioneering a stem cell technology known as in-vitro gametogenesis (IVG) to transform stem cells into viable human eggs. This innovative approach aims to assist families facing infertility, enable older couples to have biological children, and potentially reduce the risk of genetic diseases in future generations.

Juvena TherapeuticsBiotech Life Sciences

Juvena Therapeutics is a computationally-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on unlocking the therapeutic potential of secreted proteins to develop life-saving biologics for chronic and age-related diseases.

Spaero BioBiotech Life Sciences

Spaero Bio is a company focused on biotechnology.

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Compound VC Research Investment Thesis Compound is a thesis-driven, research-centric investment firm founded in 2013 that invests in contrarian, white-space startups across AI/ML, robotics, biology, and crypto. The fund's core philosophy is identifying scientific and technical breakthroughs that are underappreciated by the broader market, then helping founders commercialize these innovations and s

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