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Scribble Ventures

San Francisco, California · Invests in US; Global · Website

Pre-SeedSeedSeries AB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHealthcare & BiotechClimate & EnergyRoboticsDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRobotics & AutomationBiotech & Life SciencesClimate & Clean EnergyHealthcare & Digital Health

Thesis

AI companies are built differently. We back the world's best AI native founders and help them reshape our world for the better. We go wide on product and deep on GTM.

Likely not a fit for

Not interested in non-AI companies, non-founders, or AI applications of existing tech without native architecture

How they invest

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

Partners & team

4 contacts on file

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Elizabeth Weil

General PartnerFounder and Managing Director · Primary contact

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Portfolio

WhatnotEcommerce Marketplaces

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the US, UK, and Europe—bringing millions together to shop, sell, and connect around the things they love. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment.

BasetenDeveloper Tools Infra

Baseten is an AI infrastructure platform that provides the tooling, expertise, and hardware necessary to rapidly bring AI products to market. Their proprietary Inference Stack combines performance research with reliable infrastructure, ensuring global availability and high uptime.

FigmaEnterprise Software

Figma is a collaborative interface design tool that allows users to design, prototype, and collaborate on projects in real-time.

AbridgeHealthcare Digital

Abridge is a pioneering company leveraging generative AI to enhance clinical conversations, aiming to improve healthcare outcomes for clinicians, nurses, and revenue cycle teams. Their platform transforms healthcare interactions into actionable insights, fostering deeper understanding and efficiency in patient-provider communication.

PoolsideEnterprise Software

Poolside is a frontier lab focused on building foundation models, agents, and enterprise systems to deploy artificial general intelligence (AGI) in high-consequence environments, transforming how work gets done in enterprises.

StatsigEnterprise Software

Statsig is a modern product development platform that helps teams measure the impact of their software releases through advanced experimentation and product analytics.

Periodic Labs

Periodic Labs is pioneering the development of AI scientists and autonomous laboratories aimed at accelerating scientific discovery, particularly in the physical sciences. By leveraging vast amounts of experimental data, the company seeks to automate materials design and enhance technological progress in areas such as superconductors and semiconductor manufacturing.

Stoke

Stoke Space is revolutionizing space access with its 100% reusable Nova rockets, designed to provide affordable and on-demand access to any orbit. By leveraging full reusability, Stoke aims to significantly reduce launch costs and enhance the sustainability of space operations.

MotherduckEnterprise Software

MotherDuck is a serverless data warehouse built on DuckDB, designed to provide analytics solutions for data teams, software engineers, and data scientists, enabling them to query data easily using SQL or natural language.

PeregrineEnterprise Software

Peregrine.ai specializes in deploying edge AI for computer vision applications, focusing on safety and security across various domains including mobility, manufacturing, and public safety.

AptosDeveloper Tools Infra

Aptos is a blockchain platform that enables developers to build decentralized applications (dApps) using smart contracts. It focuses on providing a secure and scalable environment for token standards and multi-signature wallets.

Mitra ChemManufacturing Industrial

Mitra Chem is a leading energy innovator building cheaper, cleaner, and safer commercial battery materials to serve as the bedrock for global decarbonization efforts. The company utilizes machine learning and automation to accelerate the development and production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) materials for electric vehicles and energy storage.

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Scribble Ventures Research Investment Thesis Scribble Ventures is an AI-native venture capital firm founded by product and go-to-market leaders from OpenAI, Meta, Twitter, and a16z. The fund backs the world's best AI native founders and helps them reshape the world for the better. Their core conviction is that "AI companies are built differently" and they focus on founders who demonstrate the abil

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