Gradient Ventures
PE / VC · San Francisco, CA · United States
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Gradient Ventures is an AI-focused venture capital firm based in San Francisco. Founded in 2017 as Google's in-house AI seed vehicle, it has since become an independent entity. The firm is led by General Partners Darian Shirazi and Zach Bratun-Glennon, both engineers-turned-investors with extensive experience in AI. Gradient Ventures is distinct for its deep AI expertise, stemming from its roots within Google and its targeted focus on AI applications and agentic platforms. The firm invests in pre-seed and seed-stage AI companies, concentrating on applications that use AI as a core capability rather than developing foundational models. With nearly $1.2 billion in assets under management, its investments are typically in the $0-1 million range, aligned with genuine seed rounds. It is cautious about participating in mega-seed rounds above $100 million. Gradient Ventures has strategically transitioned to independent management, with its latest fund, Fund V, being the first to include institutional LPs such as Alea Capital and Reflex Capital alongside Google. Gradient's notable investments include Writer - enterprise generative AI, Lambda - AI cloud infrastructure, Krea - AI-powered creative tools, Oura - wearable health intelligence, and Sona - AI-native workforce management. Noteworthy exits include CentML, acquired by NVIDIA, Streamlit, acquired by Snowflake, and Prepared, acquired by Axon.
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