Emergent Ventures

www.emergent.vc

Emergent invests in Seed-stage (Inception to Pre-Series A) Intelligent Software companies focused on Enterprise AI, Cloud, and related technologies, targeting US-focused companies building from anywhere.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Enterprise Saas, Data Infrastructure

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Investment Thesis

Emergent Ventures backs ambitious Enterprise AI founders early, aiming to spot signals before the market and lead with conviction when it matters most. They believe in supporting founders through the critical early stages—from idea to product-market fit to sustainable growth—with hands-on partnership from operators who have built and scaled category-defining companies themselves.

What Sets Them Apart

Early conviction investing: Led Observe.ai's pre-seed round in 2017 before they had a working product
Proven track record: 4 out of 5 Emergent-backed companies reach strong product-market fit; companies graduate to next stage and achieve category leadership at significantly higher rates
Extensive operator network: Deep relationships with industry leaders and CXOs from major companies (PayPal, Adobe, Salesforce, Google, Amazon, etc.) and successful founders
Hands-on approach: Provide resources specifically for getting to PMF, crafting GTM, and building momentum
Bespoke guidance: 'Zero boilerplate' tailored advice from people who have built and backed category leaders
Portfolio success: Multiple portfolio companies recognized as category leaders (Observe.ai - Forbes AI 50, Acceldata - top 10 banks/telcos/CPGs)