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AV8

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We back early-stage start-ups focused on healthcare, enterprise, financial services and deep-tech. Our mission is to help founders build category-defining companies.

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Stages

Seed, Series A

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Investment Thesis

AV8 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on backing bold founders building category-defining companies across healthcare, enterprise, financial services, and deep tech. They position themselves as full lifecycle investors but typically begin partnerships at the Seed or Series A stage, committing early and partnering for the long term. The firm emphasizes hands-on engagement during the critical early stages when companies are launching products, building teams, and achieving first revenue milestones.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Experienced team with decades of collective experience in launching products, building teams, and scaling revenue—each investment receives full team participation
  • Sharply focused on Seed/Series A challenges, spending significant time with entrepreneurs during critical early growth phases
  • Broad and deep networks connecting entrepreneurs to end-buyers, channel partners, and new hires
  • Access to domain expert Venture Advisors from leading companies (Asana, Google, Stanford, Nvidia, UiPath, Square, LinkedIn) who actively assist portfolio companies
  • Backed by Allianz, one of the leading integrated financial services providers worldwide

Portfolio Highlights

Alpha Medical

Healthcare

Delfi Diagnostics

Healthcare

Eclypsium

Enterprise

Embrace.io

Enterprise

PhenomicAI

Healthcare

SwiftShift

Healthcare

AllIn Bio

Healthcare

Axuall

Healthcare

+ 34 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

6 Partners at AV8

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