We invest on the edge where science and entrepreneurship join to disrupt the status quo

Your fundraising is a numbers game: building investor pipeline and nurturing momentum

We identify the next industry-defining ideas on day one and inject the capital, talent, and industry connections necessary for powering their pre-seed to seed transformation

Investing ahead: Pioneering Physical AI, Secure Edge and Brain-Computer Interfaces / Neurotech

Across Southern California, wider U.S. and Armenia

SmartGateVC team and the founders of AimStack, Ashot Arzumanyan, Gor Arakelya, Armine Galstyan, Gev Sogomonian, Vazgen Hakobjanyan

Performance Snapshot

42

Portfolio companies since 2018

16

Seed, Series A and Series B after our Pre-seed

$6.5M

Raised for every $100K we invested

We invest in technology leaders

SuperAnnotate: world’s fastest AI model management platform

Perceptron AI: Perception software for real-world applications across multiple industries

Deep Origin: the most accessible AI-powered drug discovery platform

Grovf: revolutionizing Big Data computing for higher performance and lower power use

See our portfolio

and top-tier investors follow on our rounds

Bringing together science and entrepreneurship, along with our large and growing network

In-house network of individual investors and mentors who back the growth of companies vetted by SmartGateVC

Network of entrepreneurs and seasoned professionals bringing their industry insights and connections into startups’ growth

Affiliated Machine Learning lab tacking portfolio and community startups’ scientific challenges

Our tech hub where we working with scientists, engineers, executives and co-investors to turn research and technology in various AI disciplines into industry-defining companies

Advisory Network

Network of 40+ advisors and scientific experts who back the growth of companies vetted by SmartGateVC and strengthen our due diligence process

Fellowship Program

Fellowship program for outstanding PhD researchers to engage with frontier technologies, support technical diligence, and gain firsthand exposure to building and investing in scalable deep-tech companies

We have built and continuously grow a community of founders, scientists, investors and industry professionals

shaped around our Hero House deep tech hubs in California and Armenia

Hero House technology hub in Glendale, California

California

326 Mira Loma Ave, Glendale, CA, 91204

Hero House technology hub in Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan

60 Sundukyan street, Yerevan, Armenia, 0012

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