Cadenza, an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and New York City, has successfully closed a $50 million AI Venture Fund. This new fund focuses on pre-seed and seed opportunities within the artificial intelligence sector, emphasizing infrastructure and enterprise applications across critical verticals.
Building on its established track record of supporting transformative technologies, Cadenza remains committed to its hallmark principles: disciplined valuations and the efficient use of investor capital. Since 2022, when it pre-seeded Together.ai—now celebrated as one of the fastest-growing companies in history—Cadenza has positioned itself at the forefront of AI innovation. The firm’s strategic additions of Venture Partners, including Vipul Ved Prakash (CEO of Together.ai), Charles Srisuwananukorn (Founding Engineer at Together.ai), and Alex Acero (former Distinguished Scientist at Apple), have further enhanced its ability to identify and support groundbreaking ventures.
To date, the fund has already made ten investments, including Nous Research, Tensorwave, Jericho Security, and Axolotl, demonstrating remarkable traction in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Cadenza’s growing influence is bolstered by a world-class investor syndicate, featuring prominent players such as VanEck Associates, Aros Capital (Denmark), private wealth managers, US endowments and RIAs, and family offices from the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
With this new fund, Cadenza aims to further its mission of empowering the next generation of AI leaders, ensuring its investors gain unparalleled access to high-potential early-stage companies shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
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