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ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
Industries
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Data infrastructure
  • Developer tools
  • Enterprise software
  • SaaS
About
Theory Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on AI and data-driven software. Their focus spans AI infrastructure, data systems, developer tools and enterprise SaaS across the United States. The firm supports founders from seed through Series A stages.
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Investment Thesis

Theory Ventures is a seed and Series A stage firm investing in software companies transformed by AI and data, running a concentrated, research-led portfolio. The firm differentiates itself through Tomasz Tunguz's widely read data-driven research and his long SaaS investing record at Redpoint.
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Founded in 2023 by Tomasz Tunguz after roughly 14 years at Redpoint Ventures, where he invested in companies such as Looker and Monte Carlo. Launched with a debut fund of around $230M and runs a concentrated, research-led AI-first strategy. Tunguz is one of the most widely read venture bloggers on SaaS and AI.

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Team

Tomasz Tunguz - Founder & General Partner

Spencer Farrar - Partner

Lauren DeMeuse - Partner

Andy Triedman - Investor

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Allium

BackOps AI

MotherDuck

Omni

LanceDB

Superlinked

Aampe

Koah

Artemis

Dropzone AI

Maze

Initia

Context.ai

Datable

Tobiko Data

Doss

Ollama

Sail

Shipwell

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