Adapt Ventures

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Updated: Dec 20, 2025 ·

About

Adapt Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020, specializing in early-stage investments for pre-seed and seed-stage startups across sectors like fintech, software, consumer, and healthcare, with a primary focus on the UAE market.

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Jun 1, 2025	Levelpath	$55.0M Series B	—	AirAngels, Alumni Ventures, Authentic Ventures, Battery Ventures, Benchmark, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Fifth Wall, Foundation Capital, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Predictive VC, Redpoint Ventures, SRB Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Uncork Capital, Weekend Fund, Adam Guild, Akshay Kothari, Arash Ferdowsi, Cory Levy, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Scot Wingo, Siqi Chen, Suhail Doshi
Jun 1, 2025	Definely	$30.0M Series B	—	Alumni Ventures, Authentic Ventures, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Fifth Wall, Foundation Capital, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Octopus Ventures, Offline Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Predictive VC, Raine Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, SRB Ventures, Systemiq Capital, Thirty Five Ventures, Uncork Capital, Adam Guild, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cory Levy, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Scot Wingo
May 1, 2025	Wander	$50.0M Series B	—	Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Authentic Ventures, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Clear Ventures, Fifth Wall, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, FTX Ventures, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Meritech Capital Partners, Mischief Venture Capital, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Predictive VC, Prosperity7 Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Saga, SRB Ventures, Summit Partners, TCV, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Trinity Ventures, Uncork Capital, Adam Guild, Cherian Mathew, Christina Cacioppo, Cory Levy, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Fidji Simo, Immad Akhund, Jason Lemkin, Jonathan Neman, Joshua Reeves, Julian Shapiro, Justin Mateen, Max Mullen, Parker Conrad, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Scott Belsky, Scot Wingo, Sean Rad, Siqi Chen
Apr 1, 2025	Unravel	$7.0M Series A	—	Concept Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Koolen and Partners, Nauta Capital, Village Global, Charlie Songhurst, Mandeep Singh
Mar 1, 2025	Podqi	$3.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, at.inc/, Bain Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Exponent Founders Capital, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Not Boring Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, Soma Capital, Jeremy Cai, Karim Atiyeh, Mario Gabriele, Musaab Hakami, William Hockey
Jan 1, 2025	Zelt	$6.0M Series A	—	Antler, Concept Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Nauta Capital, Peak, Village Global, Charlie Songhurst, Mandeep Singh, Mario Götze
Sep 1, 2024	Blue Sky Robotics	$75K Seed	—	Alumni Ventures, Authentic Ventures, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Fifth Wall, Foundation Capital, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Predictive VC, Redpoint Ventures, SRB Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Uncork Capital, Adam Guild, Cory Levy, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner
Aug 1, 2024	Remi	$21.0M Series A	—	btov Partners, Foundation Capital, Peak, World Fund, Constanze Buchheim, Georgina Smallwood, Rolf Schrömgens
May 1, 2024	AngelQ	$5.0M Seed	—	1984 Ventures, Concept Ventures, Cortical Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Nauta Capital, Village Global, Charlie Songhurst, Mandeep Singh
May 1, 2024	Haz	$1.0M Seed	—	Atlantic Food labs, Concept Ventures, Connect Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Nauta Capital, Speedinvest, Village Global, Charlie Songhurst, Mandeep Singh
Oct 1, 2023	Doubleword	$3.0M Seed	—	Concept Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Nauta Capital, Village Global, Charlie Songhurst
Sep 1, 2023	Story Protocol	$25.0M Series A	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Angel investor, Concept Ventures, CVentures, Episode 1 Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Nauta Capital, Polychain Capital, Polygon, Robot Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures, SLVC, Village Global, Balaji Srinivasan, Charlie Songhurst, David Hoffman, Mandeep Singh, Nicolas Berggruen, Preethi Kasireddy, Stani Kulechov
Sep 1, 2023	Levelpath	$30.0M Series A	—	Alumni Ventures, Authentic Ventures, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Fifth Wall, Foundation Capital, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Predictive VC, Redpoint Ventures, SRB Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Uncork Capital, Adam Guild, Cory Levy, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Scot Wingo
Sep 1, 2023	Treefera	$2.0M Seed	—	Concept Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Nauta Capital, Village Global, Charlie Songhurst, Mandeep Singh
Jul 1, 2023	Zelt	$3.0M Seed	—	186 Ventures, Accomplice VC, Alpine Ventures, Angels of Many, Arrive, Atomico, Banana Capital, Baseline Ventures, Boston Seed Capital, Concept Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures, Founder Collective, Goodwater Capital, Impellent Ventures, Iris Capital, Nauta Capital, NextGen Venture Partners, NextView Ventures, Operator Collective, Playfair Capital, Predictive VC, The Hit Forge, Village Global, VitalStage Ventures, XX, Y Combinator, Arash Ferdowsi, Charlie Songhurst, Chris Schagen, Christian Reber, David Chang, Evan Moore, Immad Akhund, Jeff Seibert, Jennifer Lum, Mandeep Singh, Niklas Jansen, Scott Belsky
Sep 1, 2022	Blowfish	$12.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, at.inc/, Bain Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Exponent Founders Capital, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, GV, Inspired Capital, Not Boring Capital, Scale Venture Partners, Shaan's All Access Fund, Soma Capital, The Hit Forge, Threshold Ventures, Jeremy Cai, John Johnson, Karim Atiyeh, Mario Gabriele, Musaab Hakami, Sahil Lavingia, William Hockey
Apr 1, 2022	Starlight	$5.0M Seed	—	AirAngels, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Archetype, Audacity, Authentic Ventures, Awesome People Ventures, Banana Capital, Basis Set Ventures, Battery Ventures, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Chapter One Ventures, CoinFund, Comcast Ventures, Divergence Ventures, Electric Ant, Electric Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Exponent Founders Capital, Fifth Wall, Foundation Capital, Future Perfect Ventures, Hack VC, Hashed, Indus Valley Capital, Infinite Niches, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Kearny Jackson, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Kleiner Perkins, M34 Capital, Makers Fund, Mischief Venture Capital, Nascent, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Predictive VC, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, SID Venture Partners, Solana Ventures, Sound Ventures, SRB Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Uncork Capital, Version One Ventures, Weekend Fund, WPP Ventures, Adam Guild, Adam Jackson, Alex Pack, Aliaksandr Hudzilin, Alice Lloyd George, Anastasia Andrianova, Andrew Steinwold, Balaji Srinivasan, Biz Stone, Bob Young, Bo Shao, Brad Holden, Cory Levy, David Nage, Do Kwon, Eric Wu, Imran Khan, Jeff Morris, Jess Sloss, Jim Lanzone, Luis Cuende, Nathaniel Whittemore, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Ravi Parikh, Regan Bozman, Rene Reinsberg, Rich Miner, Scott Belsky, Scot Wingo, Sina Habibi, Stani Kulechov, Steve Weinstein, Tegan Kline, Trevor McFedries, Tyler Scott Ward
Apr 1, 2022	Levels	$38.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, AAF Management Ltd., Kevin Hartz, Active Capital, Afore Capital, AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList, at.inc/, Backed VC, Backstage Capital, Bain Capital, Basecamp Fund, Bedrock Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Brainchild, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, CapitalX, Color Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Craft Ventures, CrunchFund, Cyphr VC, Ali Tamaseb, Divergence Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Exponent Founders Capital, Forum Ventures, Founder Collective, Future Ventures, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Greylock, Helium-3 Ventures, Hustle Fund, Incisive Ventures, Kearny Jackson, KW Angel Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, LOI Venture, Long Journey Ventures, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Paradox Capital, Pioneer Square Labs, Precursor Ventures, Prototype Capital, Quiet Capital, Rising Tide Partners, Rivet Ventures, SaaSholic Fund, Scale Asia Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, Shrug Capital, Solana Ventures, Soma Capital, Supernode Ventures, The Club, The Community Fund, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Underscore VC, Unruly Capital, Unusual Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Vibe Capital, VZVC, Wave Capital, Weekend Fund, What If Ventures, Y Combinator, YLEM, Alex Lieberman, Anthony Pompliano, Arash Ferdowsi, Aston Motes, Augusto Marietti, Ben Tossell, Bradley Horowitz, Brendan O'Driscoll, Chris Herd, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Greg Isenberg, Howie Liu, Immad Akhund, Jack Smith, Jaime Schmidt, Jeremy Cai, Julian Shapiro, Justin Welsh, Karim Atiyeh, Kyle York, Louis Beryl, Maia Bittner, Manik Gupta, Mario Gabriele, Matt Bellamy, Matteo Franceschetti, Matthew Dellavedova, Moshe Lifschitz, Musaab Hakami, Paul McKellar, Paul Yacoubian, Sahil Lavingia, Sam Parr, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Sumon Sadhu, William Hockey, Zack Kanter
Apr 1, 2022	AngelList	$44.0M Series B	—	Alumni Ventures, Archangel Network of Funds, Arrive, Atlantic Bridge University Fund, Authentic Ventures, BDC Venture Capital, Bennu, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Fifth Wall, Flex Capital, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Gigascale Capital, Global Founders Capital, Greylock, Horizon 3 Venture Studio, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Operator Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Predictive VC, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Silicon Ventures, SRB Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trammell Venture Partners, Treble Capital, Uncork Capital, Aaron Levie, Adam Guild, Amy Chang, Cory Levy, Curtis Lee, Dylan Field, Elliot Shmukler, Eric Wei, Eric Wu, Gerry Fung, Gina Bianchini, Gokul Rajaram, Harris Barton, Hunter Horsley, Joshua Reeves, Mark Pincus, Matias Woloski, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Scott Kleper, Scot Wingo, Stephen Cole
Apr 1, 2022	Gravity Sketch	$33.0M Series A	—	Accel, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Authentic Ventures, BlueYard Capital, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Buckley Ventures, Capital Factory, CapitalX, CVentures, Dreamers VC, EQT Ventures, Expa, Fifth Wall, Foundation Capital, FTX Ventures, Future Shape, General Catalyst, Tom Hulme, Infinite Niches, Insight Partners, Kepler Operator’s Fund, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Oak HC/FT, Offline Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Predictive VC, Rainfall Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, SRB Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Uncork Capital, Ryan Zurrer, Adam Guild, Baron Davis, Casey Neistat, Cory Levy, Guillaume Roux-Romestaing, Kevin Lin, Liam Casey, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Scot Wingo, Sebastian Ingrosso, Shane Battier
Mar 1, 2022	Glimpse	$6.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Anti fund, at.inc/, Bain Capital, BITKRAFT Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Exponent Founders Capital, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, GSR Ventures, M.G. Siegler, LGF, Not Boring Capital, Origin Ventures, PivotNorth Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, Sierra Ventures, Soma Capital, James Beshara, Jeremy Cai, Karim Atiyeh, Mario Gabriele, MG Siegler, Musaab Hakami, William Hockey
Mar 1, 2022	Triple Whale	$4.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, at.inc/, Bain Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Exponent Founders Capital, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Not Boring Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, Soma Capital, Jeremy Cai, Karim Atiyeh, Mario Gabriele, Musaab Hakami, William Hockey
Mar 1, 2022	Lenco	$2.0M Seed	—	2048 Ventures, 468 Capital, Kevin Hartz, at.inc/, AVANT BIO, Bain Capital, BITKRAFT Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Casa Verde Capital, Dimension Capital, Exponent Founders Capital, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, K2 Global, Not Boring Capital, Presight Capital, Seedstars, Shaan's All Access Fund, Soma Capital, Sound Ventures, Techstars, The Founder VC, Thomas Pentz, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, XFactor Ventures, Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Erik Podzuweit, Florian Prucker, Gee Roberson, Gwyneth Paltrow, James Corden, Jeppe Rindom, Jeremy Cai, Karim Atiyeh, Marc Benioff, Mario Gabriele, Mato Peric, Musaab Hakami, Paul George, Ryan Tedder, Steve Aoki, William Hockey
Mar 1, 2022	Arcol	$4.0M Seed	—	Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Arrive, Atlantic Bridge University Fund, Atomico, Authentic Ventures, Bennu, Will Wang, BITKRAFT Ventures, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Ganas Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Greylock, Horizon 3 Venture Studio, ICONIQ Capital, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, LGF, Makers Fund, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Operator Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Polymath Capital Partners, Predictive VC, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Saga, Scale Venture Partners, Schematic Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Silicon Ventures, SRB Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Uncork Capital, Vibe Capital, Aaron Levie, Adam Guild, Alex Pattis, Amy Chang, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cory Levy, Curtis Lee, David Peterson, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Elliot Shmukler, Eoghan McCabe, Eric Wei, Eric Wu, Gina Bianchini, Gokul Rajaram, Harris Barton, Hunter Horsley, Joshua Reeves, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Lin, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matias Woloski, Nkechi Iregbulem, Parker Conrad, Peter Fishman, Peter Kazanjy, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Sam Corcos, Scott Kleper, Scott Ukrop, Scot Wingo, Zachary Sims
Feb 1, 2022	Funding Souq	$3.0M Seed	—	500 Startups, Kevin Hartz, at.inc/, Bain Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Exponent Founders Capital, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Not Boring Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, Soma Capital, Jeremy Cai, Karim Atiyeh, Mario Gabriele, William Hockey

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Leadership Team

Key people at Adapt Ventures.

Leadership Team

Key people at Adapt Ventures.

Deep Dive

Adapt Ventures - High-Level Overview

Adapt Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2020 by brothers Mohammed and Ammar Amdani. The firm’s mission is to back visionary founders building disruptive companies, focusing on sectors such as fintech, software, consumer goods, healthcare, and marketplaces. Adapt Ventures typically invests at the pre-seed and seed stages, with initial checks ranging from $200,000 to $500,000. Their investment philosophy emphasizes collaboration without leading rounds or taking board seats, allowing founders transparency and autonomy. They provide bespoke support in go-to-market strategies, business development, and fundraising, partnering with about 10-12 new startups annually. Adapt Ventures operates primarily in New York and Miami, with additional presence in San Francisco, London, and Mexico, and has been recognized in Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital (2023)[1][4].

Origin Story

Adapt Ventures was founded in 2020 by brothers Mohammed and Ammar Amdani, who brought a shared vision of supporting early-stage startups with high growth potential. The firm evolved with a focus on being a collaborative partner rather than a traditional VC lead, emphasizing founder-friendly terms and flexible support. Their approach allows them to invest early, sometimes as soon as the Family & Friends round, and follow on in subsequent rounds. This strategy has helped them build a diverse portfolio including companies like Clara, Italic, Wander, and Pluto[1][2][4].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Adapt Ventures does not lead funding rounds or take board seats, fostering a transparent and founder-centric relationship.
Network Strength: They leverage a vetted network of industry confidants to help portfolio companies access new markets and scale efficiently.
Operating Support: Bespoke assistance in go-to-market strategies, business development, and fundraising, including support for Series A and beyond.
Selective Partnership: They invest in only 10-12 startups per year to provide tailored, high-impact support.
Global Presence: Offices and influence across New York, Miami, San Francisco, London, and Mexico enable cross-border opportunities[1][4].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Adapt Ventures rides the trend of early-stage, founder-first venture capital that prioritizes flexibility and operational support over control. The timing is favorable as startups increasingly seek partners who provide more than just capital—especially in competitive sectors like fintech, software, and consumer goods. Market forces such as globalization of startups and the rise of diverse founder ecosystems align with Adapt’s global footprint and collaborative approach. By focusing on early-stage investments without board control, Adapt Ventures influences the ecosystem by empowering founders to innovate with fewer constraints and more tailored support[1][2][4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Adapt Ventures is poised to deepen its impact by continuing to back bold founders at the earliest stages, potentially expanding its geographic reach and sector focus as market opportunities evolve. Trends shaping their journey include increasing demand for founder-friendly capital, growth in fintech and health tech innovation, and the globalization of startup ecosystems. Their influence may grow as they refine their bespoke support model and leverage their network to accelerate portfolio company scale, reinforcing their reputation as a collaborative, founder-first early-stage investor[1][2][4].

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Adapt Ventures - High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Adapt Ventures does not lead funding rounds or take board seats, fostering a transparent and founder-centric relationship.
Network Strength: They leverage a vetted network of industry confidants to help portfolio companies access new markets and scale efficiently.
Operating Support: Bespoke assistance in go-to-market strategies, business development, and fundraising, including support for Series A and beyond.
Selective Partnership: They invest in only 10-12 startups per year to provide tailored, high-impact support.
Global Presence: Offices and influence across New York, Miami, San Francisco, London, and Mexico enable cross-border opportunities[1][4].