Brainchild

ActiveVenture Capital

Updated: Dec 5, 2025 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Oct 1, 2025	Glue	$20.0M Series A	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, New Form Capital, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Mark Pincus, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin
Oct 1, 2025	Limitless Labs	$10.0M Seed	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, New Form Capital, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Mark Pincus, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin
Sep 1, 2025	Filevine	$260.0M Series E	—	2048 Ventures, Accel, Album VC, DealerSocket, Entrée Capital Ventures, FJ Labs, Founder Collective, Insight Partners, Marketplace Capital, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Signal Peak Ventures, Sound Ventures, TCV, Teamworthy Ventures, The Finger Group, Wellington Management, Arie Abecassis, Eli Manning, Rob Glaser, Shane Battier
Sep 1, 2025	The Interface	$500K Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, Altair Capital Management, Angel investor, AngelList, Anti fund, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, Heavybit, Infinite Niches, KAAN Ventures, LAUNCH, Paradigm, Positive Sum VC, Proton Enterprises, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trust Fund, Vibe Capital, Alex Rodriguez, Y Combinator, Anthony Pompliano, Babak Nivi, Karim Atiyeh, Kevin Hart, Kyle Vogt, Marcy Simon, Matthew Dellavedova, Moshe Lifschitz, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky
Sep 1, 2025	Belfort	$6.0M Seed	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, New Form Capital, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Mark Pincus, Nicolas Pinto, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin, Willem Delbare
Sep 1, 2025	Dispatch	$18.0M Series A	—	Atomic, BoxGroup, Brewer Lane Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Flyover Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, Great North Ventures, Promus Ventures, SOSV, Techstars, Vista Equity Partners, Bob Pasker, Daren Cotter, Steve Martocci
Aug 1, 2025	Dirac	$11.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, Afore Capital, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Angel investor, AngelList, Anti fund, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, Harpoon, Heavybit, Infinite Niches, KAAN Ventures, LAUNCH, McCarthy Capital, Aaron Jacobson, Paradigm, Positive Sum VC, Proton Enterprises, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trust Fund, Vibe Capital, Alex Rodriguez, Y Combinator, Anthony Pompliano, Babak Nivi, Karim Atiyeh, Kevin Hart, Kyle Vogt, Marcy Simon, Matthew Dellavedova, Moshe Lifschitz, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky
Jul 1, 2025	Polymarket	$150.0M Series C	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Darling Ventures, Divergence Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, EQT Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, iNovia Capital, New Form Capital, Operator Collective, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management, Triatomic Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Mark Pincus, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin
Jun 1, 2025	Netic	$20.0M Seed	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Alumni Ventures, Amino Capital, AngelList, Bling Capital, C2 Investment, Kevin Ding, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Greylock, Hanabi Capital, Helium-3 Ventures, Jigsaw VC, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Longtail Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Ann Bordetsky, New Form Capital, Polychain Capital, Primitive Ventures, Quiet Capital, Robot Ventures, Saga, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Tribe Capital, UpHonest Capital, Y Combinator, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Mark Pincus, Matt Bellamy, Mike Vernal, Sahin Boydas, Samvit Ramadurgam, Sohail Prasad, Stani Kulechov, Sue Xu, Vitalik Buterin
Jun 1, 2025	Payrails	$32.0M Series A	—	75 & Sunny, AAF Management Ltd., Andreessen Horowitz, Coefficient Capital, Digital Currency Group, Dimension Capital, General Catalyst, HV Capital, LombardStreet Ventures, Oyster Ventures, The Hit Forge, Third Kind Ventures, Ben Davenport, George Burke, Henry Kravis, Kaushik Subramanian, Mario Götze, Mo El-Bibany
Apr 1, 2025	Thatch	$40.0M Series B	—	2.12 Angels, AAF Management Ltd., Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Digital Currency Group, Dimension Capital, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hardware Club, Shawn Modarresi, Kindred Ventures, Locus Ventures, LombardStreet Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The General Partnership, The Hit Forge, Third Kind Ventures, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Davenport, Chris Kelly, George Burke, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Kaushik Subramanian, Mo El-Bibany, Shervin Pishevar
Jan 1, 2025	Justpoint	$45.0M Series A	—	Lightbank, Right Side Capital Management, 01 Advisors, 9Yards Capital, AAF Management Ltd., Afore Capital, AirAngels, Akshay Kothari, Ali Moiz, Andreessen Horowitz, Antiportfolio Ventures, Backed VC, Basecamp Fund, Basecase Capital, Bradley Horowitz, Brendan O'Driscoll, Chris Smoak, CrunchFund, Divergent Capital, Evan Cheng, Factorial, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founder Collective, George Burke, Hoxton Ventures, Incisive Ventures, KW Angel Fund, LGF, Long Journey Ventures, Mario Gabriele, Matteo Franceschetti, Matthew Dellavedova, Moshe Lifschitz, Pioneer Square Labs, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Shrug Capital, Stellation Capital, Supernode Ventures, Symbolic Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Uncork Capital, Vivek Garipalli, VZVC, Wave Capital, Weekend Fund, What If Ventures
Dec 1, 2024	Corsmed	$4.0M Seed	—	Alpha Edison, Altair Capital Management, BoxGroup, Cherry Ventures, Cota Capital, Giza Polish Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Jonathan Becker, Luminar Ventures, Neu Venture Capital, NFX, Obvious Ventures, Techstars, Vayner RSE, Elad Kushnir, Joe Greenstein
Sep 1, 2024	RISE Labs	$3.0M Seed	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Blue Bear Capital, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, New Form Capital, North Island Ventures, Polychain Capital, Polygon, Robot Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, White Loop Capital, Ajit Tripathi, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Marc Benioff, Mark Pincus, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Tekin Salimi
Sep 1, 2024	Thatch	$38.0M Series A	—	2.12 Angels, AAF Management Ltd., Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Digital Currency Group, Dimension Capital, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hardware Club, Shawn Modarresi, Kindred Ventures, Locus Ventures, LombardStreet Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The General Partnership, The Hit Forge, Third Kind Ventures, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Davenport, Chris Kelly, George Burke, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Kaushik Subramanian, Mo El-Bibany, Shervin Pishevar
Sep 1, 2024	Limitless Labs	$3.0M Seed	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, New Form Capital, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Mark Pincus, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin
Aug 1, 2024	Story Protocol	$80.0M Series B	—	10100, 1confirmation, 355 Capital, 468 Capital, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Andreessen Horowitz, Angel investor, Animoca Brands, CVentures, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, New Form Capital, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, rocketship.vc, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, Sunset Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, True Global Ventures, Balaji Srinivasan, Baris Gultekin, Biz Stone, David Hoffman, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Gokul Rajaram, Josh Elman, Kunal Shah, Mark Pincus, Othman Laraki, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin
Aug 1, 2024	Slingshot AI	$30.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 11, 1984 Ventures, AAF Management Ltd., AirAngels, AIX Ventures, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Backed VC, Basecamp Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bling Capital, CrunchFund, E1 Ventures, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Founder Collective, Future Shape, General Catalyst, GIT1K, Health Velocity Capital, Icebreaker.vc, Incisive Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, K2 Global, KW Angel Fund, Left Lane Capital, Lerer Hippeau, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, Lux Capital, Maven Ventures, Original Capital, Pioneer Square Labs, sequel, Sequoia Capital, Shrug Capital, Social Capital, Solana Ventures, Soma Capital, Supernode Ventures, Swift Ventures, The House Fund, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tribe Capital, VZVC, Wave Capital, What If Ventures, Y Combinator, Adeel Hussain, Anne Wojcicki, Bradley Horowitz, Brendan O'Driscoll, Chris Eyre, Cory Levy, David J. Phillips, Deborah Liu, Gokul Rajaram, Liu Jiang, Manuel Bronstein, Mario Gabriele, Markus Villig, Matteo Franceschetti, Matthew Dellavedova, Mattia Astori, Mei Z., Michael Stoppelman, Mo El-Bibany, Moshe Lifschitz, Nate Matherson, Nitay Joffe, Paul Graham, Sam Altman, Scott Banister, Siddharth Singhal, Timothy A. Springer
Aug 1, 2024	Levels	$10.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, AAF Management Ltd., AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Backed VC, Basecamp Fund, CrunchFund, Founder Collective, Frst, Highbury Group, IDInvest Partners, Incisive Ventures, Khosla Ventures, KW Angel Fund, Long Journey Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, Redpoint Ventures, Shrug Capital, Stellar Capital, Supernode Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, VZVC, Wave Capital, What If Ventures, Bradley Horowitz, Brendan O'Driscoll, Mario Gabriele, Matteo Franceschetti, Matthew Dellavedova, Moshe Lifschitz, Scott Banister
Jul 1, 2024	Rillet	$14.0M Seed	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelPad, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Congruent Ventures, Craft Ventures, Creandum, Divergence Ventures, FasterCapital, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, ICONIQ Capital, Lead Edge Capital, Matrix, Menlo Ventures, Merus Capital, Mischief Venture Capital, New Form Capital, Openview Venture Partners, Operator Collective, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sound Ventures, Susa Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Volition Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Cristina Cordova, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Gordon Wintrob, Hanno Renner, Immad Akhund, Jon Brelig, Mark Pincus, Max Mullen, Melissa Tan, Mike Hennessey, Peter Reinhardt, Roland Grenke, Sahin Boydas, Saran Chari, Scott Belsky, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin, Zack Kanter
Jul 1, 2024	tread.fi	$4.0M Seed	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, New Form Capital, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Mark Pincus, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin
Jul 1, 2024	Sentient	$85.0M Seed	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Divergence Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, New Form Capital, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Mark Pincus, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin
Jul 1, 2024	Echo Chunk AI	$1.0M Seed	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Andreessen Horowitz, Divergence Ventures, Era Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Lerer Hippeau, New Form Capital, Paradox Capital, Pear VC, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Waverley Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Evan Moore, Immad Akhund, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Stanley Tang, Tony Xu, Vitalik Buterin
Jun 1, 2024	Polymarket	$55.0M Venture Round	—	10100, 1confirmation, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Darling Ventures, Divergence Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Greenoaks Capital, Greylock, iNovia Capital, New Form Capital, Operator Collective, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Thrive Capital, Triatomic Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Diego Berdakin, Dylan Field, Evan Williams, Mark Pincus, Sahin Boydas, Stani Kulechov, Vitalik Buterin
May 1, 2024	Gameto	$33.0M Series B	—	ARCH Venture Partners, Atomic, Bascom Ventures, BoxGroup, Brewer Lane Ventures, Coatue, Felicis Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Flyover Capital, Foresite Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, Future Ventures, Great North Ventures, Frederique Dame, Insight Partners, Khosla Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Scott Gottlieb, NFX, Overwater Ventures, Promus Ventures, RA Capital, SemperVirens Venture Capital, SOSV, TCV, Techstars, TitletownTech, Two Sigma Ventures, Vista Equity Partners, Vista Venture Partners, Anne Wojcicki, Bob Pasker, Daren Cotter, Steve Martocci

Financial History

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Leadership Team

Key people at Brainchild.

Kal Vepuri

Leadership Team

Key people at Brainchild.

Kal Vepuri

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Brainchild refers to multiple entities, but the most prominent are a data-driven marketing and AI innovation company and a startup consultancy led by Liv Rodriguez. The marketing-focused Brainchild fuses marketing, data science, and software to help consumer-facing companies grow smarter through data intelligence and AI-powered campaign optimization. Their flagship products include semantic software like Logos and advanced audience intelligence tools, serving brands aiming to optimize marketing performance and operational decisions. Meanwhile, Brainchild startup consultancy specializes in guiding entrepreneurs from idea to operational business, offering end-to-end services including legal setup, branding, and marketing, targeting new business founders seeking seamless launch and growth support.

Origin Story

The marketing and AI Brainchild is an innovation-driven company with a focus on integrating data science into marketing strategies, though specific founding details are not publicly highlighted. The startup consultancy Brainchild was founded by Liv Rodriguez, an entrepreneur with nearly a decade of private equity experience. She launched Brainchild to address the challenges entrepreneurs face in the startup process, leveraging her background in scaling businesses across various industries. The consultancy emphasizes practical, hands-on support to get businesses operational within 30 days, reflecting Liv’s strategic and customer-centric approach.

Core Differentiators

*For the marketing and AI Brainchild:*

Unique investment in AI-driven marketing software that transforms multi-source data into actionable insights.
Proprietary tools like Logos for real-time audience insight and campaign self-optimization.
Strong client collaboration with testimonials highlighting professionalism and creativity.
Consultancy services that translate data insights into strategic growth actions.

*For the startup consultancy Brainchild:*

Founder-led, personalized approach with deep private equity and operational experience.
Comprehensive service offering from legal setup to branding and marketing.
Rapid business readiness promise—operational within 30 days.
Customer-first brand strategy leveraging founder’s talent for understanding target audiences.

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Brainchild (marketing AI) rides the growing trend of data-driven marketing and AI automation, critical as consumer brands seek smarter, real-time decision-making tools to optimize campaigns and customer engagement. Their timing aligns with increasing digital transformation and demand for marketing efficiency. The startup consultancy Brainchild addresses the rising wave of entrepreneurship and side hustles, simplifying the complex startup process with integrated services, thus enabling more founders to enter the market confidently. Both entities contribute to ecosystem growth by empowering businesses—either through advanced marketing tech or streamlined startup launches.

Quick Take & Future Outlook

The marketing and AI Brainchild is poised to expand its AI-powered software suite, with upcoming products like Noesis promising advanced audience intelligence at scale, likely deepening their impact on marketing automation and data utilization. Continued innovation and client success could position them as a leader in marketing tech. The startup consultancy Brainchild will likely grow by scaling its hands-on, founder-focused model, potentially expanding services or geographic reach to meet increasing entrepreneurial demand. Both will be shaped by trends in AI, data analytics, and the democratization of business creation, enhancing their influence in their respective domains.

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