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ex/ante is a venture fund focused on agentic technology, investing in tools enhancing human agency via privacy, security, and information integrity. The firm supports teams developing solutions to advance free societies and counter digital authoritarianism. It provides resources and early-stage capital for technology growth.
Founded in 2022 by Zoe Weinberg, ex/ante emerged from a public-benefit venture group. Weinberg saw technology's power for empowerment or control, identifying a critical need for digital rights investment. She established the firm to back innovations restoring user command over data and digital identities.
The fund primarily invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups developing solutions for privacy, data ownership, and information integrity. ex/ante envisions individuals maintaining full control over digital assets. Its mission is to foster democratic resilience by championing human autonomy through agentic technologies.
ex/ante has 3 tracked investments across 3 companies. The latest tracked deal is $3.8M Seed in Cyphlens in December 2025.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | Cyphlens | $3.8M Seed | — | Cambrian Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Motivate Ventures, Robert Keith |
| May 1, 2024 | HoundDog.ai | $3.0M Seed | E14 Fund, Ex/ante, Mozilla Ventures | Graph Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Amjad Masad |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Cape | $40.0M Series B | Katherine Boyle, A Star | Bennett Siegel, Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, Founders Fund, Humba Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Adrian Aoun, Evan Moore, Kevin LIN, Mark Pincus, Costanoa Ventures, Forward Deployed VC, Karman Ventures, Point72 Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital |
