Vela Partners
2026-08-28vela.partners
Overview
What they do
Vela Partners is a quantitative venture capital firm based in San Francisco that focuses on artificial intelligence startups. It describes itself as an AI startup investing in AI startups and has built an AI-only portfolio since 2017. The firm leverages AI to transform venture investing into a science and collaborates on research in artificial intelligence applied to venture capital. Its limited partners include top-tier venture capital firms.
vela.partners
What they look for
Vela Partners invests in AI startups from inception to Series A, using a quantitative, AI-driven approach to venture investing and targeting top-decile returns. The firm focuses on building an AI-only portfolio and supporting early-stage entrepreneurs globally.
vela.partners
Stage
Ideation, Seed
vela.partners
Sectors
AI, Deeptech, Cybersecurity
vela.partners
Based
San Francisco, US
vela.partners
Sources
2026-08-28vela.partnersFrom inception, we have perceived ourselves as an AI startup investing in other AI startups.
2026-08-28vela.partnersOur program is built on a single thesis: that interpretability, auditability, and reliability…
2026-08-28vela.partners04 AI-native infrastructure and data 13 cos Companies building the data, identity, security…
Portfolio, cheque size and the rest
The 49 companies they have backed that we can see, the cheque they write, and whether they are deploying right now.
Start free, no cardFree accounts see every record.