2048 Ventures
VC Fund
New York, United States
2048 Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. We back visionary founders who are building technologies of the future. 2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven earliest stage venture capital firm. We are founders, experienced operators, nerds and dreamers obsessed with the future. We've backed over 200 startups and have the experience and conviction to lead your pre-seed or seed round. We get you and your vision before others. We are systems thinkers, engineers, and product junkies. We think about the future non-stop and are ready to understand and back you before anyone else. When we decide to invest, we write you a check and then help you close the rest of the round. We lead rounds with high conviction, and write $500K - $2M checks.
- Total investments:
- 216
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
- Fund size:
- $82M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries 2048 Ventures invests in
Stages 2048 Ventures invests in
Countries 2048 Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$6.5M
- Pre-Seed
- $615k–$2.7M
- Series A
- $8M–$17M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 21 (10%)
- Software 20 (9%)
- Health Care 18 (8%)
- Information Technology 15 (7%)
- E-Commerce 8 (4%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 80 (37%)
- Seed 53 (25%)
- Series A 14 (6%)
- Series B 4 (2%)
- Series D 2 (1%)
Country
- United States 73 (34%)
- Canada 14 (6%)
- United Kingdom 2 (1%)
- Peru 1 (0%)
- Chile 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Iskold
Founder & Partner
|
Founder & Partner | Total investments: 136 | Find email | |
Julie Wolf
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 23 | Find email | |
Leonard Wossnig
Venture Network Partner
|
Venture Network Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Minda Brusse
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Rachel Lyubovitzky
Investor
|
Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeroset is an applied artificial intelligence research company that develops AI technologies and software products. The company conducts research in AI systems and builds tools for autonomous agents, including memory management infrastructure. It develops AI software designed to support agent performance and long-term information retention. | $5.2M / Pre-Seed / Oct 06, 2026 | ||
| TwoStep Therapeutics is developing novel tumor-targeting therapeutics for solid tumors. | $62.5M / Series A / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| Aslan Protects is an AI agents that avert the next mass shooting before it happens. | $20.8M / Seed / Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| GlossGenius is a company that creates automated personal assistant software for appointment management. The software from the company accepts bookings and payments, monitors clients and tracks their history, organizes personal calendars, and reports analytics, allowing beauty professionals and freelancers to manage and develop their companiesthrough client interaction and marketing automation. | $44M / Series D / Jul 21, 2026 | ||
| Genius AI is a company that creates automated personal assistant software for appointment management. The software from the company accepts bookings and payments, monitors clients and tracks their history, organizes personal calendars, and reports analytics, allowing beauty professionals and freelancers to manage and develop their companies throughclient interaction and marketing automation. | $44M / Series D / Jul 21, 2026 | ||
| Century Health accelerates drug development and commercialization by applying AI to real-world data. It is far too slow today to answer critical questions because the richest clinical data is locked away in silos. Our platform does the heavy lifting to rapidly get you the insight you need, all while supporting the research community and protectingpatient privacy. | $5M / Seed / May 19, 2026 | ||
| Rely is a company that focuses on converting the vast amount of unstructured data found in real estate transactions into structured. | $4.5M / Seed / May 19, 2026 | ||
| Pocket is an AI powered front office that operates system for medical clinics. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Broome links to your drive to incorporate every deal into your pipeline, enabling quicker deal screening and the development of a property information database. A single platform for your complete deal flow. Link your files, automatically capture deals, and allow AI to manage data entry so you can concentrate on what’s important—finalizing deals.The entire deal process is linked together. Manage your pipeline and perform analysis straight from your inbox. All data sources synchronize on their own, allowing you to concentrate on important deals. | Pre-Seed / Mar 11, 2026 | ||
| Actor Labs is an robotic engineering models that focuses on distilling operators into robotic models. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| See all 216 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does 2048 Ventures invest in?
2048 Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 216 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does 2048 Ventures invest in?
2048 Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$6.5M at Seed, $615k–$2.7M at Pre-Seed and $8M–$17M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not 2048 Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds 2048 Ventures took part in.
How do I contact 2048 Ventures?
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Who are the partners at 2048 Ventures?
The team at 2048 Ventures includes Alex Iskold (Founder & Partner), Julie Wolf (Partner) and Leonard Wossnig (Venture Network Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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