# VantedgeAI

> VantedgeAI is a VC fund in Norwalk backing Software and Information Technology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Norwalk, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/8vdx/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/8vdxOfficial
- Website: https://8vdx.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/8vdxOfficial

VantedgeAI is a VC fund in Norwalk focused on Software and Information Technology. The goal of Vantedge AI, formerly known as 8vdx, is to provide an Agent Marketplace of curated agents to enable investors to get an investing edge to generate alpha by leveraging AI. Our insight to build this marketplace comes from our experience from running a credit hedge fund for 15 years and as a Y Combinator backed startup, we understand thecomplexities of AI and are here to offer a complete infrastructure to funds and startups alike. Our platform is built to serve the investment community with the highest security, compliance, and infrastructure tailored for institutional investors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| B2B | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trace | Secure and reliable voice AI customer support agents for banking, insurance, fintech, and more. We integrate with existing core systems and leverage the latest in AI research to resolve all customer calls end-to-end. |  | Seed | Mar 08, 2025 |  |
| Unbound Security | Unbound enables employees to securely utilize AI tools in their work while safeguarding company secrets. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Sep 25, 2024 |  |
| Refine | Refine is a react-based web application development platform that offers a wide range of software services. | $2.8M | Seed | May 06, 2024 |  |
| Stellar Sleep | Stellar Sleep is a mobile app that helps you get better sleep using psychology. Stellar Sleep uses a combination of behavioral therapy, habit building social accountability, and gamification to create an enjoyable, yet clinically effective way for people to improve their sleep. | $6M | Seed | Feb 06, 2024 |  |
| Giga | Giga ML is a platform to train and deploy on premise LLM's |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 24, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scale-asia-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Treeo VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/treeo-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Emerging Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-emerging-europe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eight Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GMO VenturePartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gmo-venturepartners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does VantedgeAI invest in?

VantedgeAI invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did VantedgeAI last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for VantedgeAI closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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