# Abstract

> Abstract is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and FinTech. See 402 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 402
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 16%
- Fund size: $114k
- Last fund: Jun 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abstract-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/abstractvc
- Website: http://www.abstract.vc

Abstract is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco with $1.5 billion in assets under management. We are sector-agnostic, focused on seed and early stage founders. Our reputation among founders is built on fierce loyalty, unparalleled connections, and a relentless drive to help them win.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$9.8M |
| Series A | $9.3M–$33M |
| Series B | $25M–$81M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 76 | 19% |
| FinTech | 36 | 9% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 30 | 7% |
| Financial Services | 27 | 7% |
| Information Technology | 27 | 7% |

229 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 141 | 35% |
| Series A | 82 | 20% |
| Series B | 25 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 14 | 3% |
| Pre-Seed | 13 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 183 | 46% |
| India | 3 | 1% |
| Brazil | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| France | 2 | 0% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lizzy Bates | Marketing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lizzy-bates |
| Alex Davidov | General Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-davidov |
| Anthony Heckman | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-heckman |
| Ramtin Naimi | Founder and General Partner | 100 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ramtin-naimi |
| Will Thomsen | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/will-thomsen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June | June operates an automated deployment and integration laboratory designed to stream-line complex enterprise transformations. Their core business model focuses on parsing buried legacy configurations into plain-language business rules independent of specific vendor platforms. By providing continuous agentic oversight, the platform enablesenterprises to securely roll out software, consolidate data pipelines, and deploy autonomous workflows without structural downtime. | $20M | Pre-Seed | Aug 03, 2026 |  |
| Foundational Industries | Foundational Industries develops, finances, and operates autonomous manufacturing facilities for contract manufacturing. Its factories use AI-enabled robotics and a unified factory operating layer to coordinate activities from product design through production. The company serves businesses that require domestic production and manufacturingcapacity for critical components and products. | $25M | Seed | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| Foundation Industries | Foundation Industries provides manufacturing technology and services focused on fast, low-volume, high-mix CNC machining for hard tech companies. The company offers an online portal where engineering teams can upload designs, define specifications, and receive transparent quotes for custom components. Its system supports domestic production runswith turnaround times as short as two days for qualifying orders. Foundation Industries focuses on helping hardware teams move efficiently from design to production by simplifying quoting, ordering, and tracking in one place. The company serves deep tech and physical engineering organizations that need rapid prototyping and small-batch production of precision-machined parts. Its services are intended to reduce lead times, increase predictability, and support the development and launch of complex hardware systems. | $25M | Seed | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| Cast Insights | Cast Insights is an AI-powered platform that turns global spoken content—TV, radio, podcasts, livestreams—into structured, searchable real-time intelligence for investors, policy teams, strategists, and newsrooms. | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| Atoms | Atoms is a robotics startup that develops industrial robotics and physical AI systems designed to automate tasks across mining, transport, and food-related operations. The company builds specialized, task-oriented machines rather than general-purpose robots, focusing on improving productivity in environments that involve physical labor andlogistics. Its technology centers on applying software-like principles to real-world systems, using robotics, sensors, and data-driven models to manage and execute industrial processes. The company structures its activities into distinct segments aligned with key industries, including food infrastructure, mining operations, and transportation systems. In the food sector, it develops automated infrastructure that supports preparation and production workflows, while in mining, it focuses on increasing operational efficiency through robotic systems designed for extraction and site activities. Its transport-related efforts include building a foundational robotic platform, described as a “wheelbase,” that supports mobility and deployment of machines in logistics and industrial settings. | $1.7B | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Atoms | Atoms is a robotics startup that develops industrial robotics and physical AI systems designed to automate tasks across mining, transport, and food-related operations. The company builds specialized, task-oriented machines rather than general-purpose robots, focusing on improving productivity in environments that involve physical labor andlogistics. Its technology centers on applying software-like principles to real-world systems, using robotics, sensors, and data-driven models to manage and execute industrial processes. The company structures its activities into distinct segments aligned with key industries, including food infrastructure, mining operations, and transportation systems. In the food sector, it develops automated infrastructure that supports preparation and production workflows, while in mining, it focuses on increasing operational efficiency through robotic systems designed for extraction and site activities. Its transport-related efforts include building a foundational robotic platform, described as a “wheelbase,” that supports mobility and deployment of machines in logistics and industrial settings. | $1.7B | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Sail Research | Infrastructure for long-horizon agents. Efficient inference and sandboxes optimized for throughput. | $80M | Series A | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Telepatia | Telepatia is a health tech platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to support medical professionals. | $33M | Series A | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| Reactor | Reactor is an artificial intelligence infrastructure company developing a platform for real-time generative video and interactive AI world models. The company builds developer tools and APIs that enable applications to generate video, environments, and interactive visual experiences dynamically in response to user input. Its platform is designed tosupport low-latency inference and scalable processing for AI-generated media used in entertainment, robotics, simulation, and physical AI applications. Reactor develops software infrastructure that allows developers to integrate real-time generative video capabilities into consumer and enterprise products. The company also works on world model technologies that combine visual generation, interaction systems, and machine learning to create continuously adaptive digital environments. In addition, Reactor supports application development through SDKs, cloud-based infrastructure, and deployment tools intended for AI-native interactive experiences and generative media systems. | $59M | Series A | May 28, 2026 |  |
| AUDIOGEN | Audiogen makes audio production 100x faster for music, film, and game makers. | $2.2M | Seed | May 26, 2026 |  |

10 of 402 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Abstract invest in?

Abstract invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 402 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Abstract's check size?

Abstract typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$9.8M at Seed, $9.3M–$33M at Series A and $25M–$81M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Abstract participates in.

### How do I contact Abstract?

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### Who are the partners at Abstract?

The team at Abstract includes Lizzy Bates (Marketing Partner), Alex Davidov (General Partner) and Anthony Heckman (Operating Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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