# AJ Ventures

> AJ Ventures is a VC fund in Portola Valley backing Machine Learning and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Portola Valley, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://ajventures.co/

AJ Ventures is a VC fund in Portola Valley focused on Machine Learning and SaaS. Focus on Finanacial and consumer sector

## Contacts

5 contacts available for AJ Ventures. Shizune tracks 1 team members at AJ Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/aj-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hiruy Amanuel | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiruy-amanuel |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HappyEMI | HappyEMI is a next-generation consumer finance company providing shoppers with instant financing at the point of-sale in-stores and online platforms making it Peopleless, Paperless financing platform. HappyEMI’s has an edge over others through its data-driven approach that underwrites risk beyond credit score to reach broader consumer base by usingalternative data points and has signed up major retail brands for smartphones. HappyEMI monetizes through subvention from Manufactures and Retailers and financing charges from Consumers. HappyEMI helps its Retail Partners improve sales conversions, boost basket sizes, and increase customer happiness. | $1M | Seed | Aug 09, 2018 |  |
| Orbo.ai | Orbo.ai provide contextual information and become a gateway to the world and not just stay limited to computational photography through our deep learning technology based solutions.Orbo’s face tracking technology can be implemented across devices to identify human emotions, transformative & augmented effects as well as one can build enhancedcamera centric applications. |  | Seed | Sep 05, 2017 |  |
| Detect Technologies | Detect Technologies is a leading Industrial AI & SaaS enterprise that is reimagining global industrial productivity with novel AI architecture and hardware. Detect employs a combination of state-of-the-art proprietary technologies and deep industry expertise to increase productivity through increased schedule certainty, enhanced resourcevisibility through real-time intelligent monitoring, decreased in-service equipment failure, increased estimated life of an asset through predictive maintenance, and automation of compliance to international safety standards. |  | Seed | Aug 16, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Axilor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axilor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IIMA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ciie-iim-ahmedabad) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jain International Trade Organisation(JITO)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jain-international-trade-organisation-jito) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Keiretsu Forum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-forum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does AJ Ventures invest in?

AJ Ventures invests primarily in Machine Learning, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact AJ Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at AJ Ventures?

The team at AJ Ventures includes Hiruy Amanuel (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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