# Ash Kalb

> Ash Kalb is a seed investor at Fulcra Dynamics Corporation backing Artificial Intelligence. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fulcra Dynamics Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fulcra-dynamics-corporation)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashkalb
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ashkalb
- Website: http://ashkalb.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashkalb

Ash Kalb is a seed investor at Fulcra Dynamics Corporation in New York focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Ash Kalb is the Co-Founder and President of Fulcra Dynamics Corporation and the Co-Founder of Katalys and HUMAN. He previously worked at 1o Inc. as a Co-Founder and Sentieo as COO/GC. Ash Kalb attended Columbia Law School.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$5.4M |
| Pre-Seed | $200k–$240k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 40% |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| SaaS | 2 | 20% |
| Analytics | 2 | 20% |
| Delivery Service | 2 | 20% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Series D | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 70% |
| Sweden | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Katalys | Katalys is a partnership marketing technology platform that provides Brands and Publishers with a better way to generate revenue in the performance marketing channel. Formed out of the recent merger between RevOffers, a ‘cookieless’ graph attribution technology, and the embedded commerce innovation of 1o.io, Katalys is set on a course to disruptthe digital marketing landscape.Katalys' disruptive innovation in the performance marketing space is an embedded commerce technology that allows consumers to transact at any point of product discovery. This includes the ability to complete an eCommerce transaction inside a display advertisement, in-app, in-video, blog post, social media platforms, and even inside a VR/AR environment. | $5.4M | Seed | Sep 21, 2023 |  |
| Flype | Flype enables stores of any size to deliver orders same-next day at a cost that is lower than standard ground shipping. We are always the fastest and cheapest delivery service provider at checkout. |  | Seed | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| Artistree | Help protects businesses from the liability of generative AI in their content pipelines | $200K | Pre-Seed | Jul 17, 2023 |  |
| AlphaSense | AlphaSense is a market intelligence platform that allows professionals to make critical decisions with confidence and speed. The company has nearly 2,000 enterprise clients, including financial institutions that use the platform to inform their business decisions. AlphaSense is trusted by over 1,800 enterprise customers, including a majority of theS&P 500. | $100M | Series D | Apr 11, 2023 |  |
| Zenzio AI | Zenzio AI creates AI sales assistants beginning with the automotive retail industry. The solution is live in production serving thousands of true sales conversations. | $240K | Pre-Seed | Apr 02, 2023 |  |
| Flype | Flype enables stores of any size to deliver orders same-next day at a cost that is lower than standard ground shipping. We are always the fastest and cheapest delivery service provider at checkout. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| Bytez | Bytez is the unified platform for AI models and papers. Access 220,000+ serverless AI models via a unified API and 440,000+ interactive research papers.Build real-time apps, run evaluations, or develop agentic pipelines, without infrastructure or orchestration overhead.Products: - API with 80,000+ models - Platform for demoing and deployingmodels - AI Agent grounded in 440,000+ papers and 80,000 models delivering cited research answersWe bridge AI research and production, making open-source AI accessible and scalable. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 20, 2021 |  |
| 1o, Inc. | 1o is an e-commerce platform that focuses on consumers, publishers, and brands. It engaging in product discovery and product purchase on the web. |  | Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |
| FilterLabs.AI | FilterLabs.AI collect and analyze data in hard-to-reach corners of the internet so users can connect with audiences and markets. The company was founded by Jonathan Teubner and David Smith in 2021 and is headquartered in Medford, Massachusetts. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| Thistle | Thistle is a healthy food and juice company that delivers fully-prepared, plant-forward meals to the doorsteps of its customers. It makes eating nutritious, organic, and local foods incredibly convenient and accessible. They believe that by removing the major existing hurdles to consumers (no time to make a meal; too expensive to eat healthy; badlocal options), they can empower our customers to make great choices for themselves, their family, and the environment.It was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $1M | Seed | Oct 12, 2015 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Goldman Sachs Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldman-sachs-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CapitalG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GreenAxs Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenaxs-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GRIL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gril-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KEY Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/key-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Manila Angel Investors Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manila-angel-investors-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fulcra Dynamics Corporation

VC Fund · Portsmouth, United States

Fulcra Dynamics uncovers insights that enable people to live more deliberate lives.

3 contacts available at Fulcra Dynamics Corporation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ash Kalb | Co-Founder, President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ash-kalb |
| Diana Kusunoki | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diana-kusunoki |
| Matt Harrigan | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-harrigan |

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## FAQ

### What does Ash Kalb invest in?

Ash Kalb invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 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 Ash Kalb's check size?

Ash Kalb typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.4M at Seed and $200k–$240k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ash Kalb participates in.

### When did Ash Kalb last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ash Kalb closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 10 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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