# BMNT

> BMNT is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Software and Information Services. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/bmntpartners
- Website: http://www.bmnt.com

BMNT is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Software and Information Services. We solve national security problems through the application of “Lean Startup” principles combined with an unparalleled network of Silicon Valley and government partners.We translate problems into language that is understandable and useable by entrepreneurs, industry and investors. We use these translated problems to energize our network torapidly form a tightly connected, trusted ecosystem of entrepreneurs and experts around the problems. We uncover user requirements and problems and apply Lean Startup methodology to test theories and derive minimum viable products. Once potential solutions are identified we provide the strategies by which those solutions can be tested, improved and delivered to our partners for further development and deployment.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Information Services | 2 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jackie Space | Partner | 0 | — |
| Peter Newell | CEO | 3 | — |
| William Treseder | SVP Product | 0 | — |
| Joe Felter | Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tignis | Tignis is an information technology company that enables hardware and software vendors to continually monitor performance data while their products are in use. Using real-time edge computing, machine learning, and customer-specific controls, vendors can quickly identify and proactively remedy performance issues and predict problems before theyoccur.The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, United States. | $1M |  | Aug 05, 2021 |  |
| Tignis | Tignis is an information technology company that enables hardware and software vendors to continually monitor performance data while their products are in use. Using real-time edge computing, machine learning, and customer-specific controls, vendors can quickly identify and proactively remedy performance issues and predict problems before theyoccur.The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, United States. | $1M | Seed | Aug 05, 2021 |  |
| Koan | Koan helps companies manage goals and status in a collaborative way. Employee alignment and engagement remains a top challenge for almost every organization. With the shift to remote work, communication gets siloed, priorities shift and information gets lost in the daily spreadsheet shuffle. Koan enables teams to align and engage through the powerof habit, keeping everyone connected to the mission and focused on achieving their most critical goals. Inspire, align, and focus your remote workforce with Koan’s easy to use OKR and status platform. Learn more at koan.co. | $1M | Seed | Dec 10, 2020 |  |
| Savonix | Savonix provides a valid and reliable measurement of cognitive function mapped to real world outcomes in domains like cognitive flexibility and on road performance in aging populations. Their customers include doctors, researchers, Fortune 50 insurance, and governments. Their platform provides users with easy to use and accessible tests of theirbrain function in multiple domains from memory to implicit learning that they can complete on a smartphone or tablet – guided and reported on by a virtual clinician. This information can in turn be used to understand risk for dementia and other brain disorders, as well as drive precision medicine in treatment planning and diagnosis. Unique to Savonix is their 3D game platform for testing that drives meta-data which has already resulted in the ability to report on the novel cognitive domain of Implicit Learning without adding a test but deriving it from passive in app performance in gold standard measures. Savonix is the only widely available mobile-ready digital cognitive test for early detection of cognitive change that is backed by decades of research into cognitive testing. They didn’t invent the wheel, they made it affordable, accessible, actionable and scalable. | $1.5M | Seed | Dec 09, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kickstart](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kickstart-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oakhouse Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oakhousepartners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RoundGlass Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roundglass-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BMNT invest in?

BMNT invests primarily in Software, Information Services and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact BMNT?

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### Who are the partners at BMNT?

The team at BMNT includes Jackie Space (Partner), Peter Newell (CEO) and William Treseder (SVP Product). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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