# Emily Fontaine

> Emily Fontaine is a seed investor at IBM Ventures backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IBM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibm-ventures)
- Location: Armonk, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-fontaine-26a94b1ab/

Emily Fontaine is a seed investor at IBM Ventures in Armonk focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Emily Fontaine is based out of Armonk, New York and she is the Global Head of Venture Capital and Vice President of IBM Ventures. Emily Fontaine attended George Washington University. Emily Fontaine have been certified as IBM Consulting Profession.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Big Data | 1 | 14% |
| Internet | 1 | 14% |
| Training | 1 | 14% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| Israel | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atolio | Get internal RAG-based chat with document-level permissions...but ensure your IP stays behind your firewall. | $24M | Series A | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Qedma | Qedma is a software development company that develops quantum computing technology. | $26M | Series A | Jul 03, 2025 |  |
| Not Diamond | Not Diamond focuses on optimizing the use of various AI models based on their strengths and capabilities. |  | Seed | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Ceramic | Ceramic operates as an Artificial Intelligence company. |  | Seed | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| Ceramic.ai | Ceramic.ai builds enterprise-grade infrastructure to optimize how companies train and deploy their AI models |  | Seed | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| Ceramic | Ceramic operates as an Artificial Intelligence company. | $12M | Seed | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| Ceramic | Ceramic operates as an Artificial Intelligence company. |  | Seed | Aug 14, 2024 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Earthshot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earthshot-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Samsung NEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsungnext) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acorn Pacific Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acornpacific-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Addin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/addin-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About IBM Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

IBM Ventures is dedicated to driving strategic insights and engagements in growth areas for IBM and its clients. The group was founded in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at IBM Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angie Grimm | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angie-grimm |
| Emily Fontaine | Global Head of Venture Capital and Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-fontaine-0766 |
| Ben Daniels | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-daniels-bae5 |
| MW Whiteaker | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-whiteaker |
| Tom Whiteaker | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-whiteaker |

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## FAQ

### What does Emily Fontaine invest in?

Emily Fontaine invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 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 Emily Fontaine last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Emily Fontaine closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 7 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?

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