# Ex/Ante

> Ex/Ante is a VC fund in Brooklyn backing Software and Information Technology. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brooklyn, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 15%
- Last fund: Nov 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/build-exante/
- Website: https://www.buildexante.com/

Ex/Ante is a venture capital advisory firm that offers a decentralized platform that allows investors to control and manage investments.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Ex/Ante. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Ex/Ante. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ex-ante-fdfb?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 46% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 38% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 38% |
| Network Security | 3 | 23% |
| Internet | 2 | 15% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 54% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 31% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zoe Weinberg | Founder & Managing Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zoe-weinberg-448e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Klaimee | Klaimee is a startup that develops insurance and certification infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. | $5.5M | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Neurometric AI | Neurometric AI provides engineering consulting services intended for AI hardware. | $4M | Pre-Seed | Jun 25, 2026 |  |
| Cyphlens | Cyphlens provides software for payment security, fraud prevention, and mobile-based decryption for secure transactions. | $3.8M | Seed | Dec 11, 2025 |  |
| Datum | Datum is on a mission to help ~1k clouds thrive in the AI era by unlocking internet superpowers for the next generation of builders. | $10M | Seed | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| AccessGrid | AccessGrid is an API platform that uses MIFARE technology to issue NFC credentials for mobile devices. It is specifically compatible with the market's existing DESFire-capable NFC readers. | $4.4M | Seed | Oct 28, 2025 |  |
| Confident Security | Cofident Security offers an end-to-end encryption tool that wraps around foundational models for security | $4.2M | Seed | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| HoundDog.ai | HoundDog.ai offers an AI-powered code scanner that can help you stop PII data leaks at the source and automate data mapping for privacy compliance. This scanner continuously detects vulnerabilities that are overlooked by SAST scanners, exposing sensitive data (e.g., PII, PIFI, PHI) in plaintext across various mediums such as logs, files, tokens,cookies, or third-party systems. Additionally, it tracks and visualizes the flow of sensitive data at the speed of development, alerts you when new data elements are introduced based on their sensitivity levels, and enables the effortless generation of Records of Processing Activities (RoPA). | $3.1M | Seed | May 22, 2024 |  |
| Cape | Cape develops privacy-enabling technology that allows users to reclaim their privacy and security on electronic devices. The company's technology communicates with electronic devices while maintaining anonymity and privacy without compromising user experience. | $40M | Series B | Apr 18, 2024 |  |
| Residua AI | A selective AI co-presence that you can summon from anywhere into your digital world. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| Dapple Security | Phishing-resistant passwordless login for businesses | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Jan 18, 2024 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Spice Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spice-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BlockTower Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blocktower-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Encoded Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/encoded-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Impatient Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impatient-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Union Square Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/union-square-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Ex/Ante invest in?

Ex/Ante invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 13 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 Ex/Ante?

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### Who are the partners at Ex/Ante?

The team at Ex/Ante includes Zoe Weinberg (Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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