# Factory

> Factory is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 24%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/factoryhq/
- Website: https://www.factoryhq.ai/

Factory is a venture capital firm that invests in tech companies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Factory. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Factory. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/factory-8c60?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 28% |
| Software | 6 | 24% |
| Machine Learning | 4 | 16% |
| Medical | 2 | 8% |
| Analytics | 2 | 8% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 36% |
| Series A | 8 | 32% |
| Series B | 3 | 12% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diego Oppenheimer | Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-oppenheimer |
| Gregg Spivey | Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregg-spivey |
| Jonathan F. | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-f-7107 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vori | Vori is the only modern B2B operating system for the grocery industry. Vori's platform unlocks the data required for grocery retailers, brands, and distributors to effectively address food access and food waste while future-proofing their business operations with advanced technology. Their technology seamlessly connects data across the foodsupply chain, making supply chain management easy for retailers and their suppliers.Vori was founded in 2019 and launched its first product in March 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Vori is backed by investors who share their vision of a future where food moves freely. Their investors include Greylock, Y Combinator, Village Global, South Park Commons, grocery industry experts from Safeway/Albertsons, co-founders of Instacart, DoorDash, and Twitch, and strategic Vori customers. Learn more at vori.com. | $22M | Series B | May 06, 2026 |  |
| Gimlet Labs | Gimlet Labs is an applied research lab focused on developing next-generation AI infrastructure. | $80M | Series A | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Cynch AI | Cynch AI is a fintech company that offers reasoning, machine learning, and generative AI to help people make financial decisions. | $9M | Series A | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Gimlet Labs | Gimlet Labs is an applied research lab focused on developing next-generation AI infrastructure. | $12M | Seed | Oct 22, 2025 |  |
| Zapia AI | Zapia, an AI personal assistant that uses WhatsApp to complete tasks, is how Latin Americans get through the day. | $7.3M | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Virtue AI | Virtue AI operates as an AI security and compliance platform for applications. | $30M | Series A | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| Virtue AI | Virtue AI operates as an AI security and compliance platform for applications. |  | Seed | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| Galileo (Acq by Cisco) | Next generation data toolchain for ML developers | $45M | Series B | Oct 15, 2024 |  |
| Guardrails AI | Guardrails AI aim to unlock an unparalleled scale of potential, ensuring the reliable, safe, and beneficial application of AI technology to improve human life. It is committed to eliminating the uncertainties inherent in AI interactions, providing goal-oriented, contractually bound solutions. | $7.5M | Seed | Feb 15, 2024 |  |
| Flip AI | Flip AI is a proprietary language model trained specifically for DevOps. | $6.5M | Seed | Nov 08, 2023 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Greylock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greylock) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Walden Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/walden-catalyst) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [SCB 10X](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scb10x) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Factory invest in?

Factory invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 25 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 Factory?

Public channels for Factory include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Factory?

The team at Factory includes Diego Oppenheimer (Partner), Gregg Spivey (Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR)) and Jonathan F. (Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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