# Flying Fish Partners

> Flying Fish Partners is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence. See 87 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 87
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/18113816/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/frankflyingfish
- Website: http://www.flyingfish.vc

Flying Fish Partners is a VC fund in Seattle focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. ​Flying Fish is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in applied and platform AI/ML startups as well as supporting tools and infrastructure. The fund was founded by former Microsoft AI operators in 2016 and is fueling the next generation of technical leaders in every industry who are building companies with machine learning at thecore of their strategy.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$10M |
| Series A | $3M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 26 | 30% |
| Software | 23 | 26% |
| Machine Learning | 12 | 14% |
| SaaS | 5 | 6% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 6% |

69 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 33 | 38% |
| Series A | 8 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 5% |
| Convertible Note | 3 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 32 | 37% |
| Canada | 4 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 5% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adriane Brown | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adriane-brown |
| Frank Chang | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-chang-3 |
| Geoff Harris | Co-Founder, Managing Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoff-harris-9409 |
| Tri Tran | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tri-tran-b3f1 |
| Heather Gorham | Principal | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heather-gorham |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ineffable Intelligence | Ineffable Intelligence develops machine learning systems that learn through interaction and experience. The company works on reinforcement learning approaches that allow models to improve by trial and error rather than relying on large human-generated datasets. Its core work centers on building a “superlearner,” a system designed to generateknowledge and skills by engaging with simulated or real environments.The organization develops algorithms and computational frameworks that support autonomous learning, experimentation, and decision-making processes. Its efforts involve designing AI models that can adapt, refine behavior, and solve complex problems through continuous feedback loops. The company’s research aims to expand how AI systems acquire knowledge and apply it across different domains. | $1.1B | Seed | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| Aisy | Continuously model your environment like attackers do | $2.3M | Seed | Feb 02, 2026 |  |
| AgileRL | AgileRL is building an enterprise-grade reinforcement learning operations (RLOps) platform and a state-of-the-art open-source framework to eliminate these barriers to entry. Our framework has already achieved 10x faster training and hyperparameter optimisation than leading RL libraries. Our RLOps platform, built on top of our open-source framework,is focused on four key areas - simulation, training, deployment and monitoring. | $5.4M | Seed | Jan 07, 2026 |  |
| Founteyn | Founteyn is an all-in-one beverage system for the modern workplace. The system replaces traditional coffee machines, water dispensers, and bottled drinks with a single connected pod-based unit that dispenses hot, cold, still, and sparkling drinks on demand. Each pod is QR-coded and auto-calibrated by built-in sensors, requiring no training ormanual settings. An IoT-enabled fleet management platform handles restocking and maintenance alerts automatically. Founteyn reduces single-use packaging by up to 80% and CO2 emissions by over 50% by manufacturing drinks at the point of consumption. Backed by PepsiCo and APG Asset Management, Founteyn is headquartered in Naarden, Netherlands. | $22.8M | Series A | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Simular | We provide a hands-free experience for using personal devices. | $21.5M | Series A | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| BluePill | BluePill AI platform enables brands to test products, messaging, and creative concepts in minutes. | $6M | Seed | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| Accipiter Biosciences | Accipiter Biosciences is a biotechnology company. | $12.7M | Seed | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Digs | Digs provides easy-to-use solutions that enhance residential home builders existing processes. | $5M | Seed | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Hiverge | Building an automated algorithm discovery agent through program synthesis, solving the enterprise “algorithmic bottleneck” that limits efficiency and scalability. The company’s platform combines large language models with symbolic systems to autonomously find the most optimal algorithms for a given task. | $5M | Seed | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Nectar Social | Nectar is the first agentic social commerce technology that converts organic channels into measurable, high-converting income streams. Nectar's best-in-class intelligence and analytics enable organizations to be proactive with their audiences, uncovering insights that drive action while also boosting trust, loyalty, and growth. | $10.6M | Seed | Jun 05, 2025 |  |

10 of 87 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Flying Fish Partners invest in?

Flying Fish Partners invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 87 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 Flying Fish Partners's check size?

Flying Fish Partners typically joins rounds of $2M–$10M at Seed and $3M–$25M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Flying Fish Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Flying Fish Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Flying Fish Partners?

The team at Flying Fish Partners includes Adriane Brown (Managing Partner), Frank Chang (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) and Geoff Harris (Co-Founder, Managing Partner), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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