# Hambardzum Kaghketsyan

> Hambardzum Kaghketsyan is a pre-seed investor at SmartGateVC backing Artificial Intelligence. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SmartGateVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smartgatevc)
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hambardzum/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hambardzum_k
- Website: https://x.com/hambardzum_k

Hambardzum Kaghketsyan is a partner at SmartGateVC, previously with the International Finance Corporation, The World Bank Group.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Biopharma | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Modicus Prime | Bringing Self-Service AI to the Life Sciences |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| Pinsight | Pinsight provides a digital platform for leadership assessment and development using simulation-based evaluations and behavioral science methods. The platform conducts virtual business simulations and structured assessments to observe how individuals respond to workplace scenarios. It generates behavioral data and reports that help organizationsevaluate leadership capability, identify potential candidates for leadership roles, and support decisions related to hiring, promotion, succession planning, and employee development. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 16, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About SmartGateVC

VC Fund · Yerevan, Armenia

SmartGateVC is a SoCal and Armenia based VC with a focus on pre-seed investments in AI. Krisp (the world’s best noise cancellation technology), SuperAnnotate (the fastest annotation platform and services for training AI) are among our investments (27 portfolio companies since 2018). Sierra Ventures, Upfront Ventures, AI Fund, YC, and others areamong our follow-on investors. We invest out of 2 funds and our investors include Tim Draper, One Way Ventures, and other high-profile GPs, entrepreneurs, and professionals.

5 contacts available at SmartGateVC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ashot Arzumanyan | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashot-arzumanyan |
| Jack Topdjian | Healthcare, Lifesciences and Medical Devices Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-topdjian |
| Vazgen Hakobjanyan | Partner (Fund I) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vazgen-hakobjanyan |
| Areg Alimian | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/areg-alimian |
| Hambardzum Kaghketsyan | Partner (Fund I) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hambardzum-kaghketsyan |

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## FAQ

### What does Hambardzum Kaghketsyan invest in?

Hambardzum Kaghketsyan invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and Big Data startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Hambardzum Kaghketsyan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hambardzum Kaghketsyan closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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