# Hanabi Capital

> Hanabi Capital is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hanabi-capital

Hanabi Capital is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Hanabi Capital operates as an investment firm.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $12M–$19M |
| Series A | $18M–$100M |
| Series B | $23M–$400M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 50% |
| Software | 3 | 17% |
| Robotics | 2 | 11% |
| Developer Tools | 2 | 11% |
| Customer Service | 2 | 11% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 28% |
| Series B | 4 | 22% |
| Seed | 3 | 17% |
| Series C | 2 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 44% |
| Denmark | 1 | 6% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ishani Thakur | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ishani-thakur-a957 |
| Mike Volpi | General Partner | 98 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-volpi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Simile | Simile is an artificial intelligence company that provides a platform for automating and improving communication and collaboration through AI-driven tools. It offers solutions for creating and managing conversations, generating content, and analyzing interactions to support business workflows. The company integrates AI models to assist teams indrafting messages, responding to queries, and enhancing productivity across digital communication channels. Its platform combines natural language processing, automation, and data analysis to streamline communication tasks and improve organizational efficiency. | $200M | Series B | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| 1001 AI | 1001 AI is building The Sovereign Artificial Intelligence Platform of the Middle East | $30M | Series A | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Generalist AI | Generalist AI is a robotics firm formed by a senior researcher who left Google to investigate robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) at Google Deepmind. | $400M | Series B | Jun 04, 2026 |  |
| Applied Compute | Applied Compute is an AI startup that builds custom AI models and Specific Intelligence solutions for enterprises. | $80M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 08, 2026 |  |
| Simile | Simile is an artificial intelligence company that provides a platform for automating and improving communication and collaboration through AI-driven tools. It offers solutions for creating and managing conversations, generating content, and analyzing interactions to support business workflows. The company integrates AI models to assist teams indrafting messages, responding to queries, and enhancing productivity across digital communication channels. Its platform combines natural language processing, automation, and data analysis to streamline communication tasks and improve organizational efficiency. | $100M | Series A | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| LiveKit | Stripe for real-time communications | $100M | Series C | Jan 22, 2026 |  |
| Foundry Robotics | Foundry Robotics is an AI driven robotics company rebuilding manufacturing with advanced assembly automation and production systems. | $19M | Seed | Jan 16, 2026 |  |
| Netic | Netic provides an AI-driven platform designed to automate and optimize customer engagement and operational workflows for essential service industries, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and appliance services. The platform autonomously handles inbound communications across various channels—such as calls, texts, and web chats—by bookingappointments and managing inquiries directly within existing CRM or field service management systems . Utilizing generative AI models, Netic's system assesses customer interactions to prioritize urgent requests, predict maintenance needs, and initiate targeted outreach campaigns based on factors like weather patterns and service history . This approach aims to enhance technician utilization and reduce missed revenue opportunities during periods of fluctuating demand . Additionally, Netic offers analytics tools that provide insights into customer interactions and operational performance, supporting data-informed decision-making . | $23M | Series B | Nov 13, 2025 |  |
| Applied Compute | Applied Compute is an AI startup that builds custom AI models and Specific Intelligence solutions for enterprises. | $80M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| Parahelp | Parahelp is an AI support agent for software companies, handling tickets like a teammate, including refund requests. | $18M | Series A | Sep 11, 2025 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NFDG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nfdg-ventures) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Greylock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greylock) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Lux Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lux-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hanabi Capital invest in?

Hanabi Capital invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Robotics startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 18 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 Hanabi Capital's check size?

Hanabi Capital typically joins rounds of $12M–$19M at Seed, $18M–$100M at Series A and $23M–$400M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hanabi Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Hanabi Capital?

Public channels for Hanabi Capital include LinkedIn. 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 Hanabi Capital?

The team at Hanabi Capital includes Ishani Thakur (Partner) and Mike Volpi (General 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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