# Haystack

> Haystack is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 227 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 227
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 12%
- Fund size: $50M
- Last fund: Dec 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystackvc/about/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/haystackvc
- Website: http://www.haystack.vc

Haystack is a venture capital firm that backs outlier founders at the earliest stages.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Haystack. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Haystack. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/haystack?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 74 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 37 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 28 | 12% |
| SaaS | 24 | 11% |
| Internet | 18 | 8% |

211 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 106 | 47% |
| Series A | 51 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 19 | 8% |
| Series B | 15 | 7% |
| Series C | 8 | 4% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 146 | 64% |
| Canada | 6 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 0% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Rowat | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-rowat |
| Divya Dhulipala | Senior Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/divya-dhulipala |
| Aashay Sanghvi | Principal | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aashay-sanghvi |
| Anand Iyer | LP | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anand-iyer |
| Debbie Quement | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/debbie-quement-ab37 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gravity | Gravity is an AI ad platform enabling AI apps to monetize conversations with contextual ads, targeting users through conversational intent. | $30.5M | Series A | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| Pangram Labs | Pangram Labs is building technology to identify AI-generated content. | $9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 29, 2026 |  |
| Neion Bio | Neion Bio uses advances in stem cell biology and genetic engineering to completely reimagine the biopharmaceutical production process. | $23M | Series A | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| Layup Parts | Layup manufactures composite parts and the tooling required to make those parts, as well as developing technologies that will allow us to get parts to our clients faster than ever before. Layup ship parts far faster than our competitors can provide a quote. | $42M | Series A | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Soma Energy | Soma Energy helps data centers run more effectively and generators trade more intelligently by optimizing the production, storage, and consumption of electricity. | $7M | Seed | Apr 02, 2026 |  |
| Neion Bio | Neion Bio uses advances in stem cell biology and genetic engineering to completely reimagine the biopharmaceutical production process. | $11M | Seed | Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Meadow Memorials | Meadow Memorials provides cremation and memorial arrangement services that help families manage end‑of‑life planning with clarity and care. The company facilitates direct cremation arrangements, handling paperwork, logistics, and coordination with service providers through phone and online channels, reducing the need for in‑person steps. Itsofferings include cremation packages, memorial service support, and access to products like urns and keepsakes to support personalized remembrance. Meadow Memorials also supports families with obituary publishing and digital tribute tools to share memories and life stories. The organization emphasizes transparent pricing and guidance through the arrangement process while coordinating transportation and care of remains with licensed professionals. Care specialists are available to answer questions and assist clients through each step of planning and service. Meadow Memorials integrates digital tools and support to streamline communications, documentation, and scheduling for cremations and memorial services. Its services include coordination of details such as death certificate filings and return of remains, with support accessible around the arrangement timeline. | $9M | Series A | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Moxie | Moxie empowers individual entrepreneurs in launching, running, and growing their own, independent MedSpas. The company helps clients thrive by providing the tools and expertise normally reserved only for the big chains. Moxie helps thousands of entrepreneurs across the country start and build their own businesses. A seed-stage startup with payingcustomers, the founders have previously built and exited two companies. | $25M | Series C | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Nominal | Nominal is the faster, more reliable way to validate mission-critical systems. We build workflows for the modern hardware team. | $80M | Series B | Mar 05, 2026 |  |
| Blockit AI | Blockit AI provides an AI scheduling agent that automates meeting coordination for individuals and teams. The assistant reviews calendars, proposes options, secures confirmations, and books meetings to remove email back‑and‑forth. It manages rescheduling, time zone alignment, and attendee updates with minimal manual input. The service includescontrols for availability rules, preferences, and delegation, supporting one‑to‑one and group scheduling. Privacy and data access settings help govern what the assistant can read, share, and act on. | $5M | Seed | Jan 22, 2026 |  |

10 of 227 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 40 deals together
- [Lux Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lux-capital) — VC Fund, 23 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 15 deals together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 14 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Haystack invest in?

Haystack invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 227 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Haystack?

The team at Haystack includes Andrew Rowat (Co-Founder), Divya Dhulipala (Senior Associate) and Aashay Sanghvi (Principal), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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