# Ilya Sedoshkin

> Ilya Sedoshkin is a seed investor in Palo Alto backing Hardware, Robotics and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sedoshkin/

Ilya Sedoshkin is a seed investor in Palo Alto focused on Hardware and Robotics. Serial entrepreneur in emerging technologies. Angel investor since 2017.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 17% |
| Robotics | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Training | 1 | 17% |
| Virtual Reality | 1 | 17% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Higgsfield | Higgsfield is a video AI firm aimed to making social media content creation accessible to everyone. | $8M | Seed | Apr 03, 2024 |  |
| Solve Intelligence | We use AI to help you write high-quality patents quickly. We do this by providing a simple in-browser document editor that any patent attorney or inventor can start using straight away.Our product can help with all stages of the patent life cycle, from drafting and filing to prosecution and opposition.If you are an an inventor, a patentattorney, or even just an enthusiast interested in the intersection of AI and intellectual property, we would love to hear from you: https://www.solveintelligence.com/contact | $3M | Seed | Nov 28, 2023 |  |
| EKTO VR | EKTO VR develops wearable robotic boots that allow for locomotion in virtual reality environments. The company enhances the realism of training simulations and accelerates the development of experience from anywhere on the globe. | $50K | Convertible Note | Sep 29, 2023 |  |
| Staxel | Staxel automates micro-fulfillment using robots and AI |  | Angel | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| InTone | As businesses grow, scaling human call operations becomes increasingly difficult - hiring, training, and maintaining quality across hundreds of agents takes time. InTone makes it easy to scale with AI voice agents built for sales. They qualify leads, book meetings, follow up, and speak with human-like tone and flow - running 500+ calls at once,24/7. We plug it into your CRM, dialer, and workflows to scale sales without extra headcount. Currently powering over 1M calls daily in healthcare, finance, insurance, retail, and more, we deliver tailored solutions for any industry’s needs. With SOC 2 Type II compliance, we ensure top-tier data security and trust. | $1.7M | Seed | May 11, 2023 |  |
| Hyperverse |  |  | Convertible Note |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Menlo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/menlo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scale-asia-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpha Intelligence Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-intelligence-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A.Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Charge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zero Prime Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/data-community-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ilya Sedoshkin invest in?

Ilya Sedoshkin invests primarily in Hardware, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 6 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 Ilya Sedoshkin's check size?

Ilya Sedoshkin typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ilya Sedoshkin participates in.

### When did Ilya Sedoshkin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ilya Sedoshkin closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 6 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?

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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