# Multimodal Ventures

> Multimodal Ventures is a VC fund in Chicago backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/multimodal-ventures/
- Website: https://www.multimodal.ventures/

Multimodal Ventures is a seed-stage fund focused on investing in Y Combinator backed startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 21% |
| Drones | 1 | 7% |
| Hardware | 1 | 7% |
| Robotics | 1 | 7% |

11 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pally | Pally is an AI Agent for your network. | $3.5M | Seed | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| Klaimee | Klaimee is a startup that develops insurance and certification infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. | $5.5M | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |
| Kopra Bio | Kopra Bio is a Biotechnology Research firm offering that cure cancer through viral immunotherapy technology. | $9.1M | Seed | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| ZeroDrift | ZeroDrift is building the AI-native enforcement infrastructure for enterprise communication. We are the first platform that enforces the rules before an AI message is ever sent, fixing violations in real time across every channel where AI speaks for the business. Everything goes out clean. Nothing dangerous comes in.As AI starts to communicate onbehalf of entire organizations, the gap between what compliance requires and what companies can actually enforce is widening fast. Every existing solution monitors after send, once the risk is already out the door. ZeroDrift enforces before send. Enforcement did not exist as a category. We created it.We are backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and other world-class VCs, and built by a team from Microsoft, Google, and Goldman Sachs, led by a repeat AI founder. | $10M | Seed | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Corvera.ai | Corvera.ai is an autonomous operations layer that automates supply chain and operational tasks for consumer packaged goods companies. | $4.2M | Seed | May 05, 2026 |  |
| Uplane | Uplane is an AI-powered marketing platform that automates ad creation, campaign management, and performance tracking. | $4.5M | Seed | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| Array Labs | Array Labs designs and operates space-based radar systems and delivers 3D Earth imagery and geospatial data services. The company develops modular radar payloads and distributed radar satellite clusters that capture multi-angle data to generate detailed three-dimensional models of terrestrial surfaces and objects. It provides standalone radarinstruments for integration on satellite platforms, fully integrated satellite systems for customers that require dedicated sensing assets, and processed 3D data products via APIs or delivery channels. Array Labs also works with partners to support simulation and modeling of distributed radar constellations and to co-develop enriched datasets that combine radar and other sensing modalities. Its offerings support applications such as geospatial intelligence, infrastructure monitoring, and analytical workflows reliant on volumetric surface data. | $20M | Series A | Jan 05, 2026 |  |
| besimple AI | besimple AI is a software company that provides AI-based data annotation infrastructure designed for model training. | $3M | Seed | Nov 26, 2025 |  |
| Ember Copilot | Ember Copilot is a Software Development firm offering a tool to reduces medical claim denials. | $4.3M | Seed | Nov 19, 2025 |  |
| Perseus Defense | Perseus Defense produces counter-drone systems for the Department of Defense and homeland security. | $6M | Seed | Sep 18, 2025 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Rebel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rebel-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Transpose Platform Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ti-platform-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Amino Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zpark-venture) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Multimodal Ventures invest in?

Multimodal Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Drones startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 14 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 Multimodal Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Multimodal Ventures closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 14 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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