# NaHCO3

> NaHCO3 is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Gaming and Artificial Intelligence. See 46 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 46
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nahco3
- Website: https://www.nahco3.com/

NaHCO3 is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Gaming and Artificial Intelligence. Early stage investors supporting transformational leaders and organizations who focus on propelling the world forward.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$17M |
| Series A | $9M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 6 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 11% |
| Education | 4 | 9% |
| Video Games | 4 | 9% |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 9% |

84 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 17 | 37% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 15% |
| Series A | 5 | 11% |
| Series B | 4 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 7% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 31 | 67% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |
| Norway | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Devin Wagman | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devin-wagman |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arcturus | Arcturus creates HoloSuite, the platform for Editing and Distribution of volumetric content | $11M | Series A | Nov 16, 2022 |  |
| Inworld AI | Inworld AI is a realtime AI model and infrastructure company, and the leading consumer AI infrastructure platform. Inworld provides industry-leading realtime generative models, including the world’s #1-ranked voice AI models, intelligent model routing and optimization, and an Agent Runtime, enabling developers to build and deploy interactive AIapplications to millions of concurrent users.Inworld primarily serves use cases where realtime interaction and sophisticated agent capabilities are critical, such as companion apps, developer assistants, and agents for learning & education, health & wellness, interactive media and enterprise. At its core, Inworld is a product-oriented research lab of top AI researchers and engineers. The founding team led product for LLMs at DeepMind and built Dialogflow, the conversational AI platform acquired by Google. Inworld has raised $125M+ from Lightspeed, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, CRV, Stanford, Microsoft M12, Meta, Intel Capital, Samsung NEXT, LG Tech Ventures, and Bitkraft among others. | $10M | Seed | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| OpenBCI | OpenBCI is a low-cost, programmable, open-source EEG platform that gives anybody with computer access to their brain waves. Their vision is to realize the potential of the open-source movement to accelerate innovation in brain science through collaborative hardware and software development. Behind the many lines of code and circuit diagrams,OpenBCI has a growing community of scientists, engineers, designers, makers, and a whole bunch of other people who are interested in furthering our understanding of the brain. We feel that the biggest challenges in understanding what makes us who we are cannot be solved by a company, an institution, or even an entire field of science. Rather, we believe these discoveries will be made through an open forum of shared knowledge and concerted effort by people from many different disciplines. Today, the leading brain-computer interface (BCI) companies distribute fixed devices with limited or closed access to the algorithms that translate raw EEG signals to meaningful data. These devices are powerful and effective for application development but not ideal for R&D requiring adjustable hardware setups and direct control over the signal processing techniques. OpenBCI is fully accessible and powered by an open-source community of hardware and software builders, making it easy for creators of any skill level and ideal for researchers who haven’t yet settled on the perfect system design. The OpenBCI platform is intended to serve as a malleable starting point in the rapidly growing field of brain-computer interfacing. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| LOLIWARE | Loliware, founded in 2016, is redefining materials innovation through the power of AI and seaweed. They formulate and commercialize next-generation, seaweed-based alternatives to single-use plastics. At the core of their work is the proprietary SEA Technology® Resin platform— a novel, scalable solution engineered for circularity. These cutting-edgeresins work seamlessly with existing plastic manufacturing infrastructure, enabling the creation of home-compostable products that regenerate, rather than pollute, the planet. Loliware’s award-winning bio-resins rival the performance of conventional plastics while eliminating microplastic pollution and driving nature-based carbon sequestration. Validated by top manufacturers, compounders, and global brands, SEA Technology® Resins are now available for licensing, empowering partners to accelerate the transition to a regenerative materials economy. | $1.7M |  | Dec 02, 2021 |  |
| LOLIWARE | Loliware, founded in 2016, is redefining materials innovation through the power of AI and seaweed. They formulate and commercialize next-generation, seaweed-based alternatives to single-use plastics. At the core of their work is the proprietary SEA Technology® Resin platform— a novel, scalable solution engineered for circularity. These cutting-edgeresins work seamlessly with existing plastic manufacturing infrastructure, enabling the creation of home-compostable products that regenerate, rather than pollute, the planet. Loliware’s award-winning bio-resins rival the performance of conventional plastics while eliminating microplastic pollution and driving nature-based carbon sequestration. Validated by top manufacturers, compounders, and global brands, SEA Technology® Resins are now available for licensing, empowering partners to accelerate the transition to a regenerative materials economy. | $1.7M | Seed | Dec 02, 2021 |  |
| Pipeline | Becoming a content creator is what most kids around the world aspire to do. In the early days, this was seen as a hobby. Today, it's a viable career that millions are pursuing. We aspire to support the next generation of content creators build careers they are passionate about. Our team is comprised of seasoned creators and those who have beenin the industry for a decade. We're tackling this by building an online school for content creators and are backed by some of the biggest creators in the industry. | $2M | Seed | Jul 16, 2021 |  |
| Arcturus | Arcturus creates HoloSuite, the platform for Editing and Distribution of volumetric content | $5M | Seed | May 06, 2021 |  |
| RTFKT | RTFKT is a developer of custom sneakers designed for video game enthusiasts. The company offers limited edition custom sneakers along with a unique virtual versions for users to try on and unlock special effects. | $8M | Seed | Apr 19, 2021 |  |
| Pipeline | Becoming a content creator is what most kids around the world aspire to do. In the early days, this was seen as a hobby. Today, it's a viable career that millions are pursuing. We aspire to support the next generation of content creators build careers they are passionate about. Our team is comprised of seasoned creators and those who have beenin the industry for a decade. We're tackling this by building an online school for content creators and are backed by some of the biggest creators in the industry. |  | Seed | Apr 02, 2021 |  |
| Skydio | Skydio is a drone manufacturer that uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumers, enterprises, and government customers.It develops AI-powered drones to deliver the power and flying cameras without the complexity. The company's drones use an array of cameras and proprietary computer vision technology torecognize, avoid objects in real-time, and predict into the future to make intelligent decisions, enabling users by flying themselves through the most demanding tasks or keeping them safe from obstacles when they want to take control. The company's debut drone, the R1, could track a target and film them while avoiding obstacles without any human intervention required. Then the company released the Skydio 2 in 2019, its second drone, cutting off more than half the price while improving it its autonomous tracking and video capabilities. Its flagship product, the X2, is equipped with seven cameras, 100x zoom, night vision, and promises to turn ordinary users into expert pilots thanks to its self-piloting abilities. It is backed by top investors and strategic partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital, Next47, IVP, Playground, NVIDIA, and UP.Partners.Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, and Matt Donahoe founded Klarna in Redwood City, California in 2014. |  | Series D | Mar 04, 2021 |  |

10 of 46 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [For Good Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/for-good-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HBSE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hbse-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [IVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institutional-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Build Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/build-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does NaHCO3 invest in?

NaHCO3 invests primarily in Gaming, Artificial Intelligence and Education startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 46 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 NaHCO3's check size?

NaHCO3 typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$17M at Seed and $9M–$11M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds NaHCO3 participates in.

### How do I contact NaHCO3?

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### Who are the partners at NaHCO3?

The team at NaHCO3 includes Devin Wagman (Managing Director). 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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