# Numenta

> Numenta is a VC fund in Redwood City backing Software and InsurTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Redwood City, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/numenta
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/numenta
- Website: http://www.numenta.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Numenta/321559142118

Numenta is a VC fund in Redwood City focused on Software and InsurTech. Numenta has developed a cohesive theory, core software technology, and numerous applications all based on principles of the neocortex. This technology lays the groundwork for the new era of machine intelligence. Our innovative work delivers breakthrough capabilities and demonstrates that a computing approach based on biological learning principleswill make possible a new generation of capabilities not possible with today’s programmed computers.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Numenta. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Numenta. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/numenta?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Donna Dubinsky | Co-Founder and Board Chair | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donna-dubinsky |
| Jeff Hawkins | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-hawkins |
| Matthew Taylor | Open Source Community Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-taylor-6 |
| Subutai Ahmad | VP of Research | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/subutai-ahmad |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cortical.io | Cortical.io’s mission is to deliver AI-based solutions that streamline the extraction, classification, review, and analysis of information hidden in unstructured text while providing a short time to value. They accomplish this through a novel, meaning-based approach to natural language understanding, which solves many critical challenges of textprocessing in a business context.Their business philosophy puts flexibility at the core of interactions with customers and enables the implementation of custom solutions that meet specific company requirements.Cortical.io has offices in the U.S. (New York and San Francisco) and Europe (Vienna). | $1.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 15, 2016 | http://www.cortical.io |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Open Field Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-field-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [REVENTON](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reventon-b-v) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Numenta invest in?

Numenta invests primarily in Software, InsurTech and Insurance startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Austria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Numenta?

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### Who are the partners at Numenta?

The team at Numenta includes Donna Dubinsky (Co-Founder and Board Chair), Jeff Hawkins (Co-Founder) and Matthew Taylor (Open Source Community Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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