# Quansight Initiate

> Quansight Initiate is a VC fund in Austin backing FinTech and Big Data. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quansight-initiate/about/
- Website: https://www.qi.ventures/

Quansight Initiate is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in startups that rely significantly on open-source technology and have a particular interest in technologies around education, IoT, data management, data science, machine learning and AI across any market segment.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 33% |
| Big Data | 2 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bradden Blair | Managing Director and Partner | 0 | — |
| Travis Oliphant | CEO, Co-Founder & General Partner | 5 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Asa Technologies, Corporation | It's difficult for financial institutions to predict what tech and features their customer base is going to resonate with. ASA doesn't give you a one size fits all app, but rather links you to a marketplace of innovation and endless possibilities. ASA makes it possible for banks and credit unions to offer mobile tech solutions forbudgeting, saving, investing, managing a business, and so much more! Your banking customers will always have access to the most cutting edge technology, with new tools coming out as fast as the growing crowd of independent developers can make them. Every customer can choose the fintech they feel best fits their needs. More choice and control for your customers, less risk and expense of building out tech yourself. win-win. |  | Seed | Jul 25, 2023 |  |
| Polygraf | Polygraf creates AI-powered tools to combat fake & malicious digital content. Organizations using the Polygraf Trust Engine benefit from real-time authentication, analytics and insights that power growth. Polygraf is set to address the growing challenges posed by human and AI-generated misinformation head-on. Polygraf’s multilayer AI protocolcan be used to authenticate any kind of digital text, audio & video content for consumers, businesses and government organizations. The protocol is now capable of detecting and authenticating both AI and human-generated content and determining its trustworthiness in real-time, as is showcased in the Polygraf browser extension. The company was ranked as the Top Analytics Startup to Watch Globally by Dealroom, and listed on Top Startups in Austin by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, and SXSW/Established Startup Of The Year 2023 Top 10. | $1.7M | Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Polygraf | Polygraf creates AI-powered tools to combat fake & malicious digital content. Organizations using the Polygraf Trust Engine benefit from real-time authentication, analytics and insights that power growth. Polygraf is set to address the growing challenges posed by human and AI-generated misinformation head-on. Polygraf’s multilayer AI protocolcan be used to authenticate any kind of digital text, audio & video content for consumers, businesses and government organizations. The protocol is now capable of detecting and authenticating both AI and human-generated content and determining its trustworthiness in real-time, as is showcased in the Polygraf browser extension. The company was ranked as the Top Analytics Startup to Watch Globally by Dealroom, and listed on Top Startups in Austin by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, and SXSW/Established Startup Of The Year 2023 Top 10. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Addavox | Addavox is generative AI for video localization. We eliminate subtitles and bad voice dubbing with AI generated voice over and lip syncing. We make the videos and movies appear like they were produced in the foreign languages. We sell B2B to international video share companies, movie production studios, and localization companies who provide videolocalization for hundreds to millions of clients. We provide them the technology integrated into their systems and software at no charge and let them share in the profits. We employ 10 different deep learning models to provide full localization of movies and videos into over 100 languages. | $250K | Seed | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| Vertalo | Vertalo is an investor onboarding, cap table, and compliance platform that connects issuers and investors directly to sources of secondary liquidity. Working directly with issuers, or through our growing network of broker-dealers, Vertalo enables any asset to be tokenized, stored in a blockchain wallet, and traded in real-time based on the smartcontract between the issuer and the investor. | $5M | Series A | May 13, 2021 |  |
| Datum Technologies | Datum Technologies is an IT company leveraging digital signals for mobile marketing. The company organizes and applies mobile data with precision allowing its customers to solve their unique problems. | $950K | Seed | May 04, 2020 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Caucasus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caucasus-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [10X Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Quansight Initiate invest in?

Quansight Initiate invests primarily in FinTech, Big Data and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### How do I contact Quansight Initiate?

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### Who are the partners at Quansight Initiate?

The team at Quansight Initiate includes Bradden Blair (Managing Director and Partner) and Travis Oliphant (CEO, Co-Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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