# TMD Ventures

> TMD Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Alamo, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

TMD Ventures is a VC fund in Alamo focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Angel Investments - Tom Gonser, Mike Dinsdale, Dean Neese

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 43% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 43% |
| SaaS | 2 | 29% |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 29% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 86% |
| Mexico | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dean Neese | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dean-neese |
| Mike Dinsdale | Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-dinsdale |
| Tom Gonser | Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-gonser |
| Tom Gonser | Partner | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-gonser |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OfferFit | OfferFit is an AI-powered experimentation platform that automates decision-making and personalization for businesses. It enables companies to optimize customer engagement strategies by continuously testing and learning from various offers and interactions. The platform leverages machine learning to deliver tailored recommendations, improvingmarketing effectiveness and customer experience. | $14M | Series A | Nov 16, 2021 |  |
| Symmetry Systems | Symmetry Systems operates as a data and AI security company delivering a security-first platform called DataGuard, designed for visibility and governance of sensitive data across hybrid environments. It employs AI-driven scanning to discover, classify, and map structured and unstructured data across cloud and on-prem systems, then continuouslymonitors access patterns, detects anomalies, and enforces data governance policies without compromising custody of the data. The platform can be deployed in high-assurance and air-gapped environments, handles sensitive data even in restricted settings, and integrates with existing security stacks to support compliance and security teams in implementing data-centric zero-trust models. | $15M | Series A | Jun 23, 2021 |  |
| minu | minu is revolutionizing the financial health of Mexican employees, offering them access to their already worked salary when they need it, instead of having to wait for payroll. The company works with HR divisions of companies that offer the provision of minu to improve satisfaction, retention, and attraction of talent. minu is supported byFinTech's leading institutional investors globally, including QED. | $14M | Series A | Mar 03, 2021 |  |
| Humanly.io | Humanly’s conversational AI engages with every single candidate. By automating the repetitive candidate screening and selection tasks, you reclaim valuable time. And by creating visibility into the interview, you make more confident and equitable hiring decisions using clear-cut evidence. The company was founded in 2019 and is Co-Headquartered inSeattle, Washington , and Sacramento, California. | $950K | Pre-Seed | Jun 23, 2020 |  |
| Truework | Truework is a one-stop platform that helps banks, lenders, and others verify income and employment. It is used for employment and income verification which puts consumers in control of the data. It specializes in the fields of financial services, fintech, and developer APIs. | $30M | Series B | May 20, 2020 |  |
| Torch 3D | Torch 3D is an Augmented Reality Design Platform.Torch 3D is the developer of an AR and VR prototyping platform created to transform the way applications are built and experienced. The company's augmented and virtual reality prototyping platform helps the designer to develop and design in 3D for immersive VR environments almost instantly, withno prior knowledge of game or software development. It also empowers teams to iterate on prototypes across teams, on any platform or device, in real time. |  | Series A | Apr 04, 2020 |  |
| Octiv | Octiv helps innovative sales and marketing teams improve how sales assets are created, distributed, and tracked. Its sales productivity platform leverages data from back-office systems to create automated workflows and deliver valuable buyer behavior insights. | $7M | Series D | Oct 19, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [World Innovation Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wil) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [9Yards Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9yards-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accenture Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accenture-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Activant Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/activant-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AfterWork Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afterwork-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Allos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allos-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does TMD Ventures invest in?

TMD Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 TMD Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at TMD Ventures?

The team at TMD Ventures includes Dean Neese (Partner), Mike Dinsdale (Partner) and Tom Gonser (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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