Untapped Ventures
VC Fund
Los Angeles, United States
Untapped Ventures is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Untapped Studio is a startup studio and $10MM pre-seed venture fund based in LA that builds and invests in startups re-imagining the New Future of Work.Our Future of Work thesis centers around helping employees achieve breakthroughs and make the best use of their time and potential. We understand that the landscape of employment is changing andwe are developing proactive solutions to take advantage of existing and emerging technology in a way that complements human skill and power.Our mission is to discover new ways of driving growth for organizations, creating value across the workforce spectrum, and improving the human condition on a fundamental level.Untapped Ventures partnered with The City of Burbank California to launch the “Future of Work Studio-Accelerator”- a unique virtual program for entrepreneurs building Future of Work startups.The Future of Work Studio-Accelerator is designed to help experienced entrepreneurs build venture-scale startups in the Future of Work space. This 9-month virtual program will accept only 25 entrepreneurs in this year's cohort. These founders will undergo an intensive learning and building experience in which they will find co-founders, ideate, validate, build, and scale a startup venture aimed at disrupting the "work" landscape. For more information and to apply visit: www.untapped.ventures/accelerator
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 5%
Last updated:
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Industries Untapped Ventures invests in
Stages Untapped Ventures invests in
Countries Untapped Ventures invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 12 (55%)
- Software 5 (23%)
- Information Technology 4 (18%)
- SaaS 3 (14%)
- Generative AI 3 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (45%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (32%)
- Series A 3 (14%)
- Series B 1 (5%)
- Funding Round 1 (5%)
Country
- United States 14 (64%)
- Australia 1 (5%)
- New Zealand 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Malatesta
Limited Partner
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Limited Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Harper
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Harper automates insurance workflows with AI, ensuring businesses get the best coverage quickly and competitively. | $47M / Series A / Feb 25, 2026 | |
Nexxa.ai
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Nexxa.ai builds Multi-Agent Systems for the heavy industries the world relies on powered by a combination of computer use AI and AI tools like ml/computer vision. Tech companies have automated workflows for years—but industrial operations still rely on massive human labor forces to handle processes in fragmented systems. Human operatedmission-critical workflows in non-tech industries far exceed the number in tech which leads to a massive opportunity for automation. Cookie-cutter solutions & agent builders don’t solve the problem due to lack of technical expertise and custom tools in these industries. Nexxa specialized AI agents take over the work of entire teams in industrial operations. Our computer use agents integrate with legacy systems and execute complex processes in the existing infrastructure of our customers. We build proprietary computer vision models that augment existing computer use agents so that the models understand the custom software environments of our customers. | $9M / Seed / Jan 21, 2026 | |
Lemurian Labs
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Lemurian Labs has created a universal platform that works across any hardware and spans compiler technology and runtime orchestration. This streamlined, hardware-agnostic approach simplifies AI development, enabling organizations to write code once and deploy it seamlessly across edge, cloud and on-premise environments. By cutting through thecomplexity of fragmented software ecosystems, Lemurian Labs empowers businesses to build and scale AI efficiently, affordably and responsibly—unlocking the full potential of AI innovation without proprietary constraints. | $28M / Series A / Dec 03, 2025 | |
Scott AI
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Scott AI offers a workspace that helps teams create and manage software using AI-driven tools and coding agents. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Dec 03, 2025 | |
Woz
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Woz is an AI platform where anyone can create and grow software enterprises without knowing any code. | $6M / Seed / Oct 15, 2025 | |
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Ani AI
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Ani AI | Seed / Oct 03, 2025 | |
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Nexxa.ai
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Nexxa.ai builds Multi-Agent Systems for the heavy industries the world relies on powered by a combination of computer use AI and AI tools like ml/computer vision. Tech companies have automated workflows for years—but industrial operations still rely on massive human labor forces to handle processes in fragmented systems. Human operatedmission-critical workflows in non-tech industries far exceed the number in tech which leads to a massive opportunity for automation. Cookie-cutter solutions & agent builders don’t solve the problem due to lack of technical expertise and custom tools in these industries. Nexxa specialized AI agents take over the work of entire teams in industrial operations. Our computer use agents integrate with legacy systems and execute complex processes in the existing infrastructure of our customers. We build proprietary computer vision models that augment existing computer use agents so that the models understand the custom software environments of our customers. | $4.4M / Pre-Seed / Jul 21, 2025 | |
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Eon Systems
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Eon Systems is a maker of managment systems for local area networks. | Seed / Apr 14, 2025 | |
Herd-I.com
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NZ based company that uses Computer AI to monitor dairy cattle from the side. 2m cattle in their database. Can monitor dry cows as well. Especially effective at providing a "Body Condition Score" and a score on the cow's lameness - one of the biggest problems for dairy cattle. Competitors like CattleEye use cameras mountedabove the cows as they walk down an alley and that perspective is not as accurate and identifying lameness | Pre-Seed / Mar 18, 2025 | |
Foodini
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Foodini is an app that enables users to develop a customized profile of their dietary requirements and connects those with food allergies and intolerances with the restaurants and menu items that are most suitable for them. | $2M / Seed / Dec 24, 2024 | |
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What does Untapped Ventures invest in?
Untapped Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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