# VentureBot

> VentureBot is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Drones and Robotics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://venturebot.fund

VentureBot is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Drones and Robotics. Investors that made investments in companies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for VentureBot. Shizune tracks 1 team members at VentureBot. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/venturebot?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 2 | 67% |
| Robotics | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Database | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sergei Zhuchkov | Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Augmented Pixels | Augmented Pixels - a leader in precise 3D geolocation with the next generation of 3D maps crowdsourcing, on-cloud localization and AR navigation products on board. Proprietary technologies: - Real-time mono/stereo SLAM SDK with sensor fusion (Replacement of AR Kit / AR Core); - Navigation SDK (3D Maps crowdsourcing, on-cloudlocalization, etc.). Solutions: - CorpMap.AI. B2B solution for facility management and indoor logistics optimization, which utilize SLAM SDK and Navigation SDK to solve end-business use cases; - GlobalMap.AI. B2C solution for 3D maps crowdsourcing, which helps to create a ‘digital twin’ of Planet Earth, city or building with the lowest costs using unskilled workers like couriers, cleaners etc. | $2M | Convertible Note | Feb 02, 2021 |  |
| FriendlyData | FriendlyData helps enterprise companies make data accessible for non-technical people by providing natural language interface to databases. FriendlyData is a San Francisco-based enterprise software company backed by 500 Startups and other Silicon Valley investors. |  | Seed | Aug 17, 2018 |  |
| Kray Technologies | Kray Technologies provides Kray Protection UAS - new generation drone-based solution for aerial crop protection. They built the solid solution to replace agriculture planes and ground sprayers.Kray Protection drone demonstrates outstanding performance of crop dusting while lowering farmers’ expenses. It prevents yield losses that are inevitablewhen using other crop protection methods. | $200K | Seed | Mar 15, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bulba Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bulba-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Future](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digitalfuture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GWC Innovator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gwc-innovator-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ICU Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icu) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TMT Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tmt-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does VentureBot invest in?

VentureBot invests primarily in Drones, Robotics and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 3 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 VentureBot?

Public channels for VentureBot include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at VentureBot?

The team at VentureBot includes Sergei Zhuchkov (Founder). 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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