Approx Ventures

A collective of angel investors

We back science-heavy ventures at their earliest, most uncertain stage.

We make a few high-conviction investments a year, across the US and UK. Our focus areas are neurotechnologies, foundational AI, and selected tools and infrastructure categories.

Portfolio

Individual members' investments

Portfolio

  • pre-seed

    Alena

    Neuroscience-based assessments to identify subconscious mental patterns that driving mental health disorders.

    pre-seed => seed/Stride.VC

    • Folded
    • Neuro & Foundational AI
    • UK

  • pre-seed

    Challau

    Immersive 3D environments accessible on all internet-enabled devices without the need for downloading software.

    • Computer vision & 3D
    • Folded
    • UK

  • Seed

    CoMind

    A non-invasive brain monitoring system based on an advanced infrared light technology.

    seed => series-A/Plural

    comind.io ↗
    • Active
    • Neuro & Foundational AI
    • UK

  • Pre-Seed

    ElectricSQL

    Data primitives and infra to build collaborative, multi-agent systems.

    electric.ax ↗
    • Active
    • Dev Tools & Infrastructure
    • Other regions

  • Pre-Seed

    Goodsize

    AI-powered products for digital identity, real-time interaction, and sales performance.

    pre-seed => seed/XTX

    in3d.io ↗
    • Active
    • Computer vision & 3D
    • Other regions

  • pre-seed

    Lantern

    Postgres vector database extension to build AI applications, YC W24.

    lantern.dev ↗
    • Dev Tools & Infrastructure
    • Folded
    • USA

  • Pre-Seed

    Mintneuro

    Semiconductor technology for next-generation neural implants.

    mintneuro.com ↗
    • Active
    • Neuro & Foundational AI
    • UK

  • Pre-seed 

    Odin

    A community-driven investment platform making it radically cheaper and easier to launch and invest in syndicates & funds.

    pre-seed => seed/Haatch/O’Shaughnessy Ventures

    joinodin.com ↗
    • Active
    • Fintech
    • UK

  • Pre-seed

    PreWarp

    The reporting layer behind the brands you know.

    prewarp.co ↗
    • Active
    • Dev Tools & Infrastructure
    • UK

  • Seed

    QuestDB

    An open-source time-series database for demanding workloads from trading floors to mission control, YC S20.

    seed => series-A/468 Capital/Uncorrelated Ventures

    questdb.com ↗
    • Active
    • Dev Tools & Infrastructure
    • USA

  • seed

    Sourcery

    Code review for the AI era.

    sourcery.ai ↗
    • Active
    • Dev Tools & Infrastructure
    • UK

  • Pre-Seed

    Stealth Neuro AI Company

    Neural foundation models trained on unique data. 

    • Active
    • Neuro & Foundational AI
    • USA

  • pre-seed

    Sugar

    A platform that provides flexible loans to gaming and app studios.

    • Fintech
    • Folded
    • UK

  • seed

    Xihelm

    Autonomous AI-driven robots for delicate crops harvesting.

    • Computer vision & 3D
    • Folded
    • UK
Collective

The people

Collective

Peter Zhegin
Peter is a Program Director at e184, a biotech & neurotech copmany. Peter was previously an investment manager at 7percent Ventures, a London-based deep tech fund. You could find Peter out of the office at neuro conferences or crushed on the mats of Brazilian jiu-jitsu academies all around the world.

Sergey Bartunov
Sergey is a Principal Research Scientist at Isomorphic Labs. Previously Sergey was the Director of AI at Charm Therapeutics, a biotech startup backed by F-Prime Capital, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, and other leading investors, a Research Scientist at DeepMind and taught in HSE University.

Evgeny Gokhberg, Margot Hanley, Sergei Nozdrenkov.