SmartGateVC is a Silicon Valley pre-seed venture capital fund backed by Tim Draper and a network of entrepreneurs and professionals from the US, Europe, and MENA. Our key focus areas are Artificial Intelligence (AI), Security, Internet of Things (IoT) and emerging Biotech, Quantum Computing and Blockchain.
Location: United States, California, Glendale
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed
Portfolio 14
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 06.09.2021 | Embry Smar... | embry.tech | $600K | - |
| 28.01.2021 | Amaros AI | amarosmedi... | - | - |
| 07.11.2020 | Podcastle ... | podcastle.... | $8.75M | United Sta... |
| 11.09.2020 | Britive | britive.co... | $35.9M | United Sta... |
| - | dzook | dzook.ai | - | Armenia, Y... |
| - | Grovf | grovf.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | AimHub | aimhub.io | - | United Sta... |
| - | Robin the ... | expper.tec... | - | Armenia, Y... |
| - | Snark AI | snark.ai | - | United Sta... |
| - | Netris | xcloudnetw... | - | United Sta... |
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News 32
| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.08.2020 | How to Hit the Jackpot on Product Hunt | If you are building an innovative product that solves real pain points, at some point you will con... |
| 03.08.2020 | Hero House Artificial Intelligence Incubation Program 2020 B... | European Fund for Southeast Europe supports the second batch of the program EFSE Entrepreneurship... |
| 17.07.2020 | Did you cross the Rubicon? | The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great... |
| 16.07.2020 | Did you cross the Rubicon? | The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great... |
| 21.06.2020 | SmartGateVC leads the pre-seed round of dzook - Next Steps: ... | We are excited to announce that SmartGateVC led the pre-seed round of dzook, a one-click art creat... |
| 02.06.2020 | SmartGateVC is establishing a technology hub in Glendale, CA... | SmartGateVC is establishing Hero House Glendale with the launch planned in Fall 2020 (subject to c... |
| 26.05.2020 | AimHub closes a pre-seed round led by SmartGateVC and gets i... | We are thrilled to welcome AimHub, a version control and collaboration hub for AI teams, to the Sm... |
| 24.12.2019 | Expper Technologies raises a round led by SmartGateVC - 2020... | We’re delighted to welcome Expper Technologies to the SmartGateVC family as the lead investor in t... |
| 02.10.2019 | SmartGateVC leads pre-seed round for ForgeFiction | We are excited to announce SmartGateVC is leading a pre-seed round for ForgeFiction, which brings ... |
| 31.08.2019 | Angels of Venture Capital | I spent one month during summer shadowing Tim Draper. People hearing about the experience ask me w... |
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Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 13.11.2023 | Yerevan to Silicon Valley: Armenia's blueprint for European ... | Over the last year, numerous investors have mentioned Armenia as a place to watch, particularly for ... | tech.eu/20... |
| 29.07.2021 | SmartGateVC: the new wave of tech startups disrupting the st... | SmartGateVC is a seed venture capital fund investing in deep tech companies. Tech talent is the new... | startuprep... |
| 27.11.2020 | SmartGateVC is kick-starting its Hero House acceleration pro... | SmartGateVC wants to help Eastern European startups in expanding operations to Southern California a... | startuprep... |
| 17.06.2020 | Robin The Robot Comforts Kids In Hospitals, Can Help With Co... | Robin the RobotExpper Technologies Kids like robots. And sick kids can benefit from robots in the h... | forbes.com... |
| 19.10.2018 | Last Week In Venture: Chills And Pills, LatAm Scooty-Scoots,... | 10 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Greetings and welcome to Last Week In Venture, a weekly r... | news.crunc... |
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