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Bison Ventures Fund 2

vc$160M

◆ Fund Size

$160M

◆ Check Size

$1.0M→$15.0M

◆ Location

United States

◆ Portfolio

19 companies

◆ Activity

Statusactively investing

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◆ Investment Thesis

Bison Ventures partners with founders pushing the frontier of intelligence to build, heal, and power the physical world. They invest in the frontier of technology where AI collides with the physical economy, termed Real World Intelligence, a $60 trillion opportunity across the global economy. They back companies transforming how we build, move, heal, and innovate in energy and compute, focusing on non-incremental businesses that grow into and become load-bearing parts of physical industries. Their investments aim to create explosive growth similar to software with enduring impact in industry, believing the most important technology companies of the next decade will be built in the physical world.

◆ About Bison Ventures

Early-stage venture capital fund investing in Real World Intelligence—the frontier where AI collides with the physical economy. Backs founders reimagining how technology builds, heals, and powers the physical world across energy, food, manufacturing, biology, and infrastructure.

◆ Sectors

Deep Tech: Robotics, Drones & UAVDeep Tech: SemiconductorsDeep Tech: IoT & EdgeAI & ML: AI Frontier ModelsAI & ML: AI Infrastructure

◆ Stages

pre-seedseedseries-aseries-b

◆ Geography Focus

United States

◆ Team

NameTitleRoleLinks
Ari WrightPrincipal—
Ariel Wright—principal
Ben HemaniFounding Partnerfounding partner
Caleb AppletonPartnerpartner
Ellie McDonaldPrincipalprincipal
Karen Resnick—executive assistant
Marc Gulley—senior staff
Mikayla Patterson—executive assistant
Tom BiegalaFounding Partnerfounding partner

◆ Notable Investments

AllonniaBonsaiCadstromChipAddCobotCosmonFronteraGreat SkyGrid AeroInner LogicInnerplantJuvenaKaptaPasskeySleuthStealth Therapeutics CoThinking Machines LabVivodyneZyphraThinking Machines

◆ FAQ

What does Bison Ventures Fund 2 invest in?

Bison Ventures Fund 2 invests in Deep Tech: Robotics, Drones & UAV, Deep Tech: Semiconductors, Deep Tech: IoT & Edge, AI & ML: AI Frontier Models and AI & ML: AI Infrastructure at the pre-seed, seed, series-a and series-b stages.

Which geographies does Bison Ventures Fund 2 focus on?

Bison Ventures Fund 2 focuses on United States, and is headquartered in United States.

What is Bison Ventures Fund 2's typical check size?

Bison Ventures Fund 2 typically writes checks of $1M to $15M.