Gradient

vc$220MCo-investsLeads rounds

◆ Fund Size

$220M

◆ Check Size

$1.0M→$8.0M

◆ Location

United States

◆ Portfolio

500 companies

◆ Activity

Statusactively investing

◆ Links

Website ↗LinkedIn ↗@GradientVC on X ↗

◆ Investment Thesis

Focus on helping AI founders reach product-market fit and scale applications, agentic platforms, and real-world systems augmented by AI.

◆ About Gradient

Gradient is an AI-focused venture capital firm backed by Alphabet that invests in founders building applied AI products and infrastructure. It emphasizes seed and early-stage support, combining capital with technical expertise and access to Google-aligned resources.

◆ Sectors

AI AgentsGenerative AIIndustrial AutomationEnterprise SoftwareMLOps

◆ Stages

pre-seedseed

◆ Geography Focus

null

◆ Team

Name	Title	Role	Links
Andrew Brackin	Principal	Principal	in
Clayton Petty	Analyst	Analyst	in
Darian Shirazi	Partner	Partner
Denise Teng	Partner	—	in
Eylul Kayin	Partner	—	in
Kyle Duffy	Analyst	Analyst	in 𝕏
Vig Sachidananda	Partner	—	in
Zach Bratun-Glennon	Partner	Partner
Zachary Bratun-Glennon	General Partner	—	in

◆ Tracked Investments

◆ Notable Investments

LambdaStreamlitFlutterFlowWriterKreaRangeCentMLOuraVera HealthRespanPathfinderMalachyteInfisicalStack AIBackOpsRad AIGigsPreparedSonaBackOps AI

◆ Traits

Leads rounds

Co-invests

◆ FAQ

What does Gradient invest in?

Gradient invests in AI Agents, Generative AI, Industrial Automation, Enterprise Software and MLOps at the pre-seed and seed stages.

Which geographies does Gradient focus on?

Gradient focuses on null, and is headquartered in United States.

What is Gradient's typical check size?

Gradient typically writes checks of $1M to $8M.

Which startups has Gradient backed?

Gradient has 6 tracked investments on Fusion42, including Zeroset, Photon, Arga Labs, Sapiom, Finto and Fazeshift.