Gradient is a venture capital firm. Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Among the 11 companies in the known portfolio are Sona, Helical, Sapiom, Openly, BackOps AI and Nango.
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Who to pitch at Gradient
Gradient portfolio companies (11)
- Sona
- Helical
- Sapiom
- Openly
- BackOps AI
- Nango
- Ditto AI
- Respan
- Spade
- Gradient Network
- Quantro Security
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About Gradient
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Commerce, FinTech and Healthcare, and focus areas AI Infrastructure, API, Analytics and Cloud Infrastructure; known deals cluster at Seed, Series A and Series B.
Of the 5 people on file at Gradient, Zachary Bratun-Glennon (General Partner) and Darian Shirazi (Managing Partner) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Gradient, including Oak HC/FT, Umami Capital and Formus Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Gradient?
Gradient is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 11 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Gradient invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, FinTech and Healthcare; listed focus areas include AI Infrastructure, API, Analytics and Cloud Infrastructure. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Gradient invest at?
The known deals of Gradient include Seed, Series A and Series B rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Gradient?
2 of the 5 people on file at Gradient are listed as contacts for the firm. All 5 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Gradient?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 5 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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