🇺🇸🇦🇲SmartGateVC

Type: Venture Capital Fund  Headquarters: Glendale, California, USA / Yerevan, Armenia  Founded: 2017  Investment Stages: Pre-Seed • Seed  Check Size: $100K–$500K  Focus Areas: AI • DeepTech • Life Sciences • Cybersecurity • BCI • Industrial Automation  Website: smartgate.vc

Description:  SmartGateVC is a deep tech VC fund investing at the intersection of AI and science, backing founders from pre-seed to seed. The fund is known for its hands-on support and strong ties to the Hero House tech hubs in California and Armenia.

They’ve backed over 30 startups, including SuperAnnotate, Krisp, Podcastle, and Deep Origin, many of which have gone on to raise follow-on rounds from top-tier investors like NVIDIA, YC, and Formic Ventures. SmartGateVC also runs an ML Lab, an angel network, and an acceleration program focused on AI and frontier tech.