The .406 Edge

We know data and AI.

We’ve been investing in AI and the data behind it for more than 15 years and understand the challenges that you, as entrepreneurs, will face.

We understand and have validated the need you are addressing before our first meeting.

From identifying enterprise buyers looking for your solution to pinpointing what makes you unique in the ecosystem and the core risks you’re working on, our thesis-based approach enables us to jump right into the meat of your innovation and why it positions you to be a category winner.

We are opinionated investors.

We have specific theses driving our deep industry dives, backed up by validated need from Fortune 100 buyers so we can get you the answers you need to keep moving.

Our networks run deep.

Our extensive network of Fortune 100 buyers look to us to help them stay on top of the most innovative new technologies. We know what problems they are going to be looking for start-ups to solve next year and the year after.

We’re tech-first so we can be partnership-forward. 

We are shameless geeks. Our technical expertise enables us to deeply partner with you to accelerate your go-to-market and invest with confidence in early, pre-product opportunities. 

We understand how to build great companies from novel research.

Whether developed in a university lab, on the back of a napkin, or in your unused garage, we have the playbook to bring true AI innovation to market. More than 40% of our investments are born from deep research out of academia and labs, and we understand the unique challenges to research-driven entrepreneurship and can help academic founders become business builders and successful serial entrepreneurs.

We’re ground-up builders.

We are go-to-market experts and can help technical founders develop and test messaging, strategy, and pricing and bring a network to help you leverage those fundamentals to attract your first enterprise customers.