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Euclid Ventures

Euclid is a VC firm partnering with Vertical AI founders from inception. It backs domain-expert founders with strong, differentiated visions in Vertical AI and...

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Euclid Ventures

Euclid is a VC firm partnering with Vertical AI founders from inception. It backs domain-expert founders with strong, differentiated visions in Vertical AI and leads and co-leads inception-stage and pre-seed rounds. The firm is highly concentrated, partnering with a select few founders per year, and is the first early-stage fund dedicated to Vertical AI.

General information

Firm type

Venture Capital

Year founded

2022

Location

Region

North America

Country

United States

City

San Francisco

Corporate office

San Francisco, CA, United States

Principals

Nic

co-founder

Omar

co-founder

Sector focus

AI/MLEnterprise Software

Frequently asked questions

What is Euclid Ventures' investment strategy?

Euclid makes high-conviction, pre-product venture investments exclusively in vertical AI — industry-specific software powered by artificial intelligence. The firm enters before companies have built a product, hired a team, or in some cases even incorporated, providing capital and operational support from what it calls "Day Zero." Its portfolio spans sectors such as youth sports, elective health, dental practice management, and emergency services.

Does Euclid Ventures operate as a venture capital firm or a venture studio?

Euclid blends elements of both. It writes early-stage checks like a seed fund but layers on a company-building platform that includes research, an executive network, and pre-incorporation support. Its public materials emphasize partnership from inception and a structured "Learn, Connect, Partner" framework, positioning it closer to a thesis-driven studio than a passive seed investor — though it does not formally label itself a studio.

Who runs investment decisions at Euclid Ventures?

Euclid does not publicly name its investment committee, general partners, or operating team on its website. The firm's public identity is built around its vertical AI thesis and portfolio rather than individual principals. No named decision-makers are verifiable from its own digital presence as of 2026.

What investment stages does Euclid Ventures target?

The firm focuses on the earliest possible stage: pre-product, pre-traction, pre-team, and often pre-incorporation. It categorizes its activity as seed and start-up venture capital. There is no indication that Euclid participates in later-stage rounds or growth equity, preserving its model around initial capital deployment and company formation.

Does Euclid Ventures publish its fund size or AUM?

No. Euclid does not disclose assets under management, fund size, or total capital deployed on its website or through any other public channel. Its financial scale remains entirely private.

Which sectors does Euclid Ventures explicitly avoid?

Euclid's thesis is conspicuously narrow: it invests only in vertical AI and does not reference horizontal SaaS, infrastructure AI, consumer technology, or life sciences. The firm's research titles and portfolio confirm a deliberate avoidance of companies outside industry-specific AI applications, though it does not publish a formal exclusion list.

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