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Leonis Capital
Leonis Capital is the first partner for technical founders. The firm turns groundbreaking AI research into transformative investments, fueling the next...
Leonis Capital
Leonis Capital is the first partner for technical founders. The firm turns groundbreaking AI research into transformative investments, fueling the next generation of AI-native startups. It pioneers a research-driven approach to early-stage AI investing and is usually the first institutional check into seed and preseed startups.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2021
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Principals
Jay Zhao
Partner
Jenny Xiao
Partner
Liang Wu
Senior Research Fellow
Isaac Schefer
CFO
Tate Bregman
Venture Fellow (Engineering)
Oliver Wang
Venture Fellow
Armita Hosseini
Venture Fellow
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is Leonis Capital's investment focus?
Leonis Capital targets early-stage enterprise software and applied artificial intelligence companies, primarily at the seed and startup stages. The firm concentrates on technical founding teams building software infrastructure, developer tools, and AI-native workflow products. Public records reflect a deliberate, thesis-driven approach rather than a generalist venture mandate.
What is Leonis Capital's known posture on follow-on investments?
Public records do not specify whether Leonis Capital maintains reserves for follow-on investments in later rounds. For a concentrated early-stage manager, maintaining pro-rata or deploying additional capital in winning portfolio companies is a common strategy, but this should be confirmed directly with the firm during diligence.
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