Infrastructure & Cloud startups and investors we cover
Shortlist companies and funds tagged Infrastructure & Cloud in our directory. This hub is a sector cut, not a complete market census. Search every startup from /startups or open the investor list.
Startups in this sector
Showing 12 of 144 matched profiles.
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Euno
AI-native enterprise context brain that reconstructs organizational knowledge so agents know what data to trust.
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iPronics
Silicon-photonics optical circuit switches for AI data-center clusters — $125M Series B with Nvidia as a participant, no valuation.
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Starcloud
Orbital data-center satellites for AI inference, starting with an Nvidia H100 in space.
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Hubble Network
Satellite-powered Bluetooth network for off-the-shelf BLE chips — no towers, gateways, or custom radios.
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Callosum
Heterogeneous intelligence layer that routes each AI task to the best model and chip.
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Keenable
Independent web search index and retrieval API built for AI agents, not ten-blue-link humans.
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Lambda
AI neocloud that buys GPUs and rents compute to enterprises.
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Emerald AI
Software that turns AI data centers into flexible grid loads so they can interconnect faster without dropping critical jobs.
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CivilGrid
Civil design software that maps underground utilities, ownership, and regulations so utilities and engineers can plan before they dig.
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Databricks
Data + AI platform (lakehouse, Lakebase, Genie, Unity AI Gateway) for enterprises that train, govern, and run agents on their own data.
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Certain Energy
Imperial spinout commercializing manganese flow batteries for long-duration grid storage.
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Thunder Compute
GPU virtualization software — “VMware for GPUs” — so enterprises and clouds can reclaim idle accelerator capacity.
Investors in this sector
Showing 12 of 16 matched funds.
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Active Capital
San Antonio pre-seed venture firm founded in 2017 by entrepreneur Pat Matthews (ex-Webmail.us / Rackspace). Backs technical founders building AI-native enterprise software and cloud infrastructure. Typical checks $100K–$1M with ability to follow; closed Fund III at $28M+ (2025). HQ at 110 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX; also invests nationally from a Texas base.
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Altimeter Capital
Brad Gerstner's crossover technology investor managing public equity and private growth funds from Menlo Park, backing category-defining software and internet companies.
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Battery Ventures
Boston-founded global technology investor (since 1983) backing application software, infrastructure, consumer, and industrial tech. Investing from Battery Ventures XV, a $3.25B flagship fund.
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Bessemer Venture Partners
One of the oldest venture firms in the U.S., with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, Israel, and India. BVP backs early-stage and growth companies across enterprise SaaS, cloud infrastructure, fintech, and healthtech — known for the BVP Cloud Index and long-horizon category bets.
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Dallas Venture Capital
Irving/Dallas-area early-stage venture firm (DVC) founded in 2021, investing in B2B SaaS across cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevOps/AIOps, data, and related enterprise AI themes. U.S. office: 222 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Suite #755E, Irving, TX 75039; also operates India fund activities from Hyderabad. Firm site cites cumulative capital deployed and an active DVC Advantage platform for portfolio support.
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Flying Fish Partners
Seattle early-stage venture firm founded in 2016, investing exclusively in artificial intelligence and machine learning startups. Fund I closed at $37M (2018); Fund II at $70M (May 2022). The team targets pre-seed and seed rounds — roughly $1M pre-seed and $2M seed on average — with about 70% of capital dedicated to Pacific Northwest companies and selective U.S., Canada, and UK deals.
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Founders' Co-op
Seattle seed-stage venture firm founded in 2008, positioning itself as the Pacific Northwest's leading first-check investor for ambitious technical founding teams. Fund VI closed at $50M in November 2025 (matching Fund V), targeting roughly 30 companies with average initial checks of $1M–$1.5M and ~10% ownership at first investment. Portfolio includes Remitly, Outreach, and Auth0 (Okta acquisition).
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Ignition Partners
Bellevue, Washington venture firm (Eastside Seattle metro) founded around 2000, historically backing category-creating enterprise software companies with a Seattle–Silicon Valley duo-coast model. Public firm site states existing funds are fully invested; treat as an active legacy PNW franchise managing portfolio rather than an open new-fund checkwriter unless the firm confirms otherwise.
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Jump Capital
Chicago early-stage venture firm investing in AI applications and infrastructure, fintech, cybersecurity, and enterprise software. Jump Capital announced a $350M Fund VIII in July 2026 and is expanding its New York presence while retaining its operator-led, technical-market focus.
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Madrona Venture Group
Seattle venture firm founded in 1995, rooted in Pacific Northwest early-stage investing with selective Palo Alto presence. In January 2025 Madrona announced Fund X and Acceleration Fund IV with a combined $770M — targeting roughly 30 pre-seed/seed/Series A companies in Fund X and 12 Series B/C acceleration bets. Known for Amazon and Microsoft ecosystem adjacency and applied-AI company building across Seattle, the PNW, and the West Coast.
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Meritage
Denver venture and growth-equity firm founded in 1998 with Rockies-region roots spanning 40+ years of combined founder experience. Meritage invests $5M–$15M in network-enabled services with recurring revenue ($3M–$20M ARR profile) and runs a FastStart program for earlier-stage bets up to ~$1M.
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Micron Ventures
Corporate venture arm of Boise-headquartered Micron Technology. Runs a $300M program investing in early-stage deep tech founders building sustainable compute infrastructure and advanced AI/ML solutions, with strategic support tied to Micron’s semiconductor and memory ecosystem.