Xfund is the early-stage venture capital firm built to back entrepreneurs who think laterally and experiment across disciplines. We are a pioneering partnership between some of the country’s most successful venture capital firms and some of the world’s best research universities in the United States and abroad. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, staff, alumni — or perhaps you’re entirely self-taught — so long as you have a curious mind and an ability to execute, we’re interested.
Born of a unique cross-pollination between top venture firms and universities, Xfund believes that technical talent is necessary — but not sufficient — to build the world’s most durable companies. We seek out entrepreneurs with multidisciplinary abilities whom we know will make more insightful innovators and entrepreneurs. We don’t limit ourselves to traditional sector or industry lines: we’ve invested in a musical headset that primes your neurons; data analytics firms that put massive informational power into the hands of ordinary people; a company that’s making TV social; and the world’s leading personal genomics company, among many others.
Once we find entrepreneurs who share our commitment to a growth mindset, we welcome them to our family of leading venture capital investors, university faculty, and industry advisors. This can mean helping to place a Nobel laureate on your board, brokering a key strategic partnership, or just sharing a beer and tackling your problems as a team. Our unique structure and unparalleled network enable us to deliver value that few other firms can. Come partner with us.
Born of a unique cross-pollination between top venture firms and universities, Xfund believes that technical talent is necessary — but not sufficient — to build the world’s most durable companies. We seek out entrepreneurs with multidisciplinary abilities whom we know will make more insightful innovators and entrepreneurs. We don’t limit ourselves to traditional sector or industry lines: we’ve invested in a musical headset that primes your neurons; data analytics firms that put massive informational power into the hands of ordinary people; a company that’s making TV social; and the world’s leading personal genomics company, among many others.
Once we find entrepreneurs who share our commitment to a growth mindset, we welcome them to our family of leading venture capital investors, university faculty, and industry advisors. This can mean helping to place a Nobel laureate on your board, brokering a key strategic partnership, or just sharing a beer and tackling your problems as a team. Our unique structure and unparalleled network enable us to deliver value that few other firms can. Come partner with us.
Location: United States, California, Palo Alto
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2011
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 29.01.2026 | Bold Voice | boldvoice.com | $21M | United Sta... |
| 14.12.2025 | BUILDCHECK | buildcheck.ai | $5.9M | United Sta... |
| 11.11.2025 | AirOps | airops.com | $62.5M | United Sta... |
| - | Factor | factorhardware.com | - | Romania, I... |
| - | Ravel | ravellaw.com | $8.1M | United Sta... |
| - | Vaccitech | vaccitech.co.uk | $306.09M | United Kin... |
| - | Uvaro | uvaro.com | $12M | Canada, On... |
| - | Guideline | guideline.com | $222M | United Sta... |
| - | SERVICE | getservice.com | $3.1M | United Sta... |
| - | 23andMe | 23andme.com | $2.75B | United Sta... |
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Mentions in press and media 28
| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.03.2026 | Neon: $25 Million Raised For Consumer Data Monetization Platform | Neon, a consumer platform that enables users to monetize their personal data, announced it has raised over $25 million in combined equity and credit financing from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Upper90, Upfront Ventures, and other investors.... |
| 02.02.2026 | AI Voice Coaching Pioneer BoldVoice Secures $21 Million Series A | BoldVoice, an AI voice coaching innovator, secured $21 million in Series A funding. The platform empowers non-native English speakers, honing pronunciation and clarity. It delivers real-time, phoneme-level feedback and expert video lessons.... |
| 29.01.2026 | BoldVoice: $21 Million Series A Raised To Scale AI Voice Coaching For Non-Native English Speakers | BoldVoice, an AI-based voice coaching platform designed to help non-native English speakers improve pronunciation and clarity, has raised a $21 million Series A round led by Matrix, with participation from Flybridge, Xfund, Corazon Capital,... |
| 29.01.2026 | BoldVoice Raises $21M to Bring AI Voice Coaching to a Billion Non-Native English Speakers | As English cements its position as the global business language, spoken by an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide, 70-75% of whom are non-native speakers, a critical gap persists: pronunciation and accent clarity directly impact career a... |
| 28.01.2026 | BoldVoice Raises $21M in Series A Funding | BoldVoice, a NYC-based developer of an AI-powered voice coaching platform, raised $21m in Series A funding. The round was led by Matrix, with participation from Flybridge, Xfund, Corazon Capital, Alumni Ventures, Umami Capital, and Y Combin... |
| 16.12.2025 | Buildcheck Secures $5.9M to Revolutionize Construction Design with AI | Buildcheck, a San Francisco-based startup, just closed a $5.9 million seed funding round. Uncork Capital led the investment. Peterson Ventures and Xfund also participated. The company’s AI platform automates construction design reviews. It ... |
| 14.12.2025 | Buildcheck: $5.9 Million Seed Funding Raised To Automate Construction Design Reviews With AI | Buildcheck AI has raised $5.9 million in seed funding to scale an AI-powered platform that reviews construction drawings and flags design issues before they become costly problems in the field. The round was led by Uncork Capital, with part... |
| 12.11.2025 | AirOps Secures $40M Series B to Conquer Evolving AI Search Landscape | AirOps secured $40 million in Series B funding. Greylock led the significant round. This pushes total funding to $60 million. The company aims to master the evolving AI search landscape. It offers a crucial content engineering platform. Bra... |
| 11.11.2025 | AirOps Raises $40M in Series B Funding | AirOps, a NYC-based provider of a content engineering platform for AI search, raised $40M in Series B funding. The round was led by Greylock, with participation from Unusual Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, XFund, Village Global VC, and Fron... |
| 10.11.2025 | AirOps: $40 Million Series B Raised For Advancing Growth As Brands Adapt To AI Search | AirOps announced that it has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Greylock, with participation from Unusual Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, XFund, Village Global VC, Frontline VC, and more than two dozen growth and marketing leader... |
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