AI House (formerly AI2 Incubator) is a Seattle-based incubator and venture firm that co-founds and incubates applied AI startups, offering up to $600K in funding, cloud credits, and hands-on mentorship. It operates as a community hub, incubator, and capital provider for AI-first founders, spinning out companies from the Allen Institute for AI's research ecosystem.
Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $5.1M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
10
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Jacob Colker
Managing Director
Sri Chandrasekar
Managing Director
Sri Chandrasekar
Managing Director
Yifan Zhang
Managing Director
Ani Kembhavi
Venture Partner
Ani Kembhavi
Venture Partner
Bryan Hale
Venture Partner
Bryan Hale
Venture Partner
Cassie Pless
Venture Partner
Cassie Pless
Venture Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Optimly | Unknown | $800K | Jul 2026 |
 Devplan | Seed | $2.5M | Jun 2026 |
 Emphere | Pre-Seed | $2.1M | Jan 2026 |
 Ethosphere | Pre-Seed | $2.5M | Sep 2025 |
| Optimly | Pre-Seed | $800K | Jan 2025 |
 Cadstrom | Seed | $6.8M | Jan 2024 |
 Determined AI | Series A | $11M | Mar 2019 |
| Cadstrom | Pre-Seed | $650K | — |
| OOllie | Seed | $7.5M | — |
 Vercept | Seed | $16M | — |
 Friday Harbor | Seed | $6M | — |
 CADDi | Seed | $5M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026