IBM Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of IBM, backing visionary founders building the next generation of enterprise technology. The firm utilizes a capital-plus model that leverages IBM's global reach and ecosystem of experts to help startups scale, with a focus on AI, quantum computing, data, and cybersecurity.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months vs 9 prior). Average disclosed round size is $73.3M (across 30 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
29
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
Ana Lopes
Operating Partner at IBM Ventures
Lauren H.
Director, IBM Ventures - Investments
Dartagnan Howell
Venture capital at IBM
Emily Fontaine
IBM Global Head of Venture Capital
Albion Bacaj
Ventures @ IBM
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Anima | Seed | $2.5M | Feb 2026 |
| OOrion Security | Series A | $32M | Feb 2026 |
 Atolio | Series A | $24M | Sep 2025 |
 QEDMA | Series A | $26M | Jul 2025 |
 Ox Security | Series B | $60M | May 2025 |
 Ox | Series B | $60M | May 2025 |
| OOX AppSec Security | Series B | $60M | May 2025 |
 Cyrus | Seed | — | Apr 2025 |
 AuthMind | Seed | $8.5M | Apr 2025 |
 Ceramic AI | Seed | $12M | Mar 2025 |
| Atolio | Series A | $24M | Jan 2025 |
 Writer | Series C | $200M | Nov 2024 |
 Reality Defender | Series A | $33M | Oct 2024 |
 PreciseDx | Series B | $20.7M | Aug 2024 |
 Rohirrim | Unknown | — | Jul 2024 |
 Mistral AI | Series B | $640M | Jun 2024 |
 RAIC Labs | Series B | $15M | Feb 2024 |
 Synthetaic | Series B | $3.5M | Feb 2024 |
| Writer | Series A | $200M | Jan 2024 |
| GGem Security | Series A | $23M | Sep 2023 |
 HiddenLayer | Series C | $50M | Sep 2023 |
| Cyrus | Seed | $8.5M | Sep 2023 |
 Hugging Face | Series D | $235M | Aug 2023 |
 NetBox | Series A | $20M | Apr 2023 |
| HiddenLayer | Series A | — | Jan 2023 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026