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    Laude

    Atherton, California, United StatesFounded 2024

    Laude Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in deeply technical entrepreneurs with research roots. Founded in 2024 by GPs who have founded, built, and invested in iconic billion-dollar software companies, it partners early to help founders turn breakthroughs into companies.

    60% of their portfolio is in AI. Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (60% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $93.3M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    4

    Fund Size

    $150M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Team

    AK

    Andrew Krioukov

    Co-founder and Partner

    K. Tighe

    K. Tighe

    Communications Partner, Laude Institute Co-founder

    Braden Hancock

    Braden Hancock

    Research Partner

    AP

    Aditi Purandare

    Associate

    Andy Konwinski

    Andy Konwinski

    Co-founder and GP

    LG

    Lindsey Gregory

    Head of Operations, Laude Institute Co-founder

    Pete Sonsini

    Pete Sonsini

    Co-founder and GP

    MO

    Michele Ocampo

    Finance Lead

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    5 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    LMArena logoLMArenaSeries C$150MJan 2026
    LMArena logoLMArenaSeries A$150MJan 2026
    Tensormesh logoTensormeshSeed$4.5MOct 2025
    Arcade logoArcadeSeries A$12MMar 2025
    Arena AI logoArena AISeries A$150M—

    Top Co-Investors

    Last updated: 27 September 2026