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Innovation Endeavors

Innovation Endeavors, based in California, backs Seed and Series A startups, mostly leading rounds with checks from $1 million to $10 million, including Uber and SoFi.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A

Check size$1M to $10M

Leads roundsYes

FocusGeneralist

Latest fund$630M (Fund V) (2024)

Investing team13 people3 activity updates, latest Sep 28

Who you would pitch at Innovation Endeavors

13 people on the investing team, 10 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Davis TreybigGeneral PartnerHe joined the firm six years ago and leads investments in AI-native platforms and developer tools.

Dror BermanFounding PartnerHe previously worked at Yahoo, NICE Systems, and an Israeli CE retailer, and served in the Israeli Defense Forces.

Eric SchmidtFounding Partner (Co-Founder)Eric Schmidt co-founded Innovation Endeavors, a boutique firm partnering with technical founders.

Harpinder (Harpi) SinghGeneral PartnerHe co-founded Slice and FiberTower, and previously worked at Oracle and Bull-Honeywell.

Scott BradyFounding PartnerHe has co-founded several technology companies and serves on various startup boards.

Bridget StormManaging PartnerShe invests at Series A stage with cheques ranging from €92k to €9.2M.

Kenneth AuchenbergPartner

Nick OlsenPartnerHe joined from Tempus Labs and previously worked at Bain & Company.

Joel DudleyPartnerHe previously served as Chief Scientific Officer at Tempus and held academic roles at Mount Sinai.

Sam Smith-EppsteinerPartnerShe focuses on machine learning and climate adaptation, investing in robotics and infrastructure companies.

Josh RapperportPrincipalHe focuses on the physical economy and climate, and previously held buy-side partnerships roles at Google, LiveRamp, Palantir, and energy startups.

Tomás Álvarez BelónPrincipal

Josh CohenInvestorFocus: early-stage software infrastructure and applied AI.

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Writes $1M to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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3 activity updates since September, latest Sep 28.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

UberSoFiPlanet LabsUpstartEikon TherapeuticsFormlabsKongAlphaSenseAtom ComputingVicarious Surgical

In their words

Innovation Endeavors: Reimagining the technical frontierInnovation Endeavors is an early-stage venture capital firm built for founders reimagining the technical frontier.www.innovationendeavors.com

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836 Series A investors in United States1790 Seed investors in California699 Series A investors in California480 Seed investors3020 Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Innovation Endeavors invest in?

Innovation Endeavors reports entry at seed, series a.

How much does Innovation Endeavors invest?

Innovation Endeavors reports checks of $1M to $10M.

Does Innovation Endeavors lead rounds?

Yes. Innovation Endeavors says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Innovation Endeavors?

Davis Treybig (General Partner), Dror Berman (Founding Partner), Eric Schmidt (Founding Partner (Co-Founder)), Harpinder (Harpi) Singh (General Partner), Scott Brady (Founding Partner), Bridget Storm (Managing Partner).

Is Innovation Endeavors active right now?

Innovation Endeavors has shown 3 activity updates since September 2026, the latest on 2026-09-28.

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