2048 Ventures
We back visionary founders who are building technologies of the future. 2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven earliest stage venture capital firm. We are founders, experienced operators, nerds and dreamers obsessed with the future. We've backed over 200 startups and have the experience and conviction to lead your pre-seed or seed round. We get you and your vision before others. We are systems thinkers, engineers, and product junkies. We think about the future non-stop and are ready to understand and back you before anyone else. When we decide to invest, we write you a check and then help you close the rest of the round. We lead rounds with high conviction, and write $500K - $2M checks. Per Crunchbase, 2048 Ventures has made 154 investments, 103 as lead investor across 106 portfolio companies, with 6 exits.
Investing activity
2048 Ventures has made 154 investments according to Crunchbase across 106 portfolio companies, and has led 103 rounds and seen 6 exits.
2048 Ventures appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $21M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M and the largest at $21M. The most recent are Aslan Protects (Seed, $20.8M, Sep 2026), Rely (Seed, $4.5M, May 2026) and Century Health (Seed, $5M, May 2026).
2048 Ventures most often invests alongside Alumni Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Khosla Ventures and Liquid 2 Ventures, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about 2048 Ventures
What AI companies has 2048 Ventures invested in?
2048 Ventures's AI investments include Aslan Protects, Rely and Century Health. The 3 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is 2048 Ventures based?
2048 Ventures is based in New York, New York, United States.
What stage does 2048 Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, 2048 Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M. 2048 Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does 2048 Ventures co-invest with?
2048 Ventures's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Alumni Ventures (2 deals), XYZ Venture Capital (1 deal), Khosla Ventures (1 deal), Liquid 2 Ventures (1 deal) and BoxGroup (1 deal).
How can founders reach 2048 Ventures?
Founders on Lounge can see 2048 Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add 2048 Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.