Category Ventures Website, Blog & Press Pages

Category Ventures Website, Blog & Press Pages - aVenture Research

Library

categoryvc.comCrawled Nov 9, 2026

Product

6 pages

Antioch/portfolio/antioch
Simulation platform for autonomy — Antioch
CocoIndex/portfolio/cocoindex
Data pipeline framework for AI applications — CocoIndex
Mandel/portfolio/mandel
AI coordinator for manufacturing supply chains — Mandel
MonetizeNow/portfolio/monetizenow
Quote-to-cash platform for B2B SaaS — MonetizeNow

Blog

6 pages

Buy vs. Build on a $12B Tech Budget, with David Griffiths, Group Head of AI at Citi/writing/main-branch-david-griffiths
Episode 3 of Main Branch: Citi’s David Griffiths on buy vs. build, what it takes for AI startups to get deployed at a global bank, and why tokenmaxxing is a bad idea.
Leveraging Your Network for Hiring/writing/leveraging-your-network-for-hiring
A playbook for founders looking to use and expand their network for early hiring.
Now is the best time to build and invest in physical AI/writing/now-is-the-best-time-to-build-and-invest-in-physical-ai
The page outlines the investment approach for physical AI.
Perspectives/writing
Essays, videos, and podcasts from the Category Ventures team.

Team

6 pages

Çağla Kaymaz/team/cagla-kaymaz
Çağla Kaymaz — Partner at Category Ventures.
Patty Smith/team/patty-smith
Patty Smith — Partner & COO at Category Ventures.
Ruta Savickaite/team/ruta-savickaite
Ruta Savickaite — Chief of Staff at Category Ventures.
Shri Kolanukuduru/team/shri-kolanukuduru
Shri Kolanukuduru — Partner at Category Ventures.

Homepage

1 page

Homepage/
Category Ventures collaborates with founders developing early-stage software.

Coverage

5 items

This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AItechcrunch.com/2026/04/16/this-simulation-startup-wants-to-be-the-cursor-for-physical-ai/
A simulation startup aims to create a development environment for programming physical AI agents, analogous to Cursor’s role in digital AI. The company targets enabling engineers to design and test physical systems using simulation tools before real-world deployment. The approach mirrors how digital AI models are built and refined in software.
Apr 2026TechCrunchNews article
Startup launched by former AWS energy team emerges with $7M to help solve data center power crunchgeekwire.com/2026/startup-launched-by-former-aws-energy-team-emerges-with-7m-to-help-solve-data-center-power-crunch/
A new startup founded by former AWS energy team members secures $7 million in funding to address growing power demands in data centers. The company focuses on optimizing energy efficiency and infrastructure solutions for high-density computing environments. This funding supports development of proprietary technologies aimed at reducing operational costs and environmental impact for cloud providers and enterprises.
Apr 2026GeekWireNews article
Y Combinator-backed Mandel AI raises $3.9M to automate global supply chainstech.eu/2026/03/25/y-combinator-backed-mandel-ai-raises-3-9m-to-automate-global-supply-chains/
Mandel AI secures **$3.9 million in Seed funding** from Y Combinator to develop AI-driven tools for automating coordination in **global supply chains**. The company targets inefficiencies in logistics and procurement by integrating automation solutions. Mandel AI joins a growing cohort of startups leveraging AI to streamline complex supply chain operations.
Mar 2026Tech.euNews article
Myriad AI in a $7.8M seed round led by Category Ventures and joined by Long Journey, 10VC, N1 Breakwater, Caesar VC, BD Partners and Preston-Wernernordic9.com/news/myriad-ai-in-a-78m-seed-round-led-by-category-ventures-and-joined-by-long-journey-10vc-n1-breakwater-caesar-vc-bd-partners-and-preston-werner
Myriad AI secures a **$7.8 million seed funding round**, led by **Category Ventures** and supported by investors including **Long Journey, 10VC, N1 Breakwater, Caesar VC, BD Partners, Preston-Werner, Caesar Business Angels, and Plug and Play**. The round highlights growing investor interest in AI-driven startups emerging from Europe.
Sep 2025nordic9.comNews article