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Basis Set Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 93 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $25M, Dec 2025VC firm

SeedSeries AArtificial IntelligenceDeveloper ToolsInfrastructure

Deploying now
89%of best year34cheques in 12 months, 93 on record
Since the last cheque12days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led4 of 93Sole investor7 roundsMostly inUnited States, 87%
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Basis Set Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    34 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 73% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $3.0M

What they do

An AI-native venture fund since 2017, born from the science of minds and machinesFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceDeveloper ToolsInfrastructure
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first93 appearances

  1. 2026

    26 rounds

  2. Oct
    Sunlight AISeed · US · Pulse 2.0$17MLed
  3. Aug
    FSH TechnologiesSeries A · US$20MWith 3 others
  4. Aug
    Osmo StudioSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  5. Aug
    GravitySeries A · US$31MWith 3 others
  6. Jul
    SentientWorksAISeries A · US$1.8MSole investor
  7. Jun
    OrbitalSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.0MWith 14 others
  8. Jun
    Neion BioSeries A · US$23MWith 3 others
  9. May
    SyntheticSeed · US · Ventureburn$10MWith 6 others
  10. May
    BasataSeries A · US · Ventureburn$21MLed
  11. May
    BintiVenture · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  12. Apr
    ParasailSeries A · US · TechStartups$32MWith 7 others
  13. Apr
    daydream LabsSeries A · US$15MWith 4 others
  14. Apr
    PrismvaultSeries A · US$3.2MSole investor
  15. Apr
    Valius SciencesSeed · US$10MWith 1 other
  16. Apr
    PursuitSeries A · US$22MSole investor
  17. Mar
    QuinceSeries E · US · TechCrunch$500MWith 12 others
  18. Mar
    CuspAIVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Mar
    BNTOVenture · US$22MWith 2 others
  20. Feb
    RowspaceSeries A · US · TechStartups$50MWith 5 others
  21. Feb
    DataroSeries A · AU · Ventureburn$14MWith 1 other
  22. Feb
    EntireSeed · TechCrunch$60MWith 8 others
  23. Feb
    KEYESQUESeed · US$3.0MSole investor
  24. Feb
    Quill MeetingsSeed · US$6.5MWith 3 others
  25. Feb
    ReflowSeed · US$15MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    Clearly AISeed · US$8.4MWith 1 other
  27. Feb
    Sakana AIVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  28. 2025

    22 rounds

  29. Dec
    SimularSeries A · US$22MWith 5 others
  30. Dec
    DataLaneSeries A · US$23MWith 3 others
  31. Dec
    Internet BackyardPre-seed · US$4.5MWith 1 other
  32. Nov
    FlintSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$15MLed
  33. Nov
    Norm AIGrowth · US$50MWith 3 others
  34. Nov
    YountgaticSeed · US$2.5MSole investor
  35. Nov
    Path RoboticsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  36. Nov
    ParasailVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  37. Oct
    Mem0Series A · US · TechCrunch$20MLed
  38. Oct
    CuspAISeries A · GB · Hoxton Ventures$100MWith 4 others
  39. Oct
    SnapprSeries B · US$28MWith 4 others
  40. Oct
    Tigris DataSeries A · US$25MWith 3 others
  41. Sept
    AllocateSeries B · US · Urban Innovation Fund$30MWith 5 others
  42. Jul
    rida.aiSeries A · SG$3.5MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

XLXuezhao LanManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
ZPZhijian PengManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 15 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$1.6Bgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Basis SET Ventures, LLC
SEC number
CRD 289323

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Basis Set Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Basis Set Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Basis Set Ventures in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Basis Set Ventures

What does Basis Set Ventures invest in?

Basis Set Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Developer Tools and Infrastructure.

How active is Basis Set Ventures?

93 investments on record, 34 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Basis Set Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sunlight AI (Seed, Oct 2026), FSH Technologies (Series A, Aug 2026) and Osmo Studio (Seed, Aug 2026).

How big are Basis Set Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Does Basis Set Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 93 investments on record (4%).

Where does Basis Set Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Basis Set Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 34 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Basis Set Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (16 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (7 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (6 rounds together).

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