Investor

Ex/ante

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 4 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $37M, May 2026

SeedSeries AAgentic TechnologyPrivacySecurity

Deploying now
75%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque133days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.9MRounds led0 of 4
Pitch Ex/ante

Ex/ante highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

ex/ante is the first venture fund dedicated to agentic technologyFrom their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Agentic TechnologyPrivacySecurity
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Jun
    NeurometricPre-seed · US · AlleyWatch$4.0MWith 8 others
  3. Jun
    InherentSeed · GB · Ventureburn$50MWith 7 others
  4. 2025

    2 rounds

  5. Dec
    DatumSeed · US · AlleyWatch$14MWith 6 others
  6. Jul
    Confident SecuritySeed · US · TechStartups$4.2MWith 3 others

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 registration3 named

CMChristopher MalloyManaging Member of Ex Ante Capital Management, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed
LCLauren CohenManager of Ex Ante Capital Management, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed
ZAZoe Anna Yoshii WeinbergManager of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 6 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

$19Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Ex/ante LLC
SEC number
CRD 326170

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

10 of 19 we have independently watched raise

AccessgridAnonCapeCommonConfidentCyphlensDapplesecurityDatumRealitydefenderWebacyGeneraltranslationHounddogLockrmailN0OctetproofPendulumintelQuadrillionTaskerbuilder blueprints

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Ex/ante put money into.

Quick answers about Ex/ante

What does Ex/ante invest in?

Ex/ante invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agentic Technology, Privacy and Security.

How active is Ex/ante?

4 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Ex/ante invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Neurometric (Pre-seed, Jun 2026), Inherent (Seed, Jun 2026) and Datum (Seed, Dec 2025).

How big are Ex/ante's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.9M.

Is Ex/ante investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Ex/ante invest alongside?

Most often Encoded Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Ex/ante?

Ex/ante is a VC firm.

How much does Ex/ante manage?

About $19M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

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