# Haystack's AI Investments: 23 Startups in Its Portfolio (2026)

> The 23 AI startups Haystack has backed, by stage: $1.1B raised between them. From the rounds we track; updated nightly.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/haystack-ai-portfolio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## Pre-seed and seed

9

- [Polyphron](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyphron)
- [Hedgehog](https://millionrounds.com/company/hedgehog)
- [alphaXiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphaxiv)
- [EraDrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/eradrive)
- [Bench IQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/bench-iq)
- [Blockit AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockit-ai)
- [OpenMeter](https://millionrounds.com/company/openmeter)
- [Metalware](https://millionrounds.com/company/metalware)
- [Matcha](https://millionrounds.com/company/matcha)

## Series C and later

6

- [*N* Nominal](https://millionrounds.com/company/nominal)
- [Solo.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/solo-io)
- [*K* KeyMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/keyme)
- [Redpanda Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/redpanda-data)
- [Scribe](https://millionrounds.com/company/scribe)
- [WorkRamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/workramp)

## Stage not reported

5

- [One Concern](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-concern)
- [Pangram](https://millionrounds.com/company/pangram)
- [Betterview](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterview)
- [*P* Parabol](https://millionrounds.com/company/parabol)
- [CognitOps](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognitops)

## Series A

3

- [Trebellar](https://millionrounds.com/company/trebellar)
- [Materia](https://millionrounds.com/company/materia)
- [Determined AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/determined-ai)

## Segment by segment

### Pre-seed and seed

9 startups · $65M raised

- [**Polyphron**](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyphron) Polyphron is a New York-based biotech company focused on developing an autonomous tissue foundry that leverages AI, automation, an United States $20M
- [**Hedgehog**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hedgehog) Hedgehog is an open Network Fabric for the Distributed Cloud. United States $14M
- [**alphaXiv**](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphaxiv) Open research discussion directly on top of arXiv. United States $7.0M
- [**EraDrive**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eradrive) EraDrive is a space technology company based in Palo Alto, California, and a spinoff from Stanford University. United States $6.2M
- [**Bench IQ**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bench-iq) Bench IQ is an AI-powered judicial intelligence platform based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canada $5.3M
- [**Blockit AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockit-ai) Blockit AI is an AI-powered scheduling platform that automates calendar management and facilitates instant scheduling between users. United States $5.0M
- [**OpenMeter**](https://millionrounds.com/company/openmeter) OpenMeter offers to quickly implement usage-based pricing for AI, API, and infrastructure consumptions. United States $3.0M
- [**Metalware**](https://millionrounds.com/company/metalware) Metalware accelerates hardware development by automating low-level programming, enabling faster embedded systems launches. United States $3.0M

### Series C and later

6 startups · $938M raised

- [*N* **Nominal**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nominal) United States $411M
- [**Solo.io**](https://millionrounds.com/company/solo-io) Solo.io is a technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in cloud-native application networking, API manage United States $146M
- [*K* **KeyMe**](https://millionrounds.com/company/keyme) United States $131M
- [**Redpanda Data**](https://millionrounds.com/company/redpanda-data) Redpanda Data is a San Francisco-based technology company founded in 2019, specializing in high-performance streaming data platfor United States $100M
- [**Scribe**](https://millionrounds.com/company/scribe) Scribe, an AI powered online transcription service which provides 99% + accurate transcripts with speed. United States $100M
- [**WorkRamp**](https://millionrounds.com/company/workramp) WorkRamp is the Learning Cloud that your employees and customers will love. United States $50M

### Stage not reported

5 startups · $90M raised

- [**One Concern**](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-concern) One Concern is a climate resilience technology company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2015. United States $65M
- [**Pangram**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pangram) Boutique Indian VC firm investing in HealthTech, FinTech, InsurTech & HRTech United States $13M
- [**Betterview**](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterview) Betterview is a property intelligence platform that assists property insurers in analyzing, scoring, managing, and monitoring property risk. United States $4.5M
- [*P* **Parabol**](https://millionrounds.com/company/parabol) United States $4.0M
- [**CognitOps**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognitops) CognitOps is an enterprise SaaS company founded in 2018 and based in Austin, Texas. United States $3.1M

### Series A

3 startups · $54M raised

- [**Trebellar**](https://millionrounds.com/company/trebellar) Trebellar is an AI-native platform company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2021. United States $22M
- [**Materia**](https://millionrounds.com/company/materia) Materia provides a range of construction industries with catalysts and resins. United States $21M
- [**Determined AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/determined-ai) Determined AI is a machine learning tech company that revolutionizes the way deep models are trained and deployed. United States $11M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names Haystack as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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