Empede Capital

Empede Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in AI-native companies at Seed through Series B, making both direct and indirect investments globally. The firm's stated approach is to identify companies before their potential is obvious - an explicitly early and contrarian posture - and to back businesses creating real value for end users. Its positioning centres on "smart capital from operators": investment support delivered by partners with operating experience across technology, cyber and intelligence, construction, investment banking, real estate and company management.

Its listed portfolio of ten investments spans several distinct verticals, among them artificial intelligence (Anthropic), enterprise software and SaaS (Rippling, SnapLogic, Samsara), agriculture and food technology (GrubMarket), defence and cyber technology (Anduril), logistics and healthcare delivery (Zipline), digital health (Spring Health), fintech (Titan Invest, DailyPay) and property and construction technology. Technical focus areas named by the firm include artificial intelligence, AI-native software, cyber technology, construction technology and enterprise software.

Empede Capital is headquartered in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and invests worldwide. Founders building with AI can apply to the firm directly through its website. Further details on fund size, team composition and founding date are not published.