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Our AI commitment

Responsible AI

We invest exclusively in AI. That comes with responsibility — to the founders we back, the users they serve, and the world we're shaping together.

AI is the most consequential technology of our generation. Building it responsibly isn't a tradeoff against returns — over the long run, it's the only way to compound trust, talent, and capital.

— The VestedVC Partnership

Our principles

How we evaluate AI investments and engage with our portfolio.

Safety first

We expect our portfolio companies to ship AI systems with robust safety evaluations, red-team testing, and clear escalation paths for misuse.

Transparency

Founders should be honest about what their AI can and cannot do. We push back against marketing claims that misrepresent model capabilities.

Human oversight

For high-stakes decisions — healthcare, finance, hiring — we believe a human should remain in the loop. We won't fund autonomous systems in domains where errors are irreversible.

Avoiding harm

We don't invest in surveillance technology, autonomous weapons, or AI products designed to manipulate users. We assess every deal against this filter.

What we won't fund

We're explicit about categories we decline regardless of returns potential. We've passed on deals that would have been profitable but conflicted with our principles.

Autonomous lethal systems
Mass surveillance technology designed for state misuse
Deepfake products without watermarking or consent mechanisms
AI tools designed primarily for manipulation or addiction
Systems making high-stakes decisions (medical, legal, hiring) without human-in-the-loop guarantees

How we operationalize this

Principles only matter if they show up in real decisions. Here's how ours do.

Pre-investment

  • Every deal evaluated on intended use cases and potential misuse
  • Founder alignment on safety practices is part of partner discussion
  • We pass on investments where ethics signals are weak

Post-investment

  • Annual safety review with portfolio CTOs
  • Access to our AI safety advisor network
  • Open dialogue when concerns emerge

Industry engagement

  • We publish our investment ethics positions openly
  • We participate in industry safety initiatives
  • We collaborate with researchers studying AI risks

Building responsibly?

We back founders who care about getting AI right. If that's you, we'd love to talk.