Flybridge

What is Flybridge?

Flybridge is an early-stage venture capital firm that specializes in seed and pre-seed investments, primarily focusing on ambitious artificial intelligence (AI) founders. With a fund size of $150 million, Flybridge is committed to partnering with the next generation of founders to build AI-powered future businesses.

They invest in diverse industries such as Software (Web Marketplace, SaaS), Business Solutions, IoT (& Wearables), A.I. (& Big Data), Web Security (& Privacy), Analytics, and Cloud Services (& Infrastructure). Flybridge's investment range typically spans from a minimum of $100,000 to a maximum of $3,000,000, with a sweet spot of approximately $1,500,000 per investment.

The firm prides itself on being dynamic, incisive, and curious, bringing over two decades of experience to the table in backing founders and operators who are disruptors in their sectors. Through their hands-on approach, they work closely with founders from the early stages of a company's development.

They offer not only capital but also strategic support, expertise, and access to their broad network to help navigate the challenges of building a company.

Flybridge's 'Third Wave Thesis' emphasizes investments in AI-native vertical SaaS, data infrastructure, and developer platforms for AI application builders, AI-native offerings that create new capabilities, horizontal applications infused with AI strategies for operational efficiencies, and AI-powered complex systems.

The firm also operates Next Wave Funds, which make smaller investments ($50k-$250k) in pre-seed companies working within their theses. Flybridge has a track record of adapting to technological shifts, such as the rise of cloud computing, and they continue this tradition with a focused commitment on AI and its transformative potential across sectors.

What they say:

Seed-stage venture capital firm based in Boston and New York City investing in ambitious founders leveraging the power of AI. With over $1 billion under management.

What we look for: We invest in early-stage, ambitious founders building our AI-powered future from enablement to imagination.

How we help: We work with founders from pre-seed (through our Next Wave funds: XFactor Ventures, The Graduate Syndicate, Next Wave Operators, and Next Wave NYC) through post-IPO. Having backed companies like BetterCloud, FalconX, MongoDB, NS1, Splice, and ZestAI, we have expertise spanning developer platforms through agentic enterprise applications, and AI for human potential.