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Lionheart Ventures

Lionheart Ventures

San Francisco, California · Mill Valley, California

Lionheart Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in artificial intelligence and frontier mental-health technologies. Its mental-health practice backs psychedelic medicines, neuromodulation and other approaches intended to improve care, while its AI practice invests in technologies that support human agency, resilience and safety. The firm evaluates both commercial opportunity and the potential effects of transformative technology on human flourishing. Its published team combines founders and operators with neuroscience, clinical-development, regulatory, intellectual-property and AI-safety expertise, supporting companies through investment, technical advice and founder networks.

Founded
2019
Type
Venture capital

Funds3

  • Lionheart AI I, L.P.—

    Lionheart’s AI venture-capital vehicle, managed through Lionheart AI I GP, LLC and identified in the adviser’s current regulatory filing. First sale is reported as May 8, 2024. Exact final corpus and public fund-announcement date are unverified.

  • Lionheart Ventures II, L.P.—

    Lionheart’s second numbered venture-capital vehicle, legally identified under Lionheart Ventures II GP, LLC in its current adviser filing. The firm specializes in AI and frontier mental-health technologies; exact final fund size and public announcement date are undisclosed in the verified primary evidence.

  • Lionheart Ventures II-A, L.P.$10M

    A legally distinct Lionheart venture-capital vehicle managed by Lionheart Ventures II GP, LLC. Its April 2026 Form D amendment reports USD10 million of cumulative fund interests sold to one investor, with first sale on April 20, 2025 and an indefinite offering. This is a regulatory sales snapshot, not a claimed final close or standalone strategy allocation.

Team

David Langer
David Langer

Lionheart Ventures, Founder & Managing Partner

—— – —San Francisco, California

Operations and support

Aaron TuckerAI Advisor
Amy EmersonVenture Partner
Carlos López EnríquezChief Financial Officer
Christina LundbergSpecial Projects Advisor
Conor MurphyAI & Neurotech Advisor
Cyrus HodesVenture Partner
Graham PechenikIP Advisor
Gregory WellsClinical Advisor
Helena HerreraEvents Manager
Huub HeijnenVenture Partner
Jeffrey LadishAI Advisor
Jessica EisnerVenture Partner
John E. WehrliNeuroscience & AI Advisor
Joseph BarsugliaPsychedelics Advisor
Josh HardmanPsychedelics Advisor
Kevin LanzoExecutive-in-Residence
Liana Sananda GilloolyPsychedelics Advisor
Naomi AppelExecutive Assistant
Renée AlexievChief of Staff
Richard MallahAI Advisor
Rob NailVenture Partner
Steve WoodingPharma Advisor
Tim MullenPartner
Tracy BrandmeyerScientific Advisor
Tuan NguyenController
Zvi MowshowitzAI Advisor

Co-investing

Adverb Ventures
Ajira Ventures
Y Combinator

Investments