Firms

224 Ventures

224 Ventures

224 Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing in AI-native startups across applications, robotics, infrastructure and core intelligence. It contributes technical evaluation and commercial support through frontier AI researchers and an operator network spanning research labs, technology companies and enterprise buyers. The firm publishes initial investments of USD1–5 million alongside lead investors and helps founders connect with potential customers, design partners, employees and follow-on investors.

Founded
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Type
Venture capital

Funds1

  • 224 Ventures Fund I—

    Early-stage AI fund vehicle confirmed by the August4,2026 SEC filing for 224 Ventures Fund I, L.P. The filing records an USD81 million offering with USD0 sold, no investors and first sale yet to occur at the filing date. The manager launched August5 with a strategy spanning AI applications, robotics, infrastructure and core intelligence. Its founder reports USD100 million firm assets under management, which is not a closed Fund I amount. A specific Fund I public launch announcement, close amount and legal closing date are not published; announcedAt and amount remain unknown.

Team

Shaun Johnson
Shaun Johnson

224 Ventures, Co-Founder and Managing Director

$1M$500K – $2MSan Francisco Bay Area

Operations and support

Oriol VinyalsFrontier AI Partner
Yann LeCunFrontier AI Partner

Co-investing

No co-investors on record yet.

Investments

No investment rounds on record yet.