AICONIC Ventures

AICONIC Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments across artificial intelligence (AI) and deep technology. The firm focuses on groundbreaking innovations from Pre-seed to Series B, with a strategic emphasis on bridging the technological advancements emerging from the US, particularly Silicon Valley, with global markets, especially in Asia. Their investment thesis centers on identifying and nurturing category-defining AI companies that are highly technical and driven by deep research, aiming to help these startups achieve global scale and reach through their extensive network of customers and investors in Asia.

Founded in 2025, AICONIC Ventures was launched by Mukaya (Tai) Panich, who serves as the CIO and Managing Partner. Panich brought over 20 years of experience in the technology sector and previously led SCB 10X, a corporate venture capital fund, for over five years. The firm was established with an initial fund close of $200 million, with a target of $250 million, and aims to capitalize on the ongoing fourth industrial revolution driven by generative AI.

The firm's portfolio showcases a diverse range of innovative companies, including Corintis, which focuses on bio-inspired in-chip cooling, Sophont, a developer of state-of-the-art pathology foundation models, and eBots, a company enabling viable and competitive onshoring manufacturing in the US. Other notable investments span areas such as novel power management ICs for AI data centers, versatile robots for adaptive manufacturing, next-generation photonics, autonomous AI agents, game-changing liquid cooling for AI chips, preemptive cybersecurity, and universal multimodal foundation models for healthcare.

The AICONIC Ventures team comprises seasoned professionals with deep technical and business expertise. Mukaya (Tai) Panich, with her background in semiconductor startups and extensive investment experience, leads the firm. Advisors like Lip-Bu Tan, former CEO of Intel and founding managing partner of Walden Catalyst, and Amarjit Gill, a co-founder of multiple successful tech companies acquired by industry giants, provide invaluable guidance. The team also includes Thanapong (Mod) Boontaeng as CTO, focusing on technical due diligence and AI tech stack evaluation, and Kaweepol (Kevin) Panpheng as Partner, bringing quantitative rigor to deal evaluation.