Gaia Ventures

Gaia Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that strategically invests in AI-native B2B software platforms. The firm's core philosophy revolves around the belief that artificial intelligence will fundamentally transform business processes, shifting them from people-centric to data and AI-centric. They aim to back companies that are developing the next generation of AI-native software platforms, enabling frictionless workflows and driving significant productivity gains across various industries.

Founded in 2022 by Deepak Krishnamurthy, Gaia Ventures focuses on pre-seed and seed stage investments. The firm seeks out founders who are deeply passionate about leveraging AI to solve complex business challenges. With a strong operational DNA, Gaia Ventures provides value creation through its deep expertise in sales, marketing, and product strategy, offering hands-on support to its portfolio companies.

The firm's investment focus spans three key areas: business user workflows, which include the automation of financial, back-office, and next-gen customer experience processes; IT/developer workflows, encompassing infrastructure and developer tools for GenAI applications, security, privacy, and software engineering automation; and industrial workflows, targeting the automation of manufacturing design, delivery, supply, and logistics chains powered by AI and industrial robotics. Notable companies in their portfolio include Pay-I, ninetailed, BigID, and Cube, among others.

The team at Gaia Ventures is led by experienced operators and investors. Deepak Krishnamurthy, the Founder and Managing Partner, brings over two decades of experience from roles at SAP, McKinsey, and Cognizant, where he was instrumental in architecting SAP's cloud transformation. Tom Stephenson serves as an Operating Partner, leveraging nearly two decades of experience as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, with deep expertise in sales and go-to-market strategies within the enterprise software industry. The firm also benefits from a world-class advisory board, further enhancing its capacity for value creation.