Updated: June 13, 2026
Venture Capital Firm
Investment Fund
AI
BioTech
Compound
Founded 2008 · New York, USA
Compound is a venture capital firm that invests in bleeding-edge technology built by outliers. Compound is a Thesis-Driven, Research-Centric Investment Firm
Total investments
211
Successful exits
54
Funding raised
$100M
About the program
Program type
Investment stage
Investment focus areas
AI
BioTech
Web3
Crypto
First Generation
Women-Led
Female Entrepreneur
Latinx
Lesbian
Second Generation
Diverse
Underestimated Founders
Woman Led
Female Founded
Immigrant (1st Or 2nd Generation)
African American
Bipoc
Gay
Female Led
Historically Ignored Founder
Disabled
Overlooked Teams
Under-Represented
Woman Lead
Black
women's
Latina
Immigrants
Woman
Women
LGBT
Latino
Underrepresented Founders
D&I
People Of Color
Female Founders
Femtech
Inclusion
Female
Immigrant
Immigrant Founders
Inclusive
Female Founder
US Military Veteran
Diversity
Description
Contrarian n-of-1 investor across AI/ML, robotics, bio and crypto, incubating scientific white-space startups, publishing hundreds of open technical theses and timing contrarian deployment using hedge-fund volatility and scientific expertise.
Founded2008
Location
Investment offer
Can lead rounds
Yes
Lead preference
Sometimes
Details
Avg Check: $400K - $1.5M ·
Funding requirements
We invest in companies across diverse industries.