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Steve Blank

North America, California, United States

Description

Steve Blank is the Founding Faculty - Gordian Knot Center For National Security Innovation of Stanford University. He previously worked at C...

Investor Profile

Steve Blank has backed more than 23 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 5 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Finland, Singapore.
  • Strong thematic focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software, Enterprise Software.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (48%)
  • Series A (22%)
  • Series Unknown (13%)
  • Angel (9%)
  • Series B (9%)

Country Focus

  • United States (91%)
  • Finland (4%)
  • Singapore (4%)

Industry Focus

  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Software
  • Enterprise Software
  • Education
  • Events
  • Health Care
  • Machine Learning
  • Edtech
  • Internet
  • Medical
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Steve Blank frequently co-invest with?

Catamount Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Floodgate
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
500 Global
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Felicis
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 3
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Boston Seed Capital
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 2
RC
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 2
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
True Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
1776 Ventures
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Steve Blank often collaborate with?

IC
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Shared Deals: 2
JS
North America, Utah, United States, Provo
Shared Deals: 1
AP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
GH
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 2
AD
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 2
HP
North America, Washington, United States, Bellevue
Shared Deals: 2
RS
North America, Utah, United States, Provo
Shared Deals: 1
AC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AS
North America, Utah, United States, Farmington
Shared Deals: 1
AK
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Steve Blank?

SalesPatriot

San Francisco, California, United States

SalesPatriot serves as an advanced back-office operating system tailored for companies within the defense sector.

GovernmentOperating SystemsSaaS
SeedOct 26, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Usul

San Francisco, California, United States

Usul is the modern platform for defense contract capture and federal growth.

SeedMay 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,300,000
Rain Industries

Alameda, California, United States

Every wildfire starts small. Rain contains wildfires within 10 minutes of ignition with autonomous drones.

Drone ManagementDronesPublic Safety
SeedSep 21, 2023
Amount Raised: $9,700,000
Artera

Los Altos, California, United States

Artera develops multimodal artificial intelligence-based predictive and prognostic cancer tests to customize treatments for cancer patients.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareLife SciencePrecision Medicine
Series UnknownMar 21, 2023
Amount Raised: $90,000,000
Valar Labs

Palo Alto, California, United States

Valar Labs offers assistance services for cancer treatment through Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedicalMedical DeviceOncology
SeedApr 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Syndicate

Mountain View, California, United States

Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network.

CryptocurrencyDeveloper APIsSoftware
SeedJun 30, 2021
Amount Raised: $800,000
Crash

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Crash is a career launch platform that helps young professionals to showcase their talent.

Career PlanningEducationHuman ResourcesInternet
SeedSep 1, 2018
Amount Raised: $1,100,000
Bot MD

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Bot MD is an artificial intelligence clinical assistant for doctors.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareMedicalMobile Apps
SeedAug 7, 2018
Amount Raised: $1,590,000
Bevy

Palo Alto, California, United States

Bevy is an enterprise-grade virtual conference and community events platform designed to build, grow, and scale global communities.

CommunitiesEnterprise SoftwareEvent ManagementEventsSaaSVideo Conferencing
Series AJun 20, 2018
Amount Raised: $6,400,000
Gamalon

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Gamalon is a developer of an AI-based machine intelligence technology designed to write and rewrite own Bayesian programs.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareMachine LearningSoftware
SeedFeb 24, 2017
Amount Raised: $4,450,000