VC  SmartGate

https://www.smartgate.vc/




     Office Locations:

326 Mira Loma Ave.
Glendale, CA 91204
Phone: 650-433-9038

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Stages:

  • Seed
 

Industries:

  • Information Technology
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Software & Internet


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    Description:

    SmartGateVC is a SoCal and Armenia based VC with a focus on pre-seed / seed investments in Physical AI, Brain-Computer Interfaces and Cybersecurity. SuperAnnotate (the fastest annotation platform and services for training AI), Deep Origin (drug discovery at quantum accuracy) are among our investments (34 investments since 2018). NVIDIA, Dell, Sierra Ventures, Upfront Ventures, AI Fund, YC, and others are among the firm's follow-on investors. SmartGate targets companies pioneering AI-driven frontiers in BCI, Life Sciences, Physical World, and Cybersecurity across Southern California, wider U.S., and Armenia.


     

    Funds:


      Fund Name
      Amount
      Date
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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)    		No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)    		$2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)    		$7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Areg Alimian Partner
    Armine Galstyan Principal
    Ashot Arzumanyan Partner
    Hambardzum Kaghketsyan Partner
    Vazgen Hakobjanyan Partner

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date
      Name
      State
      Amount
      Stage

      11/24/2025
      Cordance Medical
      CA
      $8,000,000
      Seed

     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Britive
        web link


      Cordance Medical
        web link


     

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