19 AI Investors Based in Washington

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Washington-based founders connect with AI-based investors that write checks into AI companies. Here are 19 investors that match that criteria.

1) Amit Puri

Fund: Pure Play Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Other

2) Ayush Jain

Fund: Revolution
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

3) Bryan Jangro

Fund: JMI Equity
Title: Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Media, Enterprise, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech

4) Dan Eidell

Fund: SaaS Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

5) Dan Preiss

Fund: Ardent Venture Partner
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Internet of Things, Professional or Technical Services

6) David Siegel

Fund: Outpost Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Web3, Developer Tools, Fintech, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Other Tech

7) Diego Salianas

Fund: MACH37 Cyber Accelerator
Title: Director Of Program Operations
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Internet of Things, Space

8) Isabelle Granahan-Field

Fund: Camber Creek
Title: Investor
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Consumer, Other Tech, Enterprise, Proptech, Other

9) Jesse Bloom

Fund: SaaS Ventures
Title: Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

10) Mahati Sridhar

Fund: Revolution
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Fintech, Insurtech, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech

11) Miranda Witzig

Fund: Sands Capital Ventures
Title: Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing, Transportation

12) Rachel Wang

Fund: Avenue Growth Partners
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AR/VR, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

13) Sai Abhishek

Fund: New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Title: Venture Capital Investor
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech

14) Sam Stein

Fund: Single family office
Title: Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Web3, Fintech, eSports, Quantum Computing, Robotics

15) Sebastian Molina Gasman

Fund: Accion
Title: Investment Officer, Accion Venture Lab
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Other Tech, Social Impact

16) Shreya Singh

Fund: Sands Capital
Title: Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work

17) Simon Gillett

Fund: The Global AI Internet Freedom Fund
Title: General Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series A
Sectors: Cloud, E-Commerce, Fintech, Marketplaces, AI

18) Tracy Chadwell

Fund: 1843 Capital
Title: Founding Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

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