U&I Ventures

What U&I Ventures does

U&I Ventures is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2024 by Kim Moore, investing $250,000 to $600,000 in AI-native cloud infrastructure startups at the intersection of engineering, IT, and security. The firm is not a technology product company; its core offering is capital combined with a curated network of 1,800 technical operators (845 CTOs, 645 CISOs, and 310 CIOs), built over 24,000 hours, which functions as both deal-sourcing infrastructure and a post-investment value-add for portfolio founders.

The firm's business model is a standard VC fund structure with stated differentiators around speed (investment decisions communicated within 24 hours, 2-4 week diligence) and ecosystem access (event-driven sourcing through CXO Leadership Summits, CISO Supper Clubs, and CTO Brunches hosted at RSA, BlackHat, re:Invent, and Google Next). Its disclosed portfolio spans 9+ companies including Pluto Security, Plurai, ZeroDrift, Autoheal, Fig, Mate, Vellum, Gradient, and Bind Networks, with co-investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Greylock, Innovation Endeavors, Team8, Ten Eleven Ventures, and TLV Partners.

U&I Ventures operates with a lean core team of three visible members (Kim Moore, Kim Cooper, Joaquin Guzman) and an 11-person advisor bench, claiming a global investment footprint despite a single San Francisco headquarters. The firm does not publicly disclose AUM, fund size, LP composition, management fee economics, or revenue, which constrains external verification of scale and limits transparency on financial trajectory.

Name

U&I Ventures

Legal name

U&I Ventures

Website

https://uandi.vc/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

U&I Ventures is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2024 that invests $250K-$600K in AI-native cloud infrastructure startups, sourcing deals through a curated 1,800-operator community of CTOs, CISOs, and CIOs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital (Early-Stage AI Infrastructure Investing)

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early-stage AI startups
• AI-native cloud infrastructure
• Cybersecurity seed investing
• Enterprise software venture

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: U&I Ventures generates returns through equity ownership in early-stage portfolio companies. The firm invests $250K-$600K in AI-native cloud innovation companies at the earliest stages, seeking category-defining software infrastructure companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

U&I Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that writes $250K–$600K checks in AI-native cloud software infrastructure companies at the earliest stages. The firm pairs capital with access to a curated network of 1,800 technical operators (CTOs, CISOs, CIOs) that provides strategic introductions to customers, talent, and advisors. Investment decisions are communicated within 24 hours, with diligence completed in 2–4 weeks.

Product overview

U&I Ventures is a venture capital firm, not a technology product company. It does not offer a software platform, product suite, or technology services. The firm operates as an investor and ecosystem partner, providing capital, strategic introductions, and community support to early-stage AI-native software infrastructure companies. Its offering consists of investment capital ($250K–$600K per company), access to a curated network of 1,800 technical operators (CTOs, CISOs, CIOs), and hosted events for the technology community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Investment decisions within 24 hours of meeting founders
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• StifelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for U&I Together: Tech Leadership Summit, contributing to event financing and cross-promotion
• PantherminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for U&I Together: Tech Leadership Summit, co-host of CISO events at re:Invent
• DrataminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for U&I Together: Tech Leadership Summit
• AWSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for U&I Together: Tech Leadership Summit
• ChronosphereminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of CXO & Engineering Leadership Brunch at re:Invent alongside Greylock and Knox Systems
• Greylock PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of CTO Brunch at re:Invent, first partner to founders in AI-first companies
• Modern Technical Fund (MTF)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of Women in Cybersecurity: CISO Leadership Breakfast event with Lockstep VC
• Lockstep VCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of Women in Cybersecurity: CISO Leadership Breakfast event
• SysdigminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of CISO Brunch at re:Invent alongside Panther
• Knox SystemsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of CXO & Engineering Leadership Brunch at re:Invent
• Innovation EndeavorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of DevEx & Platform Dinner, led Seed financing for Autoheal portfolio company
• You.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for U&I Together: Tech Leadership Summit
• CandorIQminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for U&I Together: Tech Leadership Summit
• Endor LabsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for U&I Together: Tech Leadership Summit
• WhenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for U&I Together: Tech Leadership Summit
• Professional Association of CISOs (PAC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Inaugural CISO Summit - CISOs by CISOs event series

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Greylock Partners: Greylock is a leading early-stage VC investing heavily in enterprise AI and infrastructure companies. U&I co-hosts CTO brunches with Greylock at re:Invent, reflecting direct overlap in thesis (AI-first enterprise founders) and target founder persona.
• Modern Technical Fund (MTF): MTF is an early-stage VC investing in technical founders across AI, security, and developer tooling. MTF co-invested with U&I in Pluto Security and co-hosted CISO events, indicating near-identical thesis, stage, and founder persona.
• Ten Eleven Ventures: Ten Eleven is a specialist cybersecurity VC that led Fig's Series A after U&I's initial investment. Ten Eleven directly mirrors U&I's cybersecurity-heavy thesis and represents a clear peer for early-stage AI-security deal flow.
• Emergent Ventures: Emergent Ventures is an early-stage fund backing enterprise AI and infrastructure startups. Emergent co-invested with U&I in Autoheal's seed round, sharing a similar stage, check size, and AI-infrastructure thesis.
• Team8: Team8 is a cybersecurity-focused venture firm building and backing category-leading security companies. Team8 co-invested with U&I in Fig and Bind Networks, sharing the same enterprise-cybersecurity and AI-security lens.
• Innovation Endeavors: Innovation Endeavors is an early-stage VC backing deep-tech and enterprise AI founders. The firm led the Seed for Autoheal alongside U&I and co-hosts developer-experience dinners, signaling directly comparable AI-infrastructure thesis and portfolio overlap.
• Lockstep Ventures: Lockstep is an early-stage fund partnering with technical and enterprise founders. Lockstep co-hosted the Women in Cybersecurity CISO event with U&I, evidencing overlapping thesis and CISO-network-driven GTM in the same security niche.
• Battery Ventures: Battery is an early-stage VC focused on enterprise software, AI, cybersecurity, and infrastructure. Battery co-invested in Bind Networks with U&I, demonstrating nearly identical thesis overlap in AI security and enterprise infra.

Broad incumbents

• Bessemer Venture Partners: Bessemer is a large multi-stage VC with strong franchise in cloud, security, and AI infrastructure. Bessemer co-invested with U&I in Gradient's seed, representing a broader incumbent that competes at scale for similar enterprise-AI deals.
• Andreessen Horowitz (a16z): a16z is a mega-VC with broad coverage of enterprise, AI, and security. a16z Speedrun co-invested with U&I in ZeroDrift, representing a much larger incumbent operating in the same early-stage AI/security category as U&I.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uivc
• Instagraminstagram.com/uandi.vc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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