Founders Feature: Inworld
Inworld AI has emerged as a leader in the AI-powered consumer application space, raising over $120 million since its founding in 2021. The company, now valued at $500 million, has developed the first AI runtime engineered to scale consumer applications. It lets developers go from prototype to production faster and supports user growth from 10 […]
Founders Feature: PAXAFE
In May 2024, PAXAFE announced their $9M Series A funding round led by Framework Venture Partners, with new participation from M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), Rosecliff Ventures, Elevate Ventures, AngelList Quant Fund, Gaingels, Mana Ventures and existing participants Ubiquity Ventures and Venture53. PAXAFE delivers AI-powered decision support for cold chain logistics, helping pharmaceutical, food & beverage […]
When Light Meets Silicon: Why M12 is Betting on Photonics to Power AI’s Next Leap
The rules of data center design are changing. The rapid expansion and scale of AI workloads are driving an evolution of compute and storage focused data centers into “AI Factories”—specialized facilities with power and networking requirements so big that traditional data center architectures can’t handle them. Companies investing in these facilities aren’t just buying more […]
Founders Feature: Zenity
In October 2024, Zenity announced their Series B funding round of $38M, led by Third Point Ventures and DTCP, with strong support from M12 and other existing investors Intel Capital and Vertex Ventures. Zenity is the first end-to-end security and governance platform that gives enterprises visibility and control over AI Agent behavior; what they access, […]
Founders Feature: CruxOCM
In August 2024, CruxOCM announced their Series A funding round of $17M, proudly led by M12. CruxOCM’s platform automates industrial control rooms, enhancing sustainability, profitability, and safety. This investment was made alongside ONEOK, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners and EIC Rose Rock Fund and with continued support from existing investors Angular Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Root Ventures, […]
Founders Feature: Upscale AI
In May 2025, Upscale AI emerged from stealth and touted a $5.5M seed round, with proud participation from M12. With this announcement, Upscale AI unveiled the first end-to-end AI-native platform built to create, run, and optimize performance TV ads across streaming and connected video channels. This investment was made alongside NVP Capital, Eniac Ventures, SuperAngel.Fund, […]
Navigating Agentic Identity: Solutions for a Secure Future
Something that’s becoming critical in our tech-driven world is agentic identity management. With the rise of autonomous agents in different industries, figuring out how to manage these agents, control what they can access, and keep track of what they’re up to is getting tricky. And then there’s the whole issue of Bring Your Own Agent […]
Why we Invested in Solve Intelligence
We are excited to announce M12’s investment in Solve Intelligence’s $12mm Series A, alongside 20VC. Solve Intelligence is an AI-powered platform designed to assist patent attorneys and IP professionals in drafting high-quality patents efficiently. In 2024, there were 3.55 million patent applications filed worldwide, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This was a […]
Founders Feature: Neon
In August 2024, M12 made a strategic investment in Neon, a serverless Postgres database designed for modern developers, to the tune of $25.6M. This investment was made alongside existing investors Abstract Ventures, General Catalyst, Menlo Ventures, and Notable Capital. In a feature with TechCrunch, M12 managing partner Andrew Smyth explained, “Postgres is quickly becoming the […]
Founders Feature: Edera
In February 2025, Edera, the pioneer of strong workload isolation technology, announced its Series A round of funding totaling $15M. This round was led by M12 with participation from Mantis VC and In-Q-Tel (IQT). Existing investors Eniac Ventures, 645 Ventures, FPV Ventures, Precursor Ventures, and Rosecliff Ventures also participated in the round. Co-founder and CEO […]
