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Basis Set Ventures

HQ · California
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Early-stage venture firm backing AI-native companies from pre-seed through Series A across industries. It typically leads or co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds with $1M–$3M for 10%–15% ownership and can invest from a few hundred thousand dollars to more than $9M.

Stage focus
Pre-Seed / InceptionSeedSeries A
Lead / follow
Mostly Lead
Check size
$250k–$10m
Ownership target
10%+
Generalist / Specialist

Generalist

Latest fund size

$250M Fund IV

Latest fund vintage

2026

Investing team
  • Chang Xu, General PartnerChang XuGeneral Partner
  • John Mannes, PartnerJohn MannesPartner
  • Lan Xuezhao, Founder & Managing PartnerLan XuezhaoFounder & Managing Partner
  • Rachel Wong, General PartnerRachel WongGeneral Partner
  • Wilson Kyi, PartnerWilson KyiPartner
How to reach them

info@basisset.ventures

Notable investments

Nuro, Rasa, Drata, Elicit, Imbue, Sakana AI, Mem0

Sources
basisset.com/basis-set-faq ↗basisset.com/insights/announcing-our-250m-fund-iv ↗basisset.com/team ↗

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