AI–quantum orchestration
Architecture-agnostic software, hybrid workflows, error correction and enabling infrastructure.
AI + QUANTUM COMPUTING · SEED
Investing in the Next Version of the Universe.
NextVerse Ventures backs US-headquartered founders building at the convergence of artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
CAMPBELL · CALIFORNIAFOUNDER-LED CONVICTION
INSTITUTIONAL-GRADE EXECUTION
INSTITUTIONAL-GRADE EXECUTION
01 / THE THESIS
One recursive loop.
Two compounding forces.
AI
Defines problems
Optimizes circuits
Corrects errors
THE SYMBIOTIC ENGINE OFFUTURE
COMPUTE
COMPUTE
Q
Accelerates models
Simulates physics
Expands possibility
AI → QUANTUM
QUANTUM → AI
AI and quantum are not separate markets. They form a symbiotic cycle: each raises the other's ceiling—and creates an entirely new orchestration layer between computation and physics.
02 / WHERE WE INVEST
At the crossing where frontier science becomes commercial advantage.
Defensible intelligence
Agentic systems, proprietary data loops and domain-specific AI that acts—not merely chats.
Sovereign deep tech
Foundational technologies shaped by security, IP, industrial policy and trusted deployment.
SEED STAGE US-HEADQUARTERED $250K–$1M INITIAL CHECKS TECHNICAL MOATS
03 / THE NEXTVERSE DILIGENCE ENGINE
Conviction is earned
through evidence.
Four gates. A written test at every gate. A clear reason to continue—or stop.
Structural edge
Two or more evidenced moats — not a thin model wrapper.
INDEPENDENTLY TESTED ↗Science & readiness
Benchmarked against the strongest classical alternative.
INDEPENDENTLY TESTED ↗Deployment economics
A real buyer, a real cost threshold, a credible path to scale.
INDEPENDENTLY TESTED ↗Ownership & sovereignty
Clean IP, resilient structure, and exit paths underwritten at entry.
INDEPENDENTLY TESTED ↗DECISION DISCIPLINE IC-reviewed · MP-approved · Signed technical audit before capital moves · Follow-on capital is earned
04 / FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Avanthi
Shah.
Not a first-time investor. A first-time fund.
Avanthi brings 25+ years as an engineer, technologist and solutions architect, operating leadership across an organization of roughly 200 engineers, and nine years of venture investing.
Connect on LinkedIn ↗25+ YEARSDeep-tech builder and operator
9+ YEARSVenture investing
BOARD & AUDITFINCA International
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05 / THE TEAM
Founder-led conviction.
Institutional-grade execution.
Deep tech, investing, finance, legal strategy and governance across the full investment lifecycle.
Partner & IC Member
Priyank Garg
Technologist-turned-investor with 18+ years of angel investing, 80+ investments, IIT Delhi and Stanford CS credentials, and service on India’s National Quantum Mission Central Evaluation Committee.LinkedIn ↗
Executive Venture Partner
Erika Cramer
Venture capitalist and investment banker with 25+ years of M&A experience. Co-founder of Silver Lane Advisors and General Partner of How Women Invest Fund I.LinkedIn ↗
Partner, Deals & Diligence
Lata Setty
Investor, patent attorney and startup operator with deep experience in diligence, intellectual property and scaling venture-backed companies.LinkedIn ↗
Legal, IP & Governance
Dr. Tamali Sen Gupta
Stanford Law JSD, author and commercial-law leader with 30+ years advising companies and serving as an independent director across listed and private enterprises.LinkedIn ↗
Building where AI
meets the physical world?
We want to meet technical founders before the category is obvious.
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