Brainworks Ventures

Brainworks Ventures is a $50M AI-native venture capital fund investing in companies built with the latest artificial intelligence technologies. We partner with visionary founders who are using AI not just as a feature, but as the foundation of their products and operations.

We believe the greatest investment opportunities emerge at the intersection of frontier AI research and real-world application. We look for founders who understand why their AI works — not just that it does. As Feynman taught: “What I cannot create, I do not understand.”

Our investment areas include:

• AI-Native Enterprise Software — companies where AI is the product, not an add-on
• Health & BioTech AI — molecular diagnostics, drug discovery, brain-machine interfaces
• AI Infrastructure — tools, platforms, and compute that power the next generation
• Creative & Media AI — AI-powered content creation, production, and distribution

Our Team

Dr. Phillip Alvelda, Managing Partner — Emmy Award winner, former DARPA Biological Technologies Office program manager, founder of MobiTV (invented mobile TV streaming) and MicroDisplay Corporation (foundational technology for Google Glass). MIT AI Laboratory PhD, NASA JPL technical staff. Named one of Fast Company’s “50 most influential people who will change how we live and work.”

Volker Hirsch, European Partner — Veteran technology investor and entrepreneur with deep expertise in European and emerging market venture capital, mobile technology, and digital health.

Contact Us

Ready to discuss your AI-native company? We’d love to hear from you. Reach us through our Contact page or submit your deck via our Pitch Us form.