About exante
exante is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jul 2026, exante is an active investor, having invested in 13 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Klaimee A lot of funds co-invest with exante, with names like Andreessen Horowitz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. exante has team of 7 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
exante's List of Top Investments
exante has a portfolio of 13 companies. Their most notable investmentis in HoundDogTheir portfolio spans across United States and Anguilla. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by exante:
Developer of deepfake detection tools using artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company provides application programming interfaces and software development kits for developers to detect manipulated media. It offers solutions for securing communication channels against deepfake impersonations. The technology is designed to detect artificial intelligence impersonations across multimedia formats, enabling automated alerts and deployment options.
Key facts about Reality Defender
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $52.4M
- Employee Count: 84 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Illuminate Financial, BNY and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Cape
Key facts about Cape
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Arlington (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $176M
- Employee Count: 172 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: 137 Ventures, Point72 and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 19, 2026, $*****
3. Cape
Cloud-based drone telepresence platform for secure remote drone operation, live video streaming, and evidence capture. It provides industry-leading software, making UAV operations secure and accessible. The platform offers secure, real-time visualization that increases situational awareness and operational efficiency. It is a cloud-based system for drone telepresence and data management. It unlocks the full potential of commercial drones, giving companies all of the benefits with none of the traditional hassle. It is a trusted drone software solution for a wide range of use cases, including public safety and asset inspection.
Key facts about Cape
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $61M
- Employee Count: 144 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: New Enterprise Associates, Bain Capital Ventures and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 18, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. HoundDog
AI based source code security solutions. It offers a data security code scanner that helps security teams secure code by identifying vulnerabilities. The code scanner solution finds vulnerable code and sensitive data flows to lower risk and compliance costs.
Key facts about HoundDog
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Anguilla
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $6M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: E14 Fund, Page One Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 22, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Cyphlens
Solutions for protecting sensitive information. It is a cybersecurity solution that offers a solution for protecting and sharing sensitive information in payments, emails, and on websites. The patent pending technology adds an extra layer of security on top of existing systems to ensure that sensitive information remains available only to authorized users.
Key facts about Cyphlens
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.8M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Digital Currency Group and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
exante's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
exante has invested in 13 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Klaimee.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
exante's Investments by Stage
exante has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.15M, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.95M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $40M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series A | 4 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
exante's Investments by Sector
exante has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 10 Software companies and at least 4 companies focusing on AI-Native.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
High Tech | 5 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 4 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
exante's Investments by Geography
exante has made most investments in United States (8), followed by Anguilla where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
Anguilla | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
exante's recent investments
exante has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Klaimee and Neurometric.Here are the most recent investments by exante:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 22, 2026 | - | Seed | 9464 | [+6] | |
Jun 25, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3894 | [+8] | |
Dec 11, 2025 | United States | Seed | 8937 | [+3] | |
Sep 29, 2025 | United States | Series A | 5017 | [+5] | |
Jul 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2571 | [+2] |
Team profile of exante
exante has a team of 7 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. exante's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in exante:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Lisle | - | ||
Partner | Brooklyn | - | ||
Partner | Brooklyn | - | - | |
Principal | New York City | - | - |
Co-investors of exante
Over the past 3 years, 76 investors have co-invested in exante's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before exante: New Enterprise Associates, Mitsui and 6 others have invested in rounds before exante. There is 1 company where New Enterprise Associates has invested before exante and 1 company where Mitsui has invested before exante.
- Top Co-investors of exante: 51 investors entered a company along with exante. These include investors like Andreessen Horowitz (2 companies).
- Invested after exante: A total of 17 investors have invested in exante's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Illuminate Financial (1 company), Booz Allen Hamilton (1 company) and IBM (1 company).
Recent News related to exante
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Cyphlens Secures Seed Funding to Advance Visual Encryption for Enterprise SecurityPR Newswire•Dec 11, 2025•Cyphlens, Salesforce Ventures, Motivate Venture Capital, Digital Currency Group and 10 others
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Anon Debuts Integration Platform for the Internet with $6.5M FundingBusiness Wire•Apr 24, 2024•Anon, Union Square Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Impatient and 1 other
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Mobile communications service company Cape received US$40 million in Series B investment, led by a16zChainCatcher•Apr 18, 2024•Andreessen Horowitz, Cape, XYZ Venture Capital, exante and 6 others
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Digital identity and passkey startup Dapple raises $2.3 million in pre-seed roundBiometricUpdate.com•Jan 24, 2024•Dapple Security, FIRST IN, Techstars, Access Venture Partners and 2 others
