Deep Tech

Venture firms are finding that AI agents, when applied to a broad swath of internal workflows, can augment decision-making and enhance collaboration among teams.

Senior executives and domain experts enable portfolio companies to grow more quickly and gain a competitive edge over peers developing AI-native platforms.

With the Tokyo-based financial group as an anchor investor, Across plans to invest in more than 20 micro VCs focused on AI, fintech and blockchain, climate and health tech.

The larger fund size will enable the deep tech, defense and space investor to lead rounds and write bigger initial checks for portfolio companies.

By opening an office in Japan, the US VC firm plans to expand its relationships with Japanese corporates positioned to benefit from Japan's nation space agency's commitment of $6.7bn to a 10-year space fund.

Limited partners in the Canadian firm's debut fund that have re-upped in Fund II include Government of Quebec through Investissement Québec; BDC Capital; Fonds québécois d'amorçage de Teralys (financed by La Caisse, formerly CDPQ) and Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins.

Limited partners in the firm’s prior funds include Passport Foundation and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance.

LPs in previous funds include Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway, New Mexico State Investment Council and the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

Among the limited partners in previous funds are endowments, private pensions, funds of funds, corporate balance sheets, wealth managers and family offices in North America, Australia and Asia.

Aneli Capital has support from ILTE, Lithuania's national development bank.