# Basement Ventures

> Basement Ventures backs founders with a clear point of view. We bring design, technology, and a builder’s perspective to companies we believe in.

Canonical website: https://basement.ventures/

## Investing in companies we want to see in the world.

basement ventures is where our creative practice meets investing by backing ambitious founders with capital, craft, and the experience of a studio that has helped shape some of technology’s most influential companies.

## Meet the Ventures.

1. [basement.studio](https://basement.studio): A digital studio for design, branding and technology.
2. [Vercel](https://vercel.com/): Build and deploy apps and AI agents on one platform.
3. [World Labs](https://www.worldlabs.ai/): Spatial AI models to understand and generate 3D worlds.
4. [Newtopia](https://newtopia.vc/): Early-stage capital backing founders in Latin America.
5. [Paper](https://paper.design/): A design canvas connecting teams, agents, and code.
6. [Factory](https://www.factory.ai/): AI agents to build, review, and ship better software.
7. [Commet](https://commet.co/): Billing tools for subscriptions, usage, and payments.
8. [xmcp](https://xmcp.dev/): TypeScript tools to build and ship MCP servers.
9. [Ato](https://heyato.ai/): A screen-free AI companion for older adults.
10. [USAvionix](https://www.usavionix.com/): Autonomous aircraft for defense and civilian missions.
11. [General Intelligence Company](https://www.generalintelligencecompany.com/): Applied AI tools built to automate entire businesses.
12. [Maslow](https://maslow.hr/): Benefits and rewards that put people at the center.
13. [Brand.ai](https://brand.ai/): An AI workspace for brand strategy and management.
14. [Daylight](https://daylightcomputer.com/): A calmer computer designed for focus and wellbeing.
15. [Comunal](https://www.comunal.nyc/): A member community with a personal concierge service.
16. [Your Next Store](https://yournextstore.com/): AI-powered commerce to build and run your online store.
17. [Shorta](https://www.shorta.com/): Original short series made for vertical viewing on your phone.
18. [BaseHub](https://basehub.com/) — Exited: AI-native content for creative and development teams.

## A little conviction. A lot of doing.

### Technology, not hype.

We back companies with real technical depth and a clear reason to exist. The technology makes something new possible.

### Foundations, not quick fixes.

We question assumptions early and think about what comes next. Scale is part of the design from day one.

### Proof, not promises.

Ideas take shape in the details. We care about the decisions, experiments, and daily work that turn a vision into a product.

### Creative capital, not just capital.

We bring design, technology, and storytelling to the work. How a company gets built matters as much as what it builds.

## Our point of view

- Products, not papers.
- Founders, not followers.
- Tinkering, not training.
- Craft, not shortcuts.
- Curiosity, not convention.

## What are you building?

An early idea. A working prototype. A question you keep coming back to. Tell us what you’re building.

[Let’s talk](mailto:hello@basement.ventures)

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