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Betaworks Ventures Fund III

Geography: United States
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $66M
Focus: AI/ML, Consumer & Commerce and Developer Tools
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Betaworks Ventures Fund III

AI, Consumer, Voice Tech, Productivity, Tools focused fund

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Consumer & Commerce

Developer Tools

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Agentic economy founders building at AI/software/media intersection

AI x media

agentic economy

agent systems

software x content

ambient computing

AI wearables

hardware x AI

AI/ML subcategories

Bullish Signals

Active events, strong founder communityexternal

AI x media thesis gaining momentumexternal

Live event: Software is New Medialinkedin

Ambient computing featured in programminglinkedin

Portfolio co Era raises $11Mtwitter

Portfolio co Sandbar closes $23M Series Atwitter

Multi-agent hackathon hosted at betaworkstwitter

Hardware x AI interest emergingtwitter

18yr institution, legendary NYC brandtwitter

Fall 26 Camp: The New Agentic Economytwitter

Agent Systems Demo Day success, 400+ appstwitter

Portfolio co Dessn AI raises $6Mtwitter

Real-world agent deployment focus emergingtwitter

AI notetaking hardware category acceleratingtwitter

Granola Apple Watch launch, wearable expansiontwitter

Camp alumni strong advocates, repeat signalingtwitter

Thematic fund across AI/ML subcategoriesexternal

Thematic approach proven across modalitiesexternal

Track record investing AI/ML variety subcategoriesexternal

Contrarian Signals

Niche thesis — media x software onlyexternal

Heavy RT feed — low original signaltwitter

Founder Do's

Build at software/media intersection

Think about AI-native content products

Engage with betaworks community events

Reference ambient computing angle

Explore agentic/multi-agent product angles

Consider AI wearables & hardware angle

Pitch across AI/ML modalities & categories

Founder Don'ts

Avoid pure enterprise SaaS plays

Don't skip community/ecosystem angle

No late-stage or growth rounds

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$66M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

John Borthwick, Jordan Crook

John BorthwickGeneral Partner

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