The Four X’s of xNova VC
Explore
Courage to seek what is just beginning.
Unknown
Embracing faint signals and uncertainty.
Accelerate
Turning sparks into momentum, partnering for speed and growth.
Exponential
Unlocking breakthroughs that scale beyond linear limits.
Why We Started xNova VC
A Fund Born for the AI/LLM Era.
AI/LLMs are reshaping industries at unprecedented speed. Every sector — from productivity to healthcare to robotics — is being transformed, and the pace of development, iteration, and growth is accelerating.
In this environment, startups are moving faster than ever, but the earliest stages are also the most fragile — when ideas are still forming and signals are faint.
We need a fund that can better back founders of the AI-Native era:
- Able to see opportunity while it’s still faint.
- Bold enough to back founders before certainty exists.
- Agile by design, able to move quickly at the very earliest stages.
- Equipped with depth, bringing technical insight, ecosystem access, compliance guidance, and long-term support.
How We Make It Happen
Founding Council (already shining stars)
Startups & Founders (the new stars — the Nova)
Founding Council (already shining stars)
A select group of 12 co-founding members anchoring the fund with capital, credibility, and strategic guidance. The Council helps attract and engage practitioner-LPs, and also provides insightful guidance and support to founders.
LP Operators (the companion stars)
Startups & Founders (the new stars — the Nova)
Founding Council (already shining stars)
Practitioner-LPs who bring not only capital but also networks, connectors, and hands-on support. We aim to engage ~36 LP Operators — a community designed to cover the majority of emerging opportunities.
Startups & Founders (the new stars — the Nova)
Startups & Founders (the new stars — the Nova)
Startups & Founders (the new stars — the Nova)
A projected deal flow of ~360 early-stage startups to be evaluated through the combined reach of the Founding Council and LP Operator network, with ~36 selected for investment over the first three years.
Our Journey: The Twelve Constellations
xNova VC Fund I (Aries) ♈
Our journey begins with Aries, the first light of the constellation. Aries symbolizes courage, exploration, and the willingness to take the very first step into the unknown. For xNova VC, Fund I is that first step — the bold commitment to back startups and founders at the dawn of the AI era, when ideas are still forming and signals are faint. Like Aries, it marks the spark that ignites a much larger constellation to come. The entrepreneurial sky is brightest when stars shine together, and Aries is the first star to light up this journey.
Beyond Aries — Toward the Constellation
From Taurus ♉ to Pisces ♓, eleven more funds will follow. Each will carry the spirit of a constellation — distinct, yet connected. Together, these twelve funds will form the xNova Constellation: a galaxy of capital, operators, and founders, working as one to explore the unknown, accelerate momentum, and unlock exponential growth. The journey of investing is less a single leap than a long voyage — one that, fund by fund, flows into something as vast as the sea and as infinite as space.