Vercept raises $16M in seed funding to develop Vy, a vision-based Mac app for automating digital workflows. The round was led by Fifty Years with prominent backers including Eric Schmidt and Arash Ferdowsi.
Amount Raised
$16 Million
Round Type
Seed
SeattleSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingInvestors
Description
Vercept, a Seattle-based AI startup, has secured $16 million in seed funding to develop Vy, a computer vision-powered Mac application. The product aims to automate digital workflows with a single natural language command. The round was led by Fifty Years, with participation from Point Nine and AI2 Incubator. Vercept was founded by leaders from the Allen Institute for AI to rethink user interaction with technology.
Quick answer
Vercept raised $16 Million in a Seed round, dated June 12, 2025. Investors: Arash Ferdowsi, Eric Schmidt, Kyle Vogt, Point Nine, AI2 Incubator, Hillspire, Jeff Dean and Fifty Years. Vercept is based in Seattle, Washington, United States.
- How much did Vercept raise?
- Vercept raised $16 Million in a Seed round on June 12, 2025.
- Who invested in Vercept?
- Arash Ferdowsi, Eric Schmidt, Kyle Vogt, Point Nine, AI2 Incubator, Hillspire, Jeff Dean and Fifty Years are named as investors in this round.
- What does Vercept do?
- Vercept is a Seattle-based AI startup that aims to revolutionize how people interact with technology through its vision-based Mac application, Vy.
- Where is Vercept based and how big is it?
- Vercept is based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Fundz records about 3 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Vercept?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Vercept. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
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Who else raised in Natural Language Processing and Software around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Vercept that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Warden AI raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on July 16, 2025.
- OneAdvanced raised $1.6B (Funding Round) on July 16, 2025.
- Navana AI raised $814K (Pre-Series A) on July 15, 2025.
- Wittify.ai raised $1.5M (Pre-Seed) on July 15, 2025.
- Lucidya raised $30M (Series B) on July 14, 2025.
- aiOla raised $25M (Series A) on July 10, 2025.
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