All investorsQ2 2025
SmartGateVC is a venture capital firm in Glendale, CA. It invests at pre-seed to seed, it backs companies in AI, Infrastructure and Cybersecurity and it leads rounds.
SmartGateVC
Glendale, CA
Filed with the SEC as SmartGate Seed
Pre-seed deep tech investor based in Glendale and Armenia, writing first checks of fifty thousand to one million dollars for AI infrastructure, robotics, cybersecurity and neurotech founders.Source
At a glance
- Stage
- Pre-seed to Seed
- Industry
- AIInfrastructureCybersecurityDeep Tech
- Lead
- Leads
- How to pitch
- Application form
What they look for
Backs pre-seed deep tech founders in AI infrastructure, physical AI, robotics, cybersecurity and brain computer interfaces or neurotech, often as the first or lead investor in the round. Supports founders through its Hero House hubs in Glendale and Yerevan with technical recruiting, go to market help, and legal, IP and tax guidance.
Portfolio highlights
SuperAnnotateKrispDeep OriginBritivePerceptron AIGrovfNetrisAsyncActiveLoopEnkrypt AIVonovaWaveyeCoherence NeuroModelFrontCordance MedicalFleakNeurosoft BioelectronicsArnataCloudchiprModicus PrimeNeuraworxLadder BioAmaros AIExpper Technologies
Latest fund
- Fund size
- $11M
Their largest fund closed in the last two years, per SEC filings. This is the fund's size, not a check size.
From SEC filings
Named on filings2
Ashot Arzumanyan
Director and Executive Officer
Last filed 4 June 2025
Pechdimaljian Noubar
Director
Last filed 4 June 2025
Funds
SmartGate Seed Fund II, L.P.
$11M closed of a $15M target
Fund filings by quarter
Q3 2024Q2 2026
SourcesLast updated 29 September 2026
Told us where their office is, their logo, the name they go by, what kind of investor they are and their website. Checked 24 September 2026.
Told us whether they lead, the stage they invest at, the one-line description above and what they look for. Checked 24 September 2026.
Told us how they take pitches and how to apply. Checked 24 September 2026.
Told us what they invest in and their portfolio. Checked 24 September 2026.
Website
Confirmed as theirs on 24 September 2026.
SEC Form D, 1 filing
Funds, partners and board seats. Filed between 4 June 2025 and 4 June 2025.
SEC Form ADV
Firm name, office and fund count. CRD 326021. Last filed 31 March 2026.