# Gradient Ventures (slim)

> Gradient Ventures's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Anchor Forge Inc., Cerebrium Inc., Charm, Infisical and 8 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp · Updated: 2026-10-28
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Venture firm.

Website: https://www.gradient.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Anchor Forge Inc.**, Seed, October 2025, through Gradient
  - [Anchor Browser](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anchor-browser.md), graded B, 67.4/100
  - Source: https://blumbergcapital.com/news-insights/anchor-launches-reliable-browser-automation/
- **Cerebrium Inc.**, Seed, July 2025, led a round, through Gradient
  - [Cerebrium](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cerebrium.md), graded C, 55.4/100
  - Source: https://cerebrium.ai/blog/cerebrium-raises-8-5m-led-by-gradient-to-scale-the-leading-high-performance-serverless-ai-platform
- **Charm**, $6M round, November 2023, led a round, through Gradient
  - [Crush](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crush.md), graded C, 56.7/100
  - Source: https://charm.land/blog/the-next-generation/
- **Infisical**, Seed, July 2023, Series A, June 2025, Series B, October 2026, led a round, through Gradient Ventures (Google)
  - [Infisical](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/infisical.md), graded A, 84.5/100
  - Source: https://infisical.com/blog/infisical-seed-round
  - Source: https://infisical.com/blog/series-a
  - Source: https://infisical.com/blog/series-b
- **Linkup**, Seed, March 2026, led a round, through Gradient
  - [Linkup](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/linkup.md), graded B, 68.9/100
  - Source: https://www.linkup.so/blog/linkup-raises-10m-seed-to-build-web-search-for-ai
- **Tactivos, Inc. (d/b/a Mural)**, Series A, January 2020, Series B, August 2020
  - [Mural MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mural-mcp.md), graded E, 42/100
  - Source: https://www.mural.co/press-releases/mural-raises-23m-series-a-from-radian-capital-to-reimagine-visual-collaboration
- **Nango**, Seed, April 2026, led a round, through Gradient
  - [Nango](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nango.md), graded B, 67.8/100
  - Source: https://nango.dev/blog/nango-raises-7-5m-led-by-gradient/
- **Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma)**, Seed, November 2022, led a round
  - [Payload](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/payload.md), graded C, 55.5/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/15/payload-raises-4-7m-for-its-developer-first-headless-cms/
- **Photon**, Seed, October 2026, led a round, through Gradient
  - [Photon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photon.md), graded D, 53.6/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/photon-held-a-funeral-for-mobile-apps-now-it-has-4-5m-to-help-replace-them-with-agents/
- **Respan (formerly Keywords AI)**, Seed, March 2026, through Gradient
  - [Respan API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/respan.md), graded B, 65.7/100
  - Source: https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/18/respan-raises-5m-bring-proactive-observability-ai-agents/
- **Rootly Inc.**, Series A, August 2023, through Google Gradient Ventures
  - [Rootly MCP Server](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rootly-mcp.md), graded C, 59.7/100
  - Source: https://rootly.com/blog/rootly-raises-12-million-from-renegade-partners-google-gradient-ventures-xyz-ventures
- **Windmill Labs**
  - [Windmill API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/windmill.md), graded C, 55.9/100
  - Source: https://www.windmill.dev/

## Where they invest

- Browser automation, 1
- GPU & serverless compute, 1
- Agent harnesses, 1
- Secrets & credential vaults, 1
- Web search APIs, 1
- Diagramming, 1
- Agent auth & delegated access, 1
- CMS & website publishing, 1
- Messaging APIs, 1
- Agent observability & evals, 1
- Observability & incidents, 1
- Workflow automation, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Idan Raman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/idan-raman/), Anchor Forge Inc.
- [Dor Dankner](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dor-dankner/), Anchor Forge Inc.
- [Guy Ben Simhon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/guy-ben-simhon/), Anchor Forge Inc.
- [Michael Louis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-louis/), Cerebrium Inc.
- [Jonathan Irwin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jonathan-irwin/), Cerebrium Inc.
- [Christian Rocha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/christian-rocha/), Charm
- [Vlad Matsiiako](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/vlad-matsiiako/), Infisical
- [Tony Dang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tony-dang/), Infisical
- [Maidul Islam](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/maidul-islam/), Infisical
- [Philippe Mizrahi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/philippe-mizrahi/), Linkup
- [Boris Toledano](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/boris-toledano/), Linkup
- [Denis Charrier](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/denis-charrier/), Linkup
- [Robin Guldener](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/robin-guldener/), Nango
- [Bastien Beurier](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bastien-beurier/), Nango
- [James Mikrut](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/james-mikrut/), Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma)
- [Elliot DeNolf](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/elliot-denolf/), Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma)
- [Dan Ribbens](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dan-ribbens/), Payload CMS, Inc. (Figma)
- [Andy Li](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andy-li/), Respan (formerly Keywords AI)
- [JJ Tang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jj-tang/), Rootly Inc.
- [Quentin Rousseau](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/quentin-rousseau/), Rootly Inc.

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Gradient Ventures invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Anchor Forge Inc., Cerebrium Inc., Charm, Infisical, Linkup, Tactivos, Inc.

### How are Gradient Ventures's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Anchor Browser (B, 67.4), Cerebrium (C, 55.4), Crush (C, 56.7), Infisical (A, 84.5), Linkup (B, 68.9), Mural MCP (E, 42), Nango (B, 67.8), Payload (C, 55.5), Photon (D, 53.6), Respan API + MCP (B, 65.7), Rootly MCP Server (C, 59.7) and Windmill API + MCP (C, 55.9).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source.