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  "markdown": "Venture firm.\n\nWebsite: https://trueventures.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Copper**, Series B, September 2016, Series C, September 2017\n  - [Copper API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/copper.md), graded D, 46.8/100\n  - Source: https://www.copper.com/resources/prosperworks-series-b-funding\n- **Monospace Inc. (Directus)**\n  - [Directus](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/directus.md), graded B, 67.2/100\n  - Source: https://directus.com/about\n- **Vectorize**, Seed, April 2024, led a round\n  - [Hindsight](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hindsight.md), graded D, 50.3/100\n  - Source: https://vectorize.io/about\n- **Pipedream (Workday)**, Series A, May 2022, led a round\n  - [Pipedream API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.md), graded B, 65.5/100\n  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/17/2315521/\n- **Tray.ai**, Series C extension, September 2022\n  - [Tray.ai API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tray.md), graded C, 55.6/100\n  - Source: https://tray.ai/company/news/funding-announcement/\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Workflow automation, 2\n- CRM \u0026 customer platforms, 1\n- CMS \u0026 website publishing, 1\n- Agent memory, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Benjamin Haynes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/benjamin-haynes/), Monospace Inc. (Directus)\n- [Rijk van Zanten](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rijk-van-zanten/), Monospace Inc. (Directus)\n- [Chris Latimer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-latimer/), Vectorize\n- [Chris Bartholomew](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-bartholomew/), Vectorize\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has True Ventures invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Copper, Monospace Inc. (Directus), Vectorize, Pipedream (Workday) and Tray.ai backed by True Ventures.\n\n### How are True Ventures's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Copper API (D, 46.8), Directus (B, 67.2), Hindsight (D, 50.3), Pipedream API + MCP (B, 65.5) and Tray.ai API + MCP (C, 55.6).\n\nInvestors 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. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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