# True Ventures

> True Ventures's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Copper, Monospace Inc. (Directus), Vectorize, Pipedream (Workday) and 1 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Venture firm.

Website: https://trueventures.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Copper**, Series B, September 2016, Series C, September 2017
  - [Copper API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/copper.md), graded D, 46.8/100
  - Source: https://www.copper.com/resources/prosperworks-series-b-funding
- **Monospace Inc. (Directus)**
  - [Directus](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/directus.md), graded B, 67.2/100
  - Source: https://directus.com/about
- **Vectorize**, Seed, April 2024, led a round
  - [Hindsight](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hindsight.md), graded D, 50.3/100
  - Source: https://vectorize.io/about
- **Pipedream (Workday)**, Series A, May 2022, led a round
  - [Pipedream API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pipedream.md), graded B, 65.5/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/17/2315521/
- **Tray.ai**, Series C extension, September 2022
  - [Tray.ai API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tray.md), graded C, 55.6/100
  - Source: https://tray.ai/company/news/funding-announcement/

## Where they invest

- Workflow automation, 2
- CRM & customer platforms, 1
- CMS & website publishing, 1
- Agent memory, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Benjamin Haynes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/benjamin-haynes/), Monospace Inc. (Directus)
- [Rijk van Zanten](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rijk-van-zanten/), Monospace Inc. (Directus)
- [Chris Latimer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-latimer/), Vectorize
- [Chris Bartholomew](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-bartholomew/), Vectorize

## Questions

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

Anchor Terminal lists Copper, Monospace Inc. (Directus), Vectorize, Pipedream (Workday) and Tray.ai backed by True Ventures.

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

On 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).

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. 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.

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