Ellada Ayvazyan

SmartGateVC is a SoCal and Armenia based VC with a focus on pre-seed investments in AI. Krisp (the world’s best noise cancellation technology), SuperAnnotate (the fastest annotation platform and services for training AI) are among our investments (25 portfolio companies since 2018). Sierra Ventures, Upfront Ventures, AI Fund, YC, and others areamong our follow-on investors. We invest out of 2 funds and our investors include Tim Draper, One Way Ventures, and other high-profile GPs, entrepreneurs, and professionals.