 
    The Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating startups whose revenue comes from enterprises.
Alchemist is a venture-backed accelerator focused on accelerating the development of seed-stage ventures that monetize from enterprises (not consumers). CB Insights rated Alchemist the top accelerator in 2016 based on median funding rates of its grads (YC was #2). The accelerator’s primary screening criteria is on teams, with primacy placed on having distinctive technical co-founders. The organization provides seed investment into companies it admits (typically $36K), and provides founders a structured path to traction, fundraising, mentorship, and community over the course of a 6 month program. Our backers include many of the top corporate and VC funds in the Valley -- including Khosla Ventures, DFJ, Cisco, GE, next47(Siemens), and Salesforce, among others. The accelerator seeds around 75 enterprise-monetizing ventures / year. Notable alumni include LaunchDarkly, Rigetti Quantum Computing, mPharma, Matternet, and Mightyhive.
| Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2020 | Series Unknown | — | 1 |  Volvo Cars Tech Fund | — | Detail | 
| Jan 23, 2019 | Series Unknown | $2.50M | 1 |  Juniper Networks | — | Detail | 
| Mar 29, 2017 | Series Unknown | $2M | 1 |  GE Digital | — | Detail | 
| Jan 18, 2017 | Series Unknown | $2.50M | 2 |  Cisco Investments | — | Detail | 
| May 5, 2015 | Seed | — | — | — | — | Detail | 
| Announced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2019 | Alchemist Accelerator EU Fund l | $1.40M | |
| Jan 17, 2017 | Alchemist Accelerator Nonlinear Fund I | $3M | |
| Jan 17, 2016 | Alchemist Accelerator US Fund II | $13M | |
| Jan 20, 2012 | Alchemist Accelerator US Fund I | $8M | 
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                        Date
                        Company Name
                     | Round | Money Raised | Industry | Lead Investor | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
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                      Nov 14, 2022
                      
                            Segmed | Seed | $5.23M | Artificial Intelligence | — | 
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                      Nov 8, 2022
                      
                            KNOWRON | Seed | €1.80M | Artificial Intelligence | — | 
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                      Jul 26, 2022
                      
                            Popstox | Pre-seed | — | Cryptocurrency | — | 
| 
                      Jul 1, 2022
                      
                           | Pre-seed | $30K | FinTech | — | 
| 
                      May 12, 2022
                      
                            Lendha | Pre-seed | $60K | Credit | Yes | 
| Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | 
|---|---|---|
|  Volvo Cars Tech Fund | Yes | Series Unknown | 
|  Juniper Networks | Yes | Series Unknown | 
|  GE Digital | Yes | Series Unknown | 
|  Cisco Investments | Yes | Series Unknown | 
|  Mayfield Fund | Yes | Series Unknown | 
|  JCI Ventures | — | Series Unknown | 
|  Salesforce | — | Series Unknown | 
|  Siemens AG | — | Series Unknown | 
|  SAP | — | Series Unknown | 
|  Foundation Capital | — | Series Unknown | 
 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                Alchemist Accelerator has had 51 exits. Alchemist Accelerator most notable exits include HR Messenger , Volansi
| Date | Company Name | Exit Type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2022 | HR Messenger | M&A | Artificial Intelligence | Detail | 
| Oct 11, 2022 | Volansi | M&A | Delivery | Detail | 
| Oct 6, 2022 | HyPoint | M&A | Aerospace | Detail | 
| Aug 3, 2022 | Yaydoo | M&A | Artificial Intelligence | Detail | 
| Jul 1, 2022 | SafetyTek Software | M&A | Document Management | Detail |