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Bringing together practitioners at the AGI frontier: researchers from the labs behind the breakthroughs, founders building what's next.
Backed by founders, builders and AI researchers at the frontier, we works in close dialogue with those advancing intelligence, and developing conviction early and supporting exceptional founders in the AGI era.
Etna Labs
We Connect Top Founders With Top Researchers
Etna is named after one of the world's oldest active volcanoes, which has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years and has never stopped.
We Back Founders we never stop erupting.
Neither Do We.
We Invest Like Researchers.
Deep Conviction.
Long View.
Our Philosophy
$10B+
AUM
21
Portfolio Companies
300+
Top Genius in Community
Portfolios
Companies defining the decade.
Signal matters morethan noise.
Bringing together practitioners at the AGI frontier: researchers from the labs behind the breakthroughs, founders building what's next.
Backed by founders, builders and AI researchers at the frontier, we works in close dialogue with those advancing intelligence, and developing conviction early and supporting exceptional founders in the AGI era.
Etna Labs
We Connect Top Founders With Top Researchers
Etna is named after one of the world's oldest active volcanoes, which has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years and has never stopped.
We Back Founders we never stop erupting.
Neither Do We.
We Invest Like Researchers.
Deep Conviction.
Long View.
Our Philosophy
$10B+
AUM
21
Portfolio Companies
300+
Top Genius in Community
Portfolios
Companies defining the decade.
Signal matters morethan noise.
Bringing together practitioners at the AGI frontier: researchers from the labs behind the breakthroughs, founders building what's next.
Backed by founders, builders and AI researchers at the frontier, we works in close dialogue with those advancing intelligence, and developing conviction early and supporting exceptional founders in the AGI era.