Intelligence deserves a safer world.
Security infrastructure for increasingly autonomous AI systems, models, and agents.
Zico Kolter · Matt Fredrikson
Co-founders
MAGARACVENTURE PARTNERS
FEATURED —
MAY 28, 2026
Gray Swan Raises $40M Series A to Secure the AI Era
We're proud to support Gray Swan's $40M Series A to defend the systems, models, and agents that power our increasingly autonomous world.
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OUR PERSPECTIVE
The people who change what’s possible rarely wait for consensus. We invest before the market catches up.
Magarac Venture Partners is a Pittsburgh-based venture capital firm investing from seed through Series A in AI companies across software, robotics, and autonomous systems.
01 / WHO WE BACK
We back exceptional founders with the vision, technical depth, and leadership to build what comes next.
We look for people who see something important before others do, founders with original insight, deep technical capability, ambitious vision, and the leadership to bring exceptional people with them. We often build relationships while the company is still taking shape, when the path is not yet obvious and conviction matters most. We want to recognize that potential early and help turn it into an enduring, category-defining company.
STAGE
Seed
We partner while companies are still taking shape, when conviction matters more than consensus.
FOCUS
AI · Robotics
We back ambitious technical founders building new capabilities at the frontier of intelligence and the physical world.
APPROACH
Early · Helpful
We move quickly, stay close, and help where our experience and network can meaningfully change the outcome.
MEET THE FOUNDERS
Exceptional founders.
Extraordinary companies.
Partnering with the people building what comes next.
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CONVICTION BEGINS WITH PEOPLE
Remarkable minds.
Consequential ideas.
From the first conversation
to what comes next.
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OUR ROOTS
At MVP, we value early conviction, technical networks, and long-term partnership with founders. Our roots in Pittsburgh and relationships across the broader Midwest give us access to technically ambitious founders outside the most crowded venture channels, while our investment perspective and network extend well beyond any single geography.
02 / HOW WE HELP
We help founders by being early, being trusted, and being useful when it matters most.
EARLY
Before consensus.
We build relationships before rounds become competitive and develop conviction before broader market attention arrives.
TRUSTED
Built on conviction.
Founders work with the people who made the investment, not a handoff layer.
USEFUL
When it matters.
We help founders clarify capital strategy, customer development, positioning, and the path from technical insight to scale.
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