Phaze Ventures - Portfolio

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This is a venture capital portfolio page with limited direct AI safety relevance; notable mainly for Lightning Rod Labs, which works on AI prediction using self-play frameworks that may have tangential relevance to AI capabilities research.

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Summary

Phaze Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that has invested in 20+ companies from Pre-Seed to Series-A since 2018, with a focus on deep tech, data science, maritime logistics, and AI applications. Their portfolio includes companies working on AI-driven due diligence, predictive AI using self-play frameworks, and data science platforms. The firm co-invests alongside major accelerators including YCombinator, Techstars, a16z, and Sequoia.

Key Points

•Portfolio includes Lightning Rod Labs, training AI to predict future outcomes using novel self-play frameworks learned from real-world feedback.
•Improvability.ai uses AI to support due diligence and reporting workflows in finance, research, and consulting.
•PhazeRo builds data science teams to solve large-scale problems for corporate clients, founded in Oman in 2019.
•Co-invests alongside major accelerators and VC scouts including YCombinator, Techstars, a16z, and Sequoia.
•Portfolio spans AI, maritime logistics, nanotech, geoscience, and DeFi sectors across global markets.

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Since 2018 we have invested in 20+ companies from Pre-Seed to Series-A and helped scale them to global leaders in their verticals. We work closely with advisors and early stage ecosystem partners across the world and have co-invested alongside accelerators and scout programs including:

![YCombinator](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/logos1.png-1.png?resize=857%2C247&ssl=1)

![Techstars](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/logos1.png-2.png?resize=857%2C481&ssl=1)

![A16z](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/images.png?resize=600%2C83&ssl=1)

![Sequoia](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/logos1.png-5.png?resize=1058%2C201&ssl=1)

![Standard Capital Logo](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-12-2026-at-03_50_03-PM-edited-1.png?resize=864%2C576&ssl=1)

## Our Portfolio

Our Current Investments:

[![](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/3231d-7a9095_eabc6e0e64964bfd82e2ac0c8c59b7f9mv2.png?resize=343%2C170&ssl=1)](https://www.emushrif.com/)

### [EMushrif](https://www.emushrif.com/)

eMushrif’s mission is to be the #1 mobility choice for parents and students by offering unparalleled convenience, and safety. Originating from Oman, the company has scaled region-wide.

[![](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ba146-7a9095_5fdbd13fdc7942b68752141f3816b8c1mv2.png?resize=1441%2C403&ssl=1)](https://www.voyager-portal.com/)

### [Voyager](https://voyagerportal.com/)

Voyager is a Houston based startup enabling bulk and commodities shippers to operate in a unified digital environment to coordinate and analyze critical and complex maritime operations.

[![](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/abf43-7a9095_4e4993678a844d3ebe38eeff1633e5fdmv2.png?resize=768%2C251&ssl=1)](https://www.interfacefluidics.com/)

### [Interface Fluidics](https://interfacefluidics.com/)

Interface Fluidics is a Canadian based company with a nanotech platform for analyzing fluid interactions through rapid chemical testing at high temperature and pressure.

[![](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/73a99-7e67c9_c0cf8faeb9bc4a199dfe92eae8b849fdmv2.png?resize=2657%2C510&ssl=1)](https://phaze.ro/)

### [PhazeRo](https://phaze.ro/)

Founded in 2019 in Oman, PhazeRo is building the region’s leading data science team to solve large-scale data science problems for corporate clients.

[![](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/86164-7a9095_c6baf4b944f74ae58e8a6cd4b5c799abmv2.png?resize=448%2C112&ssl=1)](https://spotlight-earth.com/)

### [SpotLight](https://spotlight-earth.com/)

Spotlight is a France geoscience startup that provides a breakthrough subsurface monitoring software with applications including CO2 sequestration projects.

[![](https://i0.wp.com/phazeventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4d79c-7a9095

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