The most exciting AI companies today aren’t trying to solve everything. They’re solving one industry exceptionally well. Finance. Healthcare. Logistics. Legal. Cybersecurity. Climate. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 is creating a new generation of software - 𝐀𝐈-𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝. Launching a 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 on the startups and sectors driving this shift. Shwetank Verma Rajul Garg Gaganpreet Luthra Dinesh Singh Ravi Srivastava Olga Balakina Henry Goodwin Madhusmita Das

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 are expected to do more with less like driving efficiency, ensuring compliance, and supporting growth, all with leaner teams. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 is making this possible by automating finance workflows that have traditionally been manual, repetitive, and error-prone. From invoice processing and procurement to reporting and decision support, AI is helping finance teams operate faster, more accurately, and at lower cost. That's why we're excited about companies like FinanceOps, Zeplyn | Agentic AI for Wealth Managers, and Flair Labs in our portfolio. Each is building AI-native solutions that transform critical finance workflows and help organizations unlock greater efficiency. As AI moves from assisting work to executing it, finance is becoming one of the clearest examples of Vertical AI's impact. #VerticalAI #Fintech #AIAgents #FutureOfWork Pragas Nanthakumar Yogesh Jeswani Era Jain Divam Jain Samir Sen ( Eddie) Chao-Ping Wu Shwetank Verma Rajul Garg Gaganpreet Luthra Dinesh Singh Ravi Srivastava Olga Balakina Henry Goodwin Madhusmita Das

The first wave of AI focused on general-purpose assistants. The next wave is built for industries. Instead of asking AI to do everything, 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 companies are combining domain expertise, proprietary workflows, and industry-specific data to solve complex problems with greater accuracy, reliability, and measurable business impact. Two sectors where we're seeing this transformation accelerate are 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 and 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡. ⚖️ 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 is streamlining contract management, legal research, document review, compliance, and litigation workflows helping legal teams work faster while maintaining human oversight. 🌱 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐈 is enabling enterprises to automate carbon accounting, ESG reporting, and sustainability intelligence as regulations tighten and net-zero commitments become business priorities. At Leo Capital, we're excited to back founders building the next generation of Vertical AI. 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 - DecoverAI - Dottr 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐈 - Sprih As AI continues to evolve, we believe the biggest winners won't just have the best models, they'll have the deepest understanding of the industries they serve. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲? #VerticalAI #ArtificialIntelligence #LegalTech #ClimateTech #VentureCapital #Startups Akash Keshav Ravi Singhal Hemant Joshi Rohit Toshniwal Raeeza Tameez Ravi Tandon Janar Ramalingam Shwetank Verma Rajul Garg Gaganpreet Luthra Dinesh Singh Ravi Srivastava Olga Balakina Henry Goodwin Madhusmita Das

Looking forward to LEAP East and sharing our insights on building cross border startups in a capital efficient manner!

Join Shwetank Verma, Founding Partner at Leo Capital, at LEAP East 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 as he shares lessons from Leo's cross-border investing journey, backing and scaling companies like GoComet, ScanPay, Cyber Sierra, and GeneralMind across markets while staying capital efficient. Drawing from firsthand experience, he'll share practical insights on building global businesses, navigating international expansion, and scaling efficiently without sacrificing growth. 📅 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 📍 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐗𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 #LEAPEast2026 #CrossBorderStartups #CapitalEfficiency #GlobalGrowth #LeoCapital Shwetank Verma Rajul Garg Gaganpreet Luthra Dinesh Singh Ravi Srivastava Olga Balakina Henry Goodwin Madhusmita Das

Enterprise GTM in AI era: AI has changed a lot. Prospecting lists are sharper. Outreach is more personalised. Pilots get designed faster. Onboarding is smoother. The whole funnel is getting more efficient. But one thing hasn't moved at all: AI cannot build trust. I'm seeing this with several companies selling into large enterprises. You can automate the research, the first email, even demos. But when you are trying to close it sitting in a room with different stakeholders, it's still done the same way: building connections, relationships, storytelling, empathy, and relentless execution by sales teams. So especially for enterprise GTM, as everything else becomes hygiene, the human sales layer will matter more, not less. Because if TOFU, pilots, integrations are all roughly as good as the next company's, as they increasingly are, the differentiator is who's sitting in the room. For any startup planning to sell to the enterprise, this is not something you figure out later. Sales culture, sales hiring, sales leadership- all this will take time to build. #venturecapital #B2Bsales #enterprise #GTM #sales #startups #founders

Why are so many European founders quietly building their second headquarters in India? We wanted a real answer - not the generic "cheaper engineers" take - so we spent the last few months talking to founders, investors, and operators who've actually done it. The result is our new report: "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬." It covers what's actually driving this shift - talent depth, market access, and a maturing capital ecosystem and how founders are navigating the practical side: hiring, structuring, and raising. At Leo Capital, this is a pattern we see constantly across 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟗𝟎+ 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 in AI-native and enterprise tech companies. We wanted to put a name to it. 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 - https://lnkd.in/dKrR2Fm9 If you're a founder who's made this move or thinking about it, we'd love your take in the comments. TestMu AI Unosecur Atoa Apica GeneralMind QuantrolOx Blueprint Crusher Dottr Kayna Innovation Eir Insurance Mion Syllotips Solid IO TERN Group Consora Marrow NROC Security Shwetank Verma Rajul Garg Gaganpreet Luthra Dinesh Singh Ravi Srivastava Olga Balakina Henry Goodwin Madhusmita Das

💥 Q4 at Leo Capital was defined by new investments, AI-led launches, and global portfolio wins across Asia, the US, and Europe. 🌏 Asia - New Investment: Jeevatva Biosciences (microbiome-based health restoration). - New Engagement: Leo Capital’s co-founders discussed scaling startups into global decacorns during Tokyo’s "From Nordics to Nippon" event. - GoComet: Won Gartner Customers’ Choice 2025 (2 categories); launched AI-driven real-time visibility and decision intelligence at Odyssey Dubai. - OneBanc: Partnered with Tata 1mg to integrate AI-first banking with corporate healthcare. - Sprih: Released SustainSense AI whitepaper (200,000+ reports); became a Licensed GRI Software Partner. - Pay3: Launched Agentic Payments Platform enabling autonomous, cross-border stablecoin transactions. - BitSave: Shared crypto asset management insights at the Crypto Conclave and Dhanam Finance & Investment Summit. 🇺🇸 US - Zeplyn | Agentic AI for Wealth Managers: Showcased AI automation at Charles Schwab IMPACT; launched Agent Nexus for scalable client advice. - DecoverAI: Unveiled the world’s first Agentic Investigations Platform. - FinanceOps: Joined the Saudi–US Investment Forum to drive global expansion. - Devtron Inc.: Launched an AI-powered Kubernetes optimization agent. - Humane Genomics: Partnered with Genezen on pediatric liver cancer treatments. - Lanesurf: Booked a freight load in 10 minutes across 96 carriers using AI. - Tylt: Featured on FinFuture Talks discussing fintech innovation. - TestMu AI (Formerly LambdaTest): Launched AI Web Scanner; named Challenger in Gartner® 2025 Magic Quadrant™; partnered with SVAM International Inc. ; appointed Mudit Singh as Co-Founder. 🇪🇺 Europe - New Investments: Syllotips, NROC Security, Kayna Innovation - New Engagements: Leo Capital co-hosted sessions at Maria 01 and during Slush week in Helsinki. - Unosecur: Founder featured in Forbes on post-merger identity risks. - Apica: Launched an upgraded Global Partner Program. - QuantrolOx: Unveiled VIDYAQAR, an open-architecture quantum research platform. 🚀 From AI and fintech to climate tech, biotech, and quantum - our founders continue to build with global ambition. 📩 Submit your pitch deck: https://lnkd.in/dK9JhCtA #GlobalFounders #PortfolioUpdates #TechInnovation #GlobalAmbition Shwetank Verma Gaganpreet Luthra Rajul Garg Ravi Srivastava Dinesh Singh Olga Balakina Madhusmita Das Henry Goodwin

Every major industry will have its own AI champions. 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 is no exception. 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 is moving beyond generic tools to solve industry-specific challenges with deep domain expertise. The result? Faster operations, greater efficiency, and more resilient supply chains. At Leo Capital, we're investing in founders building AI-native companies that are redefining logistics. GoComet & Lanesurf, our portfolio companies are leading this transformation. #VerticalAI #Logistics #AI #SupplyChain #FreightTech Chitransh Sahai Ayush Lodhi Gautam Prem Jain Mehul Katiyar Pratham Bansal Sarthak Singh Chauhan Shwetank Verma Rajul Garg Gaganpreet Luthra Dinesh Singh Ravi Srivastava Olga Balakina Henry Goodwin Madhusmita Das

Trust layer for Enterprise AI agents Every startup building AI agents has access to the same foundation models. GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, and the underlying intelligence is increasingly becoming a level playing field. So if the model isn't the differentiator, what is? For enterprises, some of the easier use cases are already happening. Workflow scheduling, support ticket routing, A/B testing, etc. Useful, definitely. They can help you get a foot in the door, but there isn't much defensibility there. The more interesting question is: what happens when the decision actually matters, and someone has to take responsibility for it? A CFO approving an AI-recommended budget reallocation. A legal team acting on a contract risk flagged by an agent. These are situations where "the AI said so" isn't really an acceptable answer. This is where the trust layer becomes important. Not just an audit log, but being able to understand why the agent made a decision, what data it used, what it didn't use, and having a clear way to review or override the decision. For an enterprise, that's what makes it possible for someone senior to actually put their name behind an AI recommendation. And trust like this takes time to build. Once it is established, it can also be very difficult to replace. If you're building AI agents for the enterprise, I think the trust layer needs to be part of the product from day one, rather than something added later for compliance. #AIagents #enterprise #B2B #startups #founders #venturecapital