The Ideas Company

Basis Set Ventures

Slow

AI-focused seed and Series A fund; closed a $250M Fund IV in January 2026 to back applied-AI founders.

Type
VC Fund
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Cheque
$250K–$3M
Base
San Francisco · SF Bay Area
Sectors
aienterprisefintech

Recent announced deals

The evidence behind the slow status.

  • Synthetic
    Seed · May 14, 2026 · $10.0M
    source
  • Quill
    Seed · Feb 25, 2026 · $6.5M
    source

People

  • Xuezhao LanFounder & Managing Partner
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Status is computed from announced deals only (Active ≤60d · Slow 60–120d · Quiet 120d+) — a floor, not a ceiling. Every deal links to its public source. Corrections with an announcement link are applied within a week.