OneNova is an early-stage venture fund investing in global frontier technology — with conviction in AI infrastructure and AI applications that compound into category-defining companies.
Intelligence is becoming the substrate of every product. We invest where the substrate gets built — and where it gets shipped. We write early checks, work shoulder-to-shoulder with founders, and connect them to operators who have actually scaled what's next.
The picks-and-shovels of the intelligence economy — silicon, systems, and the software that makes models train, serve, and reason at scale.
Products that turn raw model capability into durable workflows, defensible distribution, and category-defining outcomes for end users and the enterprise.
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A small partnership backed by a deep bench of advisors who have founded, scaled, and exited at the frontier.
Founder of OneNova. Tony leads the firm's investment strategy across AI infrastructure and AI applications, partnering with technical founders from day zero through scale.
Over a decade of venture experience, focused on emerging technologies and new business models. Has backed dozens of successful companies, with a long track record of meaningful exits.
Former strategic-investment leader at Alibaba and ByteDance. Deep operating and investing experience across silicon, robotics, and AI — with a portfolio of category-defining outcomes.
OneNova is backed by a global network of successful entrepreneurs and senior Alibaba executives — LPs who don't just write checks, they open doors, debug strategy, and recruit talent.
When founders work with OneNova, they're tapping a network that has personally lived through hyper-growth, cross-border expansion, and the operational reality of scaling AI products to hundreds of millions of users.
talent · gtm · capitalWe read every cold email. If you're working on AI infra or AI applications and you're moving faster than people expect, we want to hear from you.
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