Arkane Capital

Arkane Capital is a San Francisco-based deep tech venture fund writing first checks into companies addressing what it calls 'hidden needs' — large, underserved problems that breakthrough science has made newly solvable. The fund's three current thesis areas are non-invasive neuromodulation (precise access to deep brain structures without surgery), resilient logistics (supply chains that anticipate and withstand disruption), and decentralized energy (reliable local power generation). The fund is led by Managing Partner Arkady Kulik, a physics-trained, three-time founder and former COO of VK.com, supported by domain-specialist venture partners in neuroscience, energy, and supply chains. Arkane's $21M fund writes $350K checks at the pre-seed/seed stage. The firm uses AI-driven research to proactively surface and map potential solutions — patents, papers, and stealth founders — before investing across a portfolio of 17–20 companies per thesis area.