Karman Ventures

Karman Ventures (formerly Moving Capital / Uber Alumni Syndicate) is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by former Uber executives, led by Founding Partner William Barnes. The firm invests at pre-seed and seed stages, typically writing checks of $100K–$500K, and frequently serves as the first institutional check into a company. Its LP base consists of decacorn founders, operators, and late-stage venture investors, and the firm leverages a 6,000+ alumni talent network from major tech companies to provide portfolio companies with operational support, talent pipelines, customer introductions, and follow-on fundraising assistance. Investment focus is exclusively on AI — spanning the application layer, AI infrastructure and developer tools, AI modernizing core industries, and embodied AI — with an explicit interest in founders advancing American national interests. The firm also operates community infrastructure including an angel club and a public jobs board.