# Carya Venture Partners

> Carya Venture Partners is a Palo Alto micro-VC that writes the first checks into early-stage AI, deep tech, fintech and B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2022 by operators who built companies like Sanas and Observe.AI, the firm pairs a roughly $20M fund with hands-on go-to-market help, enterprise introductions, and what it calls patient support through the pivots that early companies inevitably hit.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founders:** Sharath Keshava Narayana (Founder & General Partner), Andres Perez Soderi (Co-Founder & General Partner), Marty Massih Sarim (Co-Founder & General/Venture Partner)
- **Team size:** ~11 (LinkedIn)
- **Products:** Early-stage venture capital, GTM and enterprise access, Founder support and advisory
- **Notable:** Founded and deployed a reported ~$20M debut micro-fund focused on early-stage AI and deep tech., Unveiled a maiden startup portfolio and a growth advisory board of operators and executives., Backed notable AI and fintech startups including Sanas, Arc, Martian, Crescendo and Retell AI.

## Products & services

- **Early-stage venture capital** — Pre-seed and seed checks (reported range roughly $100K-$5M) into AI, deep tech, fintech and B2B SaaS startups, positioning them for Series A.
- **GTM and enterprise access** — Hands-on go-to-market strategy, design-partner and customer introductions, and a network rooted in business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer experience (CX).
- **Founder support and advisory** — Operator-led coaching on fundraising, recruitment, and scaling, plus a growth advisory board for portfolio companies.

## Achievements

- Founded and deployed a reported ~$20M debut micro-fund focused on early-stage AI and deep tech.
- Unveiled a maiden startup portfolio and a growth advisory board of operators and executives.
- Backed notable AI and fintech startups including Sanas, Arc, Martian, Crescendo and Retell AI.
- Opened a second fund in 2024, signaling continued LP support.
- Founding partners bring operator track records, including scaling Sanas and co-founding Observe.AI to unicorn status.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Third-party trackers list Carya as an active investor with roughly 18 companies and several new investments over the prior year.
- **2025** — Website portfolio updated to include newer AI investments such as Accordance and Andean.
- **2024-06** — Reported opening of a second fund.

## Links

- Website: https://carya.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carya-venture-partners

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Last updated: 2026-08-16