Conviction
Conviction is a venture firm purpose-built to serve AI-native companies. Its site says it invests early, often as the first investor, with checks from $1 million to $25 million.
- Type
- Venture capital firm
- Website
- https://www.conviction.com
- Investment focus
- AI-native companies
- Stages
- early
About
Conviction's site says it is a venture firm purpose-built to serve AI-native companies. It says the firm invests early, often as the first investor, with checks from $1 million to $25 million. The home page does not state a headquarters city.
Conviction participated in Scuba's financing. The company announced $34 million over a pre-seed and a seed on 2026-10-13. The release places Conviction with the seed round and does not split the $34 million.
Conviction led Watchtower Labs' $35 million seed with Shield Capital. Founders Fund participated. The company announced it on 2026-10-21. Shield Capital's post says the seed was $30 million. The round page stores $35 million.
The Raise Track Update names Conviction as an investor in: Scuba (2026-10-14), Watchtower Labs (2026-10-22).
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Funding rounds on RaiseTrack
| Company | Round | Date | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watchtower Labs | Seed 2026 | 2026-10-21 | lead |
| Scuba | Seed 2026 | 2026-10-13 | participant |
Sources
Last verified:
- https://www.conviction.com/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-22.
Conviction home page. Says Conviction Partners is a venture firm purpose-built to serve AI-native companies, that it invests early and is often the first investor, and that checks are from $1 million to $25 million. Does not state a city. A fund size mentioned on another page of the site is not stored. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-14/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-14.
Raise Track Update for 2026-10-14. Names Conviction as a Scuba investor. - https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/scuba-emerges-stealth-34m-build-160000387.html
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-10-14.
Business Wire release, 2026-10-13. Names Conviction among the participants. - https://www.watchtowerlabs.ai/news-releases/watchtower-labs-emerges-from-stealth-with-35-million-to-build-ai-native-decision-tools-for-military-operations
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-10-22.
Watchtower Labs release, October 21, 2026. Says the $35 million seed was led by Shield Capital and Conviction, with Founders Fund. - https://shieldcap.com/announcement/investing-in-watchtower-labs
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-22.
Shield Capital post. Says the seed was $30 million, led by Shield Capital and Conviction, with Founders Fund. The round page stores $35 million. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-22/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-22.
Raise Track Update for 2026-10-22. Names Conviction as a lead of Watchtower Labs' $35 million seed.