In this brief you’ll find:
X26 is launching a fund!
Since 2021, we've invested over $1M via SPVs into ex-McKinsey founders, with strong performance (4.5x+ net TVPI). Our portfolio has gone on to be backed by the best in the world – YC, A16Z, Sequoia, Benchmark, and General Catalyst. The main constraint hasn't been access to great companies, it's been the speed at which we can execute deals.
That's why we're formalising this into a dedicated fund – built to back McKinsey founders from the outset. We had over $5M in inbound interest for our inaugural fund!
We're aiming for our first close to take place over the summer. For those of you that have registered your interest, you should have received a commitment letter to sign.
For others, if you would like to learn more, reach out to [email protected] or book a call here. If you would like to commit to the fund, you can sign a non-binding commitment letter here.
Before then, we have some amazing founders in our network that are currently raising.
Real-world index for AI apps and agents – intelligent local search combining accurate place data with fresh web context (news, articles, events) to help agents reason and act beyond static map attributes.
$800K ARR floor with Meta & Microsoft mapping consortium; paid POCs/LOIs in place. Targeting ~1T agentic queries/year. Deck.
Email us if you would like an introduction
Turns any physical environment into fully manipulable digital twins for training, evaluation, and post-deployment QA of physical AI (robots and drones) – the missing infrastructure that makes large-scale robotics deployment commercially viable.
Three signed and paid design partners; smallest sim-to-real gap on the market (10%). Research paper.
Sally Wu was an EM in McKinsey's Sydney office (2016–2020). Team consists of world-leading ML researchers who are chairs of top AI conferences: NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR.
Email us if you would like an introduction
AI dietitian platform embedded inside GI practices, turning nutrition care for IBD and IBS patients into a new reimbursement revenue stream for providers.
Two signed LOIs advancing toward pilots, one with a 5-clinic independent GI practice in Nashville and one with a dietitian practice. Deep support from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, the American Gastroenterological Association, and personal network facilitating connections into the tight-knit GI community. 65% activation rate and 5x the typical health app benchmark on multi-week retention in early product testing.
Email us if you would like an introduction
Ex-McKinsey Founder’s Database
Ex-McKinsey Investor’s Database
Thanks for being a part of this amazing community. We’re excited for everything that’s to come.
Love,
The X26 team.