Building and backing the next layer of applied intelligence
Malden is a studio for AI-native companies. We co-found, build, and invest, operating quietly alongside founders working on systems that learn, reason, and decide.
Our work spans frontier model applications, autonomous infrastructure, and the tooling that makes intelligent software dependable in production. Some of it is public. Most of it isn't yet.
01 / Build
Company formation
We start companies in-house, then spin them out with operating founders. Engineering, product, and go-to-market handled end-to-end.
02 / Back
Conviction investing
Early-stage capital into a small number of teams each year. Long horizons, low ceremony, hands-on when invited.
03 / Operate
Studio infrastructure
Shared platform for model evals, observability, hiring and compliance, so portfolio teams ship faster and with less drag.