Organizations

Investment firm focused on technology and innovation.

8090 Industries is a venture capital firm leading the next industrial revolution, partnering with over 20 global conglomerates to invest in and accelerate category-defining businesses. Co-founded by Kerem Ozmen and Rayyan Islam in 2022, the firm backs pioneers transforming the industrial complex with breakthrough technologies across decarbonization, aerospace, defense, and deep tech. Their portfolio includes investments in Oklo (advanced nuclear microreactors), Quaise (terrawatt-scale geothermal energy), Cemvita Factory (bio-refineries decarbonizing heavy industry), and Infinium (sustainable electrofuels). With backing from billionaire families spanning natural gas, consumer goods, and mining, 8090 Industries has made over 50 investments in companies they believe will become the trillion-dollar businesses of tomorrow.

8VC is an Austin, Texas-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir) and partners, focused on partnering with elite founders to build transformational technologies in sectors like life sciences, healthcare, defense, logistics, manufacturing, enterprise software, AI, and financial services, with a mission to "fix a broken world" through long-term societal and economic impact. Managing approximately $8 billion in committed capital following the 2025 closing of its $998 million Fund VI, the firm invests stage-agnostically—from seed to growth—while dedicating a portion of capital to its unique Build program, where it co-founds and incubates companies addressing market gaps with hands-on expertise from a team of operators and specialists. The portfolio spans hundreds of companies with dozens of unicorns, notable successes including early investments in Palantir, Anduril Industries (defense tech), Joby Aviation (eVTOL), Addepar (wealth management platform managing trillions in assets), OpenGov (government software), project44 (supply chain visibility), and recent plays like Chaos Industries and Bobyard, alongside numerous exits and a growing emphasis on American industrial renaissance initiatives.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for backing bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. With approximately $46 billion in assets under management as of mid-2025, it ranks among the largest VC firms globally and invests stage-agnostically across sectors including AI, crypto, bio/healthcare, enterprise, consumer, fintech, games, and American dynamism (e.g., defense and aerospace). The firm has a massive portfolio of over 1,000 companies, with notable investments in unicorns like Coinbase, Airbnb, Databricks, OpenAI, and xAI, and it remains highly active in emerging trends like AI infrastructure, stablecoins, tokenization, and privacy tech heading into 2026. a16z distinguishes itself with extensive operational support for portfolio companies, including talent recruitment, go-to-market strategies, and a vast network of experts.

Actual VC is a GCC-based venture capital firm managing a $400 million entrepreneur-managed global fund dedicated to empowering deep tech startups through strategic investment and comprehensive support. With a focus on material science, life sciences, and information sciences, Actual VC partners closely with founders, providing hands-on guidance and resources necessary to navigate the complexities of commercialization. The fund is uniquely managed by entrepreneurs who understand the intricacies of building successful ventures. By leveraging extensive expertise and industry relationships, Actual VC builds a collaborative ecosystem connecting entrepreneurs with key stakeholders, driving technological advancement and long-term value while prioritizing investments that create positive social and environmental impacts alongside financial returns.

AgFunder is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2013, specializing in agrifoodtech (agriculture and food technology) with a focus on deep tech innovations in AI, biology, climate solutions, and sustainable systems to transform global food production, human health, and planetary resilience. With approximately $300 million in assets under management following the 2024/2025 closing of its oversubscribed $102 million Fund IV and acquisition of a $100 million growth fund, the firm invests primarily in pre-seed to Series A (and some growth) stages across a global portfolio of over 100 companies, backed by its proprietary AI platform (GAIA), industry-leading research, and media arm AgFunderNews. Notable investments include Inari (seed tech unicorn), Plenty (vertical farming), MycoWorks (mushroom-based materials), GreenLight Biosciences (RNA biotech with IPO exit), Aquaconnect (aquaculture marketplace), and recent deep tech plays like Atinary Technologies, Nium, and Rarebird (caffeine-alternative coffee), with a track record of multiple acquisitions and emphasis on impactful, SDG-aligned technologies.

Community and investment syndicate focused on artificial intelligence startups and applications.

Alchemist guides technical founders on the journey from possibility to traction, offering expert coaching, a global network, and a direct bridge into Silicon Valley’s venture ecosystem.

Alumni Ventures is a leading venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Mike Collins and headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire. As America's largest VC firm for individual investors, it provides accredited individuals and institutions with access to professionally managed, diversified venture portfolios, focusing on high-potential startups across various sectors. With over $1.5 billion in assets under management, more than 1,600 portfolio companies, and recognition as the most active U.S. VC firm by PitchBook, Alumni Ventures leverages a vast network of over 850,000 community members to support entrepreneurs and deliver top-quartile performance

Array Labs is an advanced aerospace company building satellites, sensors, and software to deliver the first real-time, high-fidelity 3D map of Earth. Founded by Andrew Peterson and Jose Isaac Robledo, the company uses multistatic radar technology where clusters of small satellites fly in coordinated formations, imaging the same area from multiple angles. Their sensors can capture data day or night, through clouds, and in challenging terrain including urban, mountainous, and heavily foliated areas. Array Labs launched demonstration satellites in 2024 and has partnered with Raytheon and Umbra Space to accelerate their Site3D product. A Y Combinator company, Array Labs has secured multiple U.S. defense and intelligence contracts, with applications spanning autonomous vehicle mapping, AR headsets, insurance analytics, and national security.

Boston Consulting Group is one of the world’s leading strategy consulting firms.

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Boom Capital is a San Francisco-based pre-seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Celestine Schnugg (formerly at Innovation Endeavors and Apple), specializing in deeply technical, often under-networked founders building frontier technologies in areas like biotechnology, genomics, synthetic biology, machine intelligence/AI, aerospace, and advanced chemistries. The firm focuses on being the "first believer" with small initial checks (typically $50K-$300K), providing hands-on support and community-building through events like Boomworld gatherings of scientist collectives, while recently closing a $14.5 million Fund II targeted at underrepresented founders. With around 40 investments as of 2025, the portfolio features high-impact deep tech successes such as first checks into Mammoth Biosciences (CRISPR unicorn), Fauna Bio, A-Alpha Bio, Nabla Bio, and early bets on Astra (public), Swarm Technologies (acquired by SpaceX), Planet (public), alongside recent plays like Samaya AI, Olio Labs, and Bioptimus, demonstrating a strong track record in transformative science-driven companies.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a 300-acre industrial campus along Brooklyn's waterfront that has transformed from a historic U.S. Naval shipbuilding facility established in 1801 into a modern innovation hub. Now home to over 550 businesses supporting more than 13,000 jobs, the Yard generates over $2.5 billion in annual economic impact. The campus features the Research Yard with fabrication labs and robotics equipment, the Brooklyn STEAM Center training hundreds of students in advanced manufacturing, and the Yard Labs tech piloting program that provides companies with paths to market validation. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation fosters a collaborative ecosystem where 55% of tenant companies engage in B2B collaboration, making it one of the most successful urban industrial campuses in the United States.

Celesta Capital is a global deep tech venture firm backing the breakthroughs that will power the next decade of technology advancement, including semiconductors and intelligent systems, next-gen infrastructure software, and bio-convergence. Led by operator-investors with decades of company building experience, Celesta partners early to help founders turn deep tech ideas into generational companies. Founded in 2013, the firm has made more than 100 investments across strategic deep tech corridors in North America, Asia, and the Middle East.

DCVC (formerly Data Collective) is a Palo Alto-based deep tech venture capital firm founded in 2011 by partners including Zachary Bogue and Matt Ocko, specializing in backing entrepreneurs who use computational approaches—especially AI, advanced computing, and scientific innovation—to solve trillion-dollar problems in hard-to-disrupt industries like climate, energy, biology, defense, manufacturing, agriculture, and materials science. With billions of dollars in assets under management across multiple flagship funds and a dedicated life sciences arm (DCVC Bio, which closed a $400M Fund III), the firm invests primarily in early-stage (seed to Series A) companies, often providing deep operational expertise through its network of over 35 tech executives, scientists, and engineers. DCVC has a portfolio of hundreds of companies with numerous unicorns (e.g., Fervo Energy in geothermal, Halter in agtech, KoBold Metals in mining, Commonwealth Fusion Systems in fusion energy) and notable successes including early investments in high-impact deep tech plays across climate solutions, computational biology, and frontier infrastructure, contributing to tens of billions in created value while advancing real-world progress.

Deep Tech Momentum (DTM) is Europe's premier invite-only conference and innovation marketplace focused on advancing deep tech and AI ecosystems, connecting startups, scaleups, investors, corporates, and decision-makers to accelerate commercially ready and next-horizon technologies. Held annually in Berlin, the event emphasizes sectors such as AI, energy, defense, manufacturing, robotics, space, high-performance computing, advanced materials, and frontier tech, aiming to bridge Europe's innovation gap through targeted collaborations and growth opportunities.

Decentralized energy marketplace enabling peer-to-peer energy trading and grid optimization.

Strategic investment arm of Dolby Laboratories, investing in startups developing breakthrough technologies in imaging, audio, and immersive experiences.

AI company building intelligent systems for enterprise applications.

E1 Ventures is a systematic, stage-agnostic venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that uses proprietary algorithms, data science, and extensive datasets to identify prime investment opportunities in deep tech. The firm invests across artificial intelligence, biotechnology, blockchain, energy, space exploration, fintech, augmented reality/virtual reality, and other frontier technology sectors. Their data-driven approach involves analyzing historical venture data to identify characteristics that signal future success, using machine learning to uncover patterns that escape conventional investment methods. E1 Ventures focuses primarily on early-stage technology startups building transformative solutions across multiple emerging technology domains.

Biotechnology company developing next-generation tools for understanding brain connectivity and function.

Effective Acceleration Ventures Ltd is a NATO-registered contractor (CAGE code L0Y27) operating at the intersection of defense technology, government procurement, and strategic advisory. The firm manages military supply chain programs for acquisition and sustainment, works within deterrence frameworks through controlled technology and goods program security, and participates in allied coalition initiatives. As a federal contractor and prime vendor serving NATO, Effective Acceleration brings defense-sector expertise and security clearances to support companies building critical technologies for national security applications.

AI-powered platform helping defense and aerospace companies accelerate product development and win government contracts.

Fenwick & West LLP is a leading technology law firm with over 470 attorneys serving the innovation economy from offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Santa Monica, Washington DC, and Boston. Consistently ranked Band 1 nationally for startups and emerging companies work, Fenwick represents more than 70 unicorn companies and has handled some of the largest venture capital deals in history. The firm's legacy includes incorporating Apple Computer in 1974 and representing landmark transactions including WhatsApp's $16 billion acquisition by Facebook and Facebook's $1 billion purchase of Instagram. With over three-quarters of their client base composed of technology companies, Fenwick operates at the forefront of cutting-edge markets including AI, space-tech, fintech, virtual reality, and the sharing economy.

Fifty Years (often stylized as 50Y) is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs Seth Bannon and Ela Madej, dedicated to backing mission-driven founders who use deep technology to tackle humanity's greatest challenges, such as climate change, disease, malnutrition, and global connectivity, while aiming for massive profitability. With multiple funds raised (including a notable $90 million fund in 2021 backed by dozens of unicorn founders), the firm focuses on pre-seed and seed investments, often incubating or co-creating companies and providing extensive support to scientist-founders transitioning to entrepreneurship. The portfolio includes over 100 companies with standout successes like Solugen (bio-based chemicals unicorn), Upside Foods (cultivated meat), Opentrons (lab automation), Astranis (satellite connectivity), and multiple unicorns from early funds, emphasizing high-impact deep tech in biotech, climate, and health.

Forma Prime is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Managing Partner Charles Beyrouthy, with a "Pure-Tech" and technology-first approach that invests primarily in early-stage (pre-seed to Series A) companies developing core infrastructure technologies, especially in quantum computing, semiconductors, sensors, and related deep tech that will underpin next-generation applications and platforms. The firm emphasizes technical due diligence and deep understanding of foundational innovations, often engaging with developer-oriented founders and supporting government and industry initiatives in quantum and semiconductor advancements. Notable portfolio investments include Infleqtion (a leader in quantum technologies and the firm's first investment), FaradaIC (advanced sensors and electronic equipment), and Gradient Technologies (secure software and network management), with a small but focused portfolio demonstrating early activity in revolutionary hardware and infrastructure plays.

Venture capital firm focused on frontier technology investments.

Generation Space is the US division of the global SpaceTech investment leader **Seraphim Space** (based in London), operating as Generation Space LLC in San Francisco and focusing exclusively on early-stage SpaceTech ventures that harness space-enabled technologies to address critical global challenges in security, resilience, sustainability, communications, Earth observation, and beyond. Through its integrated platform—including the **Seraphim Space Venture Fund II** (targeting seed to Series A globally), the world-leading Seraphim Space Accelerator (with a US-focused Generation Space Accelerator program), and a publicly listed growth fund—the firm supports founders from inception to exit, providing capital, deep industry expertise, corporate partnerships (e.g., Airbus, SES), and access to a vast network of space agencies and investors. With over a decade of pioneering investments, a portfolio exceeding 145 companies, standout successes like ICEYE, LeoLabs, D-Orbit, Spire Global (public), AST SpaceMobile (public), Arqit, and HawkEye 360, plus accelerator alumni raising hundreds of millions, Generation Space remains the most prolific and top-performing dedicated SpaceTech investor worldwide as of 2026.

GenLab is a venture studio focused on Generative AI and DeepTech, building companies that leverage groundbreaking technologies to unlock unprecedented value. Recognizing that organizations failing to embrace these technologies risk falling behind, GenLab develops solutions tailored to specific industry needs that were unimaginable just five years ago. The studio allocates the majority of its investment capital into internal studio companies, with those startups often leveraging tools or technologies from their venture portfolio partners. By combining studio model company building with strategic venture investments, GenLab creates synergies between portfolio companies while shaping tomorrow's innovations today.

Giant Step Capital is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Faraz Khan, specializing in early-stage investments (seed to Series B) in deep tech, hard tech, and frontier technologies that address humanity's biggest challenges, with a strong emphasis on aerospace, space exploration, robotics, energy, advanced materials, biotech/synbio, and climate tech. The firm provides founders with capital, strategic mentorship, operational insights, and access to a global network, often co-investing alongside top-tier funds like Founders Fund, Lux Capital, a16z, Initialized Capital, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures. With around 20 investments as of 2025, notable portfolio companies include space tech plays like Albedo and Astro Mechanica, defense-related Picogrid, robotics (e.g., past exit Bear Flag Robotics acquired by John Deere), and other frontier innovations, demonstrating a track record of backing high-impact, complex engineering-driven startups.

Gigascale Capital invests in sectors decisive for climate impact where deep tech meets the physical economy, solves real problems, and makes modern life better. The firm targets companies in early-stage commercialization phases, recognizing that in climate technology, MVPs look like pilot plants, scale demands capex, and commercialization is complex. Founded by investors with hands-on experience operating physical and R&D-driven companies, Gigascale provides patient capital and operational expertise for deep technology companies transitioning from development to commercial scale in climate-critical sectors including water technology, solar energy, construction materials, and industrial processes. The team combines deep commercialization expertise with ecosystem access to accelerate traction for portfolio companies.

HAUS is a public relations and creative services agency for deep tech startups.

HAX is a hands-on venture capital accelerator for pre-seed hard tech startups developing breakthrough technologies in physical industries. Operating a 35,000 square foot headquarters in Newark, New Jersey with additional offices in Shenzhen, Pune, and Tokyo, HAX provides $550,000 in initial investment along with a six-month collaborative residency offering engineering support, prototyping facilities, manufacturing expertise, and fundraising guidance. Part of SOSV's $1.5 billion venture capital platform, HAX has graduated 257 companies with a combined valuation exceeding $8.1 billion and total fundraising of $1.76 billion. Their portfolio spans sustainability, industrial automation, human health, robotics, sensors, and critical materials, with notable companies including Unspun (custom apparel), R-Zero (UV-C disinfection), and Neptune Robotics (underwater cleaning).

Helixis Technology is building the deployability certification layer required for autonomous systems to operate predictably in dense civic environments. Through its Autonomous Trust Infrastructure (ATI), Helixis standardizes deployability — ensuring innovation scales without sacrificing human agency, community dignity, or economic participation. The company focuses on stability before scale, creating structured governance frameworks that protect communities while enabling responsible autonomy.

HOF Capital is a New York City-based global multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Hisham Elhaddad, Onsi Sawiris, and Fady Yacoub, focused on partnering with relentlessly ambitious founders to build generational technology companies from idea to IPO, with emphasis on frontier tech, AI, fintech, enterprise software, computational biology, and platforms expanding access to productivity, health, wealth, and abundance. With over $5 billion in assets under management as of late 2025, backed by more than 200 influential limited partners across dozens of countries, the firm leverages its unique global network to provide portfolio companies with cross-border market access, strategic partnerships, commercial contracts, and hands-on support in recruiting, strategy, and business development. The portfolio includes hundreds of investments with standout exposure to transformative companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Neuralink, Anthropic, xAI, UiPath, Epic Games, and numerous unicorns, alongside a track record of top-tier returns, multiple IPOs, acquisitions, and ongoing activity in high-impact emerging technologies.

Hugging Face is an AI company best known for building the open infrastructure layer for modern machine learning.

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Create the next wave of nanoelectronics-based innovation. Imec.xpand is an independently managed, commercial Venture Capital fund focusing on early-stage nano electronics-based innovation in the domains of DeepTech, HealthTech and AgTech. Our startups benefit from a technological-edge powered by imec, the world-leading R&D hub for nanoelectronics and digital technology. We invest in startups where the imec knowledge, expertise and infrastructure will be the differentiating factor for success.

World's largest seed-stage biotech accelerator. Part of SOSV, IndieBio has funded 200+ companies valued at over $10B collectively.

Infleqtion is a quantum technology company that specializes in developing and commercializing advanced quantum sensors, clocks, and computing systems to solve complex real-world problems. Their focus areas include atomic physics, quantum information science, and applications in fields such as navigation, telecommunications, and secure communications. What makes them notable is their pioneering work in cold atom technologies, strategic partnerships with governments and industries, and their role in advancing quantum innovations for practical, everyday use.

Intel Capital invests in standout early-stage startups building the future of computing, from AI/ML infra and enterprise applications to semiconductors, photonics, quantum, and robotics.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (commonly known as JPMorgan or JPMorgan Chase) is one of the world's largest and most influential financial institutions, headquartered in New York City. Formed in 2000 through the merger of J.P. Morgan & Co. and Chase Manhattan, with roots tracing back to 1799, it serves as the largest bank in the United States by assets and often ranks as the world's largest by market capitalization. The firm provides a comprehensive range of services, including consumer banking under the Chase brand (with millions of customers accessing checking accounts, credit cards, mortgages, and digital banking), investment banking, commercial banking, asset and wealth management, and global financial transaction processing. Led by Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon for many years, JPMorgan Chase operates in over 100 countries, employs hundreds of thousands of people, and plays a central role in supporting corporations, institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide through innovation, financing, and economic advisory services.

Koop is a unified platform helping technology companies achieve regulatory and contractual compliance while managing insurance requirements. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Jersey City, the company serves hundreds of clients across aerospace, biotech, energy, fintech, manufacturing, robotics, and security sectors. Their platform supports SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, ISO 42001, GDPR, and 50+ additional frameworks with 200+ integrations across AWS, GCP, and Azure. The Housekeeper AI Agent automates up to 95% of compliance and insurance tasks, while features like Trust Center, security questionnaire automation, and third-party risk management streamline operations. Koop delivers compliance 36% faster and 44% more affordably than fragmented multi-vendor solutions.

Biotechnology company developing targeted delivery platforms for gene therapies and biologics.

Developing breakthrough solar cell technology for next-generation clean energy applications.

Developing advanced computer vision and perception systems for autonomous vehicles and robotics.

Lowercarbon Capital is a climate-focused venture capital firm founded in 2018 by renowned investor Chris Sacca (formerly of Lowercase Capital, with early bets on Uber and Twitter) and his partners, dedicated to backing companies that drastically reduce CO₂ emissions, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and develop technologies to mitigate climate impacts. With over $2 billion in assets under management, it invests primarily in early-stage and growth-stage startups across sectors like clean energy, carbon removal, sustainable materials, food/agriculture, transportation, and advanced manufacturing. The firm has built a large portfolio of over 200 companies, including unicorns such as Crusoe (sustainable compute infrastructure), Watershed (enterprise carbon management), and Solugen (bio-based chemicals), alongside notable investments in frontier tech like Zap Energy (fusion), Heirloom and Avalanche Energy (carbon removal and fusion), Sublime Systems (low-carbon cement), and Crux (clean energy tax credits marketplace). Lowercarbon stands out for its aggressive, founder-friendly approach—providing hands-on support, hustling for portfolio success, and funding high-risk research—while emphasizing that profitable, superior technologies are key to scaling climate solutions and "unf**king the planet."

Lux Capital is a New York City- and Menlo Park-based venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Josh Wolfe, Peter Hébert, and Robert Paull, specializing in emerging science and deep technologies that turn science fiction into reality, with a focus on frontier areas like AI, biotechnology, aerospace, robotics, defense, synthetic biology, and advanced computing. With over $5 billion in assets under management, the firm invests stage-agnostically—from seed and incubation to growth stages—often sourcing ideas from academia and labs, and providing deep technical support through its team of scientists, engineers, and operators. Notable portfolio companies include defense tech leader Anduril, autonomous vehicle software unicorn Applied Intuition, Hugging Face (open-source AI platform), Runway (generative video AI), Eikon Therapeutics (drug discovery), and many others across hundreds of investments, with a track record of backing contrarian founders solving massive, hard problems.

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Engineering consultancy and product development firm specializing in hardware, firmware, and mechanical design for deep tech companies.

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City renowned for its comprehensive academic programs across arts, sciences, business, law, medicine, engineering, and the humanities. It operates globally with campuses in Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, and multiple study abroad sites, emphasizing urban immersion, interdisciplinary research, and innovation in fields like AI, urban studies, and public health. NYU stands out for its large, diverse student body of over 60,000, its position as one of the world's top universities by research output, and its deep ties to industries in media, finance, and technology through initiatives like NYU Tandon School of Engineering and the Center for Data Science.

Newlab is a venture platform for critical technology with place-based communities supporting founders in Brooklyn, Detroit, and Montevideo. Their flagship 84,000 square foot Brooklyn facility, housed in the historic Building 128 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is purpose-built for commercializing deep tech with access to pilot space for air, land, and marine applications. Founded in 2016 with a $35 million investment, Newlab has supported over 300 member companies that have collectively raised over $5.8 billion from venture capital firms, achieved over $2.3 billion in successful exits, and built a combined valuation exceeding $20 billion. The platform brings together over 1,000 entrepreneurs with forward-thinking corporate and civic partners to accelerate technologies in robotics, AI, urban technology, energy, connected devices, additive manufacturing, and life sciences.

OneSixOne Ventures is a Gainesville, Florida-based (with strong presence in Miami and Seattle) pre-seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Justis Mendez and Pablo Casilimas, specializing in investments in dual-use technologies, cloud and AI infrastructure, enterprise software, B2B SaaS, and government technology startups. The firm stands out for its community-driven approach, originating from hosting curated networking events across underrepresented ecosystems to connect founders with investors and partners, while providing hands-on support and ecosystem development from Florida to the Pacific Northwest. With approximately $4 million in assets under management as of 2025 and a portfolio of around 21 companies, notable investments include Clockout (fintech), Nerd Apply (database software), Agentuity, Sunthetics, and early bets like Rain AI (AI chips), focusing on high-potential pre-seed opportunities often sourced through their extensive event network and warm introductions.

OODA is a global strategic advisory firm specializing in identifying, managing, and responding to international risks and uncertainties. With deep expertise in security, technology, and intelligence, the firm helps corporations and governments worldwide explore emerging opportunities and develop adaptive strategies for navigating complex futures. OODA's services span M&A advisory, growth initiatives, board governance, cybersecurity risk management through their EVALU8 methodology, red teaming, executive advisory, and AI integrity work. The firm also operates OODALoop.com, providing actionable intelligence analysis on global security and technology issues, and hosts the annual OODAcon conference addressing strategic disruption and resilience. Their research division investigates emerging technologies, opportunities, and risks through both industry and custom research offerings.

OpenMind is building the world's first open-source operating system for intelligent robots, enabling any robot to perceive, reason, and act in the real world. Their OM1 platform is hardware-agnostic and works across quadrupeds, humanoids, wheeled robots, and drones with plug-and-play support for OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI. Founded in 2024 by Stanford professor Jan Liphardt, who has spent his career at the intersection of AI, biology, and decentralized systems, OpenMind raised $20 million to scale engineering and global partnerships. OM1 features real-time SLAM, lidar support, Nav2 path planning, and natural communication through speech-to-text and text-to-speech. The FABRIC decentralized coordination layer enables machines to verify identity and collaborate securely across environments. Just as Android transformed smartphones, OpenMind aims to transform robotics through an open platform.

Playground Global is a Palo Alto-based early-stage deep tech venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin (creator of Android) and partners including Peter Barrett, Bruce Leak, and Matt Hershenson. It specializes in backing technical founders tackling massive scientific and engineering challenges at the intersection of atoms, bits, and AI, with a focus on next-generation compute (e.g., quantum, AI chips), automation/robotics, energy transition/decarbonization, and engineered biology. With over $1.2 billion in assets under management across three funds (including a $410 million Fund III closed in 2023), Playground often invests as the first or lead investor in seed and Series A rounds, providing not just capital but extensive hands-on support through its in-house engineering studio and team of experts. Notable portfolio companies include PsiQuantum (quantum computing), Relativity Space (3D-printed rockets), Ultima Genomics (advanced DNA sequencing), MosaicML (acquired by Databricks for $1.3B), d-Matrix (AI infrastructure), Strand Therapeutics (programmable mRNA therapeutics), and others like Agility Robotics and Velo3D, with multiple unicorns and exits demonstrating its track record in frontier technologies.

Project Prometheus is a large scale initiative focused on accelerating scientific and industrial discovery by tightly integrating advanced AI models with automated experimentation.

PsyMed Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Dina Burkitbayeva, Greg Kubin, and Matias Serebrinsky, with a mission to invest in frontier technologies revolutionizing brain and mental health, particularly psychedelic medicine, neurotechnology, precision psychiatry, digital therapeutics, and AI-driven approaches. The firm manages a $25 million fund announced in 2022, alongside an active angel syndicate, focusing on early-stage startups that address root causes of mental health issues amid a global crisis affecting billions. With over 30 investments as of 2025, notable portfolio companies include Delix Therapeutics and Freedom Biosciences (psychedelic-derived therapeutics), ImYoo (single-cell immunology for mental health), Motif Neurotech (implantable devices for depression), and others like Journey Clinical and Remepy, supported by the founders' podcast "Business Trip" which builds community in the space.

PTC is a global leader in product lifecycle management (PLM) software, delivering AI-powered solutions that support customers throughout the entire product development process. Their main offerings include tools for managing product complexity, cutting costs, enhancing quality, promoting innovation and growth, and transforming customer experiences through a connected digital thread. Key focus areas encompass AI integration in engineering and service operations, configuration management, quality assurance, and collaborative product development. The company primarily serves discrete manufacturing industries, boasting 95% of Fortune 500 discrete manufacturers as clients, while also extending to sectors like aerospace and defense with specialized CAD, ALM, and PLM programs.

Quantonation is a Paris- and Boston-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Christophe Jurczak and partners, recognized as the world's first and leading fund exclusively dedicated to quantum technologies and deep physics innovations, including quantum computing (hardware, software, and algorithms), quantum communications/networks, quantum sensing, and related breakthrough applications in computing, cybersecurity, drug discovery, materials, and sensing. With over €250 million in assets under management across its funds—including Quantonation I (€91 million closed in 2022) and the ongoing Quantonation II (targeting €200 million with progress including a €112 million raise as of early 2025)—the firm invests globally from pre-seed to Series A (with select Series B follow-ons), leveraging its in-house scientific expertise and network to support the commercialization of lab-born technologies. The portfolio includes over 60 companies with notable investments in leaders like Pasqal (neutral atom quantum processors), Diraq (silicon-based quantum computing), Multiverse Computing (quantum software for optimization and AI), Qubit Pharmaceuticals (quantum-accelerated drug discovery), Orca Computing (photonic quantum systems), QphoX (quantum transduction), Kipu Quantum, and Qunnect (quantum networking), alongside multiple exits and a track record of top-quartile performance in the deep tech space.

Raven-Flint has developed a proprietary uranium conversion pathway that eliminates elemental fluorine from the entire UF₆ production chain, removing the most hazardous and capital-intensive component of the legacy process. This novel synthesis route delivers 40–50% lower capital cost, 60–70% lower energy consumption, and a dramatically simplified safety profile compared to conventional conversion technology. With the sole U.S. converter sold out, Russian supply being legislated away, and conversion prices up over 10x from historic lows, Raven-Flint is positioned to fill a critical chokepoint in the Western nuclear fuel supply chain at a time of unprecedented demand.

Reliable Robotics is bringing FAA-certifiable autonomy to commercial and defense aviation with technology designed to work on any aircraft, in any airspace, directly addressing the most common causes of aviation incidents. Founded in 2017 by Robert Rose and Juerg Frefel, the company achieved a historic milestone in November 2023 with the first-ever flight of a Cessna 208B Caravan with no one on board, supervised by a remote pilot 50 miles away. The FAA formally accepted their certification plan in 2023 using existing regulations without special conditions. Reliable Robotics has secured a $17.4 million U.S. Air Force contract for automated aircraft and an additional multi-year IDIQ contract for advanced automation in airlift and refueling aircraft. The company also partners with NASA on demonstration flights evaluating autonomous operations in airport environments.

Roadster Capital is a $5M seed fund based in Portland, Oregon, backing deep technology companies modernizing the American industrial base through automation, security, sustainability, advanced computing, and applied AI. We work closely with founders, operators, and aligned co-investors to build enduring industrial companies — with discipline, pace, and long-term perspective.

SamSearch is an AI-powered platform that helps government contractors discover, qualify, and win contracts faster. Beyond real-time opportunity matching, it uses predictive intelligence to identify which contracts you’re most likely to win based on your capabilities, past performance, and market signals. Instead of manually searching through multiple portals, SamSearch delivers prioritized opportunities and gives you the tools to analyze requirements and act quickly — all in one place.

Samsung Next is a Mountain View, California-based venture capital arm of Samsung Electronics, founded in 2013 (originally as Samsung Global Innovation Center), focused on early-stage investments in transformative software and services startups, with a strong emphasis on AI, blockchain, fintech, healthtech, infrastructure, immersive technologies, and frontier innovations that align with Samsung's strategic growth areas. The firm operates as a corporate venture entity with a history of funds like the $150 million Samsung NEXT Fund announced in 2017, investing opportunistically from seed to growth stages while providing portfolio companies with unique access to Samsung's global platform, business units, partnerships, and resources for accelerated scaling. With over 320 portfolio companies as of late 2025—including 18 unicorns and notable investments in Covariant (AI robotics), Fireflies.ai (AI meetings), Alchemy (blockchain infrastructure), The Sandbox (metaverse), Irreverent Labs (AI entertainment), and recent plays like CoreStory and Generation Lab—Samsung Next remains highly active, backing bold founders pursuing groundbreaking technologies.

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SiPhox Health is a biotechnology company founded by former MIT researchers that is revolutionizing at-home health diagnostics through silicon photonics technology. The company has developed a blood testing system the size of a coffee maker that can produce precise readings for over 20 biomarkers related to hormonal balance, inflammation, cardiovascular health, and metabolic fitness. While their chip-based device pursues FDA clearance, SiPhox provides mail-in blood testing to thousands of people with chronic diseases using an innovative EasyDraw device that collects blood samples from the upper arm without needles or finger pricks. Their Burlington, Massachusetts facility can manufacture 10,000 cartridges per month. Starting at $125, SiPhox membership provides access to comprehensive biomarker testing including cholesterol panels, thyroid function, inflammatory markers, and hormone levels.

The Smart Cities Council stands as the world's foremost organization dedicated to advancing Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, Strategies, Policy, Research, and Technologies. With a mission to foster a safer, more beautiful, enabled, resilient, equitable, and sustainable world for all, it serves as a vital hub for collaboration among public sector entities, private companies, and academic institutions. Through comprehensive offerings such as education, training, capital resources, practical tools, real-world use cases, expansive networks, policy guidance, and expert advice, the Council empowers its members and partners to achieve success in their initiatives. By building a global community committed to innovation and excellence, it plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of urban environments and humanity at large.

SOSV is a Princeton, New Jersey-based global multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Sean O'Sullivan, specializing in deep tech startups focused on **human and planetary health**, particularly through its renowned accelerator-style programs HAX (hard tech, based in Newark and Tokyo) and IndieBio (life sciences/biotech, in New York City and San Francisco). With approximately **$1.5 billion** in assets under management as of 2025, SOSV is one of the most active deep tech investors worldwide, providing pre-seed "first checks" (typically up to $550k), intensive hands-on support via labs and engineering facilities, and follow-on investments through seed, Series A, and beyond. The portfolio exceeds 1,000 companies with standout successes including unicorns like Upside Foods (cultivated meat), NotCo (plant-based foods), Opentrons (lab automation), Formlabs (3D printing), and MycoWorks (mushroom leather), alongside numerous exits, high-impact climate plays (e.g., Unspun, Prolific Machines), and health innovations, consistently ranking as a top investor in climate tech and health.

Starship Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that invests in deep tech companies solving humanity's grand challenges of the 21st century. With over $30 million raised for their debut fund under General Partner Sean Hoge, Starship empowers contrarians turning science fiction into reality across advanced materials, aerospace, geoengineering, satellite constellations, AI, logistics, and energy. The firm's advisory board includes David Holz, founder of MidJourney and co-founding CTO of Leap Motion, along with a former VP of Propulsion at SpaceX with 12 years of experience. Starship has led investments in companies like Pipedream Labs, demonstrating their commitment to backing transformative deep tech ventures.

Steel Atlas is a New York City-based early-stage venture capital firm founded by Talal Attieh and Cameron Porter, specializing in software and hardware technologies that enhance economic resilience and reshape the industrial economy, with a focus on sectors like the built environment (construction), advanced manufacturing, energy transition (including nuclear), supply chain, and national security. The firm raised a debut $10 million Fund I in 2024 and is targeting $50 million for Fund II as of late 2025, maintaining a concentrated approach by selecting around ten companies per fund while leveraging a global network of industrial conglomerates and bridging opportunities between US startups and Middle Eastern capital, particularly Saudi Arabia. Notable early investments include Transmutex (subcritical nuclear systems, co-led Series A), Valar Atomics (nuclear/fusion), GenLogs (logistics tech), Hedral (automated structural engineering), Group1.ai (battery alternatives), and Substrate, often co-investing with firms like Union Square Ventures, At One Ventures, and AlleyCorp to back deep tech solutions addressing industrial volatility.

is a New York and Tokyo–based strategic advisory firm focused on accelerating dual-use and defense technology companies into U.S. Department of Defense, allied government, and Defense Industrial Base markets. SGA specializes in SBIR/STTR strategy, non-dilutive capital capture, transition planning (Phase I–III), prime integration, and board-level positioning for venture-backed and growth-stage companies. Beyond U.S. market access, SGA maintains an active presence in Ukraine, where it supports real-world validation, operational piloting, and battlefield-informed product refinement through partnerships with Ukrainian defense stakeholders and innovation entities. This Ukraine GTM channel enables portfolio companies to demonstrate capability in contested environments, accelerate iterative development, and build credibility with U.S. and NATO customers through validated operational performance. SGA operates at the intersection of capital formation, government acquisition strategy, and international defense collaboration, helping emerging technologies transition from prototype to program of record.

Strange Ventures is a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2024 by Tara Tan (formerly at IDEO CoLab Ventures), specializing in writing first checks into deeply technical inventor-founders building the next frontier of computing, with a strong emphasis on AI infrastructure, deep software, developer tools, and the intersection of technology with human creativity. The firm takes a design-driven approach, acting as the first creative and capital partner to bold founders whose ideas often seem "strange" at the outset but have transformative potential, offering unique programs like Blueprint (pairing design experts with portfolio companies) and the Strange 100 (a global network of creative leaders in AI and tech). With a growing early portfolio including investments in Archetype AI (foundation models for physical AI), VideoDB (video infrastructure for AI applications), BLNG (creative tools), and others focused on generative AI and multimodal systems, Strange Ventures distinguishes itself through hands-on product and go-to-market support rooted in design thinking to help build generational companies.

Syntholene develops synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) through their proprietary Thermal Hybrid Production System that converts heat and water into liquid hydrocarbon fuels. The company's technology combines modern high-temperature electrolysis for hydrogen production with chemical synthesis that enables designer molecules with ultrapure composition, targeting 70% lower costs than competing technologies. Syntholene eSAF offers pure molecular kerosene matching fossil fuel performance with drop-in compatibility for existing engines and infrastructure, while achieving carbon-negative production using feedstock captured from point-source emissions. The company commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange in December 2025 and appointed Steve Oldham (former CEO of Carbon Engineering) to their Board of Directors, with a demonstration facility planned in Iceland leveraging geothermal energy resources.

At The Climate Guys (TCG), we are shaping a robust climate tech ecosystem of founders, innovators, investors, and experts. Drawing on extensive experience in the climate domain, coupled with a research-based, objective approach, we foster collaboration and innovation, enabling stakeholders to transact and address challenges to effectively scale impactful solutions. Our team actively tracks emerging sub-sectors, identifying trends and opportunities, while collaborating with leading ecosystem partners to drive innovation.

UBS Group AG (commonly known as UBS) is a leading Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company, headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland. It stands as the largest truly global wealth manager and the premier universal bank in Switzerland, strengthened by its focused investment banking and asset management operations. Formed in 1998 through the merger of Union Bank of Switzerland (dating back to 1862) and Swiss Bank Corporation (1872), UBS significantly expanded in 2023 by acquiring Credit Suisse in a government-brokered deal, creating one of the world's most prominent wealth management powerhouses and integrating operations that are substantially complete by late 2026. The bank serves private clients (especially high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals), institutions, and corporations worldwide through divisions including Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking (dominant in Switzerland with extensive branch networks and digital services), Asset Management, and Investment Banking. With over 100,000 employees (around 103,000 internal full-time equivalents as of late 2025), total assets exceeding $1.6 trillion, invested assets nearing $7 trillion, and operations in more than 50 countries, UBS delivers comprehensive financial advice, tailored investment solutions, banking services, and global execution capabilities, led by Group CEO Sergio P. Ermotti and Chairman Colm Kelleher.

Union Labs (also known as Union Labs Ventures or UNION Labs) is a San Mateo, California-based deep tech venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Nate Williams and Chris Kim, focused on pre-seed and seed-stage investments in founders applying advanced technologies like AI, robotics, IoT, and autonomous systems to solve complex real-world problems in areas such as climate tech, manufacturing, healthcare, cybersecurity, and industrial automation. The firm, which originated as an incubation at Kleiner Perkins with support from Google Ventures, takes a hands-on approach by co-creating companies, providing operational expertise, and writing initial checks typically between $500,000 and $2.5 million, often as the first institutional investor. With around 30-40 portfolio companies as of 2025, notable investments include Butlr (ambient AI sensors), Foundation EGI (AI for manufacturing), Urban Sky (stratospheric imaging), Raise Robotics, and Ruby Robotics, alongside several acquisitions and a emphasis on diverse founders building scalable, disruptive hard tech solutions.

Union Square Ventures (USV) is a New York City-based venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham, known for its thesis-driven approach to early-stage investments in transformative internet-enabled businesses, with a focus on networks, marketplaces, fintech, web3/decentralized systems, climate tech, health, and emerging technologies. Managing over $1 billion in assets across multiple funds—including core early-stage funds (most recent around $275 million), a dedicated Climate Fund, and an Opportunity Fund—the firm remains deliberately small and collaborative, investing globally while maintaining alignment through modest fund sizes and a team-oriented decision-making process. The portfolio includes over 200 companies with iconic successes like Twitter, Etsy, Stripe, Coinbase, Twilio, Kickstarter, Stack Overflow, and Carta, alongside active recent investments in areas like AI (e.g., Abridge), robotics (Tutor Intelligence), education (Sora Schools), and climate solutions, delivering strong historical returns and multiple unicorns and exits.

Building advanced robotics and AI systems for industrial automation and manufacturing.

Voyager Ventures is a San Francisco- and New York-based climate technology venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Sarah Sclarsic and Sierra Peterson, focused on early-stage investments in startups advancing global decarbonization across sectors like mobility, energy, materials, food, the built environment, industrial systems, analytics, and carbon management. With $200 million in assets under management across its inaugural $100 million Fund I (closed in 2022) and $100 million Select Fund I (closed in 2024), the firm invests primarily in pre-seed to Series A (and select follow-ons) in North America and Europe, aiming to support companies that can sequester or avert 500 million tonnes of CO2e per fund while delivering strong commercial returns. The portfolio includes around 50 investments with notable companies in areas like carbon-negative materials, trucking emissions reduction (Remora), energy efficiency AI (Ento Labs), last-mile logistics decarbonization (Packfleet), and manufacturing AI (Allie), backed by LPs such as founders from Lyft, Shopify, and Segment, emphasizing unit economics and scalable climate impact.

WeTheAtlas connects global capital with the most impactful climate tech and frontier tech opportunities — bringing together LPs, founders, and visionary investors to accelerate solutions for the planet's future.

XIT | Xcession Institute of Technology harnesses intelligence and innovation to deliver true cures for cancer—transcending mere treatments to end suffering and restore lives. Through collaborative research, advanced biotechnology, and open resources, we empower breakthroughs that heal today while uniting humanity in a profound cultural shift: releasing greed's grip, embracing collective usefulness, and fostering creation over division. Together, we forge a global community of intelligent beings, with a vision propelling good intelligence beyond Earth to explore, thrive, and ensure life's flourishing across the universe. For this, humanity needs to be at its full potential—and for that, we must be free of disease.

Y Combinator (YC) is a pioneering startup accelerator and venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, and Trevor Blackwell, renowned for inventing the modern accelerator model by funding large batches of early-stage startups with seed capital, intensive mentorship, and a structured three-month program culminating in Demo Day pitches to top investors. As of 2025, YC has funded over 5,000 companies with a combined portfolio valuation exceeding $600 billion, investing $500,000 in each accepted startup (on standard terms) across four annual batches while providing access to a vast alumni network, expert advice, and resources like Bookface for founder connections. The portfolio boasts dozens of unicorns and iconic successes including Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, Coinbase, DoorDash, Instacart, Reddit, Twitch, and Gusto, with a track record of producing far more billion-dollar companies than any other accelerator and ongoing support for alumni through programs like Work at a Startup and Series A guidance.

A Physical World specialist VC backed by strategics which are some of the largest players in Construction, Real Estate, Industrials, Mining, Energy, Infrastructure and more. Investing early stage from Pre-Seed to Series-B.