Omni Ventures

Omni Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in manufacturing technology startups at the pre-seed and seed stages. Their thesis focuses on digitizing value chains to address inefficiencies from outdated software and hardware in manufacturing. The portfolio includes seed-stage Mimiq, which uses industrial IoT for logistics tracking in the shipping container market, and pre-seed companies such as Dystr for autonomous project management, Uptool as an operating system for machine shops, Drafter for mechanical design, Zenode as an AI copilot for hardware development, Polymath for AI-driven CAD, Rembrain for AI-guided production lines, AI-NC for CAD flaw detection, Tripolar for industrial facilities, and Metis for technician knowledge tools. They target first-round deals ideally $2M or less, technical teams with 3+ years industry experience, and verticals including digital engineering, manufacturing, robotics, supply chain, and future of work, with business models like enterprise SaaS and capital-light hardware as a service. The team includes General Partners Simon Lancaster and Sabrina Paseman, Venture Partner Lucas Whipple, Advisors Alex Huckstepp and Sebastian Spitzer, Investor Webber Wu, Associate Tianqi Zhang, and Venture Advisor Michael Choi.