Telescopic Ventures

Telescopic Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Oakland, California, founded in 2017. The firm specializes in investing in applied frontier technologies within the B2B and enterprise sectors, emphasizing industrial applications. Their investment philosophy, termed "Applied Frontier," reflects a commitment to supporting passionate and capable founders who aim to address significant global challenges. Telescopic Ventures primarily targets seed and early-stage companies, often leading investments and taking substantial positions during a company's initial capital raise. The firm is dedicated to long-term engagement, planning to follow on with investments through the first growth round. With a focus on sectors such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, cybersecurity, digital health, and fintech, Telescopic Ventures leverages the experience of its founders to add value to their portfolio companies.

Lamont Orange

General Partner

Rohini Pandhi

Venture Partner

Adrian Walker

Founder and General Partner

3 past transactions

Mycocycle

Seed Round in 2023
Mycocycle is an environmental remediation company that specializes in decarbonizing waste streams through the innovative use of fungi in a process known as mycoremediation. By developing engineered ecosystems, Mycocycle transforms toxic waste into non-toxic biomass, which can then be repurposed for the manufacture of new products. The company serves a diverse clientele, including waste management firms, landfill operators, material recycling facilities, and manufacturers seeking to adopt closed-loop processes. Its technologies not only help divert materials from landfills but also enable businesses to reuse feedstock in manufacturing or recycle it for other applications, contributing to a more sustainable waste management landscape.

Elotl

Seed Round in 2021
Elotl develops serverless infrastructure platform for microservices.

Preemadonna

Seed Round in 2021
Preemadonna is the maker of Nailbot, a patented nail robot and intelligent manicure product line disrupting the $15B nail care industry. Our first Nailbot prints art and photos directly on fingernails in 5 seconds. Future Nailbots print full polish. Nailbot is powered by our art marketplace and community of makers who crave instant self expression, design digital art and love printing on the go with Nailbot. We will build other creative expression on demand printing and robotics products for our Preemadonna customer throughout her/his lifespan.
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