HMC INQ

HMC INQ is a venture capital firm established in 2017 in Santa Monica, California, focused on supporting pre-seed to seed-stage startups founded by graduates of Harvey Mudd College. The firm operates a 10-week intensive startup program that offers mentorship, investment, and resources similar to established models like Y Combinator. Startups accepted into the program receive $120,000 through a SAFE agreement, alongside access to office space, legal and cloud services credits, and invaluable peer support. Participants benefit from weekly dinners featuring prominent guest speakers, fostering a collaborative environment that enhances their entrepreneurial journey. HMC INQ is dedicated to nurturing innovative ideas and helping emerging companies thrive.

Joseph Jones

Founding Partner

9 past transactions

Charma

Seed Round in 2020
Charma is a platform that helps improve team communication and accountability. The company's platform is a system for effective work relationships that improves the way managers and employees engage in the modern era.

Juva

Seed Round in 2020
Juva is a tool in the migraine and headache toolkit. They provide non-drug treatments for patients with migraine. Juva is a clinician-developed biofeedback coaching system that helps control the nervous system. They use the phone’s camera, and the app monitors vital signs and provides real-time feedback. The software delivers proven migraine-preventing biofeedback therapy through the medium of smartphones.

Stellar Pizza

Funding Round in 2019
Stellar Pizza is a pizza company powered by automated, mobile restaurants. The robotic pizza vehicle can cook a touch-free pizza from start to finish in less than five minutes. Stellar Pizza was established in 2019 by Benson Tsai in Los Angeles, California.

FN-X Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
FN-X is a product manufacturer that develops products to make making easier. Its flagship product is the BumbleBeast, the 5-axis desktop machine for more rapid prototyping. It also does on-demand manufacturing. It believes in bringing functional machining capabilities to the home or office so that anyone can be a maker/manufacturer. It was founded in 2017 by Hao Cao and Michael Muzio and is headquartered in Chatsworth, California.

Zenith Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Zenith Robotics is building the platform to route all multi-robot systems. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Santa Monica, California, United States.

ArkServers

Seed Round in 2017
ArkServers hosts video game servers.

Weasel Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Weasel Labs develops an accessory that automatically adds wind to any VR game. Its VR accessory utilizes machine learning to recognize events in games' audio tracks and activates its fans at the right moment, transforming any VR experience into a multi-sensory, physically immersive adventure. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York.

Down To Earth Gardens

Seed Round in 2017
Down To Earth Gardens is a home and garden platform that grows garden-fresh vegetables, for homeowners, in their backyards. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Reno, Nevada, United States.
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