Lux Capital

Lux Capital, established in 2000, is a New York-based venture capital firm managing over $4 billion in assets. It invests in early-stage and growth companies at the intersection of technology and sciences, focusing on sectors such as biochemistry, material science, electronics, infrastructure, and aerospace. Lux actively supports entrepreneurs, having helped build over 20 companies from scratch, and employs a strategy that enhances portfolio companies' connectivity, insights, and industry leadership.

Tuvia Barak

Venture Partner

Peter Hebert

Managing Partner

Lan Jiang

Investor

Alex Nguyen

Partner

Brandon Reeves

Partner

Segolene Scarborough

CFO

Tess Van Stekelenburg

Partner

Shaquille Vayda

Principal

Shaq Vayda

Principal

David Yang

Principal

Past deals in Robotics

Theseus

Seed Round in 2025
Theseus is a defence technology company specialising in GPS-free drone navigation. It develops and provides a Visual Navigation System (VNS) that can be retrofitted onto any drone, utilising cameras, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and reference satellite imagery for positioning. This system offers an alternative to GPS, ensuring militaries and surveillance teams can operate independently of GPS signals.

Physical Intelligence

Series A in 2024
Physical Intelligence is a technology company specializing in integrating artificial intelligence with robotics and physical devices. It develops foundational models and learning algorithms to enable robots and other physical devices to perform a wide range of tasks across various industries.

Mendaera

Series B in 2024
Mendaera is a medtech startup dedicated to advancing healthcare technologies, particularly through the development of surgical robots and diagnostic tools. The company aims to digitize clinical judgment and technical expertise, ensuring that high-quality care is accessible to all patients in various care settings. Mendaera's platform, currently under development, integrates robotics, artificial intelligence, real-time imaging, and connectivity to facilitate precise and consistent point-of-care interventions. By aiding physicians in image acquisition and interpretation, Mendaera seeks to eliminate barriers in the patient journey, accelerate recovery, and reduce healthcare costs, thereby enhancing the capabilities of healthcare professionals in performing medical procedures effectively.

Kinetic Automation

Series B in 2024
Kinetic Automation is transforming the automotive repair industry by developing an advanced infrastructure that integrates hardware, robotics, software, and artificial intelligence. The company focuses on providing mobility services specifically for electric and autonomous vehicles through its automated repair centers. Utilizing precision technology powered by machine learning, Kinetic aims to deliver rapid, accurate, and predictable maintenance solutions. Its innovative approach positions Kinetic as a key player in the future of automotive servicing, facilitating essential support for electric vehicle owners and enhancing the overall efficiency of vehicle maintenance.

LabGenius

Series B in 2024
LabGenius Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company based in London that focuses on discovering new biological molecules through the integration of artificial intelligence, automation, and synthetic DNA. Founded in 2012, the company has developed a robotic platform known as EVA, which acts as a robot scientist capable of designing, conducting, and learning from its own experiments. LabGenius specializes in developing next-generation protein therapeutics aimed at addressing unmet medical needs, including conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Their innovative approach utilizes advanced machine learning and synthetic biology to engineer the properties of protein drugs, enhancing attributes such as protease stability and tissue penetration. This technology enables the efficient creation of protein therapeutics, providing physicians with access to cutting-edge treatments developed through robotic automation.

Ripcord

Venture Round in 2024
Ripcord, Inc. is a robotic digitization company that specializes in automating the management of paper records. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Ripcord develops a platform that utilizes advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and vision-guided robotics, to create digital twins of physical documents. Its flagship solution, Canopy, captures, enriches, and organizes critical content, allowing enterprises to enhance their business processes with improved speed, quality, and accuracy. Formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc., the company rebranded in June 2017 to reflect its focus on innovative digitization solutions.

Collaborative Robotics

Series B in 2024
Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. A future in which robots are trustworthy extensions of the environment. They operate, adapt, and react in response.

Formic

Venture Round in 2024
Formic is a robotics company dedicated to enhancing automation in labor-intensive industries such as food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. The company focuses on making robotic deployments accessible and straightforward, offering manufacturers flexible automation solutions that allow them to pay based on productivity rather than upfront costs. By combining financial innovation with expertise in robotics, Formic enables businesses to scale their manufacturing capabilities quickly and with reduced risk. The company's mission is to democratize access to automation, ensuring that every factory can benefit from the efficiencies provided by advanced robotic systems.

Physical Intelligence

Seed Round in 2024
Physical Intelligence is a technology company specializing in integrating artificial intelligence with robotics and physical devices. It develops foundational models and learning algorithms to enable robots and other physical devices to perform a wide range of tasks across various industries.

Instock

Seed Round in 2023
Instock is a developer of an innovative e-commerce platform that specializes in Robotics-as-a-Service for e-commerce operations. The company's system employs a 3D goods-to-person (G2P) approach, integrating advanced software-defined automation and a simulation-first methodology. This technology is designed to meet market demands by optimizing fulfillment processes, which helps to significantly reduce transit times. As a result, Instock enables its customers to lower shipping costs while ensuring faster delivery of orders. The platform also features embedded self-service capabilities, streamlining day-to-day operations for users.

Kinetic Automation

Series A in 2023
Kinetic Automation is transforming the automotive repair industry by developing an advanced infrastructure that integrates hardware, robotics, software, and artificial intelligence. The company focuses on providing mobility services specifically for electric and autonomous vehicles through its automated repair centers. Utilizing precision technology powered by machine learning, Kinetic aims to deliver rapid, accurate, and predictable maintenance solutions. Its innovative approach positions Kinetic as a key player in the future of automotive servicing, facilitating essential support for electric vehicle owners and enhancing the overall efficiency of vehicle maintenance.

Mendaera

Series A in 2023
Mendaera is a medtech startup dedicated to advancing healthcare technologies, particularly through the development of surgical robots and diagnostic tools. The company aims to digitize clinical judgment and technical expertise, ensuring that high-quality care is accessible to all patients in various care settings. Mendaera's platform, currently under development, integrates robotics, artificial intelligence, real-time imaging, and connectivity to facilitate precise and consistent point-of-care interventions. By aiding physicians in image acquisition and interpretation, Mendaera seeks to eliminate barriers in the patient journey, accelerate recovery, and reduce healthcare costs, thereby enhancing the capabilities of healthcare professionals in performing medical procedures effectively.

Mythic

Venture Round in 2023
Mythic Inc. is a technology company that designs and develops silicon chips and artificial intelligence processing units (IPUs) for a wide range of applications, from consumer electronics and wearables to autonomous vehicles and robotic drones. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Mythic specializes in analog matrix processors that utilize unique compute-in-memory technology. Their products, including the M1076 Analog Matrix Processor and various PCIe and M.2 cards, integrate AI capabilities directly into compact chips, enabling desktop-level processing power in smaller devices. The company emphasizes its expertise in neural networks, processor architecture, and software design to deliver efficient AI solutions while maintaining performance, power efficiency, and accuracy in real-world environments.

Formic

Series A in 2022
Formic is a robotics company dedicated to enhancing automation in labor-intensive industries such as food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. The company focuses on making robotic deployments accessible and straightforward, offering manufacturers flexible automation solutions that allow them to pay based on productivity rather than upfront costs. By combining financial innovation with expertise in robotics, Formic enables businesses to scale their manufacturing capabilities quickly and with reduced risk. The company's mission is to democratize access to automation, ensuring that every factory can benefit from the efficiencies provided by advanced robotic systems.

Saildrone

Series C in 2021
Saildrone, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of wind and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, known as Saildrones, which facilitate cost-effective ocean data collection at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company operates a fleet of these drones to gather live ocean data for various applications, including weather forecasting, oceanography, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Saildrone's vehicles have traveled over 500,000 nautical miles and spent more than 13,000 days at sea, generating high-resolution datasets that provide critical insights for climate science, maritime security, and ecological management. By utilizing real-time data transmission via satellite, Saildrone enables clients to monitor and mitigate potential ecological disasters, contributing to better understanding and management of global environmental challenges.

Formic

Seed Round in 2021
Formic is a robotics company dedicated to enhancing automation in labor-intensive industries such as food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods. The company focuses on making robotic deployments accessible and straightforward, offering manufacturers flexible automation solutions that allow them to pay based on productivity rather than upfront costs. By combining financial innovation with expertise in robotics, Formic enables businesses to scale their manufacturing capabilities quickly and with reduced risk. The company's mission is to democratize access to automation, ensuring that every factory can benefit from the efficiencies provided by advanced robotic systems.

Strateos

Series B in 2021
Strateos specializes in automating chemistry, biology, and tissue analysis in closed-loop robotic labs, accelerating drug discovery programs for pharmaceutical partners. By combining advanced robotics, software for imaging and analytics, and remote cloud laboratories, Strateos enables more rapid and efficient discovery of new drug candidates. The company was formed through a merger of Transcriptic, which developed the first robotic cloud laboratory platform for life science research, and 3Scan, which specialized in automating tissue analysis. Strateos aims to express life science methods as data, enabling infrastructure virtualization and driving the next generation of discovery with significant time and cost efficiencies.

Multiply Labs

Series A in 2021
Multiply Labs specializes in the production of personalized pharmaceutical capsules that cater to the unique needs of individual patients. The company leverages a combination of pharmaceutical science and advanced robotics technology to create these tailor-made capsules. Its innovative approach includes operating a state-of-the-art robotic manufacturing facility, which allows for the efficient production of individualized drugs at a reduced cost. Multiply Labs stands out as a pioneer in the industry, being the first to introduce 3D printed capsules, thereby transforming how medications are customized to meet the specific metabolic requirements of patients.

LabGenius

Series A in 2020
LabGenius Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company based in London that focuses on discovering new biological molecules through the integration of artificial intelligence, automation, and synthetic DNA. Founded in 2012, the company has developed a robotic platform known as EVA, which acts as a robot scientist capable of designing, conducting, and learning from its own experiments. LabGenius specializes in developing next-generation protein therapeutics aimed at addressing unmet medical needs, including conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Their innovative approach utilizes advanced machine learning and synthetic biology to engineer the properties of protein drugs, enhancing attributes such as protease stability and tissue penetration. This technology enables the efficient creation of protein therapeutics, providing physicians with access to cutting-edge treatments developed through robotic automation.

Ripcord

Series B in 2020
Ripcord, Inc. is a robotic digitization company that specializes in automating the management of paper records. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Ripcord develops a platform that utilizes advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and vision-guided robotics, to create digital twins of physical documents. Its flagship solution, Canopy, captures, enriches, and organizes critical content, allowing enterprises to enhance their business processes with improved speed, quality, and accuracy. Formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc., the company rebranded in June 2017 to reflect its focus on innovative digitization solutions.

Performance Drone Works

Seed Round in 2020
Performance Drone Works specializes in the development of small autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS) tailored for modern military applications. The company focuses on creating innovative technology that enhances mission effectiveness while reducing risks to personnel. Its platforms are designed with a common framework in electronics and software, allowing for consistency across various sizes of drones. Notably, the UAS includes advanced features such as a 3D-vision obstacle avoidance system, enabling operations in environments where GPS signals are unavailable. This capability significantly enhances the operational effectiveness of the modern warfighter.

LabGenius

Series A in 2019
LabGenius Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company based in London that focuses on discovering new biological molecules through the integration of artificial intelligence, automation, and synthetic DNA. Founded in 2012, the company has developed a robotic platform known as EVA, which acts as a robot scientist capable of designing, conducting, and learning from its own experiments. LabGenius specializes in developing next-generation protein therapeutics aimed at addressing unmet medical needs, including conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Their innovative approach utilizes advanced machine learning and synthetic biology to engineer the properties of protein drugs, enhancing attributes such as protease stability and tissue penetration. This technology enables the efficient creation of protein therapeutics, providing physicians with access to cutting-edge treatments developed through robotic automation.

Strateos

Venture Round in 2019
Strateos specializes in automating chemistry, biology, and tissue analysis in closed-loop robotic labs, accelerating drug discovery programs for pharmaceutical partners. By combining advanced robotics, software for imaging and analytics, and remote cloud laboratories, Strateos enables more rapid and efficient discovery of new drug candidates. The company was formed through a merger of Transcriptic, which developed the first robotic cloud laboratory platform for life science research, and 3Scan, which specialized in automating tissue analysis. Strateos aims to express life science methods as data, enabling infrastructure virtualization and driving the next generation of discovery with significant time and cost efficiencies.

Mythic

Series B in 2019
Mythic Inc. is a technology company that designs and develops silicon chips and artificial intelligence processing units (IPUs) for a wide range of applications, from consumer electronics and wearables to autonomous vehicles and robotic drones. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Mythic specializes in analog matrix processors that utilize unique compute-in-memory technology. Their products, including the M1076 Analog Matrix Processor and various PCIe and M.2 cards, integrate AI capabilities directly into compact chips, enabling desktop-level processing power in smaller devices. The company emphasizes its expertise in neural networks, processor architecture, and software design to deliver efficient AI solutions while maintaining performance, power efficiency, and accuracy in real-world environments.

Veo Robotics

Series A in 2019
Veo Robotics, Inc., founded in 2016 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, specializes in developing robotics systems that enhance manufacturing processes. The company focuses on creating industrial automation products that allow high-performance robots to work collaboratively and safely alongside human workers. By integrating advanced computer vision, 3D sensing, and artificial intelligence, Veo Robotics' products aim to create more flexible, productive, and efficient manufacturing workcells. Their proprietary algorithms and distributed sensing technologies enable clients to improve productivity while reducing operating costs in both manufacturing and logistics environments.

CTRL-Labs

Venture Round in 2019
CTRL-Labs Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in New York City, specializes in developing non-invasive neural interface technology aimed at enhancing the interaction between humans and machines. The company's flagship product, the CTRL-kit, is a wireless wristband equipped with sensors that captures neural signals, allowing users to control digital devices through simple electronic pulses. This innovative platform is designed to support various applications in virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, productivity, and clinical research. By providing developers with a software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API), CTRL-Labs enables the integration of neural control into their applications. The company's long-term vision focuses on fostering mass consumer adoption of neural interfaces, establishing a new standard for human-machine collaboration that transforms how users engage with technology.

Auris Health

Series E in 2018
Auris Health, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in the development of robotic systems for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Founded in 2007, the company is known for its Monarch Platform, which enhances endoscopic procedures by utilizing flexible robotics, advanced imaging technology, and micro-instrumentation. This platform allows for minimally invasive access to the body through natural openings using small cameras and tools, thereby improving patient outcomes and potentially reducing healthcare costs. Additionally, Auris Health is working on a dual-arm microsurgical system designed for ophthalmic surgery, further expanding its focus on innovative robotic solutions for various medical applications. Auris Health operates as a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Bright Machines

Series A in 2018
Bright Machines, Inc. is a manufacturing company founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Tel Aviv, China, and Mexico. The company specializes in creating robotic arms and cells for micro factories, focusing on the assembly and inspection of electronic products. It aims to reduce manual labor in manufacturing by integrating advanced robotics with a software-defined manufacturing platform. This platform leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning, and production data to enhance automation processes, resulting in robots that are adaptable and equipped with sensor technology and computer vision. Bright Machines enables its clients to innovate rapidly and achieve better production yields at lower costs, meeting the evolving demands of the manufacturing sector.

Aeva

Series A in 2018
Aeva is a machine vision company that specializes in developing advanced optical-based sensors, particularly in the field of lidar technology, which is essential for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Aeva integrates vision, depth, and motion sensing into a single product that delivers superior performance regarding range, resolution, and velocity measurement under various weather conditions. Its proprietary Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) technology enables the creation of a 4D LiDAR-on-chip, which has applications beyond automated driving, including consumer electronics, health, industrial automation, and security. Aeva operates primarily in North America, EMEA, and Asia, with the majority of its revenue generated from the North American market.

CTRL-Labs

Series B in 2018
CTRL-Labs Corporation, founded in 2015 and based in New York City, specializes in developing non-invasive neural interface technology aimed at enhancing the interaction between humans and machines. The company's flagship product, the CTRL-kit, is a wireless wristband equipped with sensors that captures neural signals, allowing users to control digital devices through simple electronic pulses. This innovative platform is designed to support various applications in virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, productivity, and clinical research. By providing developers with a software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API), CTRL-Labs enables the integration of neural control into their applications. The company's long-term vision focuses on fostering mass consumer adoption of neural interfaces, establishing a new standard for human-machine collaboration that transforms how users engage with technology.

Saildrone

Series B in 2018
Saildrone, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of wind and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, known as Saildrones, which facilitate cost-effective ocean data collection at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company operates a fleet of these drones to gather live ocean data for various applications, including weather forecasting, oceanography, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Saildrone's vehicles have traveled over 500,000 nautical miles and spent more than 13,000 days at sea, generating high-resolution datasets that provide critical insights for climate science, maritime security, and ecological management. By utilizing real-time data transmission via satellite, Saildrone enables clients to monitor and mitigate potential ecological disasters, contributing to better understanding and management of global environmental challenges.

Mythic

Series B in 2018
Mythic Inc. is a technology company that designs and develops silicon chips and artificial intelligence processing units (IPUs) for a wide range of applications, from consumer electronics and wearables to autonomous vehicles and robotic drones. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Mythic specializes in analog matrix processors that utilize unique compute-in-memory technology. Their products, including the M1076 Analog Matrix Processor and various PCIe and M.2 cards, integrate AI capabilities directly into compact chips, enabling desktop-level processing power in smaller devices. The company emphasizes its expertise in neural networks, processor architecture, and software design to deliver efficient AI solutions while maintaining performance, power efficiency, and accuracy in real-world environments.

Ripcord

Series B in 2017
Ripcord, Inc. is a robotic digitization company that specializes in automating the management of paper records. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Ripcord develops a platform that utilizes advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and vision-guided robotics, to create digital twins of physical documents. Its flagship solution, Canopy, captures, enriches, and organizes critical content, allowing enterprises to enhance their business processes with improved speed, quality, and accuracy. Formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc., the company rebranded in June 2017 to reflect its focus on innovative digitization solutions.

Covariant

Seed Round in 2017
Covariant is a company focused on developing artificial intelligence for robotics. It is creating the Covariant Brain, a universal AI system that enables robots to perceive, reason, and interact with their environments. The company specializes in robotics software that utilizes deep imitation learning, deep reinforcement learning, and meta-learning techniques. This innovative approach allows clients to program robots with ease by using a virtual reality headset to guide them through specific tasks. Covariant aims to streamline the deployment of robotics across various operations, enhancing efficiency and adaptability in industrial settings.

Veo Robotics

Series A in 2017
Veo Robotics, Inc., founded in 2016 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, specializes in developing robotics systems that enhance manufacturing processes. The company focuses on creating industrial automation products that allow high-performance robots to work collaboratively and safely alongside human workers. By integrating advanced computer vision, 3D sensing, and artificial intelligence, Veo Robotics' products aim to create more flexible, productive, and efficient manufacturing workcells. Their proprietary algorithms and distributed sensing technologies enable clients to improve productivity while reducing operating costs in both manufacturing and logistics environments.

Ripcord

Series B in 2017
Ripcord, Inc. is a robotic digitization company that specializes in automating the management of paper records. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Ripcord develops a platform that utilizes advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and vision-guided robotics, to create digital twins of physical documents. Its flagship solution, Canopy, captures, enriches, and organizes critical content, allowing enterprises to enhance their business processes with improved speed, quality, and accuracy. Formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc., the company rebranded in June 2017 to reflect its focus on innovative digitization solutions.

Auris Health

Series D in 2017
Auris Health, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in the development of robotic systems for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Founded in 2007, the company is known for its Monarch Platform, which enhances endoscopic procedures by utilizing flexible robotics, advanced imaging technology, and micro-instrumentation. This platform allows for minimally invasive access to the body through natural openings using small cameras and tools, thereby improving patient outcomes and potentially reducing healthcare costs. Additionally, Auris Health is working on a dual-arm microsurgical system designed for ophthalmic surgery, further expanding its focus on innovative robotic solutions for various medical applications. Auris Health operates as a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Mythic

Series A in 2017
Mythic Inc. is a technology company that designs and develops silicon chips and artificial intelligence processing units (IPUs) for a wide range of applications, from consumer electronics and wearables to autonomous vehicles and robotic drones. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Mythic specializes in analog matrix processors that utilize unique compute-in-memory technology. Their products, including the M1076 Analog Matrix Processor and various PCIe and M.2 cards, integrate AI capabilities directly into compact chips, enabling desktop-level processing power in smaller devices. The company emphasizes its expertise in neural networks, processor architecture, and software design to deliver efficient AI solutions while maintaining performance, power efficiency, and accuracy in real-world environments.

Ripcord

Series A in 2017
Ripcord, Inc. is a robotic digitization company that specializes in automating the management of paper records. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Ripcord develops a platform that utilizes advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and vision-guided robotics, to create digital twins of physical documents. Its flagship solution, Canopy, captures, enriches, and organizes critical content, allowing enterprises to enhance their business processes with improved speed, quality, and accuracy. Formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc., the company rebranded in June 2017 to reflect its focus on innovative digitization solutions.

Saildrone

Series A in 2017
Saildrone, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of wind and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, known as Saildrones, which facilitate cost-effective ocean data collection at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company operates a fleet of these drones to gather live ocean data for various applications, including weather forecasting, oceanography, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Saildrone's vehicles have traveled over 500,000 nautical miles and spent more than 13,000 days at sea, generating high-resolution datasets that provide critical insights for climate science, maritime security, and ecological management. By utilizing real-time data transmission via satellite, Saildrone enables clients to monitor and mitigate potential ecological disasters, contributing to better understanding and management of global environmental challenges.

Mythic

Series A in 2016
Mythic Inc. is a technology company that designs and develops silicon chips and artificial intelligence processing units (IPUs) for a wide range of applications, from consumer electronics and wearables to autonomous vehicles and robotic drones. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Mythic specializes in analog matrix processors that utilize unique compute-in-memory technology. Their products, including the M1076 Analog Matrix Processor and various PCIe and M.2 cards, integrate AI capabilities directly into compact chips, enabling desktop-level processing power in smaller devices. The company emphasizes its expertise in neural networks, processor architecture, and software design to deliver efficient AI solutions while maintaining performance, power efficiency, and accuracy in real-world environments.

Zoox

Series A in 2016
Zoox Inc. is a California-based robotics company focused on designing and developing self-driving vehicles. Founded in 2014 by Tim Kentley-Klay and Dr. Jesse Levinson, Zoox aims to create advanced autonomous mobility solutions that address the future needs of urban transportation. The company employs a multidisciplinary approach, integrating design, computer science, and electro-mechanical engineering to innovate in the field of mobility. In addition to vehicle development, Zoox manages a fleet of cars and offers vehicle rental services. Since September 2020, Zoox has operated as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., enhancing its resources and capabilities in the evolving landscape of autonomous transportation.

Saildrone

Series A in 2016
Saildrone, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of wind and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, known as Saildrones, which facilitate cost-effective ocean data collection at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company operates a fleet of these drones to gather live ocean data for various applications, including weather forecasting, oceanography, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Saildrone's vehicles have traveled over 500,000 nautical miles and spent more than 13,000 days at sea, generating high-resolution datasets that provide critical insights for climate science, maritime security, and ecological management. By utilizing real-time data transmission via satellite, Saildrone enables clients to monitor and mitigate potential ecological disasters, contributing to better understanding and management of global environmental challenges.

3Scan

Series B in 2016
3Scan, Inc. specializes in developing advanced microscopy tools and software for automated tissue sectioning and imaging, primarily aimed at enhancing large-scale sample analysis and 3D visualizations. Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, California, the company focuses on addressing diseases that manifest at the tissue level, including cancer, heart disease, and neurodegenerative disorders. By integrating automation, machine learning, and computer vision, 3Scan's technology enables researchers and medical professionals to achieve greater throughput, improved quantification, and extensive image analysis compared to traditional histopathology methods. This data-driven approach aims to deepen the understanding of tissue biology, facilitating the discovery of new diagnostics and therapeutics. 3Scan was acquired by Transcriptic, Inc. in 2019.

Relativity Space

Seed Round in 2016
Relativity Space is an aerospace company based in Long Beach, California, that designs, develops, and manufactures 3D-printed rockets. Founded in 2015, the company aims to revolutionize rocket production through a vertically integrated technology platform that combines 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and autonomous robotics. This innovative approach allows for a significantly simplified supply chain, enabling the production of rockets with 100 times fewer parts in less than 60 days. In addition to manufacturing rockets, Relativity Space provides comprehensive services for satellite production, testing, and launching. The company is supported by prominent investors, highlighting its potential in the rapidly evolving aerospace sector.

Auris Health

Series B in 2015
Auris Health, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in the development of robotic systems for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Founded in 2007, the company is known for its Monarch Platform, which enhances endoscopic procedures by utilizing flexible robotics, advanced imaging technology, and micro-instrumentation. This platform allows for minimally invasive access to the body through natural openings using small cameras and tools, thereby improving patient outcomes and potentially reducing healthcare costs. Additionally, Auris Health is working on a dual-arm microsurgical system designed for ophthalmic surgery, further expanding its focus on innovative robotic solutions for various medical applications. Auris Health operates as a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Plethora

Venture Round in 2015
Plethora Corporation, founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, specializes in precision machining services, particularly in CNC machining, milling, and turning. The company works with materials such as aluminum alloys, copper alloys, plastics, steels, and stainless steels. Plethora serves a diverse range of industries, including robotics, automotive, aerospace, and consumer packaged goods, primarily within the United States. Utilizing advanced robotics and proprietary software, Plethora transforms customer designs into custom parts and offers design feedback directly from clients' CAD models, enhancing the manufacturing process. Additionally, Plethora maintains an office in Marietta, Georgia, to support its operational capabilities.

Zoox

Seed Round in 2015
Zoox Inc. is a California-based robotics company focused on designing and developing self-driving vehicles. Founded in 2014 by Tim Kentley-Klay and Dr. Jesse Levinson, Zoox aims to create advanced autonomous mobility solutions that address the future needs of urban transportation. The company employs a multidisciplinary approach, integrating design, computer science, and electro-mechanical engineering to innovate in the field of mobility. In addition to vehicle development, Zoox manages a fleet of cars and offers vehicle rental services. Since September 2020, Zoox has operated as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., enhancing its resources and capabilities in the evolving landscape of autonomous transportation.

3Scan

Series A in 2014
3Scan, Inc. specializes in developing advanced microscopy tools and software for automated tissue sectioning and imaging, primarily aimed at enhancing large-scale sample analysis and 3D visualizations. Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, California, the company focuses on addressing diseases that manifest at the tissue level, including cancer, heart disease, and neurodegenerative disorders. By integrating automation, machine learning, and computer vision, 3Scan's technology enables researchers and medical professionals to achieve greater throughput, improved quantification, and extensive image analysis compared to traditional histopathology methods. This data-driven approach aims to deepen the understanding of tissue biology, facilitating the discovery of new diagnostics and therapeutics. 3Scan was acquired by Transcriptic, Inc. in 2019.

Strateos

Seed Round in 2014
Strateos specializes in automating chemistry, biology, and tissue analysis in closed-loop robotic labs, accelerating drug discovery programs for pharmaceutical partners. By combining advanced robotics, software for imaging and analytics, and remote cloud laboratories, Strateos enables more rapid and efficient discovery of new drug candidates. The company was formed through a merger of Transcriptic, which developed the first robotic cloud laboratory platform for life science research, and 3Scan, which specialized in automating tissue analysis. Strateos aims to express life science methods as data, enabling infrastructure virtualization and driving the next generation of discovery with significant time and cost efficiencies.

Plethora

Series A in 2014
Plethora Corporation, founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, specializes in precision machining services, particularly in CNC machining, milling, and turning. The company works with materials such as aluminum alloys, copper alloys, plastics, steels, and stainless steels. Plethora serves a diverse range of industries, including robotics, automotive, aerospace, and consumer packaged goods, primarily within the United States. Utilizing advanced robotics and proprietary software, Plethora transforms customer designs into custom parts and offers design feedback directly from clients' CAD models, enhancing the manufacturing process. Additionally, Plethora maintains an office in Marietta, Georgia, to support its operational capabilities.

Auris Health

Series A in 2014
Auris Health, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Redwood City, California, that specializes in the development of robotic systems for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Founded in 2007, the company is known for its Monarch Platform, which enhances endoscopic procedures by utilizing flexible robotics, advanced imaging technology, and micro-instrumentation. This platform allows for minimally invasive access to the body through natural openings using small cameras and tools, thereby improving patient outcomes and potentially reducing healthcare costs. Additionally, Auris Health is working on a dual-arm microsurgical system designed for ophthalmic surgery, further expanding its focus on innovative robotic solutions for various medical applications. Auris Health operates as a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Saildrone

Saildrone, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of wind and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles, known as Saildrones, which facilitate cost-effective ocean data collection at scale. Founded in 2012 and based in Alameda, California, the company operates a fleet of these drones to gather live ocean data for various applications, including weather forecasting, oceanography, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. Saildrone's vehicles have traveled over 500,000 nautical miles and spent more than 13,000 days at sea, generating high-resolution datasets that provide critical insights for climate science, maritime security, and ecological management. By utilizing real-time data transmission via satellite, Saildrone enables clients to monitor and mitigate potential ecological disasters, contributing to better understanding and management of global environmental challenges.
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