EnCharge AI
Series B in 2025
EnCharge AI specializes in AI compute solutions, spanning from edge to cloud. The company focuses on delivering efficient and sustainable technology for AI computation, empowering businesses to utilize advanced AI models without constraints of power, space, or cost. Their products support diverse applications, facilitating enhanced performance and scalability in AI-driven initiatives.
Vatn Systems
Seed Round in 2024
Vatn Systems develops affordable autonomous underwater vehicles that operate cooperatively in swarms. Its core technology is advanced navigation software designed for GPS-denied environments, reducing hardware costs.
Impulse Space
Series B in 2024
Impulse Space is an in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, specializing in providing access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) through a fleet of innovative transportation vehicles. The company’s flight-proven Mira vehicle employs a non-toxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system, facilitating services such as orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry from LEO to Geostationary Orbit (GEO). Additionally, the high-energy Helios vehicle, powered by the Deneb engine, enables deliveries to a range of orbits including Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary destinations. Impulse Space is committed to offering economical and efficient in-space transportation solutions, leveraging a team with a history of delivering reliable rockets to ensure rapid and dependable service for its customers.
Darkhive is a technology company that specializes in developing autonomous drone systems aimed at enhancing situational awareness for military and law enforcement professionals. Their innovative solutions include a core software suite and a compact autonomous drone, designed to facilitate intuitive interaction between robotic platforms. This technology enables seamless integration with existing military equipment, allowing for collaborative decision-making and coordinated actions in diverse environments. By providing an easily navigable system, Darkhive empowers users to quickly assess situations and respond effectively, thereby improving operational efficiency and safety for US-allied forces.
DeFli Network specializes in drone detection and defense systems, offering a global airspace traffic management solution. Leveraging proprietary passive radar technology and edge AI, DeFli's systems identify all types of drones in any weather conditions and at extended ranges. The company operates a unique rewards model, incentivizing users to host remote identification sensors, earning cryptocurrency tokens and access to real-time drone deployment data. This decentralized approach enables customers to monitor and counter unmanned aviation activities without significant capital expenditure.
Axion Ray
Series A in 2024
Axion Ray is an integrity intelligence platform that specializes in automating engineering and quality analytics for manufacturing teams. The company leverages advanced artificial intelligence to extract actionable insights from unstructured manufacturing data in real time. By identifying potential engineering issues months in advance, Axion Ray enables businesses to intervene proactively, minimizing the risk of costly recalls. Its technology is designed to enhance decision-making for engineering leaders across various industries, including automotive, aerospace, and defense. By collaborating with manufacturers, Axion Ray identifies safety and quality risks from diverse data sources such as service networks, dealerships, connected sensors, production, and supplier management.
Neural Propulsion Systems
Series B in 2024
Founded in 2017, Neural Propulsion Systems is an AI company based in Pleasanton, California. It specializes in developing autonomous sensor technology designed to prevent transportation accidents.
Hadrian is a machine parts startup that manufactures precision components for technology companies, including aerospace and defense programs. It builds autonomous, software-defined precision component factories and an autonomous manufacturing platform that integrates software, robotics, and full-stack capabilities to scale mission-critical programs across space, aviation, and maritime sectors. By enabling aerospace startups, suppliers, and defense contractors to produce essential components with lower costs and greater efficiency, Hadrian aims to accelerate development timelines and reduce manufacturing complexity.
EnCharge AI
Series A in 2023
EnCharge AI specializes in AI compute solutions, spanning from edge to cloud. The company focuses on delivering efficient and sustainable technology for AI computation, empowering businesses to utilize advanced AI models without constraints of power, space, or cost. Their products support diverse applications, facilitating enhanced performance and scalability in AI-driven initiatives.
Ursa Major Technologies
Series D in 2023
Founded in 2015, Ursa Major Technologies specializes in manufacturing advanced propulsion solutions for microsatellite and nanosatellite launch markets. Its products include the Hadley and Ripley engines, which are over 80% additively manufactured using innovative materials and processes.
H55 S.A., founded in 2015 and based in Sion, Switzerland, specializes in the development of electric propulsion systems and battery management solutions for the aviation industry. The company offers a range of certified technology solutions designed to transform air transportation into a cleaner, quieter, and more efficient mode of travel. H55’s integrated software and hardware offerings encompass the entire propulsion chain, including energy sources, energy management, propeller systems, electric motors, controllers, and pilot interfaces. By focusing on innovative electric propulsion and sensor technology, H55 aims to play a pivotal role in advancing autonomous aviation while making it more affordable and sustainable.
Impulse Space
Series A in 2023
Impulse Space is an in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, specializing in providing access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) through a fleet of innovative transportation vehicles. The company’s flight-proven Mira vehicle employs a non-toxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system, facilitating services such as orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry from LEO to Geostationary Orbit (GEO). Additionally, the high-energy Helios vehicle, powered by the Deneb engine, enables deliveries to a range of orbits including Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary destinations. Impulse Space is committed to offering economical and efficient in-space transportation solutions, leveraging a team with a history of delivering reliable rockets to ensure rapid and dependable service for its customers.
Tomorrow.io
Series E in 2023
Tomorrow.io develops a SaaS weather intelligence platform that provides real-time, location-specific weather forecasts tailored to industries affected by weather. The platform helps organizations predict business impacts of weather, streamline communication, and optimize operations to improve efficiency and margins. It combines traditional meteorology data with signals from wireless networks, connected vehicles, satellites, street cameras, and other sources to deliver micro-forecast information. It serves clients across sectors worldwide, enabling countries, businesses, and individuals to manage weather-related challenges and improve decision-making. The company operates in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
Fortify
Venture Round in 2023
Fortify is an advanced manufacturing startup focused on digital composite manufacturing for 3D-printed parts with optimized material properties. The company uses magnetically aligned reinforcing fibers and high-resolution microstructure control enabled by magnetics and digital light processing to produce carbon fiber reinforced composites with tailored mechanical and electromagnetic performance. Its technology enables engineers to manufacture durable, functional parts with customized material properties for applications such as injection mold tooling and high-performance end-use components.
SpiderOak
Venture Round in 2023
SpiderOak, Inc. is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with an additional office in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2007, SpiderOak develops technology aimed at mitigating various categories of cyberattacks while addressing compliance, security, and usability needs. Its flagship product, SpiderOak CrossClave, enables secure file exchange and synchronization through no knowledge encryption, allowing users to share sensitive data safely. The company also offers The SpiderOak, a secure messaging and file-sharing solution, and SpiderOak One Backup, a desktop application for data backup across multiple operating systems, including Linux, macOS, and Windows, as well as mobile platforms. Furthermore, SpiderOak provides enterprise-level solutions such as SpiderOak Enterprise Backup, which focuses on ransomware protection and disaster recovery. The company serves a diverse clientele that includes defense and intelligence sectors, civilian government, government contractors, and enterprises, emphasizing confidentiality, integrity, and availability in its offerings.
EpiSci specializes in developing advanced AI-based solutions for unmanned/uncrewed vehicle platforms. Their offerings include trusted, hardware-agnostic, and rapidly portable autonomy systems.
Neural Propulsion Systems
Series B in 2023
Founded in 2017, Neural Propulsion Systems is an AI company based in Pleasanton, California. It specializes in developing autonomous sensor technology designed to prevent transportation accidents.
H55 S.A., founded in 2015 and based in Sion, Switzerland, specializes in the development of electric propulsion systems and battery management solutions for the aviation industry. The company offers a range of certified technology solutions designed to transform air transportation into a cleaner, quieter, and more efficient mode of travel. H55’s integrated software and hardware offerings encompass the entire propulsion chain, including energy sources, energy management, propeller systems, electric motors, controllers, and pilot interfaces. By focusing on innovative electric propulsion and sensor technology, H55 aims to play a pivotal role in advancing autonomous aviation while making it more affordable and sustainable.
VerdeGo Aero
Series A in 2022
VerdeGo Aero is a manufacturer focused on developing advanced propulsion technologies for the next generation of aircraft, particularly hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles. Founded in 2017 by a team of experts in hybrid-electric and battery-electric aviation, the company has pioneered the hybrid-electric IDEP powertrain architecture, which enhances performance compared to conventional battery-electric aircraft. VerdeGo Aero aims to provide on-demand aerial mobility solutions, enabling cost-effective short-range transportation for clients. Through its innovative technologies, the company seeks to redefine the capabilities of aerial transport while addressing the growing demand for efficient and sustainable aviation solutions.
Hermeus Corporation, founded in 2018 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is focused on developing hypersonic aircraft capable of flying at speeds exceeding Mach 5. These advanced jets significantly reduce travel times, allowing a flight from New York to London to take just 90 minutes instead of the typical seven hours. Hermeus aims to enhance the global transportation network by enabling businesses to operate efficiently without major changes to existing aviation infrastructure. The company's innovations not only decrease flight durations but also enhance safety for long-haul and business class air travel, facilitating improved connectivity between major global cities.