Techstars

Techstars is a global platform that invests in and supports early-stage technology companies. Founded in 2006, it operates a mentorship-driven accelerator program, providing seed funding, intensive mentorship, and access to a network of investors and entrepreneurs. Techstars has programs in various locations worldwide, including Boston, Boulder, New York, Seattle, London, Chicago, and Austin. It invests $118,000 in each company, with $18,000 in seed funding and an optional $100,000 convertible debt note. Techstars also has industry-specific accelerator programs, such as Techstars Retail and Techstars Music, focusing on retail and music technology, respectively. Its portfolio includes over 1,000 companies with a combined market cap of $8.1 billion.

Ethan Austin

Director

Sarah Bain

Managing Director

Tré Baker

Managing Director

Sylvain Carle

Mentor

Marcelo DoRio

Business Mentor

Tim Dorr

Managing Director

Tom Emrich

Mentor

Jordan Fliegel

Managing Director

Hugh Mc Girr

Program Manager

Terry Gold

Managing Director

Alisha Golden

Investment Lead

Kirstin Hunter

Managing Director

Matthew Jaeh

Managing Director

Adam Johnson

Mentor

Tariq Khan

Mentor

Matt Kozlov

Managing Director

Ryan Kuder

Managing Director

Raphaele Leyendecker

Managing Director

Taylor McLemore

Managing Director

Bob Moczydlowsky

Managing Director

Bruno Morency

Managing Director

Marie Moussavou

Chief Portfolio Services Officer

Yi Ming Ng

Mentor

Zach Nies

Managing Director

Hilla Ovil-Brenner

Managing Director

Melissa Pegus

Managing Director

Julie Penner

Program Director

Adrian Petersen

Mentor

Martin Schilling

Managing Director

Jason Seats

Partner

Ted Serbinski

Managing Director, Mobility

Mike Sherbakov

Mentor

KJ Singh

Managing Director

Oyin Solebo

Managing Director

Vijay Tirathrai

Managing Director

Caroline Tosbath

Associate

Kartik Varma

Managing Director

Jenna Walker

Managing Director

Anne Wellington

Managing Director

Morris Wheeler

Lead Mentor

Past deals in Robotics

Arbor Insight

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Arbor Insight is a technology company specializing in agricultural robotics. It provides advanced, data-driven solutions to enhance farming efficiency, particularly for tree crops. The company offers growers actionable insights through high-resolution data and affordable technologies, automating the creation of digital blueprints and generating datasets. This enables farmers to optimize yields, while associations can use these tools for early harvest predictions. Arbor Insight also innovates in mechanized bio-perception data pipelines for orchards.

AlterEcho

Pre Seed Round in 2025
AlterEcho is redefining aseptic manufacturing by decoupling human operators from cleanroom environments through First-Person View Remote Robotic Embodiment. Instead of direct intervention, operators control precision robotics remotely via first-person-view headsets and motion controllers, maintaining the dexterity and adaptability of human oversight while eliminating contamination risks. This paradigm shift enables pharmaceutical manufacturers to enhance scalability, optimize facility layouts, and future-proof production against labor shortages and regulatory pressures. Unlike conventional automation, which struggles with edge cases and lengthy validation cycles, AlterEcho keeps human decision-making in the loop while generating the operational data and infrastructure that could enable more autonomous biomanufacturing in the future. A Techstars-backed venture, AlterEcho is not just iterating on aseptic workflows - it’s reengineering the fundamental relationship between humans and pharmaceutical production.

MOLG

Seed Round in 2024
MOLG develops digital and automation tools to manage services and processes for manufacturing businesses. The company also designs circular manufacturing robots that enable autonomous assembly and disassembly of sustainable, cost-effective products. Its technology combines artificial intelligence and robotics to create autonomous micro-factories that manufacture circular products, providing transparency and opportunities for value recovery within the circular economy. MOLG is based in Virginia, USA.

BioGrip

Pre Seed Round in 2024
BioGrip is a developer of innovative smart bionic systems aimed at creating artificial limbs and rehabilitation devices. The company utilizes a sophisticated sensor membrane that captures myoelectric signals from the human body, allowing for the real-time conversion of biological data into digital signals. This technology enables precise control of artificial limbs and connection to various robotic systems, facilitating complex movements for users. BioGrip's solutions extend across multiple industries, including medical devices, telerobotics, and manufacturing. By providing a platform that integrates advanced hardware and software tools, the company empowers developers to create tailored engineering solutions that enhance the functionality and usability of its bionic products, ultimately improving the quality of life for disabled patients.

Jaipur Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Jaipur Robotics focuses on developing waste recycling ecosystem doliutions usng AI Algorithms.

Opsbeacon

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Opsbeacon, established by ex-Cisco FedRAMP security engineers, specializes in AI-driven cybersecurity solutions. Their platform employs autonomous AI agents to simplify complex security operations, enabling seamless coordination across various security tools. By transforming intricate security tasks into straightforward AI conversations, Opsbeacon amplifies human capabilities, enhancing security teams' effectiveness and efficiency, and reducing cyberattack risks.

BioGrip

Convertible Note in 2024
BioGrip is a developer of innovative smart bionic systems aimed at creating artificial limbs and rehabilitation devices. The company utilizes a sophisticated sensor membrane that captures myoelectric signals from the human body, allowing for the real-time conversion of biological data into digital signals. This technology enables precise control of artificial limbs and connection to various robotic systems, facilitating complex movements for users. BioGrip's solutions extend across multiple industries, including medical devices, telerobotics, and manufacturing. By providing a platform that integrates advanced hardware and software tools, the company empowers developers to create tailored engineering solutions that enhance the functionality and usability of its bionic products, ultimately improving the quality of life for disabled patients.

EXCHANGE ROBOTICS

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Exchange Robotics has developed a cloud based SaaS platform to provide advanced Machine Learning and AI services to financial services customers working in Private debt and Alternatives markets. We are able to digest unstructured and unformatted data and transform it in meaningful content by creating customized screens UI, unique user experience using our own Large Language model Chatbot and cognitive models, and advances structured finance solutions available in seconds by just using your voice.

Reviway

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Reviway is an innovative company that provides a comprehensive solution for road authorities to effectively manage pothole repairs. By utilizing small, automated vehicles equipped with infrared technology, Reviway addresses the entire maintenance process, from detecting the condition of road networks to planning, executing, and monitoring repairs. This approach eliminates the need for manual labor on-site, making the repair process more efficient and less costly. Reviway's solutions not only enhance the durability of road repairs but also aim to reduce environmental impact and improve safety and comfort for road users. Through its advanced technology, Reviway assists public authorities and road management companies in streamlining their operations and lowering maintenance expenses.

Et Cetera Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Et Cetera Robotics develops software that brings human level motions in robots with the use of innovative sensors.

Chassi

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Chassi helps robotics and embedded companies ship software 10x faster and cheaper by automating their entire development workflow.

Solideon

Seed Round in 2023
Solideon develops wire arc additive manufacturing WAAM solutions for large metallic components, enabling multi-robot, multi-tool manufacturing cells that produce finished parts in days rather than months. The company focuses on aerospace vehicle manufacturing and related infrastructure applications, leveraging additive manufacturing systems and machine-learning collaboration to build vehicles and infrastructure on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. This approach aims to expand space research capabilities and accelerate transportation and infrastructure projects, creating new opportunities across industries. Solideon emphasizes rapid production, scalable automation, and data-driven optimization to streamline fabrication of high-strength components for aerospace and other high-demand sectors.

iMetalx

Pre Seed Round in 2023
iMetalX specializes in developing advanced technologies for air and space communication, focusing on bridging future capabilities with existing systems. The company offers a range of services, including the development and deployment of autonomous systems, edge computing platforms, sensor integration, communication gateways, propulsion management, and control infrastructure. These solutions are designed to operate in extreme space environments, enabling clients to maintain satellite operations, manage space assets, reduce orbital debris, and ensure the continuity of services.

Amherst Intelligent Security

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Amherst Intelligent Security is a business-to-business (B2B) company that specializes in cloud-based security management and video surveillance. They offer a platform that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze and detect events from various types of security cameras. This platform enables clients to enhance their security awareness, improve threat detection, and automate surveillance tasks, thereby streamlining their security operations.

Craitor

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Craitor is a San Diego-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in the development of a multi-purpose manufacturing machine aimed at enhancing 3D printing and additive manufacturing services. The company's innovative printer is designed to fabricate military-grade components in diverse environments, making it particularly suitable for use by soldiers. It features a rugged design that is drop-resistant and sealed against water, dust, and humidity, ensuring reliable performance in challenging conditions. This portable additive manufacturing solution allows users to produce functional parts on demand, precisely when and where they are needed.

GlüxKind

Pre Seed Round in 2023
GlüxKind is a technology company that specializes in the development of AI-powered smart baby strollers. Their flagship product is designed to provide parents with an extra set of eyes and hands, ensuring a safer and more comfortable experience for both parents and their babies, whether at home or out and about. The stroller incorporates robotics and machine learning to enhance safety and convenience, allowing parents to focus on their child's wellbeing.

Telekinesis

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Telekinesis develops an AI-powered robotics platform that enables non-expert users to configure and deploy automation cells using vision-driven robots. Its key features include a cloud-based interface for robot training via video or text prompts, simulation tools, visual programming, pre-trained vision models, and hardware integration for tasks such as assembly, welding, pick and place, inspection, and machine tending.

ALBA Robot

Seed Round in 2023
ALBA Robot develops self-driving micromobility technology and a fleet of mobility robots and autonomous people movers for indoor and outdoor transportation, including airports, hospitals and museums, enabling the transport of people and goods in pedestrian environments.

IONA

Pre Seed Round in 2023
IONA is developing a hyper-efficient delivery solution combining drones and robotics for shipping companies losing hundreds of millions every year in rural last-mile, due to empty cargo bays, scattered delivery points, and driver shortages. We utilize a new regulatory framework for autonomous flights to provide a last-mile turnkey solution that breaks even anywhere and creates new business opportunities for the local economy. Rural last-mile is an untapped $38.5B SOM and IONA is at the forefront. Over the past two years, our team has proven its capacity to deliver. The tech is ready and patented, with already $10M in LOIs, and we launch our first operation in 2024.

Team Wildfire

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Team Wildfire is a company dedicated to developing innovative technologies aimed at wildfire suppression and environmental protection. It manufactures specialized jet engine sprays designed to effectively suppress fires, capture embers, and defend structures while also hardening evacuation routes. The company's advanced engineering and tactics address various environmental challenges, including wildfire mitigation, reforestation, dust control, oil spill cleanup, and protection against nuclear and biological threats. Through its cutting-edge solutions, Team Wildfire enables organizations to safeguard people, property, and the environment.

Crow Industries

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Developer of advanced robotic systems for mining and defense applications. The company creates ruggedized vehicles for data collection and autonomy, offering logistical support for global expeditions.

Team Wildfire

Seed Round in 2023
Team Wildfire is a company dedicated to developing innovative technologies aimed at wildfire suppression and environmental protection. It manufactures specialized jet engine sprays designed to effectively suppress fires, capture embers, and defend structures while also hardening evacuation routes. The company's advanced engineering and tactics address various environmental challenges, including wildfire mitigation, reforestation, dust control, oil spill cleanup, and protection against nuclear and biological threats. Through its cutting-edge solutions, Team Wildfire enables organizations to safeguard people, property, and the environment.

Team Wildfire

Seed Round in 2023
Team Wildfire is a company dedicated to developing innovative technologies aimed at wildfire suppression and environmental protection. It manufactures specialized jet engine sprays designed to effectively suppress fires, capture embers, and defend structures while also hardening evacuation routes. The company's advanced engineering and tactics address various environmental challenges, including wildfire mitigation, reforestation, dust control, oil spill cleanup, and protection against nuclear and biological threats. Through its cutting-edge solutions, Team Wildfire enables organizations to safeguard people, property, and the environment.

REEV

Pre Seed Round in 2023
REEV is focused on enhancing the mobility of individuals with walking disorders by creating intelligent wearable robotics. These motorized orthosis devices are designed to be lightweight and personalized, providing intuitive support that helps users walk, stand, sit, and navigate stairs with confidence. By diminishing muscle fatigue and facilitating daily movements, REEV aims to improve the quality of life for its users, allowing them to regain autonomy and independence in their everyday activities. The company’s mission is rooted in the belief that everyone, regardless of their level of disability or age, deserves the opportunity to enjoy their mobility fully.

WingXpand

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2022, WingXpand is a St. Louis-based aerospace company specializing in the manufacture of commercial drones tailored for various sectors such as public safety, defense, agriculture, surveying, inspection, and insurance. Their drones are notable for being expandable, customizable, equipped with smart sensing recognition, and featuring an open architecture system with modular payload capability.

Solideon

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Solideon develops wire arc additive manufacturing WAAM solutions for large metallic components, enabling multi-robot, multi-tool manufacturing cells that produce finished parts in days rather than months. The company focuses on aerospace vehicle manufacturing and related infrastructure applications, leveraging additive manufacturing systems and machine-learning collaboration to build vehicles and infrastructure on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. This approach aims to expand space research capabilities and accelerate transportation and infrastructure projects, creating new opportunities across industries. Solideon emphasizes rapid production, scalable automation, and data-driven optimization to streamline fabrication of high-strength components for aerospace and other high-demand sectors.

dolaGon

Pre Seed Round in 2022
dolaGon is a manufacturer based in Denver, Colorado, specializing in autonomous ski lift vehicles designed for commercial and professional use. Founded in 2019, the company employs proprietary advanced route tracking and collision avoidance sensors to produce off-road utility vehicles. These vehicles are intended for use on private properties and in backcountry areas, facilitating trained operators in employing self-driving technology that navigates off-road trails and enables access to skiable terrain in snow-covered environments.

InspectoBot

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
InspectoBot specializes in providing a structural inspection platform designed for underground structural assessments. The company's primary innovation is its proprietary Ground Penetrating Radar Rover platform, which automates the inspection process. This technology reduces costs and time required for inspections, allowing for more frequent evaluations. By facilitating easier tracking of elements such as rebar location within concrete structures, InspectoBot supports structural engineering firms in their renovation projects.

Exovolar

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Exovolar develops autonomous, hands-free flight technology for complex industrial aerial tasks. Its platform combines jet propulsion with a thruster-vectoring exoskeleton, enabling technicians to perform activities such as wind turbine maintenance while the system handles flight control and stability. By removing the need for piloting during operations, the solution aims to improve safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness for demanding outdoor and elevated work, and seeks to democratize personal air mobility by providing practical autonomous flight capabilities that support industrial crews.

Xook

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Xook operates a business model centered around automated, robotic kiosks that prepare fresh, made-to-order meals instantly for customers. Initially focusing on Indian and Chinese cuisine, the company's technology allows for personalization based on individual taste preferences. Xook's innovative approach enables minimal to no upfront costs for these kiosks, making them accessible in various locations such as offices, cafeterias, and apartment buildings.

Rotender

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Rotender designs and manufactures robotic vending machines for bars and restaurants. Their automated system enables customers to browse drink menus, pay online, and receive mixed cocktails by placing their cups in the machine.

InspectoBot

Pre Seed Round in 2022
InspectoBot specializes in providing a structural inspection platform designed for underground structural assessments. The company's primary innovation is its proprietary Ground Penetrating Radar Rover platform, which automates the inspection process. This technology reduces costs and time required for inspections, allowing for more frequent evaluations. By facilitating easier tracking of elements such as rebar location within concrete structures, InspectoBot supports structural engineering firms in their renovation projects.

Canopy Aerospace

Seed Round in 2022
Canopy Aerospace specializes in producing thermal protection systems for emerging space and hypersonic industries. They offer heat shields and software that enables early integration of TPS design, allowing vehicle manufacturers to make informed decisions during trade studies and reduce costly revisions.

SeaDeep

Pre Seed Round in 2022
SeaDeep employs AI to revolutionize underwater imaging. Its platform enhances real-time assessment of marine environments and structures, offering unprecedented fidelity.

Equatorial Space

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Equatorial Space is a startup focused on developing innovative rocket propulsion and launch systems aimed at making space access as safe and affordable as commercial air travel. The company specializes in simplifying the propulsion segment of launch vehicles, which is often the most failure-prone and expensive aspect of space missions. By employing a proprietary solid fuel formulation, Equatorial Space's systems are designed to be non-explosive and eco-friendly, significantly reducing component requirements and enhancing potential reusability. This approach not only addresses key risks associated with space access but also lowers costs for various civilian and military applications. Since its inception, Equatorial Space has garnered recognition through awards and participation in prestigious accelerator programs, solidifying its presence in Singapore, Australia, and the United States.

Merklebot

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Merklebot is a developer of a robotics platform that integrates blockchain technology with robotics to enhance data security and compliance in industrial applications. The company's infrastructure facilitates trustless data capture from robotics and industrial machinery, securely storing the information using decentralized storage solutions. By leveraging blockchain networks, Merklebot enables businesses to adopt automation on a larger scale, while also supporting new business models and compliance frameworks. Their innovative approach to equipment financing further enhances the accessibility and implementation of robotic solutions across various industries, promoting efficiency and operational advancements.

Revolute Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Revolute Robotics develops inspection and surveillance robots designed to operate in challenging environments. Their Hybrid Mobility Robot (HMR) can safely fly in confined spaces and drive on surfaces, multiplying its operating time.

MOLG

Pre Seed Round in 2022
MOLG develops digital and automation tools to manage services and processes for manufacturing businesses. The company also designs circular manufacturing robots that enable autonomous assembly and disassembly of sustainable, cost-effective products. Its technology combines artificial intelligence and robotics to create autonomous micro-factories that manufacture circular products, providing transparency and opportunities for value recovery within the circular economy. MOLG is based in Virginia, USA.

Grayscale AI

Seed Round in 2022
Grayscale AI specializes in advanced machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence solutions. It focuses on developing autonomous drone technologies using neuromorphic computing and AI at the intersection of Computer Vision, Neural Computation, and Robotics.

Autonopia

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Autonopia is a robotics and AI company focusing on automation in construction and property services. It designs and builds self‑driven, intelligent robotic systems that perform hazardous or difficult tasks, such as window cleaning on façades, reducing human risk and improving operational efficiency.

Helgen Technologies

Seed Round in 2022
Helgen Technologies specializes in developing autonomous vehicles tailored for waste management, mining, and construction industries. By automating machinery operations, the company enables these sectors to maintain full capacity with significantly reduced staffing requirements.

Vumo

Seed Round in 2021
Vumo is a global AI-powered software company that revolutionizes car imaging and visual inspection of vehicles. As a trusted, independent partner for the automotive industry it sets new standards while optimizing the operations of many players in the field. Vumo’s state-of-the-art technology, based on artificial intelligence algorithms, automates and standardizes car imaging processes and brings a whole new level of accuracy and transparency for used car valuation across vehicle lifetime. car inspection, car imaging, imaging machine, car scanner, artificial intelligence, AI, mechatronics, robotics i VM detection

Omaiven Health

Funding Round in 2021
Founded in 2018, Omaiven Health specializes in automating healthcare clinic operations using AI. Its platform, askMia, acts as a virtual front desk staff, connecting disparate systems, automating workflows, and adapting to individual patient needs, thereby reducing costs and improving access to care.

Wave Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2021
Wave Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative soft robotics cushioning technology aimed at preventing pressure injuries, commonly known as bedsores. The company manufactures smart cushioning devices that integrate established therapeutic methods to automate pressure relief and sequential compression. This technology not only facilitates the healing of tissues but also automatically adjusts pressure points to enhance blood flow to the heart. By doing so, Wave Therapeutics aims to reduce the burden on caregivers, allowing them to dedicate more time to patient care in nursing homes and other medical facilities, thereby improving the overall quality of life for patients.

Vulcan Augmetics

Seed Round in 2021
Vulcan Augmetics is a Vietnam-based startup focused on creating affordable, modular robotic prosthetics that can be easily assembled and customized online, akin to building with LEGO. The company aims to become a leader in upgrading human capabilities through innovative technology. Their initial offerings include a range of prosthetic devices designed for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets, emphasizing modularity for ease of maintenance and cost-effectiveness. Each prosthetic features multiple flexible opening modes and is constructed from silicone materials, making them adaptable and accessible for amputees, particularly in developing nations. Vulcan Augmetics plans to expand its product line beyond prosthetics into various wearable technologies, including health monitoring devices and augmented reality systems. This growth strategy will leverage their online platform to facilitate interoperability among products and foster connections with designers and local manufacturers, ultimately positioning the company as a marketplace for body-mounted technology.

Rezilient Health

Seed Round in 2021
Rezilient Health combines the accessibility of telehealth with comprehensive in-person care. It operates neighborhood hubs where patients can access virtual consultations with their doctors alongside physical examinations, lab tests, and imaging services.

Carbon Origins

Funding Round in 2021
Carbon Origins is a company that specializes in virtual reality telerobotics, aiming to address labor shortages by merging human expertise with advanced technology. The company's community of remote robot operators work from home, utilizing commercially available VR headsets to control robots across various industries, including food delivery, hospitality, mining, and construction. Carbon Origins' robotic systems offer features such as sub-perception latency, immersive 360-degree videos, spatial audio, lidar, radar sensor overlay, and artificial intelligence cues. These capabilities enable skilled operators to remotely manage multiple machines through a hyper-immersive VR interface, with assistance from AI co-pilots.

Xook

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Xook operates a business model centered around automated, robotic kiosks that prepare fresh, made-to-order meals instantly for customers. Initially focusing on Indian and Chinese cuisine, the company's technology allows for personalization based on individual taste preferences. Xook's innovative approach enables minimal to no upfront costs for these kiosks, making them accessible in various locations such as offices, cafeterias, and apartment buildings.

General Systems

Pre Seed Round in 2021
General Systems is a robotics company specializing in construction technology. The company develops autonomous robots and AI-driven machines designed to mechanize building construction processes. Its innovative solutions focus on improving workforce productivity and enhancing safety by reducing labor dependency and minimizing manual tasks. General Systems' machines efficiently move, lift, and place heavy construction blocks, achieving tenfold increases in masonry productivity and a significant reduction of at least 50% in masonry man-hours. By offering advanced material logistics solutions, the company enables real estate developers and building contractors to ensure consistent quality in masonry work while mitigating the risk of worker injuries.

F-drones

Seed Round in 2021
F-drones specializes in developing aviation-grade transition drones designed for heavy payload deliveries to ships and offshore platforms. Their unique design combines vertical take-off capabilities with fixed-wing flight efficiency, enabling safe and reliable deliveries while reducing costs, time, manpower, and carbon emissions.

Tennibot

Seed Round in 2021
Tennibot, Inc. is a company based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, that specializes in creating a robotic tennis ball collector designed to enhance the playing experience for tennis players. Established in 2018, the device employs computer vision and artificial intelligence to intelligently identify when and where to collect tennis balls. This innovative technology allows the collector to autonomously return to its designated spot once it is full, significantly reducing the time and effort required by players, coaches, and tennis clubs to gather stray balls. By streamlining this aspect of training and play, Tennibot aims to help users concentrate more on their game.

Peer Robotics

Funding Round in 2021
Peer Robotics develops collaborative mobile robots designed to bridge the gap between human and robotic work. Their adaptable robots learn from humans in real-time, providing efficient material handling solutions for small and medium-scale manufacturers.

Alicia Bots

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
We are a robotics startup company aspiring to solve maritime challenges using robotics. We offer automated and cost-efficient solutions for cleaning, inspection, and monitoring with an aim to make the workplace safer and more efficient. We want to be a credible link between the maritime industry and automation. We are backed by Brains Behind LLC

Nido

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Nido specializes in developing, manufacturing, and marketing efficient, low-cost underwater robots. These robots reduce risks for personnel working underwater and lower inspection, maintenance, repair costs while improving CAPEX and OPEX. Headquartered in Murcia, Spain, Nido has sold over 60 robots to various European countries and Latin America.

Chowbotics by DoorDash

Venture Round in 2020
Chowbotics Inc. designs and develops food service robots to address challenges in cleanliness and efficiency within the food industry. Founded in 2014 and based in San Jose, California, the company focuses on providing innovative solutions for cafeterias, restaurants, hotels, and food courts in various venues. Its flagship product, Sally, is a salad-making robot that offers customers the ability to create fully customized, fresh, and healthy salads. Sally dispenses measured quantities of over 20 ingredients, which are refreshed daily, allowing for ready-to-eat meals at any time. The technology behind Sally, with several patents pending, is adaptable for other cuisines, paving the way for future robotic offerings.

Dot

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Dot is a financial technology company that operates a savings and investment management platform designed for employees. The platform features a robot financial advisor that provides personalized recommendations to help users enhance their savings, optimize their spending, and effectively plan for retirement. By offering various plans for managing savings and setting financial goals, Dot enables individuals to make informed financial decisions and improve their overall financial well-being.

Iamus Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Iamus Technologies Limited is an artificial intelligence and robotics firm based in Ireland, specializing in innovative solutions for the poultry industry. The company has developed advanced robotic technology tailored for poultry farmers, enabling them to make informed and safer production decisions. Over the past two years, Iamus Technologies has collaborated with poultry processors globally to identify key performance indicators that their robots can continuously monitor within poultry sheds. This technology utilizes machine learning to transform visual, environmental, and biometric data into actionable insights, allowing for automatic and precise data collection from birds across the production floor. The real-time analysis and feedback provided by Iamus's platform address the increasing demands of modern, intensive broiler production, enhancing operational efficiency and decision-making for both producers and processing facilities.

Rezilient Health

Funding Round in 2020
Rezilient Health combines the accessibility of telehealth with comprehensive in-person care. It operates neighborhood hubs where patients can access virtual consultations with their doctors alongside physical examinations, lab tests, and imaging services.

Braze Mobility

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Braze Mobility develops sensor-based mobility enhancement systems for assistive navigation and obstacle detection in powered wheelchairs and scooters. The company integrates blind-spot detection with audio, visual, and vibration feedback to help users understand the location and proximity of obstacles, enabling safer and more independent movement while maintaining full control. Its affordable navigation solution supports wheelchair users by preventing collisions, maintaining spatial awareness, and reducing the risk of injury or property damage during movement.

ALBA Robot

Pre Seed Round in 2020
ALBA Robot develops self-driving micromobility technology and a fleet of mobility robots and autonomous people movers for indoor and outdoor transportation, including airports, hospitals and museums, enabling the transport of people and goods in pedestrian environments.

Company Six

Venture Round in 2020
Company Six Robotic Systems LLC specializes in developing robotics software tools designed to enhance the safety and capabilities of first responders. The company integrates advanced robotic platforms with secure cloud-based technology suites, enabling first responders to operate more effectively and safely in hazardous environments. Their solutions aim to provide commercial workers with lightweight, sophisticated robotic services, facilitating better decision-making during critical situations.

Sea Machines Robotics

Series B in 2020
Sea Machines Robotics, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced autonomous control and navigation systems for the commercial marine industry. Established in 2014, the company produces systems like SM300 for remote vessel command, SM200 for collaborative operations, SM400 for AI-powered situational awareness on container ships, RC NXT for PLC-based wireless control, and DP-NXT for crew reduction or elimination on vessels. Sea Machines offers solutions for various unmanned applications, including bathymetric surveys, AUV-tendering, subsea asset inspection, passive acoustic monitoring, and dual towing.

Fantasmo.io

Seed Round in 2020
Fantasmo.io, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Venice, California, develops decentralized and open-source software solutions for creating 3D maps and camera-based positioning systems suitable for both indoor and outdoor environments. The company's primary offering, the Camera Positioning Standard, operates without the need for traditional infrastructure such as satellites, beacons, or radios, making it particularly versatile for various applications. Fantasmo's technology is utilized across multiple sectors, including micro mobility, robotics, mobile devices, and automotive industries, enabling advancements in augmented reality and the integration of physical and digital spaces.

Tennibot

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Tennibot, Inc. is a company based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, that specializes in creating a robotic tennis ball collector designed to enhance the playing experience for tennis players. Established in 2018, the device employs computer vision and artificial intelligence to intelligently identify when and where to collect tennis balls. This innovative technology allows the collector to autonomously return to its designated spot once it is full, significantly reducing the time and effort required by players, coaches, and tennis clubs to gather stray balls. By streamlining this aspect of training and play, Tennibot aims to help users concentrate more on their game.

ALBA Robot

Pre Seed Round in 2020
ALBA Robot develops self-driving micromobility technology and a fleet of mobility robots and autonomous people movers for indoor and outdoor transportation, including airports, hospitals and museums, enabling the transport of people and goods in pedestrian environments.

Vumo

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Vumo is a global AI-powered software company that revolutionizes car imaging and visual inspection of vehicles. As a trusted, independent partner for the automotive industry it sets new standards while optimizing the operations of many players in the field. Vumo’s state-of-the-art technology, based on artificial intelligence algorithms, automates and standardizes car imaging processes and brings a whole new level of accuracy and transparency for used car valuation across vehicle lifetime. car inspection, car imaging, imaging machine, car scanner, artificial intelligence, AI, mechatronics, robotics i VM detection

Southie Autonomy

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Boston, Southie Autonomy develops robot software that enables industrial robots to be repurposed and redeployed by users without specialized skills. Its system aims to reduce time, cost, and skill barriers for applications like kitting, palletizing, and simple assembly.

Triditive

Seed Round in 2020
Triditive is a company that has developed an automated additive manufacturing platform designed to facilitate the transition from prototyping to mass production of finished products. Its innovative online platform allows manufacturers to easily upload design files and receive instant quotes, enabling them to scale production with a single click. The platform utilizes advanced robotics and patented technology to streamline on-demand production, allowing for rapid turnaround times, with parts available in as little as one day. Additionally, the system is fully automated and can be controlled remotely, enabling users to manage work orders and monitor the production process from any device. This capability minimizes machine downtime and responds effectively to urgent orders, making Triditive a key player in the additive manufacturing industry.

SurviVR

Pre Seed Round in 2019
SurviVR is a Dallas-based company established in 2018 that provides a virtual reality training platform focused on enhancing the decision-making and response capabilities of first responders, particularly in law enforcement. The platform offers immersive and data-driven training experiences designed to improve public safety by enabling officers to engage in thought-provoking and high-pressure simulations. SurviVR's innovative approach aims to enhance the judgment and performance of first responders, ultimately contributing to more effective public safety outcomes.

F-drones

Pre Seed Round in 2019
F-drones specializes in developing aviation-grade transition drones designed for heavy payload deliveries to ships and offshore platforms. Their unique design combines vertical take-off capabilities with fixed-wing flight efficiency, enabling safe and reliable deliveries while reducing costs, time, manpower, and carbon emissions.

CruxOCM

Venture Round in 2019
CruxOCM is a developer of operations control management software that aims to enhance the efficiency and safety of control rooms in various industrial sectors, including energy. The company's innovative software leverages robotic industrial process automation to streamline the interactions between control room operators and physical assets in environments such as plants, refineries, oil fields, and LNG facilities. By addressing the complexities and inefficiencies typically associated with traditional operations control rooms, CruxOCM enables clients to achieve a more autonomous and effective control room environment, ensuring safe operations while improving overall productivity.

Nopilot.ai

Seed Round in 2019
Nopilot.ai specializes in developing autonomous vehicle software aimed at enhancing last-mile delivery services. The company's technology enables fleets of autonomous ground vehicles to efficiently navigate urban high-density areas, addressing the increasing demand for quick and reliable delivery solutions. Nopilot.ai's software utilizes a self-learning approach to adapt to various road features and environments, employing simple neural models that allow for real-time data storage over extended periods. This innovation not only benefits delivery operations but also makes automated solutions applicable to sectors such as agriculture and public utilities, contributing to improved labor efficiency across these industries.

Shurpa Health

Seed Round in 2019
Shurpa, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Chicago, Illinois, offers a logistics platform designed to enhance the delivery experience for healthcare services. The company utilizes patented artificial intelligence to efficiently manage mandatory recurring appointments, optimizing clinician workforce productivity. Shurpa's system coordinates multiple roles and skill levels, creating integrated routes for a comprehensive hospital-at-home experience with full visibility for patients. It adeptly handles changing schedules by providing dynamic re-routing capabilities while ensuring compliance with required visits. By forecasting workforce shortages based on recurring appointment needs, Shurpa proactively addresses potential compliance issues, thereby improving the delivery of non-emergency medical transportation and enhancing overall care delivery services for patients.

Chowbotics by DoorDash

Series A in 2019
Chowbotics Inc. designs and develops food service robots to address challenges in cleanliness and efficiency within the food industry. Founded in 2014 and based in San Jose, California, the company focuses on providing innovative solutions for cafeterias, restaurants, hotels, and food courts in various venues. Its flagship product, Sally, is a salad-making robot that offers customers the ability to create fully customized, fresh, and healthy salads. Sally dispenses measured quantities of over 20 ingredients, which are refreshed daily, allowing for ready-to-eat meals at any time. The technology behind Sally, with several patents pending, is adaptable for other cuisines, paving the way for future robotic offerings.

Polysync

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2013, Polysync Technologies builds solutions to help partners safely accelerate their development, testing, production, and market deployment of driverless vehicle mobility solutions. Automotive engineering services, developers, government agencies, and universities around the world rely on Polysync for autonomous software and vehicle development. Polysync's products are in operation in more than 17 countries, with offices in Portland, OR, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI, and Europe.

Triditive

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Triditive is a company that has developed an automated additive manufacturing platform designed to facilitate the transition from prototyping to mass production of finished products. Its innovative online platform allows manufacturers to easily upload design files and receive instant quotes, enabling them to scale production with a single click. The platform utilizes advanced robotics and patented technology to streamline on-demand production, allowing for rapid turnaround times, with parts available in as little as one day. Additionally, the system is fully automated and can be controlled remotely, enabling users to manage work orders and monitor the production process from any device. This capability minimizes machine downtime and responds effectively to urgent orders, making Triditive a key player in the additive manufacturing industry.

HyBird

Seed Round in 2019
HyBird Ltd, established in 2015 and headquartered in London, specializes in digital inspection and asset management solutions. The company employs computer vision and robotics to enable safer, faster, and more cost-effective maintenance in high-consequence sectors such as oil & gas, water, and nuclear. HyBird's platform uses autonomous ground and aerial robots to gather data, which is then processed and analyzed in real-time or post-processed to provide 3D spatial analytics and data-driven insights. This data is consolidated and classified on a collaborative virtual 3D model of the asset, facilitating better decision-making and optimization of inspection and maintenance procedures.

Boxologic

Seed Round in 2019
Boxologic is a manufacturer specializing in custom packaging solutions designed to optimize space and reduce waste in e-commerce shipping. By utilizing advanced robotic technology, the company creates right-size boxes that minimize void space, significantly decreasing the need for filler materials and improving cargo efficiency. This innovative approach addresses the common issue of excessive void space in shipping, which can lead to increased costs associated with filler use, corrugated cardboard, and transportation. Through its tailored packaging, Boxologic enables e-commerce businesses to lower their logistics expenses and contribute to more sustainable practices by reducing material waste.

Omaiven Health

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2018, Omaiven Health specializes in automating healthcare clinic operations using AI. Its platform, askMia, acts as a virtual front desk staff, connecting disparate systems, automating workflows, and adapting to individual patient needs, thereby reducing costs and improving access to care.

Damon Motors

Seed Round in 2019
Damon Motors Inc. is a technology company focused on transforming urban mobility through innovative motorcycle design and safety features. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with additional offices in San Rafael, California, Damon develops advanced systems aimed at enhancing rider safety and situational awareness. Its flagship product, the 360º Advanced Warning System, incorporates cutting-edge sensor fusion, robotics, and artificial intelligence to provide comprehensive environmental awareness for motorcyclists. The company’s proprietary electric powertrain, HyperDrive, powers motorcycles that boast impressive speed, distinctive design, and new features such as CoPilot and Shift. Damon Motors is committed to establishing a new benchmark for motorcycle safety and sustainability, successfully appealing to a new generation of riders in the United States and internationally.

Tomahawk Robotics

Seed Round in 2019
Tomahawk Robotics, Inc. is a robotics company based in Melbourne, Florida, founded in 2018. The company specializes in designing and building robotic solutions tailored for various applications, including assistive technologies, security and defense, energy and infrastructure, and home automation. Its products are optimized for uncrewed systems operating in stressful and harsh environments, incorporating user-centric design and intuitive control technologies. Tomahawk Robotics develops robust control software and rugged hardware, enabling its robotic systems to work safely alongside humans and navigate unstructured environments. The company's innovations allow for effective manipulation of physical space and objects, enhancing situational awareness and operational capabilities while addressing challenging tasks in a safe and cost-effective manner.

Ramp

Seed Round in 2019
Ramp is a San Antonio, Texas-based company that focuses on innovative mobility solutions for individuals with disabilities. Founded in 2018 and supported by Techstars Boulder in 2019, Ramp specializes in an electric wheelchair that surpasses human capabilities in speed and endurance. Additionally, Ramp produces a robotics-based attachment that converts manual wheelchairs into electric vehicles. This attachment features self-balancing and remote control capabilities, along with detachable batteries to facilitate long-distance travel. By enhancing mobility options, Ramp aims to empower users to travel freely and safely.

Misty Robotics

Series A in 2018
Misty Robotics, Inc. is a Colorado-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in the development and manufacture of personal robots for home and office environments. A spinoff of Sphero, the company aims to create robots that can perform helpful tasks, enhance safety, and engage in friendly interactions with humans. The flagship product, the Misty II platform, is designed for software developers, educators, and researchers, providing them with the tools to leverage robotics in various applications. Misty Robotics envisions a future where personal robots are integrated into everyday life, functioning as companions and assistants in homes and workplaces. The company sells its products online, emphasizing accessibility and user engagement in the evolving landscape of robotics.

CruxOCM

Pre Seed Round in 2018
CruxOCM is a developer of operations control management software that aims to enhance the efficiency and safety of control rooms in various industrial sectors, including energy. The company's innovative software leverages robotic industrial process automation to streamline the interactions between control room operators and physical assets in environments such as plants, refineries, oil fields, and LNG facilities. By addressing the complexities and inefficiencies typically associated with traditional operations control rooms, CruxOCM enables clients to achieve a more autonomous and effective control room environment, ensuring safe operations while improving overall productivity.

Polysync

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2013, Polysync Technologies builds solutions to help partners safely accelerate their development, testing, production, and market deployment of driverless vehicle mobility solutions. Automotive engineering services, developers, government agencies, and universities around the world rely on Polysync for autonomous software and vehicle development. Polysync's products are in operation in more than 17 countries, with offices in Portland, OR, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI, and Europe.

Versor

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Versor specializes in developing advanced software that enables true autonomous flight for drones, both indoors and outdoors. The company focuses on achieving superior localization, which is essential for effective operation in GPS-denied environments. By facilitating full automation of drone operations, Versor allows entire fleets of drones to be remotely supervised, enhancing scalability across various industrial applications. Their proprietary technology transforms real-time environmental understanding into sophisticated drone behavior, enabling a shift from traditional human-controlled missions to independent, synchronized operations. This innovative approach helps clients seamlessly integrate drones into their everyday processes, driving automation in industrial settings.

Versor

Angel Round in 2018
Versor specializes in developing advanced software that enables true autonomous flight for drones, both indoors and outdoors. The company focuses on achieving superior localization, which is essential for effective operation in GPS-denied environments. By facilitating full automation of drone operations, Versor allows entire fleets of drones to be remotely supervised, enhancing scalability across various industrial applications. Their proprietary technology transforms real-time environmental understanding into sophisticated drone behavior, enabling a shift from traditional human-controlled missions to independent, synchronized operations. This innovative approach helps clients seamlessly integrate drones into their everyday processes, driving automation in industrial settings.

Staffless.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Unstaffed solutions

MetalMaker 3D

Pre Seed Round in 2018
MetalMaker is a deep tech startup focused on revolutionizing metal part manufacturing through the integration of additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and metal casting. The company develops small-scale foundry systems that combine three-dimensional printing with investment casting, allowing for the creation of functional metal parts. This innovative approach provides the design flexibility characteristic of additive manufacturing while ensuring the isotropic mechanical and dimensional properties associated with precision casting. By enabling industrial clients to utilize this technology in-house, MetalMaker facilitates efficient prototyping and low-volume production of complex metal components.

Watchtower Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Watchtower Robotics is a company specializing in advanced leakage detection technology aimed at mitigating water breaks and minimizing infrastructure damage. The company develops innovative robots that accurately identify leaks in water distribution pipes without disrupting service. By enabling early detection of potential water issues, Watchtower Robotics allows clients to take proactive measures to prevent costly water leakage and infrastructure deterioration. Their technology focuses on enhancing the efficiency and reliability of water management systems, contributing to better resource conservation and operational sustainability.

CardioCube (acquired by Voxel)

Seed Round in 2018
CardioCube is a physician-led startup focused on enhancing healthcare accessibility and affordability through innovative technology. The company offers a membership-based virtual healthcare service that provides employees of various organizations with unlimited access to medical professionals and care management, utilizing Voice AI for improved interactions. Additionally, CardioCube has developed a medical device aimed at supporting patients with chronic heart disease in a home setting. This device employs artificial intelligence to gather patient information, delivering personalized advice, medical consultations, and relevant information to help cardiovascular patients manage their conditions effectively and reduce hospital readmissions.

Carbon Robotics

Convertible Note in 2018
Carbon Robotics is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in the manufacturing of multi-purpose robotic arms. The company aims to make advanced robotics more accessible, addressing significant societal challenges through innovative technology. Recognized as one of the top 50 most influential companies in the global robotics industry by the Robotics Business Review in 2016, Carbon Robotics focuses on delivering solutions that enhance efficiency and functionality across various applications.

Chowbotics by DoorDash

Series A in 2018
Chowbotics Inc. designs and develops food service robots to address challenges in cleanliness and efficiency within the food industry. Founded in 2014 and based in San Jose, California, the company focuses on providing innovative solutions for cafeterias, restaurants, hotels, and food courts in various venues. Its flagship product, Sally, is a salad-making robot that offers customers the ability to create fully customized, fresh, and healthy salads. Sally dispenses measured quantities of over 20 ingredients, which are refreshed daily, allowing for ready-to-eat meals at any time. The technology behind Sally, with several patents pending, is adaptable for other cuisines, paving the way for future robotic offerings.

Sphero

Venture Round in 2018
Founded in 2010, Sphero specializes in developing programmable robots that bridge the gap between physical and digital play. Their products are designed to inspire imagination and learning through coding, science, music, and arts, transforming education by making STEAM subjects accessible and engaging.

Van Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2016, Van Robotics develops autonomous robot tutors that enhance learning through adaptive instruction. Its first product, ABii, focuses on math, reading, and social-emotional learning for students aged 6-11. ABii has been recognized as one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2020 and is currently used across multiple states and countries.

Cron AI

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Cron AI develops advanced perception platforms that enable machines to perceive and learn complex environments using lidar sensors and deep learning algorithms. This technology enhances safety and efficiency in industries such as autonomous vehicles and smart infrastructure.

Robodub

Debt Financing in 2018
Robodub Inc., founded in 2014 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, specializes in the development of advanced drone technology. The company focuses on creating multirotor drones capable of reconfiguring themselves in-flight, allowing them to carry various payloads that can dynamically shift during operation. This innovative approach enables Robodub's drones to perform effectively in challenging weather conditions, making them suitable for a range of commercial applications, including counter-drone operations, package delivery, and military uses. Additionally, Robodub aims to integrate robotics and gaming, bringing futuristic gaming experiences to consumers.

SicDrone

Pre Seed Round in 2018
SicDrone is a manufacturer based in Portland, Oregon, specializing in unmanned aircraft systems and drones. The company produces advanced 360-degree tilt rotor aerial flight systems designed for various applications, including emergency response, border patrol, security, and infrastructure inspection. SicDrone's products feature interchangeable and modular cameras and sensors, allowing for enhanced aerial imaging and overhead mapping capabilities. Their versatile drones cater to the needs of defense agencies and other sectors requiring reliable aerial surveillance and inspection solutions.

Robodub

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Robodub Inc., founded in 2014 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, specializes in the development of advanced drone technology. The company focuses on creating multirotor drones capable of reconfiguring themselves in-flight, allowing them to carry various payloads that can dynamically shift during operation. This innovative approach enables Robodub's drones to perform effectively in challenging weather conditions, making them suitable for a range of commercial applications, including counter-drone operations, package delivery, and military uses. Additionally, Robodub aims to integrate robotics and gaming, bringing futuristic gaming experiences to consumers.

Van Robotics

Convertible Note in 2018
Founded in 2016, Van Robotics develops autonomous robot tutors that enhance learning through adaptive instruction. Its first product, ABii, focuses on math, reading, and social-emotional learning for students aged 6-11. ABii has been recognized as one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2020 and is currently used across multiple states and countries.
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