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Lead Investor
Aug 2021
We are accelerating clean energy by harvesting critical battery metals from the seabed, while protecting the environment. We are building underwater robotic vehicles for harvesting, and have invented a new form of mineral processing that uses bacteria metal respiration.
Core Values:
1) Planet comes first: Environment & people before profit
2) We encourage, share and accept all perspectives
3) We embrace and learn from every failure
4) We seek good enough to move fast
5) We expand our scientific knowledge
6) We act as owners because we are
Investor
Dec 2020
Cognitive Space brings an AI-SaaS solution for intelligent satellite automation to empower and enable the use of space. We work with satellite operators looking for an effective and automated mission planning solution to improve yield and reduce latencies in scheduling, and with Government entities looking to make better use of space capacity.
Investor
Aug 2020
Based in the Boston area, OPT Industries is an advanced digital manufacturing company, specializing in designing and mass-producing products whose functions and performance necessitate extreme precision at the micron scale. Our cross-disciplinary design teams help our clients develop novel product concepts and successfully bring them to commercialization. Our most recent products include: InstaSwab™, a high-performance nasal swab designed in record time and trusted by leading healthcare providers; Lumofil™, a mascara applicator customized for distinct lash profiles; and PolyBrush™, a replaceable brush mat to line vibratory conveying surfaces.
Lead Investor
Aug 2020
Agot was founded in science and built by a team of experts. Our proven technology combined with field research and industry expertise has led to deployments with many of the largest Blue Chip brands in the QSR space.
Our success has attracted backing from Kitchen Fund and Continental Grain Corp, who support our vision of Agot AI as the future of QSR technology.
Investor & Past Board Member
Jun 2020
Fifth Season (founded as RoBotany in 2016) is a consumer tech company and indoor farming pioneer with Carnegie Mellon University roots that is creating a new era of fresh foods. Its commercial-scale indoor vertical farms use proprietary robotics, AI, and smart operations technology to grow leafy greens and herbs at affordable prices year-round. All Fifth Season food is grown without pesticides and is delivered to local grocery retailers, restaurants, and consumers at maximum freshness. Fifth Season’s first full-scale farm is located in Braddock, a historic steel town near Pittsburgh. The company is evaluating sites for similar farms in cities across the U.S.
Investor
Apr 2020
Dishcraft Daily is a full-service dishware delivery service that uses robotics and AI to improve sustainability, efficiency and the dining experience of food service operations. Similar to a linen service, Dishcraft Daily delivers quality, reusable dishes and flatware each day with pricing comparable to, or less than, disposable wares and in-house dishwashing.
Investor
Sep 2019
Tortuga AgTechs mission is to build a healthier society, and a thriving ecosystem, through smarter farming. We provide harvesting and other services to fruit & vegetable farmers through our robotics and software. We are venture-backed by leading investors in Silicon Valley, and proud to be based in Denver, CO.
Investor
Sep 2019
We believe in the power of technology to transform the way we build. It is our mission to improve the quality and affordability of the places where we live, work, sleep, and play, while simultaneously improving the working conditions of the people who build these spaces.
We deliver unrivaled quality, speed, and predictability by putting robots in the hands of skilled workers. Through our novel approach, we have reinvented drywall finishing to give your projects better outcomes.
Working at Canvas: Canvas is on a mission to improve the quality and affordability of the places where we live, work, sleep, and play, while simultaneously improving the working conditions of the people who build these spaces. Were looking for extraordinary people who sit at the intersection of high-performing and empathic to make it happen.
One of the best parts about being a startup is getting to create the company we want to work for. To that end, we think it’s important to have a deliberate and ongoing dialogue about how to create a workplace where we can thrive and do our best work. We don’t just talk about values in the abstract but rather how to build a culture that reflects them.
We also believe that great employee benefits empower great work. We offer:
Competitive Pay & Equity: Delivered through a transparent and fair system.
Health Coverage: Excellent medical, dental, and vision options for you and the ones you love.
Culture: Company fun days, crawfish boils, cooking challenges, and potluck lunches.
Diversity & Inclusion: Different views & unique backgrounds are a competitive advantage.
Investor
Sep 2019
We are a human-centered robotics company. Our mission is to make technical advances towards robots and humans working together side by side, with an emphasis on human-centric design. Diligent Robotics is developing a suite of artificial intelligence that enables robots to collaborate with and adapt to humans in everyday environments.
Our service robots are designed to participate and work together with teams of humans. Our first product is a hospital service robot that can assist clinical staff with logistical tasks, allowing them to spend more of their time on direct patient care, improving patient satisfaction, quality of service, and safety.
Investor
Sep 2019
Rhumbix is Field & Workforce Management software built for Construction. Easily capture time and utilization data around labor, equipment, and materials to deliver powerful insights and rapid daily and weekly reports like timekeeping.
Founder/Investor
Jun 2015
Mighty is an API first PropTech company that is providing repair data and pricing within hours to reduce closing time and optimize the entire transaction. Through our technology, home buyers and sellers finally have access to invaluable data which provides them with the knowledge and transparency to understand their homes.
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2021
Lead Investor
Aug 2021
We are accelerating clean energy by harvesting critical battery metals from the seabed, while protecting the environment. We are building underwater robotic vehicles for harvesting, and have invented a new form of mineral processing that uses bacteria metal respiration.
Core Values:
1) Planet comes first: Environment & people before profit
2) We encourage, share and accept all perspectives
3) We embrace and learn from every failure
4) We seek good enough to move fast
5) We expand our scientific knowledge
6) We act as owners because we are
Partner Emeritus
Jun 2021
Grit Ventures is an early stage deep tech investor building a better world. We work with innovators, technologists and entrepreneurs to drive humanity forward. JOIN US.
2020
Investor
Dec 2020
Cognitive Space brings an AI-SaaS solution for intelligent satellite automation to empower and enable the use of space. We work with satellite operators looking for an effective and automated mission planning solution to improve yield and reduce latencies in scheduling, and with Government entities looking to make better use of space capacity.
Investor
Aug 2020
Based in the Boston area, OPT Industries is an advanced digital manufacturing company, specializing in designing and mass-producing products whose functions and performance necessitate extreme precision at the micron scale. Our cross-disciplinary design teams help our clients develop novel product concepts and successfully bring them to commercialization. Our most recent products include: InstaSwab™, a high-performance nasal swab designed in record time and trusted by leading healthcare providers; Lumofil™, a mascara applicator customized for distinct lash profiles; and PolyBrush™, a replaceable brush mat to line vibratory conveying surfaces.
Lead Investor
Aug 2020
Agot was founded in science and built by a team of experts. Our proven technology combined with field research and industry expertise has led to deployments with many of the largest Blue Chip brands in the QSR space.
Our success has attracted backing from Kitchen Fund and Continental Grain Corp, who support our vision of Agot AI as the future of QSR technology.
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