← Capital intelligence

INV Venture capital

Innovation Endeavors

Early-stage VC co-founded by Eric Schmidt and Dror Berman in 2010; invests in frontier tech convergence including robotics, AI-driven manufacturing, and autonomous logistics.

HeadquartersPalo Alto, US
Portfolio6 companies
Cited round volume$682M
Cited rounds19
01

Physical AI portfolio

Round-by-round participation

GatikRobot maker · registered · corporate
2024-03-05Series C$85MSource
2021-08-31Series B$85MSource
2020-11-23Series A · Lead$25MSource
CanvasRobot maker · registered · corporate
2021-04-15Series B$24MSource
2020-11-01Series A$19MSource
02

Source ledger

19 unique public sources

01
Machina Labs Raises $124 Million to Scale Manufacturing Infrastructure for Defense and Advanced MobilityBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
02
Machina Labs Secures $32 Million in Series B Investment to Revolutionize AI-Driven ManufacturingBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
03
Machina Labs Exits from Stealth with Series A, Bringing Total Raised to $16.3 MillionPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
04
Third Wave Automation Closes $27 Million Series C Funding to Scale Autonomous ForkliftsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
05
As Industrial Automation Market Explodes, Third Wave Automation Closes $40M Series BPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
06
Autonomous forklift developer Third Wave Automation emerges from stealth with $15 millionVentureBeat · retrieved 2026-07-05
07
Gatik Raises $85M Series C at $700M ValuationGatik (archive) · retrieved 2026-07-05
08
Gatik expands autonomous box truck operations to Texas with $85 million in new fundsTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
09
Autonomous delivery startup Gatik raises $25 million, inks deal with LoblawsFortune · retrieved 2026-07-05
10
Vicarious Surgical Enters SPAC Merger for $115MRobotics 24/7 · retrieved 2026-07-05
11
Vicarious Surgical Raises Additional Capital, Accelerates Growth To First ProductPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
12
Vicarious Surgical Secures an Additional $10 Million in FundingBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
13
Vicarious Surgical Closes $16.75 Million in Series A FundingPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
14
Vicarious Surgical Raises $16.75MVC News Daily · retrieved 2026-07-05
15
Canvas Announces $24 Million Series B to Revolutionize Drywall in the Construction Industry with the First Collaborative Robotics SolutionPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
16
Construction Robotics Startup Canvas Announces Public Launch ($19M raised to date from Brick & Mortar Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Obvious Ventures, Grit Ventures)PR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
17
Fabric, Formerly CommonSense Robotics, Raises $110 Million in Series B FundingFabric · retrieved 2026-07-05
18
CommonSense Robotics Raises $20 Million Series A Funding To Make Fresh Food Delivery as Fast as Ordering a PizzaFabric · retrieved 2026-07-05
19
CommonSense Robotics Announces $6 Million Seed Round To Help Retailers Take On Amazon With RobotsFabric · retrieved 2026-07-05