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Early-stage VC founded 2017 in Los Angeles investing in deep tech that modernizes physical industries; portfolio spans robotics, defense, aerospace, logistics, and energy; known for backing hard-tech founders building things.

HeadquartersLos Angeles, US

Portfolio3 companies

Cited round volume$113M

Cited rounds5

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Physical AI portfolio

Round-by-round participation

Parallel SystemsRobot maker · registered · corporate

2025-04-11Series B$38MSource

2022-01-19Series A$50MSource

Blue Water AutonomyRobot maker · early · defense

2025-04-11Seed$14MSource

Rugged RoboticsRobot maker · registered · corporate

2022-03-23Series A$9MSource

2019-09-10Seed$3MSource

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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

Parallel Systems to Launch First Commercial Pilot in April Following FRA Approval, Closes $38M Series BPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05

Autonomous battery-electric rail company closes series A funding roundFreightWaves · retrieved 2026-07-05

Blue Water Autonomy comes out of stealth promising autonomous naval shipsTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05

Rugged Robotics raises $9.4M to automate construction layoutThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05

Houston-based construction robotics startup raises $9.4M Series A (references prior $2.5M seed round, September 2019)InnovationMap · retrieved 2026-07-05