Detroit · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
640 Oxford invests at the earliest stages, aiming to be the founder's '6th man' by providing high-touch, accessible support that helps transform a founder's vision into reality. The firm is run by operators with decades of hands-on experience and focuses on themes including AI-driven production, smart factory technologies and automation, logistics solutions for the movement of goods across first, middle and last mile, predictive maintenance platforms with advanced sensors and autonomous repair systems, and productivity tools that enable more impactful work and automate manual tasks.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
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What they invest in
from 24 of 32 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×8SaaS ×8Logistics & Supply Chain ×7Robotics ×5Defense Tech ×4Hardware ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3
HQs:United States×10Ecuador×1United Kingdom×1Indonesia×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×73 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Columbia University ×2Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
BlackRock ×2STORD ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12015 · 12 dated
Havoc builds a software suite (C2, Insights, Connect, and OS components) that lets a single operator supervise and coordinate large numbers of autonomous vehicles across sea, air, and land, including in degraded or contested communications environments.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Paul Lwin(Co-Founder & CEO)
Aerialoop develops drone technology for urban logistics, surveillance, and delivery operations across multiple countries using a Hardware-as-a-Service business model.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsQuito, EC
Pedro Meneses(Co-Founder & CEO)inAndreas Antener(Co-Founder & CTO)inSantiago Barrera(Co-Founder & COO)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesGENIUS NYSalkantay VenturesTechstarsUP Partners
Arcwise connects to data warehouses and BI tools such as Snowflake, BigQuery, and Databricks, and ingests business context like docs and definitions to answer data questions with grounded, auditable explanations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
James Davis(Founder)Rahul Bali(Founder)
Co-investorsSequoia Capital
Aurelius Systems builds Archimedes, an autonomous counter-UAS laser system that combines high-power directed energy, optical sensors, and AI to detect, track, and neutralize aerial drone threats without an operator.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardware
Co-investorsDecisive PointOutlander VC
Ferra is AI software for structural steel estimating that analyzes drawing sets to produce bid intelligence summaries, automated steel takeoffs (detecting beams, columns, and structural scope), revision comparison, and exportable 3D models.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Birdstop manufactures drone technology for government and industrial clients.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareIoTRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Keith Miao(Founder and CEO)Bill Liu(Founder)
BoardAndrea Hippeau(Director)in
Co-investorsAnorak VenturesData TechLerer HippeauTech Square VenturesTechstars
Bites operates a food ordering and delivery network that charges restaurants a flat $1 fee per order instead of commissions, lets customers order at in-store prices, and gives restaurants access to guest and loyalty data.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces
Co-investorsPathbreaker VenturesL Catterton
Warhead designs and manufactures advanced explosive ordnance systems for autonomous weapons platforms and drone applications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Anthony Jones(COO and Co-Founder)Devan Plantamura(CEO)Jacob Lambuth(CTO)
Co-investorsNEW VISTA CAPITALPathbreaker VenturesThe Veteran Fund
Electric Plant is a plant intelligence company that uses a plug-in "dongle" device to continuously record plants' electric signals and applies AI to decode these electrochemical signals into hyperlocal, actionable insights.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsJetstreamMichigan Rise
Faction is an AI platform for distributors and manufacturers that automates quoting, order entry, sourcing, product data enrichment, accounts payable, and collections by connecting directly to a company's ERP, CRM, and other systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLondon, GB
Kunal Barman(CEO)inDanish Raza(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstTranspose Platform Management
Conduit develops an AI-native Interoperable Orchestration Platform that automates factory operations and coordinates robots and machinery across industrial facilities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsLas Vegas, US
Sahil Patel(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsWonder Ventures
HouseAccount is an online marketplace that connects homeowners with vetted, background-checked, and insured local professionals for home repairs and handyman services.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechBrooklyn, US
Wiley Cerilli(Co-founder & CEO)Matt Doumar(Co-founder & CEO)Ryan Ackell(Director)
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp VenturesWonder Ventures
Innerworld (by XRHealth) offers virtual mental health skill-building groups that combine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques with immersive virtual reality, called Cognitive Behavioral Immersion (CBI).
Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Spacecadet Ventures
Mando is a browser-layer AI tool that captures how administrators make configuration changes inside enterprise applications like Workday, ServiceNow, and Salesforce, turning that activity into documentation, training, audit trails, and automated tests.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Maneva develops Video-to-Action AI for manufacturers, converting production-floor visual data into real-time actions for quality control, machine integrity, and line supervision (via its ALIS AI Line Supervisor).
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsToronto
Rae Chan Jeong(Executive Officer, Director)Kelvin Chan(Co-Founder & CTO)Rae Jeong(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsBling CapitalEvolution VC PartnersN49PUS Venture PartnersFreestyle Capital
MealCo provides software for restaurants to manage delivery operations across multiple platforms in a single interface, with monitoring and analytics to optimize revenue and customer satisfaction.
Logistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsICONYC labsReshapeOceans Ventures
Melrose is an AI operations platform for freight and logistics that reads incoming delivery orders, emails, PDFs, and EDI, then automates the operational work between a company's existing systems—pricing quotes, order entry into the TMS, status updates, and portal management.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Khalid Karim(Founder)inDhaman Rakhra(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBlank Ventures
Namecoach offers audio name-pronunciation recordings that embed online so people can learn how to correctly say each other's names, and supports gender pronoun communication.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Praveen Ramesh Shanbhag(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAiSprouts VCAUTHENTIC VENTURESBisk VenturesForefront VentureImpact America FundMetaplanet+5 more
Not Diamond provides an intelligent model router for coding agents that predicts which language model to use for each input, aiming to reduce inference costs while maintaining accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Jeffrey Akiki(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalInovia CapitalLoup VenturesNext Play VenturesPreston-Werner Ventures
Omen provides continuous fluid analysis sensors that monitor the health of critical hardware in real time, detecting equipment failures before they occur across data centers and industrial machinery.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Daniel Jeong(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)LMNT VenturesNava Ventures
Pet's Table is a direct-to-consumer pet food delivery service in Mexico that provides fresh, natural dog food tailored to individual pets' nutritional needs.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsLeft Lane CapitalTwelve BelowRed Sea Ventures
RetailReady builds an AI-powered platform that uses large language models and computer vision to automate warehouse compliance and shipping practices for brands and retailers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Elle Smyth(Founder)inSarah Hamer(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDuke Capital PartnersLombardstreet Ventures
Sekilo is a poultry distribution and processing company serving mid-to-downstream food service businesses including SMEs, restaurants, hotels, e-grocery startups, and meat processing manufacturers across Indonesia.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainJakarta, ID
Chandni Chainani(Founder)inNitish Chellaram(COO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorForge Ventures
Unicorn Auctions runs an online auction marketplace for buying and selling collectible spirits and wine, aimed at collectors, sommeliers, and enthusiasts.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsNew Leaf InvestProtagonist
Zentry provides a platform for school districts to document student services, track student progress, and manage compliance so services can be matched to state requirements and submitted as Medicaid-style claims.
EdTechGovTechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Melrose · ad-hoc-news.de · Aug 19, 2026
Bites · forbes.com · Jul 23, 2026
Aerialoop · citybiz.co · Jul 13, 2026
Omen AI · finsmes.com · Jun 30, 2026
Maneva · betakit.com · Jun 12, 2026
Bravo Ordnance · spacedirt.beehiiv.com · Aug 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 640 Oxford made?
- 640 Oxford has 32 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does 640 Oxford invest at?
- 640 Oxford invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is 640 Oxford's typical check size?
- 640 Oxford typically writes checks of $250K – $400K.
- What sectors does 640 Oxford focus on?
- 640 Oxford focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is 640 Oxford located?
- 640 Oxford is headquartered in Detroit, US.
- Who does 640 Oxford co-invest with?
- 640 Oxford most often shares deals with Techstars, Pathbreaker Ventures, Tech Square Ventures, among 57 tracked co-investors.
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