Applied Ventures
Venture capitalSanta Clara · Seed–Late Stage · 16 people tracked
Also known as Applied Ventures Innovation · APPLIED VENTURES, LLC
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Investment thesis
Applied Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies developing semiconductor, display, and related technologies that complement or expand the market for Applied Materials' products. The firm focuses on high-growth opportunities in these technology areas.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 28, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 22 of 30 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×12Cleantech ×10Hardware ×8Energy ×7Climate Tech ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×5Semiconductors ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4
HQs:United States×17France×2United Kingdom×1New Zealand×1Singapore×1
Investments · 30 tracked
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Enphase supplies microinverter-based solar and battery energy systems, along with EV charging and cloud-based monitoring and control tools, for homeowners and businesses.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Badri Kothandaraman(President and CEO)inBadrinarayanan Kothandaraman(President and Chief Executive Officer; Director)
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesThird Point VenturesBay PartnersThird Point
MICROOLED designs and manufactures high-resolution, low-power OLED microdisplays for near-eye applications including augmented reality glasses, night vision equipment, and medical devices.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductorsGrenoble, FR
Eric Marcellin-Dibon(Founder)inThierry Bissuel(CEO)inFaustine Gehin(CFO)in
Co-investorsJolt CapitalBpifranceVentechCipio Partners
Qolab applies advanced semiconductor fabrication and integration to build superconducting quantum hardware, addressing scaling bottlenecks such as qubit yield and component integration.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMadison, US
Alan Ho(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJohn Martinis(CTO)inRobert McDermott(Director)
BoardMichael Kim(Director)
Co-investorsOctave Ventures LlcPhoenix Venture PartnersDevelopment Bank of JapanWARF
Aether Fuels develops technology to convert syngas and carbon feedstocks into sustainable fuels, using its Aether Aurora solution built on technology licensed from GTI Energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Conor Madigan(Founder and CEO)inDhaval Shah(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardMichelle Robson(Director)inPhilippe Inagaki(Director)
Co-investorsXora Innovation Pte LtdAP VenturesCDP Venture CapitalFoothill VenturesJetBlue VenturesSKY VC+5 more
Airhive develops low-cost direct air capture (DAC) technology using fluidised beds, a mineral sorbent, and an electric calciner to remove CO2 from ambient air.
CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech
Rory Brown(Founder)in
Co-investorsAP VenturesBrincEka Ventures
Augmentus develops intelligent robotic automation solutions that enable manufacturers to perform complex tasks like surface finishing and welding with minimal setup.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSingapore, SG
Co-investorsCocoon CapitalSierra Ventures
Avegant develops LED light engine technology, including the AG-30L2, for lightweight augmented reality glasses.
Deep TechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSemiconductorsSan Mateo, US
Edward Tang(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inAllan Evans(Executive Officer)inAnnie Rogaski(Executive Officer)inJoerg Tewes(Executive Officer, Director)inNeil Welch(Executive Officer)inYobie Benjamin(Executive Officer)
Co-investors500 GlobalID VenturesLG Technology VenturesChina Walden Venture InvestmentsIntel CapitalWalden Catalyst+1 more
CREW is a Yale spinout that adds calcium carbonate (ground limestone) to wastewater treatment plants to intensify biological treatment, cut chemical costs, and permanently remove carbon dioxide.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew Haven, US
Joachim Katchinoff(Co-founder & CEO)inNoah Planavsky(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)in
Co-investorsAP VenturesBURNT ISLAND VENTURESConnecticut InnovationsCounteract OneEcho River CapitalEmerald Technology Ventures Ag+3 more
Exo is a company backed by leading venture capital and corporate investors focused on innovative technologies, with particular emphasis on healthcare, bioelectronic medicines, materials science, and deep technology solutions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Yusuf Haque(Founder)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCreative VenturesPage One VenturesTDK VenturesOSF VenturesSquareOne Capital+6 more
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Fabrum is a precision engineering company based in Christchurch, New Zealand that develops advanced technologies including superconducting systems, cryocooling technology, and hydrogen solutions for transport, space, and aerospace industries.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareChristchurch, NZ
Hugh ReynoldsChristopher Boyle
Co-investorsAP Ventures
Fairbrics develops circular manufacturing processes that use captured waste CO2 as a feedstock to produce textile fibers, reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsParis, FR
Benoit Illy(CEO)inTawfiq Nasr Allah(CTO)in
Co-investorsAP VenturesEntrepreneur FirstSGH Capital
Infinitum Electric develops high-efficiency electric motors optimized for data center cooling systems, delivering superior energy performance compared to conventional motors.
CleantechEnergyHardwareRound Rock, US
Bernhard Schuler(Executive Officer, Director)Bernard Schuler(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bob Brown(Executive Officer)inRick Tewell(Executive Officer)in
BoardBenoit Grobon(Director)Jaime Aguirre(Director)
Co-investorsCottonwood Technology FundMarunouchi Innovation PartnersAventurine PartnersChevron Technology VenturesEnergy Innovation Capital
Infinium develops technology across two platforms, Infinium Energy and Infinium Edge, converting waste emissions into sustainable products and supporting more efficient scaling of next-generation computing.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyNatick, US
Adam C. Powell, IV(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen J. Derezinski, III(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMartin Capriles(Director)Craig Edelstein(Director)
Co-investorsAdvantage Partners Inc.AP Ventures8090 IndustriesBrookfield Asset Management
Inpria, a JSR company, designs and manufactures metal oxide EUV photoresists based on organometallic tin-oxide clusters for improved patterning resolution in chip production.
Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsCorvallis, US
Andrew Grenville(Executive Officer, Director)inAnn Carney Nelson(Executive Officer)
BoardJim LaCasse(Director)Dong-Su Kim(Director)inChristopher Progler(Director)
Co-investorsBandgap VenturesOregon Venture FundAir Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)Intel CapitalSamsung Venture Investment CorporationSamsung Ventures
Leadoptik develops real-time microstructure imaging technology for pulmonary imaging and biopsy, aimed at interventional pulmonology clinicians.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Jose, US
Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad(Executive Officer, Director)Jiang You(Founder)in
BoardConrad Burke(Director)
Co-investorsSony Ventures CorporationTSVCSOSV
Metalenz develops metasurface optics technology for optical sensing in consumer and industrial devices.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsStoneham, US
Federico Capasso(Director)Rob Devlin(Founder)in
BoardXuhui Shao(Director)in
Co-investorsBantam GroupBraemar Energy VenturesFoothill VenturesGlobal BrainIntel CapitalM Ventures+7 more
Noble Gas Systems develops and manufactures conformable high-pressure gas storage vessels for transportation and stationary applications in commercial, aerospace, and defense markets.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDefense TechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsWixom, US
Chris Kondogiani(CEO)inOlga Alavanou(Director)
BoardAndrew Hinkly(Director)inAndrew R. Hinkly(Director)inJerome Breteau(Director)Matthew L. Hoffman(Director)
Co-investorsAP VenturesIn-Q-Tel
Rescale provides cloud-based engineering and R&D platform with simulation, modeling, and digital engineering tools for enterprise engineering teams across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joris Poort(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inAdam McKenzie(Founder and Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardToshiya Otani(Director)Yanev Suissa(Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Ff Venture CapitalFlucas VenturesHitachi VenturesKeen Venture PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+18 more
Rubi uses enzymes to capture CO2 and convert it into cellulose, producing textile materials through a carbon-negative process that avoids extraction and biodegrades at end-of-life.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsAlameda, US
Neeka Mashouf(Executive Officer, Director)inLeila Mashouf(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDaria Hosseinyoun(Director)inRohini Finch(Director)in
Co-investorsAxial VCCapitalXClimacticCollaborative FundDarco CapitalGiant Ventures Global Llp+3 more
Spin-out from the Universities of Oxford and Munster developing a novel semiconductor chip.
Vaysh Kewada(Founder)in
Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalOxford Science EnterprisesPerivoli InnovationsSilicon CatalystDeeptech Labs
Semprius was a Durham, NC developer of micro-transfer-printed high-concentration photovoltaic solar modules, spun out of the University of Illinois.
Durham, US
JOHN ROGERS(Executive Officer, Director)JOSEPH CARR(Executive Officer, Director)HELENA YEE(Executive Officer)JACK BARRY(Executive Officer)
BoardGREG WOLF(Director)CLINTON BYBEE(Director)in
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersIllinois Ventures
Fremont, US
John Kispert(Director)Joseph Pignato(Director)inJill Smith(Director)Tom Sparkman(Executive Officer, Director)Surajit Datta(Director)in
Co-investorsARM
Summer Robotics builds laser-event sensing technology, a camera-free perception system that lets industrial robots recognize, track, measure, and adapt to parts in real time with 100-micron precision and fast reaction times.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRoboticsCampbell, US
Gerard Dirk Smits(Director)Schuyler Alexander Cullen(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationNaverSolasta Ventures
Vizgen develops high-throughput spatial profiling technologies, including MERFISH-based spatial genomics and spatial proteomics tools for life science research and precision oncology.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, US
George Emanuel(Scientific Cofounder, VP & Portfolio Owner, Instruments)inJiang He(Scientific Cofounder, VP & Portfolio Owner, Reagents & Scientific Affairs)inXiaowei Zhuang(Founder; Professor, Harvard University)inFenel Eloi(Director)Rob Carson(Chief Executive Officer)inSimona Levi(Chief Legal Officer)in
Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersNorthpond Ventures6 Dimensions CapitalAlly Bridge GroupKilonova CapitalPura Vida Investments+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
C-ZeroEH Group EngineeringHydrogen Mem-TechMixx TechnologiesStarfire EnergyZeroAvia
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1Enphase EnergyNASDAQ: ENPH
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Mixx Technologies · prnewswire.com · Aug 31, 2026
Airhive · carbonherald.com · Aug 18, 2026
Enphase Energy · gurufocus.com · Aug 18, 2026
Infinium · morningstar.com · Aug 12, 2026
Aether Fuels · qcintel.com · Aug 6, 2026
Qolab · evertiq.com · Jul 21, 2026
Avegant · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
Salience Labs · datacenterdynamics.com · Jun 18, 2026
IPO stake values · per SEC filings
Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.
| Company | Owned | IPO price | At IPO | Stake value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enphase Energy | 4.6% | $6.00 | Mar 2012 | $11M |
Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Applied Ventures made?
- Applied Ventures has 30 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Applied Ventures invest at?
- Applied Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is Applied Ventures's typical check size?
- Applied Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- What sectors does Applied Ventures focus on?
- Applied Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech, Energy, Hardware, Medical Devices, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Applied Ventures located?
- Applied Ventures is headquartered in Santa Clara, US.
Co-investors · 12
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JetBlue Ventures (now SKY VC) is the corporate venture capital arm founded as JetBlue's investment vehicle, investing in and partnering with early-stage startups reshaping travel and transportation.
Burnt Island Ventures is a venture firm that finds, funds, and supports founders building water-focused companies to address climate and water challenges.
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