Asimov Ventures
Venture capitalNew York City · Pre-Seed–Series B · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Asimov Ventures backs early-stage technology companies, partnering with ambitious entrepreneurs across areas including 3D printing, robotics, and computing. The firm takes a broad technology focus rather than limiting itself to a single niche, seeking to work with visionary founders pursuing significant opportunities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 25 of 33 portfolio companiesAdvanced Manufacturing ×11Hardware ×10Deep Tech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Direct to Consumer ×4Healthtech ×4Medical Devices ×4Robotics ×4
HQs:United States×13
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×23 founders×3
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12017 · 12011 · 13 dated
Amori is an AI-powered coaching and matchmaking app that helps individuals navigate dating and relationships through personalized AI coaches and curated match introductions.
AI & Machine LearningConsumer
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesCalm VenturesMultifaceted CapitalTranspose Platform Management
Arka makes custom, eco-friendly corrugated shipping boxes and packaging for businesses across industries such as beauty, apparel, and consumer goods, with an online 3D design studio and instant proofs.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Michael HandlerOmid AhouraiPhillip Akhzar
Co-investors500 GlobalEvolution VC PartnersSprint VcREFASHIOND Ventures
Authentise provides manufacturing workflow software, including its Flows platform for additive manufacturing, that manages orders, tracks production runs, stores and versions 3D design files, and tracks material batches with compliance reporting.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Burro builds autonomous robots for agricultural and outdoor operations that mow, tow, carry, and spray to automate manual labor tasks.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Terry Scott(Founder)
Co-investorsCatalyst InvestorsEverywhere VenturesF-Prime CapitalFf Venture CapitalNextFab VenturesRadicle Growth+5 more
Fabric8Labs develops Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM), a room-temperature metal 3D printing technology that produces dense, high-purity metal parts with micron-scale resolution and no post-processing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Diego, US
Jeffrey Herman(Executive Officer, Director)David Pain(Director)in
BoardCyril Vancura(Director)inGreg Papadopoulos(Director)inJennifer Ard(Director)in
Co-investorsIntel CapitalLam CapitalMarunouchi Innovation PartnersSE VenturesEricsson VenturesTDK Ventures+5 more
FitMyFoot makes custom 3D-printed shoe insoles based on foot scans captured with a smartphone, using Volumental scanning technology to measure each customer's foot shape and arch.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware
Co-investorsChloe Capital
Next-generation wire alloys for large format metal 3D printing and robotic welding
Lafayette, US
Jeffrey Lints(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jacob Nuechterlein(Director)Jeremy Iten(Director)
BoardEvan Segal(Director)Johann Oberhofer(Director)
Co-investorsAM Ventures412 Venture FundFinindus
Ghost Robotics develops legged (quadruped) robots, including its Vision 60 platform, along with the proprietary electronics, software, and control systems that run them.
Defense TechHardwareRobotics
Avik De(Co-founder)Gavin Kenneally(Co-founder)Jiren Parikh(CEO)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundConvergePrototype CapitalBen Franklin Technology Partners
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechFintechHardwareSaaSCambridge, US
Indrek Narusk(Executive Officer)Hardi Meybaum(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDavid Skok(Director)
Co-investorsHeuristic Capital PartnersMatrixTechstarsTera VenturesAtlas VentureNextView Ventures
Kadena was a blockchain company that ceased business operations on October 21, 2025.
Crypto & Web3Brooklyn, US
Stuart Popejoy(Manager)William Martino(Manager)Will Martino(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalLimitless Crypto InvestmentsMulticoin CapitalNarcissus Ventures
Lightning Network+ is a platform for Bitcoin Lightning Network node operators, offering tools such as liquidity swaps, a liquidity pool, and watchtower "watch swaps" to help operators open channels and manage node liquidity.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, Llc
Marvel Labs builds vertically integrated, autonomous microfactories — mobile, field-deployable production lines with modular units for intake, formulation, forming, and automated QC, controlled by physical AI running closed-loop process control.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSouth San Francisco, US
Co-investorsDeep Future
Nanochon develops Chondrograft, a 3D-printed, off-the-shelf orthopedic implant that is press-fit into damaged knee cartilage to support the body's natural tissue healing.
BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesWashington, US
Benjamin Holmes(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Castro(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Holmes(CEO & Co-founder)
BoardNick Pachuda(Director)Kurt Jacobus(Director)Robert Creeden(Director)
Co-investorsGenesis Innovation GroupWealthing VC ClubTEDCO
Novineer develops CAD design software that performs stiffness- and strength-based topology optimization using anisotropic material properties and the Tsai-Wu failure criteria.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSaaSDaytona Beach, US
Ali Tamijani(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAnthropocene Ventures
Obsessar (Napster) builds AI agents and "crews" that companies deploy as pre-built or custom specialists trained on their own policies, products, and playbooks, with identity, memory, actions, and governance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Co-investorsblue 9 capitalDisney AcceleratorWXR FundThe Venture Reality Fund
Phase3D develops Fringe Inspection, an in-process monitoring system that detects defects in real time during industrial metal additive manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsQuest Venture Partners
Positron builds purpose-built hardware and inference accelerator silicon for running Transformer-based generative AI models, offering inference appliances that map HuggingFace Transformers models onto the hardware and expose an OpenAI API-compliant endpoint.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsLovelock, US
Thomas Sohmers(Executive Officer, Director)inBarrett Woodside(Founder)Edward Kmett(Founder)inMitesh Agrawal(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRobert Reid(Director)
Co-investorsBanyan VenturesCaucasus VenturesIneffable VenturesInvariantes FundNZVCOakseed Ventures+9 more
ResetSmile provides custom, 3D-printed flexible partial dentures made from Valplast material that customers order online and fit using an at-home impression kit, with each device reviewed and prescribed by a licensed dentist.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtech
Robot delivers autonomous robots designed for real-world tasks, operating at Level 4 autonomy and deployed across 10 countries and 5 continents.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Felipe Chavez(CEO and Founder)
Co-investorsLakeside Capital
Co-investorsElectric Capital
Z-Polymers develops ultra-fine polymer fiber and filament, including its Tullomer super-polymer, for applications across manufacturing, textiles, civil engineering, medical, healthcare, aerospace, and construction.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsLowell, US
Mike Zimmerman(Founder)in
Co-investorsMassVenturesService Provider Capital
Zeda is a technology solutions company providing an end-to-end powder-to-finished-part manufacturing platform that combines additive manufacturing, nanotech, and precision machining for highly regulated industries.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsFremont, US
Kishore Karkera(Founder)
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGrabCADacq. by Stratasys
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Positron AI · siliconvalleyinvestclub.com · Jul 10, 2026
KDA · bakersfield.com · Apr 29, 2026
Ghost Robotics · 34st.com · Apr 3, 2026
Nanochon · voxelmatters.com · Feb 16, 2026
Novineer · investing.com · Dec 17, 2025
Fabric8Labs · sdbj.com · Dec 3, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Asimov Ventures made?
- Asimov Ventures has 33 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Asimov Ventures invest at?
- Asimov Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Asimov Ventures focus on?
- Asimov Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Hardware, Robotics, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Asimov Ventures located?
- Asimov Ventures is headquartered in New York City, US.
- Who does Asimov Ventures co-invest with?
- Asimov Ventures most often shares deals with Catalyst Investors, F-Prime Capital, Intel Capital, among 57 tracked co-investors.
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