Astera Institute — Full Portfolio
7 tracked investments · listed companies and verified rows first
Astromecha designs engines, airframes, and flight systems for next-generation aerospace applications, including supersonic aircraft.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Ian Brooke(CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBlue Ivy VenturesDolby Family VenturesEarthrise Ventures+15 more
Imbue builds an open agent ecosystem that lets users understand, modify, and verify AI agents so they operate in the user's interest rather than a platform's.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Josh Albrecht(Founder)inKanjun Qiu(Founder)in
Co-investors515 VenturesBasis Set VenturesSoma CapitalSouth Park CommonsThreshold VenturesAmazon Alexa Fund+1 more
Personal website of Kanjun Qiu, whose main focus is Imbue, a company building AI agents that help people create and edit software by translating ideas into code.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Kanjun Qiu(Founder)in
Co-investorsOutset CapitalNVIDIAY Combinator
Last Energy develops modular micro nuclear power plants designed to reduce deployment time and cost.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Bret Kugelmass(Founder)in
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGAutodesk FoundationFirst Round CapitalFloodgateGigafundWestern Technology Investment+2 more
Mafix makes a soil additive for agriculture that aims to restore soil health and increase crop yields while capturing atmospheric CO₂.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechMountain View, US
Jade Marcus(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMatthew Kanan(Director, Promoter)
BoardJilian Chase(Director)
Co-investorsCounteract OneSilicon ValleyAzolla VenturesCounteractIMPACT SCIENCE VENTURESPlug and Play Ventures
Sourceress uses machine learning to match job candidates with open roles by defining job requirements, identifying suitable applicants, and contacting them with personalized messages; hiring managers report satisfaction with recommended candidates over 85% of the time.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Kanjun Qiu(CEO)inJosh Albrecht(Founder)inAbe Fetterman(Machine Learning Engineer)Lia EconomosNic Seo(Head of Talent)
Co-investorsY Combinator10x GroupAgrolimen VenturesArena VenturesBasis Set VenturesCoda capital+8 more
Terviva develops and commercializes pongamia, a climate-hardy tree crop engineered for high oil and protein yields, providing farmers and energy/food producers with sustainable alternatives to conventional crops like soy and palm.
AgTechClimate TechEnergyAlameda, US
Naveen Sikka(Executive Officer, Director)inSudhir Rani(Executive Officer)inMargaret Mackenzie(Executive Officer)inMarc Diaz(Executive Officer)inMargaret Kavalaris(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Astwood(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAstiaFarvatn VenturePlanet 9 CapitalThe Yield Lab Asia PacificClean Energy VentureCultivation Capital+1 more
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