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Augur VC

Venture capital

Calgary · Pre-Seed–Seed · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Augur VC focuses on AI infrastructure as its core specialty, with a particular emphasis on energy AI. The firm positions itself as attracting top energy AI founders through its flywheel and invests at the early venture stage in both the infrastructure stack and adjacent applications. Its portfolio spans areas such as inference logistics, GPU runtime engines, space-based solar arrays, and AI-integrated home heating, reflecting a thesis centered on the convergence of energy, compute infrastructure, and artificial intelligence.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Calgary, CA
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
9
Acquisitions
1

Team · 4 people

from public directories
Dan Balaban· Partnerin

What they invest in

from 6 of 9 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Enterprise Software ×3Hardware ×3Cloud Computing ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Developer Tools ×2Climate Tech ×1

HQs:United States×5France×1

Investments · 9 tracked

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Beyond Reach Labsbeyondreachlabs.comin𝕏Seed

Beyond Reach Labs develops deployable solar arrays for space infrastructure that deliver high power per launch.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechNew York City, US

Mitchell Fogelson(Founder | CEO)inPele Collins(Founder | CTO)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorCapitalize VCClimate CapitalFounder CapitalHassan Lantry (Blast)+11 more

Cumulus Labscumuluslabs.ioin𝕏Seed

Cumulus Labs provides an inference platform that consolidates production AI infrastructure (routing, caching, observability, evaluation, fine-tuning, and runtime) into a single API.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Veer Shah(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorDementia Discovery FundInvesting Women AngelsKoru CapitalValor Equity PartnersBatch Ventures+4 more

DeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)roboticscenter.aiin𝕏Seed

Silicon Valley Robotics Center is a full-stack robotics infrastructure provider offering hardware procurement, data collection, AI training, and fleet teleoperation services for robot learning and deployment.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Jerry Huang(Founder)inStela Tong(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzGolden Gate VenturesN+1 CapitalSand Hill North VenturesZypsy Capital

HyLighthylight.aeroinSeed

HyLight develops hydrogen-powered airships equipped with advanced sensors and AI technology to monitor critical infrastructure including power lines, railways, and pipelines, enabling early risk detection.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyHardwareParis, FR

Thomas Laporte(Co-founder & CBO)inMartin Bocken(Co-founder & CEO)inJosef Rokusek(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsCollaborative FundEarth Venture CapitalKima VenturesMyAsiaVCTeampact.venturesY Combinator+11 more

InferXinferx.net
Lilacgetlilac.comin𝕏Seed

Lilac provides GPU compute infrastructure for startups, offering dedicated GPU VMs, bare-metal nodes, and private clusters with flexible capacity management options.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ryan Ewing(Founder)inLucas Ewing(Founder)in

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesLowercarbon CapitalY Combinator468 CapitalAgrolimen VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+9 more

Simply Silicongosimply.ai
TensorPooltensorpool.devin𝕏SeedAcquired

TensorPool provides a command-line tool that manages GPU allocation and execution for machine learning model training, offering pricing lower than major cloud providers.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tycho Svoboda(Founder)inJoshua Martinez(Founder)inHlumelo Notshe(Founder)in

Co-investorsEval Ventures FundOlive Hill VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalDN CapitalHarlem Capital+2 more

ThermAIthermai.uk

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Augur VC made?
Augur VC has 9 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Augur VC invest at?
Augur VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Augur VC focus on?
Augur VC focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software.
Where is Augur VC located?
Augur VC is headquartered in Calgary, CA.