Automation Ventures
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Investment thesis
Automation Ventures is a seed-stage investor focused on the theme of automation, investing internationally. Its stated thesis is to back companies that automate repetitive tasks in very large industries without taking on market risk.
What they invest in
from 6 of 6 portfolio companiesAdvanced Manufacturing ×4AI & Machine Learning ×2Hardware ×2Robotics ×2Climate Tech ×1Consumer ×1Deep Tech ×1E-commerce ×1
HQs:United States×5India×1
Investments · 6 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathClip Health makes home diagnostic devices that use proprietary nanochemistry to test for infectious, metabolic, endocrine, and chronic diseases, paired with hardware and mobile apps that provide rapid results and clinical recommendations.
HardwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Bala Raja(CEO)inAndrew Paterson(CTO)inBrian Kauke(Software \u0026 Embedded Systems Engineer)Dan Phung(Head of Software \u0026 Embedded Systems)Jackie Harmon(Technical Recruiter)Rahil Jain(Product Manager)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesHouston Health VenturesKhosla VenturesLynett Capital PartnersProsperity7 Ventures+1 more
Corvus Robotics builds autonomous drones that perform warehouse inventory scanning and material handling automation for large enterprises across North America.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Jackie Wu(CEO)inKabir Mohammed(Director)inCorvus Robotics. He(Founder)Jackie Wu Kabir Mohammed(Founder)Mohammed Kabir(Founder)Jonathan Sandau(Chief Software Architect)
Co-investorsY CombinatorCathexis VenturesCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPf7 VenturesGoAhead VenturesOne Way Ventures+10 more
Earth AI uses AI to locate critical mineral deposits by analyzing geological data, supporting the supply chain for hardware and emerging technologies.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsSan Francisco, US
Roman Teslyuk(Founder)inRoman(Founder)
BoardIan Rountree(Director)inMikhail Taver(Director)inJamie Lee(Director)inIsabella Sykes(Director)
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAlpaca VCBlackbird VenturesCantos VenturesCorigin VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+26 more
SpaceRyde develops reusable spacecraft that deploy via stratospheric balloon and establish an orbital network to perform cargo transport and on-demand in-space services such as refueling, deep-space missions, and debris removal.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Sohrab Haghighat(Founder)inSaharnaz Safari(COO)Jen Scholten(Head of Marketing)Sandy Mader(Hiring Manager)Weiyi Wang(Recruiting assistant)
Co-investorsBackbone AngelsPi CampusY CombinatorChainFund CapitalLiquid VenturesMetaplanet+5 more
A daily grocery delivery service operating in Indian cities that uses recurring milk subscriptions to optimize final-delivery logistics and enable same-morning delivery of groceries.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechBengaluru, IN
Puneet Kumar(CEO)inShreyas Nagdawane(Founder)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.FundersClubLinus VenturesRajul Sandeep JhaveriSoma CapitalTitan Capital+7 more
Volansi manufactures and operates unmanned vertical-takeoff aircraft designed to carry heavy payloads across long distances for point-to-point delivery, targeting business customers in defense, commercial, and medical sectors seeking to reduce operational downtime expenses.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Hannan Parvizian(Founder)inWesley ZhengArnaud Thiercelin(Vice President of Software Engineering)Casey Kuznetsova(Recruiting Consultant)Lisa Noeltner(Senior Manager of Recruiting)Minh Chung Hoang(Director of Avionics)in
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCY CombinatorAccelerator VenturesAlchemist AcceleratorAlumni VenturesAvlok Capital+11 more
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Automation Ventures made?
- Automation Ventures has 6 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Automation Ventures invest at?
- Automation Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Automation Ventures focus on?
- Automation Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Consumer, Healthtech.
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