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Blackhorn Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingDenver · Seed–Series B · 24 people tracked
Also known as BLACKHORN VENTURES MANAGEMENT II, LLC · BLACKHORN VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Blackhorn Ventures invests in startups operating at the intersection of digital technology and physical industry — 'where bits meet bricks.' The firm targets companies leveraging data, artificial intelligence, and robotics to transform large, foundational industries that are critical to national security and economic stability. It frames its focus around the emerging 'next industrial revolution,' citing strong demand, advanced technology, and available talent as drivers of opportunity in these sectors.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 24 people
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What they invest in
from 64 of 91 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×33SaaS ×21Enterprise Software ×14Advanced Manufacturing ×13Construction Tech ×13Cleantech ×11Climate Tech ×11Energy ×11
HQs:United States×51Australia×1Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 54 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×272 founders×173 founders×74+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 62 founders with education data
Stanford University ×4Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×4Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3Arizona State University ×2Cornell ×2Dartmouth College ×2Georgia Institute of Technology ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 58 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×26Computer Science ×12Business & Management ×8Politics & Policy ×6Economics ×5Finance & Accounting ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×4Design & Architecture ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 63 founders with career history
Stanford University ×6Bain & Company ×3Apple ×2Broadcom ×2Chartbeat ×2Deutsche Bank ×2IBM ×2Qualcomm ×2
12 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 63 with degree data)
Investments · 91 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 32023 · 42022 · 42021 · 92020 · 72019 · 62018 · 241 dated
Electric Era builds software-controlled energy systems, including the RE400 EV fast-charging solution for retailers and the CoPower platform that adds power capacity and resilience for AI data centers.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSeattle, US
Lee Quincy(Executive Officer, Director)inQuincy Edmund Lee(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardSamuel Reineman(Director)Michael D'Aurizio(Director)Anna Demeo(Director)
Board seatMicah Kotch· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsChevron Technology Ventures
Cytovale develops microfluidic deformability cytometry technology for immune response diagnostics, with a focus on early detection and diagnosis in hospital settings.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Ajay Shah(Founder)inHenry Tse(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inDino DiCarlo(Director, Promoter)
BoardLindy Fishburne(Director)inJack Fuchs(Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBreakout LabsBreakout VenturesDolby Family VenturesEMV Capital+5 more
Aether develops additives that blend into engineering-grade nylons to enable faster, high-throughput fused filament (FFF/FDM) 3D printing while maintaining mechanical strength and dimensional accuracy.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareNew Materials
Pavle Jeremic(Founder & CEO)inJay Zaveri(Co-Founder & President)
Co-investors4DX VenturesAbstract VenturesArtis VenturesBlue Bear VenturesBoxGroupCalm Ventures+12 more
Agerpoint provides an AI-powered field intelligence platform that combines smartphone scans, LiDAR, satellite imagery, drones, sensors, and connected equipment data to analyze crops, trees, and field conditions in production agriculture.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechOrlando, US
K. Thomas McPeek(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKevin Lang(CEO & President)inMichael Gomes(VP & GM, Intelligent Equipment)inGary Rudolph(VP, Engineering)inMike Batesole(CFO)in
Co-investorsSpruce Capital PartnersXeraya CapitalCultivation Capital
Construction technology company accelerating homebuilding to address housing supply
El Cajon, US
Garrett T. Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Kyle N. Tompane(Executive Officer, Director)Garrett Moore(Founder)Kyle Tompane(Founder)
Co-investorsHigher Life VenturesPoint72 VenturesDivcoWestToyota Ventures
ALICE Technologies offers a construction "optioneering" platform that uses AI to help general contractors create, explore, and update construction schedules to reduce risk, cost, and build time.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
René Morkos(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesFuture VenturesGRIDS CapitalJLL Spark Global VenturesMerus Capital+8 more
AlphaLedger tokenizes real-world assets on blockchain, with a focus on municipal debt markets, and operates a vertically integrated structure that includes an SEC/FINRA-regulated broker-dealer and transfer agent.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPoulsbo, US
Manish Dutta(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inChristopher Wade(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Don Suskind(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAusum VenturesEJF VenturesKDX
Amperon provides AI-driven energy forecasting and real-time grid analytics to utilities, renewable generators, and energy market participants across North America, Europe, and Australia.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSHouston, US
Sean Kelly(Founder & CEO)inAbe Stanway(Founder)in
BoardTyler Lancaster(Director)inTimothy Healy(Director)Catherine Flax(Director)inMichael D'Aurizio(Director)
Co-investorsAcario InnovationAmbush CapitalBridges Fund Management Ltd.Energize CapitalGaruda VenturesIntelis Capital+7 more
Aperia develops tire management technology that monitors and maintains tire inflation and predictive maintenance for commercial fleets and consumers.
HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainBurlingame, US
JOSHUA CARTER(Executive Officer, Director)inBRANDON RICHARDSON(Executive Officer)in
BoardJACK FUCHS(Director)inHAL KRUTH(Director)ANDREW SMITH(Director)STEPHEN GRAND(Director)
Co-investorsAugment VentureseLab VenturesEnerTech CapitalTrucks VCEhukai InvestmentsLateral Capital
Artic (Trunk) is a manufacturing management system for offsite and prefabrication construction manufacturers, covering project planning and costing, live factory floor control, and quality inspection with traceable compliance handover.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechSaaS
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Atomscale builds AI models and a platform for atomic-scale materials manufacturing, capturing and analyzing process data to give real-time visibility, predict material properties, and apply adaptive process control.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningNew Materials
Chris Price(Founder)inJason Munro(Founder)in
Co-investorsArgon VenturesDorm RoomInnospark VenturesLorimer Ventures
Aumni is an investment analytics platform for venture capital investors, acquired by J.P.
Kelsey C.(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst Trust Capital PartnersKickstartLegalTechManhattan Venture PartnersMoneta VenturesNext Frontier Capital+8 more
San Francisco, US
Jeong Woo Park(Executive Officer, Director)Athanasios Panagiotis Karachotzitis(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Yang(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBahram Nour-Omid(Director)Michael Downing(Director)in
Co-investorsSilicon BadiaSparq Capital (SFO)MDSV CAPITALScopus Ventures Management, Llc
Batuta provides a managed cybersecurity platform and services that combine specialists, AI, and automation to continuously reduce risk and improve an organization's security posture.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Louise Ireland(Founder)in
Buzz Solutions provides visual AI software that analyzes drone and camera inspection imagery to automate asset monitoring and anomaly detection across energy infrastructure including transmission lines, distribution networks, substations, and solar installations.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
KAITLYN ALBERTOLI(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inVikhyat Chaudhry(Founder)inMuzammil Khalil(Founder)inJAGJOT SINGH(Director)MARK LOCH(Director)inDAVID ZUSMAN(Director)
Co-investorsAzure Ventures GroupHearstLabMaC Venture CapitalNVIDIAStartXUlu Ventures+2 more
Canyon offers a workflow intelligence layer that gives enterprises visibility into the cost and performance of AI workflows across models, agents, and tool calls.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Ravikiran Gopalan(CEO & Founder)inAditya Akella(Chief Scientist & Co-Founder)inSaurabh Agarwal(Chief Architect)in
Co-investorsCota CapitalNewBuild.VC
Circuit Mind develops a platform that converts hardware architecture into verified schematics and bills of materials using algorithms and software for electronics engineers and design teams.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHardwareLondon, GB
EdTomide Adesanmi(CEO)inBasilio Gentile(CTO)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesCreative VenturesDifferential VenturesEntrepreneur FirstEpisode1GRIDS Capital+6 more
ClimateAi offers ClimateLens, an AI and machine-learning platform that applies patented models to weather and climate data at 1km resolution to produce short- and long-term forecasts and actionable insights.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Himanshu Gupta(Founder)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesClimacticDYDX CapitalNeotribe VenturesNo Talking Capital+3 more
CoFi provides construction financing and loan servicing software for home builders and contractors, offering loan programs for new construction, tract developments, and fix-and-flip projects.
Construction TechFintechPropTechHolliston, US
Tal Raviv(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Hanlon(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsNewfund CapitalStartXWesterly WindsLas Olas Venture CapitalSynchrony VenturesTenacity Venture Capital
Common Energy connects businesses, non-profits, and consumers to community solar projects, letting them lower electricity costs and support renewable energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Richard Keiser(Founder)in
Co-investorsS2G Investments
Coral is an AI-driven automation platform that handles patient intake for healthcare operations, consolidating faxes, emails, and documents into a single queue and automating steps from referral through document extraction, eligibility verification, qualification, and EHR sync.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsZ47AlleyCorpFloating PointHaymaker VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersMother Ventures+6 more
Coral is a sexual wellness app offering guidance and educational content to help people improve intimacy, desire, and their sex lives, developed with input from sex therapists, educators, and researchers.
ConsumerDigital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Isharna(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAlleyCorpFloating PointHaymaker VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersMother Ventures+6 more
Datch offers a Diagnostic Agent, an AI tool for industrial maintenance that extracts and connects data from work orders, schematics, OEM manuals, and alarms to help frontline technicians complete first-time-right fixes.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ben Purcell(CTO)inMark Fosdike(CEO)inAric Thorn(CPO)in
BoardErnst Sack(Director)in
Co-investorsArc AngelsBlue Bear Capital PartnersBoeing HorizonX VenturesIcehouse VenturesThird Prime
Dexterity develops AI-powered robotic systems that enable autonomous manipulation and decision-making in unstructured physical environments.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsRedwood City, US
Samir Menon(Founder & CEO)inRobert Sun(Co-Founder & Founding Engineer)inKevin Chavez(Co-Founder & Founding Engineer)inBen Varkey Benjamin(Co-Founder & Founding Engineer)inTalbot Morris-Downing(Co-Founder & Founding Engineer)Cuthbert Sun(Co-Founder & Founding Engineer)in
Co-investorsBallistic VenturesKleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture PartnersObvious VenturesPresidio VenturesStartX+3 more
Drawboard offers document management and collaboration tools that let teams manage projects in one place, with permissions and settings for internal and external members.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkPropTechSaaSMelbourne, AU
Co-investorsOneVenturesTen13
Los Altos, US
Jonas Bordo(Executive Officer, Director)inRosalind Bordo(Founder)in
Co-investorsRWT HorizonsUlu Ventures
San Francisco, US
Muffadal Ghadiali(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Naeem Zafar(Director)
BoardPaul Straub(Director)inJulie Lein(Director)in
Co-investorsAcario InnovationUrban InnovationWireframe VenturesLemnos VC
Energy Web builds blockchain-based infrastructure and a marketplace (Energy Web X) offering compute pools such as SmartFlow, Carbon-Aware, and GP4BTC for energy and sustainability applications.
CleantechCrypto & Web3Energy
Ed Hesse(Founder)
Co-investors1k(x)1kxAdvanced BlockchainFuture Energy VenturesMerkle Tree CapitalMoonlanding Ventures+4 more
Ethic offers direct indexing and tax-smart portfolio management, providing customizable passive portfolios engineered for tax efficiency, factor exposures, and values alignment.
FintechImpact & Social GoodPropTechSaaSNew York, US
Doug Scott(CEO & Co-founder)inJay Lipman(Founder)inJohny Mair(Founder)inJordan Lipman(Director)
BoardJohn Morris(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalBetter Tomorrow VenturesFarvatn VentureFifty YearsKapor CapitalKima Ventures+8 more
Software for manufacturing improvement
New York, US
Berk Birand(Executive Officer, Director)inAlp Kucukelbir(Director)in
BoardKlaus Kleinfeld(Director)inMichael Brown(Director)in
Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersBowery CapitalCapmontClimate InvestmentFantail VenturesCarat Venture Partners+1 more
Foresight is a commercial insurance provider specializing in workers' compensation, combining AI-powered risk assessment and safety technology to help identify hazards and reduce losses.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSan Francisco, US
David Fontain(Founder)inPeter Grantin
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesOMERS VenturesSand Hill Angels
Formic builds enterprise AI for regulated industries such as legal, federal regulation, and defence, using a neuro-symbolic deterministic retrieval architecture that returns answers sourced from an organisation's own documents with citations traceable to the exact source page.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech
Co-investorsLux CapitalS2G InvestmentsTreefrogAlumni VenturesFJ LabsInitialized Capital+3 more
Formic develops automation and robotics solutions for factories to increase production capacity and reliability while reducing costs, downtime, and safety risks.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsChicago, US
Saman Farid(Founder)inMisa I.(Founder)inMisa Ilkhechi(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesCarnrite VenturesChapter OneCorrelation VenturesDeep Acre+16 more
FutureProof is a Managing General Agent offering AI-based property insurance for condos, homeowners, and commercial properties, focusing on Excess & Surplus lines in areas exposed to hurricane wind, wildfire, severe convective storms, and flood.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech
Co-investorsCarnrite VenturesCLAI VenturesDangerous VenturesKeiki CapitalMS&AD VenturesRWT Horizons+5 more
Golioth provides an IoT platform designed to simplify the development and deployment of connected devices for hardware teams and IoT developers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsHardwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Beri(Founder and CEO)inDan(Engineering Leader)Brian(Operations Leader)Ariana(Strategic Marketing & Product Marketing Lead)Dylan(Product Management Leader)
BoardJocelyn Goldfein(Director)in
Co-investorsDifferential VenturesLorimer VenturesInnovation EndeavorsMongoDB VenturesUnpopular VenturesZetta Venture Partners
GreenLight is a Freelancer Management System (FMS) that consolidates onboarding, worker classification, payments, benefits, compliance, and reporting for managing an extended or contingent workforce.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Jason Posel(Founder)in
GridRaster provides spatial computing and AI solutions to help enterprises in aerospace and defense, aviation, manufacturing, energy, and oil and gas improve manufacturing and maintenance operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechMountain View, US
Rishi Ranjan(Founder)inVenky Dass(Founder)in
Co-investorsExfinity VenturesMaC Venture Capital
Humatics builds high-precision positioning technology for industrial automation, robotics, and rail and transit systems.
Cambridge, US
David A. Mindell(Executive Officer, Director)Gary A. Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRay Stata(Director)Franklin Moss(Director)Chris Cheever(Director)Thomas H. Lee(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBonaventure CapitalCastor VenturesTectonic VenturesAirbus VenturesBlue Ivy Ventures+5 more
Hyperframe develops mechanical framing clips designed for the construction industry to reduce waste, improve productivity, and lower costs.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardwareColumbus, US
Jay F. Cady(Executive Officer, Director)Ken Sobel(Executive Officer, Director)Minas Apelian(Director)
BoardTodd Brady(Director)Alexandria Lafci(Director)inRyan Sutton-Gee(Director)
Co-investorsHomeTeam VenturesJobsOhio VenturesDrive Capital
Instance produces large-scale functional biological data intended for AI-driven biology and biological engineering, letting customers submit designs and receive functional data for their specific learning objectives.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
David Scott(Founder)in
Co-investorsRoot Ventures Manager, LlcKayyak Ventures
Blackhorn Ventures is a venture capital firm, founded in 2017, that invests at Series Seed and Series A in software-centric companies addressing the digitization and decarbonization of industrial sectors including energy, construction, supply chain/logistics, and transportation.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSStanford, US
Co-investorsMGXSoftBank Group
Delivers actionable supply chain performance data for shippers, brokers, and carriers.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Brian Cristol(Founder)inJohn Stauffer(Founder)Philip O'Connor(Director)inCharles Bergevin(Founder)Charlie Bergevin(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesKindred VenturesW11 CapitalMaersk Growth
King Energy develops software and financing solutions for commercial solar installations on multi-tenant properties.
CleantechEnergyPropTechSaaS
John Witchel(CEO)in
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesNext Frontier Capital
Latent AI builds tools and services for deploying, optimizing, and updating machine learning models at the edge, including in disconnected real-world environments across varied hardware and device fleets.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAUM VenturesBooz Allen VenturesDoon CapitalFirst Spark Ventures, LlcFuture VenturesGrit Ventures+2 more
Layer 9 provides an AI agent platform with policy-based guardrails, requiring human approval for agent actions and integrating with a company's existing gear, monitoring, and billing systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Zen Yui(Founder)in
Co-investorsRedbud VC
Lemurian Labs develops Tachyon, a software stack that runs AI workloads on any hardware and cloud while matching or exceeding the performance of hand-tuned kernels.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsOakland, US
Jay Dawani(Founder & CEO)inRobert Ferguson(Chief Financial Officer)Ron Gershoni(Chief Executive Officer)Sanjay Tolia(Director)
Co-investors1Flourish CapitalAlumni VenturesBlueLake.vcfutureland venturesGood Growth CapitalMistral Venture Partners+13 more
Lighttable offers AI-based software for construction developers and owners to review project quality and identify potential cost drivers before they lead to RFIs or change orders.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Paul Zeckser(CEO)inBen Waters, AIA(Head of Growth)inDan Becker, PhD(CTO)
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersInnovation Endeavors
Prize-linked savings app rewarding users for building savings habits.
San Francisco, US
LINDSAY KANE HOLDEN(Executive Officer, Director)ASHBY MONK(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesObvious VenturesStartXTruist VenturesCollaborative FundFor Good Ventures+2 more
MetaMap is a customer identity verification platform that helps businesses onboard users, reduce fraud, and handle KYC and AML compliance using automated tools drawing on data from 80+ global sources.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Filip Victor(Founder)in
Co-investorsBare VenturesBeaconsfield CapitalDorm RoomEvolution VC PartnersSGH CapitalSprint Vc+1 more
Near Space Labs provides high-resolution 7cm geospatial imagery captured from stratospheric altitudes, serving government, utilities, insurance, and environmental monitoring applications with frequent data refresh cycles and wide-scale coverage.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureSpace TechBrooklyn, US
Rema Matevosyan(Founder)inHripsime Matevosyan(Executive Officer, Director)Albert Caubet Domingo(Director)
Co-investorsAt One VenturesBold Capital PartnersCrosscourt VenturesCrosslink CapitalDraper AssociatesGreen Egg Ventures+9 more
Edge compute for MCU-class devices
Co-investorsBee PartnersMomenta VenturesTech Square VenturesCenter ElectricChevron Technology Ventures
Odin builds security and workforce technology for construction sites and critical infrastructure projects such as data centers, combining software with on-site security operations.
Construction TechCybersecuritySaaS
Douglas Carney(CEO & Co-Founder)inDawn Williamson(Chief of Staff & Co-Founder)inMatt DeSarno(President)inJeoff Williams(Chief Security Officer)inHal Schwartz(CAO & General Counsel)in
Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalFloating PointMetaPropMetaProp VenturesSoma Capital
OnePointOne builds Opollo Farm, a modular, high-density indoor vertical farming system powered by AutoStore warehouse automation for year-round produce growing.
AgTechFoodTechRoboticsAvondale, US
John Bertram(Founder)inSam Bertram(Founder)in
Co-investorsBronco Ventures
Optera provides carbon management and climate compliance software for corporate sustainability teams, with AI-powered tools for emissions reporting and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsMatchstick VenturesMucker CapitalNext Frontier CapitalStout Street CapitalTech Square VenturesValo Ventures+2 more
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New York City, US
Yann B(Founder)
Co-investorsAltari VenturesARC Angel FundATX Venture PartnersEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Hivemind Capital PartnersREFASHIOND Ventures+1 more
Technology identifying supply chain sources using the environmental microbiome.
Co-investorsDolby Family VenturesGolden SeedsJ-VenturesWorking Capital FundAgFunderBreakout Labs+4 more
QuoteToMe is an AI-powered procurement platform for construction teams that manages purchasing, deliveries, and invoicing in one place, letting users request and compare supplier quotes, convert them to digital purchase orders, track deliveries, and reconcile invoices.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
John Chabluk(Founder)in
Co-investorsApex Innovative Investments VenturesEdmonton UnlimitedFramework Venture PartnersStartup TNT
Resilience deploys residential solar and storage, aggregating homes into a single dispatchable grid resource that supplies power to the AI/data center economy while lowering or eliminating energy costs for working families.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Jay Lipman(Founder)in
Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveVirta Ventures
Rhumbix provides digital timekeeping and labor tracking software designed for construction teams.
Construction TechFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Drew DeWalt(Founder)inZach Scheel(Founder)inRob Blau(Vice President of Engineering)inGuy Skillett(VP Construction Innovation)inMichael Myers(Director of Data Science)in
BoardJerry Chen(Board Member (Greylock Partners board partner))in
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersGrit VenturesKleiner PerkinsTENFORE HOLDINGS+2 more
Ridepanda is an online dealership and marketplace for personal electric micromobility vehicles, selling curated and vetted e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-mopeds along with financing, extended warranties, maintenance, and at-home assembly.
CleantechE-commerceHR TechMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSeattle, US
Chinmay Malaviya(Co-founder & CEO)inCharlie Depman(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesLorimer VenturesProeza VenturesUtopian VenturesYamaha Motor VenturesGeneral Catalyst+6 more
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SafeHub provides building-specific, real-time data to help minimize risk during disasters, serving the structural engineering and risk management sectors.
Climate TechConstruction TechInsurTechIoTSan Francisco, US
Andy Thompson(Co-founder)inDouglas Frazier(Director)
Co-investorsFusionJLL Spark Global VenturesMGV.VCnoaTeam Builder VenturesUbiquity Ventures+2 more
Singularity Energy provides tools for measuring grid emissions and supporting decision-making around decarbonization.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyCambridge, US
Wenbo Shi(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersThird SphereSpero Ventures
SpecifX provides data enrichment for HVAC assets, turning basic nameplate data into structured, asset-level metadata such as specifications, features, and performance levels for commercial and industrial equipment.
CleantechData & InfrastructureSaaS
Ryan Martineau(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inPete Shimkus(Founder, Chief Product Officer)inBen Patch(Founder, Chief Data Officer)inJason Riley(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcSoma CapitalSystemiq CapitalPowerhouse VenturesSaas Ventures, L.L.C.SYSTEMIQ
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Supply chain visibility, benchmarking, and risk management tools; acquired by Sphera in 2024.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSanta Cruz, US
Alexander Gershenson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)James Barsimantov(Director, Promoter)
BoardDan Levine(Director)Loren Straub(Director)inTara Norton(Director)
Co-investorsAiiM PartnersBowery CapitalBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcValuestream VenturesVentureSouqWorking Capital Fund+1 more
Sustainment provides software and AI tools that help US manufacturers, particularly small and medium-sized suppliers, collaborate and coordinate work across a network of local and regional suppliers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSDuncan, US
Bret Boyd(Founder)inChris Hoyt(Treasurer and Secretary)Michael Michael Morford(Director and President)inJoseph Kopser(Director)
Returnmates operates a tech-enabled delivery and returns network for retail brands, offering premium same-day and next-day deliveries, box-less at-home return pickups, and doorstep exchanges.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechVenice, US
Eric Wimer(Founder)inKristian Zak(Director)
Co-investors7GC & CoFirebrand VenturesYes VCLightShed VenturesThe Fund
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ThinkLabs AI builds physics-informed AI digital twins and agents that simulate the electric grid and automate grid planning and operations for utilities and grid operators.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Josh Wong(Founder & CEO)inNeal Vali(CTO)inGang Zheng(Director, R&D)inChaitanya Baone(Head of Product)inSuren Vallabhajosyula(Head of ML/Data Engineering)inVimali Pathmanathan(Head of Finance)in
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersNVIDIAAmplify CapitalActive Impact InvestmentsPowerhouse
Toggle provides real-time quality control and part inspection for custom fabrication using computer vision to automatically identify and measure parts against CAD libraries.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardware
Daniel Blank(Founder)Ian Cohen(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGlobal BrainKoru CapitalPoint72 VenturesPT1Tribeca Venture Partners+3 more
Tristar AI develops computer vision AI software and smart cameras that monitor factory floors to detect product defects, assembly mistakes, and maintenance issues in real time.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareCambridge, US
Salem Karani(Executive Officer, Director)Shuangjie Liu(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRameez Pasha(Director)Philip O'Connor(Director)inDaniel Abelon(Director)
Co-investorsNextView VenturesTenOneTen Ventures
UHM manufactures geopolymer concrete products with high and ultra-high performance ratings, offering compressive strengths up to 28,000 psi and exceptional durability properties including corrosion and heat resistance for construction applications.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechNew MaterialsWashington, US
Ian Pegg(Physicist and Director)Jonathan Cool(Serial Entrepreneur)in
Vecna Robotics provides autonomous mobile robot (AMR) systems and orchestration software for material handling tasks such as case picking, cross-docking, and warehouse workflows.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsCambridge, US
Daniel Patt(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Bearman(Executive Officer)inKarl IagnemmainDaniel Theobald Dan Patt(Founder)
BoardDaniel Theobald(Founder)inNick Solaro(Director)in
Co-investorsDrive CapitalFontinalis PartnersTau VenturesTectonic VenturesUnlessAxilor Ventures+6 more
VEERUM provides a web-based platform for 2D and 3D industrial data management, visualization, and digital asset management that enables remote operations and reduces on-site travel for large industrial companies.
Construction TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSVancouver, CA
David Lod(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesCreative VenturesInterGen CapitalBDC Capital CorporationEvok InnovationsVeriten
Wunder Capital is a technology company that helps organizations deploy renewable energy solutions across their real estate portfolios to accelerate the transition to renewable energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTechBoulder, US
David Reiss(Chief Technology Officer of Sole Member)Sam Beaudin(Head of Product of Sole Member)inBryan Birsic(CEO of Sole Member)in
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcService Provider CapitalCyrus Capital PartnersEhukai InvestmentsFinTech Collective
Xwing, an autonomous aviation company, is now part of Joby Aviation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Marc Piette(Founder)inMaxime Gariel(Founder)
BoardDhiraj Singh(Director)
Co-investorsACME CapitalDeepwater Asset ManagementEniac VenturesLoup VenturesUnlessAlven+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DomaticElectric EraKing EnergyModulousMotiv Power SystemsNeopolisOneRoofOrigen HydrogenPangeam Inc.Phuc LabsPoint380PypeRailVision AnalyticsRental Marketplace
Exits · 7
7 acquisitions · showing 3Opteraacq. by Green Project TechnologiesSpecifxacq. by XOiSupply Shiftacq. by Sphera
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Blackhorn Ventures made?
- Blackhorn Ventures has 91 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Blackhorn Ventures invest at?
- Blackhorn Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Blackhorn Ventures's typical check size?
- Blackhorn Ventures typically writes checks of $500K.
- What sectors does Blackhorn Ventures focus on?
- Blackhorn Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Blackhorn Ventures located?
- Blackhorn Ventures is headquartered in Denver, US.
- Does Blackhorn Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Blackhorn Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Blackhorn Ventures co-invest with?
- Blackhorn Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Lorimer Ventures, StartX, among 262 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 30
Brick & Mortar Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in startups building innovative software and hardware for the architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management (AEC) industries.
MetaProp is a venture capital firm focused on the proptech sector, dedicating its resources to support portfolio founders and their teams as they grow their businesses.
Third Sphere is an early-stage investor that deploys capital to upgrade systems across sectors such as infrastructure and supply chains, focusing on climate resilience beyond carbon reduction.
MaC Venture Capital is an early-stage, seed-focused venture capital firm that backs founders building culture-defining companies.
Fontinalis Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups working on mobility, industrial innovation, and energy.
Differential Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund founded by data scientists and entrepreneurs to back data-focused, B2B startups working in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities, running accelerator programs and venture investing across more than 25 vertical industries.
Eniac Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm run by former startup operators that partners closely with founders from 0 to 1 to accelerate product-market fit.
Zetta Venture Partners provides early-stage capital and hands-on support to founders building AI-native applications, infrastructure, and developer tools.
Highland Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with a 39-year history focused on backing entrepreneurs, reporting 200 exits, over 50 IPOs, 40 unicorns, and $7B in assets under management.
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Unpopular VenturesAlvenNotation CapitalKayyak VenturesTFX CapitalProeza VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)SOSVStellar CapitalAntlerBow CapitalStrawberry Creek VenturesAV8 VenturesDarling VenturesFocalCongruent VenturesFeenix Venture Partners LLCbp ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Blackhorn Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Blackhorn Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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