Calibrate Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingPasadena Β· Series A Β· 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Calibrate invests in deep tech businesses positioned at the intersection of technical breakthroughs and large-scale market opportunities. The firm focuses on AI and robotics driving the next industrial revolution centered on productivity gains. Its thesis emphasizes market-ready deep tech solutions that solve contemporary problems while prioritizing human welfare, sustainability, and meaningful work alongside technological advancement.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team Β· 12 people
from the firm's websiteCo-founder and managing partner of Calibrate Ventures who brings over 20 years of deep-tech investing and company-building experience. Previously served as managing director at Shea Ventures, a multi-billion-dollar family office, where he led investments in companies including Dollar Shave Club, Evolution Robotics, and VictorOps. He started his career as a consultant at Ernst & Young before joining a JPL/Caltech spin-out software company.
What they invest in
from 14 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ8Enterprise Software Γ5Data & Infrastructure Γ3Deep Tech Γ3Robotics Γ3Advanced Manufacturing Γ2Developer Tools Γ2Digital Health Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ4MexicoΓ1NigeriaΓ1
Investments Β· 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBuilt Robotics develops autonomous robotics systems for solar energy installation, specifically for piling, trenching, and safety applications in solar farm construction.
CleantechConstruction TechEnergyHardwareRoboticsUnited States, US
Noah Ready-Campbell(Founder & CEO)
DISQO provides a cross-platform advertising measurement platform that tracks brand and performance incrementality across media channels including social, TV, programmatic, and digital. The platform serves brands and agencies seeking to measure campaign effectiveness and connect advertising exposure to consumer behavioral outcomes.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
A payment platform that enables merchants to offer installment credit to customers at point of sale via mobile app, with funds settled directly to the merchant's bank account. The service operates without physical terminals and targets small businesses in Latin America.
E-commerceFintechRetail TechMexico City, MX
Maximiliano Echeverria(Founder)inFernando de la Torre(Founder)in
Flux provides code-first intelligence for engineering leaders, analyzing GitHub repositories to surface real work progress, technical debt, and delivery risk without adding process overhead. The platform serves engineering leaders at organizations with 50+ engineers, offering visibility into velocity, team dynamics, and AI's impact on code quality.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Flux is a mobile financial app that enables users to send and receive money instantly across 40+ countries, create virtual dollar cards for online spending, and manage savings in multiple currencies. The platform serves individuals globally seeking free international transfers, online payments, and cryptocurrency trading through a single application.
Crypto & Web3FintechLagos, NG
Ben Eluan(Founder)inIsrael Akintunde(Founder)inOsezele Orukpe(Founder)in
KronosAI provides AI-powered multiphysics simulation software for engineers, combining frontier AI models with best-in-class numerical solvers to enable autonomous, high-fidelity simulations through natural language interfaces. The platform serves engineering teams across photonics design, geophysical exploration, and other physics-intensive domains.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Yujie Huang(Co-Founder, CEO)Eric Ma(Co-Founder, CSO)James O'Brien(Co-Founder)
Manifold provides an enterprise agent platform that uses agentic AI to accelerate drug discovery and development processes for life sciences companies, from early discovery through clinical stages.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthEnterprise Software
Oxipital AI develops V-CORTX, an AI vision platform for industrial manufacturers and machine builders to deploy machine vision for quality inspection and defect detection without coding or manual annotation. The platform serves manufacturing operations including food processing, enabling automated visual inspection, yield improvement, and waste reduction.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Parallel Domain creates synthetic data for autonomous systems development, addressing data generation bottlenecks in the industry. The company serves autonomous vehicle and robotics companies through its PD Replica simulation and synthetic data platform.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechRobotics
Kevin McNamara(Founder & Chief Product Officer)
Regard builds healthcare technology that makes patient medical records fully accessible to clinicians at the point of care, enabling more informed diagnosis and documentation. The company serves physicians and healthcare systems seeking to improve clinical decision-making and patient outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechLos Angeles, US
Sensei connects robotics companies with human operators to collect real-world training data at scale. The platform supports the development of robotic systems by sourcing in-the-wild data from a distributed network of operators.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRoboticsBoston, US
InsurTechLos Angeles, US
Vibranium Labs builds an AI incident commander platform that deploys AI agents to automatically detect, investigate, and resolve infrastructure and application incidents. The product serves engineering and operations teams seeking to reduce incident response time and eliminate on-call burden.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Calibrate Ventures invest at?
- Calibrate Ventures invests at the Series A stage.
- What sectors does Calibrate Ventures focus on?
- Calibrate Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics.
- Where is Calibrate Ventures located?
- Calibrate Ventures is headquartered in Pasadena, US.
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