Calibrate Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingPasadena · Seed–Series A · 14 people tracked
Also known as CALIBRATE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC · Calibrate Ventures NH
Investment thesis
Calibrate Ventures invests in technology businesses powering what it views as a new industrial revolution centered on AI and robotics. The firm identifies technical breakthroughs that are market-ready and positioned to intersect with large-scale opportunities, backing technical founders solving pressing problems across transportation and logistics, food and agriculture, health, and manufacturing. Its core belief is that the next industrial revolution will be driven by productivity gains, with automation taking on dangerous or repetitive work so people can pursue safer and more fulfilling roles. Throughout, the firm emphasizes deep tech in service of helping humans lead better, more sustainable lives.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 19 of 36 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×5Deep Tech ×4Robotics ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Hardware ×3Developer Tools ×2
HQs:United States×12Mexico×1Nigeria×1
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBroadly provides tools to help local businesses improve customer experience, generate reviews, and build customer relationships.
Marketing TechSaaSOakland, US
Assaf Arkin(Director)Seth Levine(Director)Joshua Melick(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAimee (LaFont) Leifer· per SEC Form D
A robotics and AI company creating state-of-the-art companion robots to revolutionize human-centric care.
Pasadena, US
Maja Mataric(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Lee(Director)Paolo Pirjanian(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJason Schoettler· per SEC Form D · $25M raise · filed Nov 2022
Santa Clara, US
Sebastien Boyer(Director)Tjarko Leifer(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Palomares(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBruce Leak(Director)Clay Mitchell(Director)
Board seatJason Schoettler· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Mar 2025
Happiest Baby manufactures smart sleep products for infants, including the SNOO bassinet which uses gentle motion and swaddling to help babies sleep safely.
ConsumerHardware
Board seatPaolo Pirjanian· per SEC Form D · $40M raise · filed Dec 2019
Boulder, US
Jason Mendelson(Director)Paul Berberian(Executive Officer, Director)Jim Booth(Executive Officer)Greg Warnock(Director)Brad Feld(Director)Michael Capps(Director)
Board seatJason Schoettler· per SEC Form D · $158.5K raise · filed Jul 2020
Built 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)Forest Baskett(Director)
Advanced ManufacturingWellesley, US
Cristina Peters(Director)David Peters(Executive Officer, Director)Wesley Atamian(Director)
DISQO provides a cross-platform advertising measurement platform that tracks brand and performance incrementality across media channels including social, TV, programmatic, and digital.
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.
E-commerceFintechRetail TechMexico City, MX
Maximiliano Echeverria(Founder)inFernando de la Torre(Founder)in
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.
Crypto & Web3FintechLagos, NG
Ben Eluan(Founder)inIsrael Akintunde(Founder)inOsezele Orukpe(Founder)in
Grid Aero develops autonomous aircraft and flight autonomy systems focused on contested logistics and defense sustainment for the U.S.
Defense TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Brandon Florian(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Kroll(Executive Officer)Chinmay Patel(Executive Officer)Arthur Paul Dubois Taine(Founder / Aerospace Engineering Leader)
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.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Yujie Huang(Co-Founder, CEO)Eric Ma(Co-Founder, CSO)James O'Brien(Co-Founder)
EeroQ is building quantum computers using single electrons trapped on superfluid helium and standard CMOS chip fabrication, aiming for a scalable large-scale quantum computer based on the electrons' magnetic spin states.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
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.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Parallel Domain creates synthetic data for autonomous systems development, addressing data generation bottlenecks in the industry.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechRoboticsMenlo Park, US
Kevin McNamara(Founder & Chief Product Officer)Sunil Nagaraj(Director)
Cambridge, US
Russell Louis Tedrake(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Clark Malloy Burchfiel(Executive Officer, Director)Kerri M. Fetzer-Borelli(Executive Officer)David Marvin Slaughter Johnson(Executive Officer)Adrien David Gaidon(Executive Officer)Colin Beirne(Director)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Calibrate Ventures invest at?
- Calibrate Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Calibrate Ventures's typical check size?
- Calibrate Ventures typically writes checks of $5M.
- 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.
- Does Calibrate Ventures lead rounds?
- Calibrate Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJason Schoettler - Calibrate Ventures
LA Venture Podcast · Jason Schoettler
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Co-investors · 33
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