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Calibrate Ventures

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Pasadena · Seed–Series A · 16 people tracked

Also known as calibrate · CALIBRATE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Calibrate Ventures believes global industry is undergoing its most significant technology transformation in over a century, with AI and robotics at its core. The firm identifies technical breakthroughs that are ready to intersect with large-scale market opportunities and backs technical founders solving present-day problems with deep tech. It views productivity as the driver of the next industrial revolution, where automation takes on dangerous or repetitive jobs so people can pursue safer, more fulfilling work. Calibrate targets sectors including transportation and logistics, food and agriculture, health, and manufacturing, while keeping humans at the center of its mission to enable more sustainable and fulfilling lives.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$5M
HQ
Pasadena, California, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
5 investments
AUM
$175M
VC funds
18
Tracked investments
48
Acquisitions
4

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Dunlap Kevin· General Partner
Henrik Christensen· Senior Advisor

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Calibrate Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 40 of 48 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×25Robotics ×12Advanced Manufacturing ×9Enterprise Software ×9Hardware ×8Deep Tech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5Developer Tools ×5

HQs:United States×31Mexico×1Nigeria×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 22 portfolio companies
36%
solo founders
8 of 22 mapped founding teams
39%
repeat founders
of 31 founders with career history
~1.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 10 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×82 founders×53 founders×54+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Harvard University ×3The Wharton School ×3Harvard-Westlake School ×2Princeton University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×12Computer Science ×10Finance & Accounting ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history

Google ×3Aurora ×2BattleBots ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Microsoft ×2Qualcomm ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

6 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)

Investments · 48 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 42025 · 42024 · 22023 · 12022 · 42021 · 32020 · 42019 · 32018 · 22017 · 330 dated

Broadlybroadly.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2018 · $10M

Broadly is an AI-powered customer engagement platform for local service businesses that helps them earn online reviews, manage their reputation, and convert website visitors into booked jobs.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSOakland, US

Assaf Arkin(Director)inJoshua Melick(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSeth Levine(Director)in

Board seatAimee (LaFont) Leifer· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)FoundryTeam Builder Ventures

Embodiedembodied.me𝕏Series A · Nov 2022 · $22MDefunct

A robotics and AI company creating state-of-the-art companion robots to revolutionize human-centric care.

Pasadena, US

Maja Mataric(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJohn Lee(Director)Paolo Pirjanian(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatJason Schoettler· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGrishin RoboticsJAZZ Venture PartnersSony Ventures CorporationIntel Capital

Farmwise Labsfarmwiselabs.comMar 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Santa Clara, US

Sebastien Boyer(Director)Thomas Palomares(Executive Officer, Director)Tjarko Leifer(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBruce Leak(Director)inClay Mitchell(Director)

Board seatJason Schoettler· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Mar 2025

Co-investorsCastor VenturesGV (Google Ventures)SBXiXplorer CapitalFall Line CapitalLemnos VC+1 more

Happiest Babyhappiestbaby.comin𝕏Nov 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

Happiest Baby manufactures smart sleep products for infants, including the SNOO bassinet which uses gentle motion and swaddling to help babies sleep safely.

ConsumerHardwareLos Angeles, US

Harvey Karp(Founder)inNina Montee Karp(Founder)in

BoardBilal Zuberi(Director)in

Board seatPaolo Pirjanian· per SEC Form D · $40M raise · filed Dec 2019

Co-investorsAngel Capital ManagementDG Daiwa VenturesFOD CapitalGreycroftGV (Google Ventures)Lauder Partners+3 more

aiXplainaixplain.comin𝕏Seed · Apr 2023 · $8M

Aixplain provides an enterprise platform for deploying adaptive agentic AI systems that organizations can understand, trust, and fully control.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticSan Jose, US

Hassan Sawaf(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsPi CampusTransform Capital ManagementTransform VCWa'ed Ventures

Built Roboticsbuiltrobotics.comin𝕏Sep 2017

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)inAndrew Liang(Founder)

BoardForest Baskett(Director)in

Co-investorsBuilding VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Next47Pascal CapitalPerot Jain+9 more

Collaborative Roboticsco.botinApr 2024 · $100M

Collaborative Robotics (Cobot) develops robots and AI systems, including humanoid-style robots designed to work alongside people, for use in industries such as healthcare and logistics.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSeattle, US

Brad Porter(Founder)inJane Mooney(Co-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance)inSteph Tryphonas(Founder)in

Co-investorsBison VenturesGeneral CatalystSequoia CapitalIndustry VenturesKhosla VenturesLux Capital+6 more

Diveplanediveplane.com𝕏Sep 2022 · $25M

Howso (formerly Diveplane) builds understandable, explainable AI that lets users make decisions directly from data instead of relying on black-box neural networks, and offers an open-source engine.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRaleigh, US

Chris Hazard(Co-founder)inMichael Resnick(Co-founder)Michael Capps(Co-founder & Advisor)in

Co-investorsShield Capital

EeroQeeroq.comin

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

Nick Farina(Founder)inDavid Ferguson(Co-Founder)inJohannes Pollanen(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalJosephine CollectivePropellant VenturesVCapital

Every Motherevery-mother.comin𝕏Seed · May 2020 · $2M

Every Mother provides evidence-based exercise programs focused on core and pelvic floor health for women across different life stages.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessBrooklyn, US

Leah Kellerin

Co-investorsCourtside VenturesTechstarsSerena VenturesThe Fund

Farmwisefarmwise.io

Advanced ManufacturingWellesley, US

David Peters(Executive Officer, Director)Sebastien Boyer(Founder)Sebastien Boyer Thomas Palomares(Founder)Thomas Palomares(Founder)

BoardCristina Peters(Director)Wesley Atamian(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesATEL VenturesBasis Set VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Array Ventures Management LlcCalibrate Management+1 more

Feedback LoopinAcquired

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

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonBonfire VenturesMarch Capital PartnersTransmedia CapitalValuestream Ventures

Fluxpaywithflux.cominJun 2026 · $5M

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)inTom Alcorn(Software Engineer)in

Co-investorsY Combinator01Ventures8VCBain Capital VenturesClout CapitalGlasswing Ventures+6 more

Fluxiflux.appin𝕏Jun 2026 · $5M

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)inFernando de la Torre(Founder)inMaximiliano Echeverria(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlori VenturesY Combinator8VCBain Capital VenturesGlasswing VenturesGraph Ventures+8 more

Fluxaskflux.aiin𝕏

Flux is a code-first analytics platform that derives engineering insights directly from commits, pull requests, and GitHub repository activity rather than tickets or reported status.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsGlasswing VenturesTrue Ventures

FortyFive Labsfortyfive.ai

FortyFive builds a cloud-based platform and developer tools for hosting, sharing, and streaming simulated robotics environments, plus a virtual-to-real pipeline that turns symbolic simulations into photorealistic training data.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsRoboticsCambridge

Co-investorsSamsung Next

Gistgist.aiin𝕏Sep 2025 · $40M

Gist provides brand visibility and advertising solutions for the generative AI marketplace, offering custom AI search, engagement tools, and data-powered insights to help brands and marketers maintain visibility and performance in AI-driven digital environments.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechPasadena, US

Bill Gross(CEO of ProRata & Gist)

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesMayfield FundBettor CapitalBold Capital PartnersJDS SportsMVP Ventures+2 more

Gray Mattergraymatter-robotics.comin𝕏Seed · Aug 2022 · $20M

GrayMatter Robotics builds AI-powered robotic systems, marketed as Factory SuperIntelligence, that perform physically demanding industrial manufacturing tasks with high precision and reduced material waste.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsGardena, US

Ariyan Kabir(Founder)in

BoardAlex Rubalcava(Director)inBrual Shah(Director)

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBow CapitalNGP CapitalPathbreaker Ventures+4 more

Grid Aerogrid.aeroinNov 2024

Grid develops uncrewed, long-range cargo aircraft ("Lifter") that carry heavy payloads over thousands of miles, operated as a distributed, autonomous mesh network managed by small ground teams.

Defense TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsPalo Alto, US

Alex Kroll(Executive Officer)Chinmay Patel(Co-founder & CTO)inArthur Paul Dubois Taine(Founder / Aerospace Engineering Leader)Arthur Dubois(Co-founder & CEO)inBrandon Florian(Co-founder & CCO)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBison VenturesCommonweal VenturesGeodesic CapitalUbiquity VenturesVirginia Venture Partners

Hdwlatch.cominAcquired

A company that provides access control and building management solutions, extending beyond traditional locks to support the full operational ecosystem of buildings.

Enterprise SoftwareIoTPropTech

Brian Jones(Founder)E. Michael Jones(Founder)Luke Schoenfelder(Founder)Thomas Meyerhoffer(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpaca VCAnsa CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalCamber CreekCorigin VenturesExpansion Venture Capital+13 more

Howsohowso.comin𝕏Seed · Oct 2020

Howso develops explainable and interpretable AI systems designed for transparency and trustworthiness, serving researchers, academics, and Fortune 500 enterprises across sectors including finance, healthcare, and government.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRaleigh, US

Chris Hazard(Co-founder)inMichael Resnick(Co-founder)

BoardMichael Capps(Advisor)

Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersWolfpack Investor NetworkShield Capital

Incidentincident.ioin𝕏Dec 2025 · $4.6M

incident.io Investigations is an AI agent for incident response that automatically triages incidents, gathers evidence from logs, code, telemetry, and deployment history, and generates hypotheses about what broke and why.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Stephen Whitworth(Founder)inChris Evans(Founder)inPete Hamilton(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundavraIndex VenturesInsight PartnersMantis CapitalMaximilian Stoiber+4 more

Kronos AIkronosai.coin

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)inEric Ma(Co-Founder, CSO)inJames O'Brien(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsPerceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc

Manifoldmanifold.aiin

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 SoftwareNewton, US

Vinay Seth Mohta(Founder)inVivek Mohta(Founder)inSourav Dey(Founder)inRajendra Koppula(Founder)in

Co-investorsSK VenturesTq Ventures LlcWestern Technology Investment

Manifoldmanifold.markets

Manifold is a social prediction market platform where users trade play-money shares on the likelihood of future events across politics, technology, sports, and other domains.

ConsumerFintechMarketplacesSector AgnosticSocial

Co-investorsBoxOne VenturesLeonis CapitalSoma CapitalIndustry VenturesReach CapitalTq Ventures Llc

Manifoldmanifoldindustries.aiin

Manifold builds autonomous warehouse robots that perform case picking, palletizing, and trailer loading/unloading, combined with orchestration software that connects to existing ERP, WMS, and WES systems.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsLos Angeles, US

Joshua Ibrahim(CTO)inNicolas Yeh(CEO)inAustin Chen(Founder)James Grugett(Founder)inStephen Grugett(Founder)

Co-investorsY Combinatora16z cryptoIndustry VenturesReach CapitalSoma CapitalTq Ventures Llc

Output Biosciencesoutputbio.cominSeed

Output builds generative AI models trained on biological data to discover and develop medicines.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York City, US

Adi Mashiach, MDMirella MashiachEthan Jones(Head of Biology)Matt Singer(Technical Recruiter)Nicole Nagel(Recruiter)Zach Walter(Recruiter)

Co-investorsAble PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalIcebook Investments Corp.Olive Tree CapitalY CombinatorFirst Round Capital+7 more

Oxipital AIoxipitalai.comin𝕏

Oxipital AI builds AI-based machine vision technology, including its V-CORTX platform, cameras, and no-code dashboards, for inspection and vision-guided robotics applications.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Co-investorsMaterial ImpactScale Venture PartnersTyson New Ventures

Parallel Domainparalleldomain.comin𝕏Series A · Mar 2018 · $30M

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)inZack Novak(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundFoundryMarch Capital PartnersRRE VenturesUbiquity Ventures+2 more

Prorata Aiprorata.aiin𝕏

ProRata builds attribution and revenue-sharing solutions for AI search, tracking how licensed content is used and sharing revenue with content creators and publishers.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentPasadena, US

Bill Gross(Founder & CEO)inMarcia Goodstein(Executive Officer)inSusan Aledort(Executive Officer)Nagraj Kashyap(Director)inNicholas Thompson(Director)

BoardDakin Sloss(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBold Capital PartnersFirestreak VenturesLink VenturesMVP VenturesRevolution+4 more

Rangeviewrangeview.comin

Rangeview develops and manufactures advanced cast components for turbine engine programs, serving defense and aerospace customers such as Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechEnergyHardware

Cameron Schiller(Founder)inAeden Gasser-Brennan(Founder)in

Co-investorsMantis CapitalMarque VenturesPathbreaker VenturesShield CapitalTenOneTen Ventures

Realizedrealized1031.cominSeries A · Sep 2019 · $6M

Realized operates a platform that facilitates 1031 exchanges—tax-deferred property swaps—and provides wealth management services to help real estate investors diversify portfolios and optimize after-tax returns.

FintechPropTechAustin, US

David Wieland(Founder)inDavid Dahill(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Ingraham(Director)Kevin Dunlap(Director)

Regardregard.comin𝕏Seed · Feb 2021 · $5M

Regard builds healthcare technology that makes patient medical records fully accessible to clinicians at the point of care, enabling more informed diagnosis and documentation.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechLos Angeles, US

Co-investorsFoundryOak HC/FTTechstarsWavemaker Three-Sixty HealthTenOneTen Ventures

Regardwithregard.comJun 2022

Regard builds an AI clinical insights platform that reviews EHR data to suggest diagnoses and draft clinical notes for physicians.

Eli Ben-Joseph(Founder)Nate Wilson(Founder)Thomas Moulia(Founder)

Co-investorsMachina VenturesPLG VenturesStartXByers CapitalFoundryLux Capital+5 more

Senseisenseirobotics.com

Sensei connects robotics companies with human operators to collect real-world training data at scale.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketplacesRoboticsBoston, US

Anubhav Guha(CEO)inJohn Piotti(CTO)inJoana Rafael(Founder)Nuno Moutinho(Founder)Paulo Carreira(Founder)Vasco Portugal(Founder)

Co-investorsLotus Venture PartnersY CombinatorAlpha Square GroupBright Pixel CapitalLeadX Capital PartnersNetwork VC+2 more

SigIQsigiq.ai

SigIQ builds AI-powered 1:1 tutors designed to deliver personalized private tutoring to students at the cost of computation rather than the price of human tutors.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechBerkeley, US

Karttikeya Mangalam(Founder)inKurt Keutzer(Founder)

Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersGSV VenturesHouseLaude Ventures

Soft Robotics Inc.softroboticsinc.cominJan 2020

Soft Robotics Inc. rebranded as Oxipital AI after divesting its robotic gripper business to the Schmalz Group in August 2024, shifting its focus to machine vision inspection and defect detection technology.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsBedford, US

Jeff Beck(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardGeorge Whitesides(Director)inAdam Sharkawy(Director)inCarmichael Roberts(Director)inRory O'Driscoll(Director)inKevin Dunlap(Director)

Co-investorsIn-Q-TelTekfen VenturesHoneywell VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalMaterial ImpactScale Venture Partners

SteadyMDsteadymd.comin𝕏Seed · Jan 2017Acquired

SteadyMD operates a telehealth platform that connects clinicians with remote care opportunities across the United States, serving over 200,000 patients while providing flexible work arrangements and support services for healthcare providers.

Digital HealthFuture of WorkHealthtechSt. Louis, US

Yarone Goren(Founder)inGuy Friedman(Founder)in

BoardChris Cooper(Director)Deena Shakir(Director)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCerity Partners VenturesCrosscut VenturesDraper AssociatesFirst Trust Capital PartnersHyde Park Venture Partners+8 more

Sydekick Roboticssydekick.botin𝕏

Sydekick offers a Physical AI platform that lets manufacturing teams and system integrators train, orchestrate, and deploy autonomous robots and actuators using its Efficient Behaviour Models (EBMs), which run on the edge and learn tasks from a company's own operational data.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Phil Howie(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesCalibrate Management

Trellis Researchtrellis.lawin𝕏Series A · Oct 2021 · $14.1M

Trellis operates a legal research and analytics platform focused on U.S. state trial courts, making trial court filings, dockets, rulings, and motions searchable across jurisdictions.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechLegalTechSaaSLos Angeles, US

Nicole Clark(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCraft VenturesTechstarsHeadlineMastercard Start PathOkapi Venture CapitalRevel Partners+1 more

TruckLabs, Inctrucklabs.com𝕏Series A · May 2019 · $11Macquired by ConMet

TruckLabs (part of ConMet) makes TruckWings, a tractor-mounted aerodynamic device that closes the gap between a truck's tractor and trailer to reduce drag, improve fuel efficiency, and lower CO2 emissions.

CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Co-investors515 VenturesDorm RoomFusionX VenturesIndustrious VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcBlue Bear Capital Partners

Vibraniumvibraniumlabs.aiinSeed · Sep 2025 · $5M

Vibraniumlabs builds Vibe OnCall, an AI-agent system for incident response that detects failures, investigates logs, identifies root causes, and executes remediations from verified runbooks with human approval gates.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Sang Lee(Founder)inTim Hwang(Founder)inTanny Kang, JD(Founder)inCharles Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsDigital Currency Group

Waldenwaldenrobotics.comin𝕏May 2026

Walden Robotics develops general-purpose robots that combine hardware, software, and physical AI systems for deployment in manufacturing and logistics environments.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsCambridge, US

Russell Louis Tedrake(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Burchfiel(Founder)inKerri M. Fetzer-Borelli(Executive Officer)David Marvin Slaughter Johnson(Executive Officer)Adrien David Gaidon(Executive Officer)Russ Tedrake(Founder)

Co-investorsDeviation CapitalColle Capital PartnersNextView VenturesShine CapitalThe E14 FundGlasswing Ventures+7 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

OrbotixFilldFlux CyberGray Matter RoboticsThe Mintable

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.

Exits · 4

4 acquisitions · showing 1

TruckLabs, Incacq. by ConMet

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Calibrate Ventures made?
Calibrate Ventures has 48 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
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, Mobility & Transportation, 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.
Who does Calibrate Ventures co-invest with?
Calibrate Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, B Capital Group, March Capital Partners, among 92 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Calibrate Ventures back?
Across 10 deals with disclosed amounts, Calibrate Ventures has joined rounds of $5M – $100M (median $10.5M).

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Co-investors · 33

Techstars

Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

$220K
Foundry

Foundry invests in early-stage startups and venture funds across multiple sectors. The firm builds a portfolio-based network connecting portfolio companies with other investors and entrepreneurs.

$250K – $15M
Shield Capital

Shield Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm backing companies developing technologies in artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space, focused on the intersection of commercial technology and national security.

March Capital Partners

March Capital is an early-growth venture capital firm investing in frontier technology companies focused on the AI revolution, partnering with founders to build category-defining businesses.

Both backed · 2
Parallel DomainFeedback Loop
TenOneTen Ventures

TenOneTen Ventures is an early-stage venture firm based in Los Angeles that invests primarily in B2B and AI/infrastructure startups, backing founders as a hands-on partner.

Both backed · 2
$500K – $5M
Ubiquity Ventures

Ubiquity Ventures is a seed-stage institutional venture capital firm investing in 'software beyond the screen' — B2B startups applying AI and software to physical, real-world problems.

$1M – $3M
Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $50M
True Ventures

True Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that has backed founders since 2005, partnering at the earliest moments of company building.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $3M
NextView Ventures

NextView Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that works closely with founders, providing hands-on support to help build companies from inception to scale.

Both backed · 1
$250K – $4M
Oak HC/FT

Oak HC/FT is a venture and growth equity firm that partners with founders in healthcare and fintech across a company's lifecycle.

Both backed · 1
Next47

Next47 is a venture capital firm that invests early, focusing on the product itself before metrics or hype, partnering with founders to help them scale from initial concept to growth.

Both backed · 1
Costanoa Ventures

Costanoa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs a select group of founders solving hard problems, offering long-term partnership, operational expertise, and hands-on support.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $8M
▶21 more co-investors

Serena VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcJAZZ Venture PartnersTop Tier Capital PartnersFusionX VenturesUncork CapitalKleiner PerkinsEverywhere VenturesCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalAmazon Alexa FundOUP (Osage University Partners)Autotech VenturesAmplify.LAMoment Ventures, LlcAnkona CapitalBroadway Venture PartnersTeam IgniteTandem Capital

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