Catapult Ventures
Venture capitalSilicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Catapult Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups working at the intersection of hardware, embedded systems, and software, believing the synergies across these domains enable innovations otherwise impossible. It targets founders challenging incumbents in large markets such as automotive, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, construction, logistics, consumer electronics, and healthcare through advances in artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, and IoT. The firm often leads rounds but also syndicates alongside like-minded investors, reserving significant capital for follow-on rounds and leveraging relationships with later-stage investors to help catalyze future financings for its companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 29 of 40 portfolio companiesHardware ×17AI & Machine Learning ×15Deep Tech ×14Robotics ×11Defense Tech ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×5Biotech ×5Space Tech ×4
HQs:United States×22United Kingdom×3
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×53 founders×44+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Georgia Institute of Technology ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Tel Aviv University ×2University of California, Davis ×2University of Notre Dame ×2University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×10Business & Management ×4Computer Science ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. ×2Intel Corporation ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2
6 founders hold a PhD (of 24 with degree data)
Investments · 40 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 32024 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 315 dated
ANELLO Photonics develops silicon photonics-based inertial navigation systems, specifically its SiPhOG platform, which delivers optical gyroscope performance in a chip-scale form factor for GPS-denied environments.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Dr. Mario Paniccia(Co-Founder and CEO)Avi Feshali(Founder)in
Co-investorsIronGate Capital AdvisorsLockheed Martin VenturesMana VenturesHCVCIn-Q-TelMESH+1 more
Biorelate provides AI-led biomedical data curation for the biopharma industry, extracting cause-and-effect evidence from scientific literature to support drug discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureSaaSManchester, GB
Daniel Jamieson(Founder)in
Co-investorsMaven Capital PartnersYFM Equity Partners
Eridu develops networking infrastructure optimized for artificial intelligence workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSaratoga, US
Drew Perkins(CEO and founder)inBrian Kinard(Executive Officer)in
BoardJagdeep Singh(Director)Dipender Saluja(Director)Wen Hsieh(Director)inChristian Gallagher(Director)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesMatter Venture PartnersOUP (Osage University Partners)Socratic PartnersZelda VenturesBlack Opal Ventures+13 more
Mythic builds analog processing units based on compute-in-memory architecture designed to run AI workloads efficiently in real-world applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Taner Ozcelik(CEO / Board Member)inSteven Pho(CFO)
Co-investorsLinse CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)S3 VenturesAtreides ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)Lockheed Martin Ventures+12 more
OpenLight Photonics develops photonic integrated circuits and systems for data center, telecommunications, and sensing applications.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsGoleta, US
Gregory Fish(Director)Alexander Fang(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Carter(Chief Executive Officer)inJames Dixon(Chief Financial Officer)inVolkan Kaman(Vice President, Operations)inJohn Parker(Senior Director, Engineering)in
Co-investorsMatter Venture PartnersIceNineSnatched VenturesBosch Ventures
Array Labs develops radar technology for aerospace and other leading industries.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Andrew Peterson(Founder)inJose Isaac Robledo(Founder)in
Co-investorsACVC PartnersAera VCClearance Venture PartnersDellin InvestmentsK Street CapitalKOMPAS VC+13 more
Biostate AI is a biotech company that develops AI-driven solutions for the life sciences and medical research sectors.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHouston, US
Timothy Kassis(Co-Founder & Head of AI)inAshwin Gopinath(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)inEva Miao(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccelMatter Venture PartnersGaingelsMana Ventures
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CADY provides AI-powered schematic analysis that reviews Netlist and BOM files to detect design flaws, errors, and best-practice violations in high-density PCB designs within minutes.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRamat Hasharon
Or Shabtai(Director)inGilad Shapira(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTal Ben Porath(Director)Nimrod Cohen(Director)inAvidan Aryeh Ross(Director)
Co-investorsATOORO FUNDRoot Ventures Manager, LlcTAU VenturestoDay VenturesRoot Ventures
Camect makes an AI-powered smart camera hub and network video recorder that filters false alerts and detects people, animals, and deliveries from IP and cloud security cameras.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTMountain View, US
Arup Mukherjee(Founder)Chao Liu(Founder)
Co-investorsUNION Labs Ventures
Cyclone Labs builds ultra-maneuverable autonomous underwater robotic systems capable of rapid three-dimensional movement for maritime operations.
Deep TechDefense TechRobotics
Co-investorsTyche Partners
Domatic provides a distributed control system that powers and communicates with building fixtures including lighting, ventilation, sensors, and HVAC elements through a shared low-voltage bus architecture.
Construction TechHardwareIoTPropTech
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesThird Sphere
Elroy Air develops autonomous hybrid-electric aircraft for heavy-payload cargo delivery, serving commercial logistics, defense, and humanitarian customers.
Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsCalifornia, US
Dave Merrill(Executive Officer, Director)Clint Cope(Director)Andrew Clare(CEO)in
BoardDarren Liccardo(Director)in
Co-investorsShield CapitalSnowpointAster CapitalCity LightHCVCHemisphere Ventures LLC+11 more
FlightWave Aerospace and Red Cat Holdings operate in the uncrewed systems and drone technology sector, serving commercial, recreational, and defense markets.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsCalifornia, US
Thompson(CEO)RED CAT Thompson(CEO)
Co-investorsDecisive PointMarque VenturesWorldQuant Ventures
Santa Clara, US
Melissa Horton(CFO)inMichael Horton(Director and CEO)Yudan Yi(Director)
Co-investorsCraft VenturesMulticoin Capital
A consortium and organization working to accelerate the development of therapeutics, vaccines, and products to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through multiple innovation platforms.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechAlderley Park, GB
Professor Janet Hemingway(iiCON Founding Director)Dr Pete Jackson(Infex Therapeutics CEO)
Co-investorsPerscitus LLP
ElastixAI co-designs reconfigurable FPGA-based hardware, system software, and model-level optimization as a unified stack to run AI inference workloads at lower cost and power.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSeattle, US
Mahyar Najibi(Founder)
Co-investorsFUSETyche PartnersUbiquity Ventures
Path Robotics develops AI-powered robotic welding systems that adapt in real-time to part variations, serving manufacturers in heavy industry, critical infrastructure, defense, and energy sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsColumbus, US
Andy Lonsberry(Founder & CEO)Alex Lonsberry(Founder)in
BoardNick Solaro(Director)in
Co-investorsDrive CapitalMatter Venture PartnersPresidio VenturesTaiwania CapitalXplorer CapitalYamaha Motor Ventures+7 more
Pickle Robot develops physical AI-powered robots to automate truck unloading and other logistics processes in supply chains.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsCambridge, US
AJ Meyer(Founder & CEO)inAriana Eisenstein(Founder & CTO)inDan Paluska(Founder & VP of Robotics)inPeter Santos(Executive Officer)in
BoardJoel Stenson(Director)Omar Asali(Director)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Hyde Park Venture PartnersRRE VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalToyota Ventures
Polymath develops core autonomy software for off-highway robots, providing modular planning, safety, and infrastructure tools to help robotics programs accelerate development and deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Stefan Seltz-Axmacher(Founder)inIlia Baranov(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesIndustrious VenturesThursday VenturesTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Undeterred CapitalY Combinator
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Proveca is a paediatric-focused pharmaceutical company that develops, licenses, and distributes medicines designed specifically for children, including conducting clinical trials for safety, efficacy, and age-appropriate formulations.
BiotechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodMedical DevicesManchester, GB
Simon Bryson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlbionVC
Pyka develops all-electric cargo aircraft for military logistics applications.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Michael Norcia(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inNathan White(Co-Founder, Head of Flight Operations)inKyle Moore(Co-Founder, Software Fellow)inChuma Ogunwole(Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)MetaplanetObvious VenturesPerot JainPiva Capital+8 more
Resonado is a hardware design and engineering lab focused on improving the acoustic performance of audio products.
Deep TechHardwareMedia & Entertainment
Brian ChoinChristian FemriteinErikc Perez-PerezinPeter Moeckelin
Co-investors500 GlobalChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Dorm Room468 CapitalConnetic Ventures
Ripcord uses robotics and AI to digitize paper documents and extract data, transforming unstructured information into accessible, structured digital files for enterprise use.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRobotics
Alex Fielding(Director & Ripcord Co-Founder)inSam Fahmy(President and CEO)in
Co-investorsIcon VenturesKleiner Perkins15th RockComet LabsFOG VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLC+10 more
SpinLaunch develops a kinetic orbital launch system that uses a rotating accelerator to propel satellites into space at ultra-high speeds, reducing fuel and structural requirements compared to traditional rockets.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLong Beach, US
Jonathan Yaney(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Mejia(Executive Officer)inDavid Wrenn(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardKerry Propper(Director)inWen Hsieh(Director)inAntonio Ruiz-Gimenez(Director)in
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsLauder PartnersLobby CapitalTeam GlobalATW PartnersMana Ventures+2 more
Strella makes sensors that monitor ethylene, the gas that drives ripening in fruits and vegetables, to track produce freshness across the supply chain.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechHardwareSeattle, US
Katherine Sizov(Executive Officer, Director)inJacob Jordan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardEric Linn(Director)Nolan Paul(Director)inBrett Topche(Director)in
Co-investorsDorm RoomMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value PartnersNextFab VenturesRed & Blue VenturesSiddhi Capital+4 more
Thesis develops reusable, steerable microballoons for routine access to the stratosphere (40,000–130,000 feet), enabling persistent surveillance, communications relay, and atmospheric research for defense, intelligence, commercial, and scientific applications.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechInsurTechSpace TechDenver, US
Andrew Antonio(CEO & Co-Founder)inJared Leidich(CTO & Co-Founder)inJared Liedich(Executive Officer)
BoardNick Moran(Director)inAlan Eustace(Director)Darren Liccardo(Director)in
Co-investorsTechstarsUNION Labs VenturesAltos VenturesDenver VenturesLavrock VenturesLerer Hippeau+2 more
Urban Machine uses AI-powered robotics to reclaim wood waste from construction and demolition sites, removing metal fasteners and processing it into premium lumber products for reuse.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyCleantechConstruction TechRobotics
Andrew Gillies(CTO & Co-Founder)Eric Law(CEO & Co-Founder)Alex Thiele(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsUNION Labs Ventures
ZeroMatter is building a scalable simulation platform with extensible tooling aimed at making simulation more accessible for solving real-world problems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSaaS
Ian Glow(Founder)in
Co-investorsCategory VenturesPebblebedSpark CapitalAE Industrial PartnersMana Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Advanced FarmAdvanced Farm TechnologiesEngine MLFlightwave Aerospace SystemsFull Speed AutomationLeft Hand RoboticsOculiiOculliOnshored GNSS Solutions for Drones/RoboticsPictor
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
CADY · kalkine.ca · Aug 14, 2026
Sancho · chiesaditotti.com · Aug 7, 2026
Pyka · dailyaibrief.com · Jul 2, 2026
Infex Therapeutics · trial.medpath.com · May 15, 2026
Anello Photonics · tectonicdefense.com · May 6, 2026
Hyfix Spatial Intelligence · dronexl.co · Apr 17, 2026
Zeromatter · hnvr.medium.com · Apr 9, 2026
Urban Sky · spacedaily.com · Mar 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Catapult Ventures made?
- Catapult Ventures has 40 tracked investments, including 9 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Catapult Ventures invest at?
- Catapult Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Catapult Ventures's typical check size?
- Catapult Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Catapult Ventures focus on?
- Catapult Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Construction Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is Catapult Ventures located?
- Catapult Ventures is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
- Does Catapult Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Catapult Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Catapult Ventures co-invest with?
- Catapult Ventures most often shares deals with HCVC, UNION Labs Ventures, Matter Venture Partners, among 103 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 12
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.
Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.
Baruch Future Ventures is a climate-tech focused family investment firm that backs entrepreneurs building companies in the climate economy.
Atreides Management, LP is an investment firm that applies a crossover strategy, investing in technology and consumer companies across both public and private markets with a long-term perspective.
Conductive Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs unconventional, often-overlooked founders building capital-efficient companies across diverse geographies.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Amadeus Capital Partners is a technology investment firm that backs founders building complex, science-led and deep tech businesses, supporting them over the long term as they scale internationally.
Trucks is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the future of transportation, backing ideas that make mobility decarbonized, safer, and more accessible.
AV8 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs startups across healthcare, enterprise, financial services and deep-tech, aiming to help founders build category-defining companies.
Snowpoint backs dual-tech companies that serve both commercial and government/defense markets, leveraging deep industry knowledge to help entrepreneurs navigate regulatory complexities and deliver innovation for national security and societal value.
Firms observed investing alongside Catapult Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Catapult Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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