Comet Labs
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 8 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Comet Labs began as a fund investing in AI startups but recognized that such companies typically face challenges beyond fundraising when building businesses. In response, the firm created its Labs programs, structured environments designed to help startups build and scale. By partnering with established industry brands, Comet Labs gives startups access to resources and expertise they would otherwise lack. The programs are aimed at helping both startups and partners uncover how AI and robotics can transform sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, construction, transportation, and others.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 8 people
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What they invest in
from 25 of 39 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Hardware ×10Robotics ×9IoT ×6Deep Tech ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Enterprise Software ×2Healthtech ×2
HQs:United States×22China×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×63 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Stanford University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
Sandia National Laboratories ×2Stanford University ×2
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2017 · 22015 · 12014 · 14 dated
Berkeley, US
Will Glaser(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersCrunchFundPropel Venture PartnersRidge VenturesTuesday CapitalVU Venture Partners+1 more
San Francisco, US
Todd Huffman(Executive Officer, Director)Megan Klimen(Executive Officer)
BoardJoshua Wolfe(Director)Matt Ocko(Director)Adam Goulburn(Director)inAdam Goulborn(Director)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Dimension CapitalDolby Family VenturesLux CapitalOS Fund
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GamingMedia & Entertainment
AirMap builds airspace information and traffic management software for low-altitude drone operations; acquired by DroneUp in 2021.
Santa Monica, US
Gregory McNeal(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Marcus(Founder)in
BoardBilal Zuberi(Director)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalLux CapitalOne Planet GroupR/GA VenturesSony Ventures CorporationWonder Ventures+2 more
Akin builds frontier AI models and AI-powered software and hardware, with a stated focus on "Public Benefit AI" and human wellbeing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsSpace CapitalReinventure Group
Uses high-performance 3D depth sensors for embedded applications including facial recognition and object scanning.
Jackson, US
David M Bloom(Director)Rob Christensen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardYin Qi(Director)Richard Irving(Director)
Co-investorsSamsung Catalyst Fund
AMP builds AI-powered automated sorting systems for waste recycling infrastructure, enabling material recovery and improving separation purity for recycling facilities globally.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyRoboticsColorado, US
Matanya Horowitz(Founder & CEO)inTimothy Stuart(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Ross(Executive Officer)inRobert Norris(Executive Officer)inBeth Dec(Executive Officer)Robert Kreamer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCollaborative FundGV (Google Ventures)Prelude VenturesRange VCSequoia CapitalValor Equity Partners+1 more
Arch builds agentic AI that acts as a virtual factory expert, analyzing manufacturing data to identify root causes and give operators, engineers, and shift leaders prescriptive next steps in real time.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTPalo Alto, US
Andrew Scheuermann(CEO & Co-founder)inTim Burke(CTO & Co-founder)inJennifer Davis(Chief Operating Officer)inBen Freeman(SVP of Engineering)inGus Shahin(Director)
BoardMichael Goguen(Director)in
Co-investorsHCVCMerus CapitalNeotribe VenturesTwo Bear CapitalUlu VenturesUncork Capital
Cobalt Robotics provides an AI-powered physical security monitoring platform that connects access control systems, video feeds, and edge devices to automate incident investigation and response for enterprise security operations centers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Erik Schluntz(Director)inTravis Deyle(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementFlucas VenturesGen CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCStorm VenturesBloomberg Beta+3 more
Co-investorsGreen Meadow VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, Llc
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
HealthtechBoise, US
Hassinger David(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsNovalis BiotechPantera Capital
Esperanto Technologies developed the ET-SoC-1, a RISC-V based inference chip with over a thousand low-power cores, along with AI/HPC compute servers for generative AI inference, high-performance computing, and mixed AI+HPC workloads.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsR136 Ventures
A robotics company, formerly known as IAM Robotics, now operating as Onward Robotics; the page is only a rebranding redirect notice and provides no further detail.
RoboticsPittsburgh, US
Tom Galluzzo(Executive Officer, Promoter)inJoel Reed(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardVik Srinivasan(Director)Nael Kassar(Director)Nety Krishna(Director)
Co-investorsFusion
InsightRX builds precision dosing and clinical decision support software for hospitals, using pharmacokinetic models that are continuously retrained on de-identified patient data aggregated across participating institutions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sirj Goswami, PhD(Founder)inSirj Goswami(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inRON KEIZER(Director)inSRIJIB GOSWAMI(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardASHOK KRISHNAMURTHI(Director)
Co-investorsFundersClubGreatPoint VenturesHealthX VenturesOSF VenturesWorldQuant VenturesLeawood Venture Capital Llc+1 more
San Carlos, US
Jonathan Binney(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrandon Alexander(Director)inDhiraj Singh(Director)Eric Chin(Director)in
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalCrunchFundHemisphere Ventures LLCInnovating CapitalTuesday CapitalAmplify Partners CV+6 more
Lightform develops design tools for projected augmented reality, combining computer vision and hardware to enable interactive visual experiences.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardware
Co-investorsCrunchFundPresence CapitalTuesday CapitalDolby Family Ventures
Tailos makes Rosie, an AI-powered commercial robotic vacuum sold to businesses on a rental subscription basis for cleaning operations such as hotels.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Micah Green(Founder)in
Co-investorsRed Beard VenturesOctave Ventures Llc
Co-investorsSprint Vc
Matternet designs, builds, and operates autonomous drone delivery networks for fast, low-cost, zero-emission package transport, with applications in healthcare and commerce.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsDRONE FUNDFlucas VenturesSony Ventures CorporationLocus VenturesOS Fund
Megvii (旷视) develops AI technology built on its self-developed Brain++ productivity platform (including the MegEngine deep learning framework), offering AIoT products such as facial-recognition access terminals, smart cameras, analysis boxes, and AI servers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoT
Qi Yin(Founder)in
Co-investorsLenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG)GGV Capital
Co-investorsACVC PartnersCatapult VenturesConductive VenturesSv Tech Ventures, Inc.R7 Partners
ADI OtoSense provides a Smart Motor Sensor and Smart Maintenance System that monitor electric motor health, using self-learning sensors to detect abnormalities and prevent unplanned downtime.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoTCambridge, US
Sebastien Christian(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBand of AngelsKeiretsu Forum
Percolata provides machine-learning-based forecasting and optimization for retailers and restaurants, predicting hourly sales, foot traffic, and takeout orders so businesses can optimize staffing, delivery, and marketing budget allocation.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechPalo Alto, US
Greg Lin Tanaka(Director, President, Chief Executive Officer. and Treasurer)
BoardJin Park(Director)Andreas Weigend(Director)
Co-investorsAmasiaAndreessen HorowitzFoundation CapitalMenlo Ventures7BC Venture CapitalKarlin Ventures+4 more
This appears to be a sports streaming platform (Xoilac TV) rather than Plutoshift.
Climate TechConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Prateek Joshi
Co-investors500 Global
Point One develops precision navigation technology for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and mobile systems.
AI & Machine LearningIoTMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Aaron Nathan(Co-founder/CTO)inMike KurdzielinKaren LeineweberinRyan DoughertyinBryan Galusha(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJesse Beyroutey(Director)in
Co-investorsBaukunstCoral CapitalHemi Ventures, LlcKhosla VenturesLudlow VenturesRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.+2 more
PRENAV uses drones, LiDAR, 3D analytics, and deep learning to automatically identify damage in infrastructure structures like bridges, dams, and cell towers.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechSan Carlos, US
Asa Hammond(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Schuett(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMar Hershenson(Director)
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCMI VenturesNTT DOCOMO VenturesRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Blumberg Capital+4 more
Preteckt uses AI and vehicle sensor data to provide predictive maintenance software that detects issues early, speeds up diagnostics, and reduces breakdowns.
AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSMemphis, US
Krishnaraj Inbarajan(Executive Officer, Director)Peter BassainSasha KucharczykinPeter Alexander Kucharczyk(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMark Licht(Director)Jan Bouten(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalElev8.vcInnova Memphis, Inc.Las Olas Venture CapitalLaunch TennesseeXG Ventures+2 more
Co-investorsBee PartnersHemisphere Ventures LLCOlive Tree CapitalV1 VC
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 RockCatapult VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCLux Capital+9 more
Roost makes smart home water leak and freeze detection devices that send notifications to users through a mobile app when water damage risks are detected.
HardwareInsurTechIoTPropTechSunnyvale, US
Co-investorsDCM VenturesWakestream Ventures
Shaper Tools makes the Origin, a handheld, auto-correcting CNC.
San Francisco, US
Joseph Hebenstreit(Executive Officer, Director)Ilan Moyer(Executive Officer, Director)Alec Rivers(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsGreen Meadow VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, LlcXG Ventures
Simbe provides retail inventory and monitoring solutions combining computer vision, robotics, RFID, and fixed sensors for retail businesses.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechRoboticsSouth San Francisco, US
Brad Bogolea(CEO)inMirza Akbar Shah(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRyan Gembala(Director)inSubodh Gupta(Director)inJay Douglas Knafel(Director)inDavid Pakman(Director)
Co-investors7percent VenturesActivant CapitalAnorak VenturesEastward Capital PartnersHemisphere Ventures LLCPathbreaker Ventures+9 more
Transcend Robotics designs and manufactures specialized robots for defense and tactical operations, including breaching, surveillance, and multi-mission platforms.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Andrew Ferguson(CEO, Co-Founder, & Chairman of the Board)
WiBotic makes wireless charging hardware and fleet energy management software for robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles, using adaptive antenna tuning to charge across different battery chemistries, voltages, and charging rates.
EnergyHardwareRoboticsSeattle, US
Benjamin Waters(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joshua R Smith(Director)
BoardPingrong Yu(Director)Michael Li(Director)Robert Wetzel(Director)Mark Rogers(Director)
Co-investorsThe W FundWisemont CapitalTsing Capital
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDeepvisionacq. by NXP
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
PRENAV · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
AMP Robotics · intelligence360.news · Jul 14, 2026
Preteckt · startupfundraising.com · Jun 16, 2026
Matternet · stattimes.com · May 29, 2026
WiBotic · jaredwatkins.com · Mar 31, 2026
Point One Navigation · finsmes.com · Nov 21, 2025
Cobalt Robotics · promusventures.com · Sep 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Comet Labs made?
- Comet Labs has 37 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Comet Labs invest at?
- Comet Labs invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Comet Labs focus on?
- Comet Labs focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Comet Labs located?
- Comet Labs is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Comet Labs co-invest with?
- Comet Labs most often shares deals with Hemisphere Ventures LLC, CrunchFund, Tuesday Capital, among 94 tracked co-investors.
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