Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — 2017 Investments
57 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
MicroVision develops lidar and perception systems for automotive OEMs, supporting autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationRedmond, US
STEPHEN P. HOLT(Executive Officer)SUMIT SHARMA(Executive Officer)inALEXANDER TOKMAN(Executive Officer, Director)inGlen DeVos(CEO)inJames Byun(Chief Commercial Officer)inDrew Markham(General Counsel & Secretary, Senior Vice President People Operations)in
ALT is a design and manufacturing company specializing in advanced prototyping, custom product development, and AI-powered robotics for clients in healthcare, defense, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechHardwareMedical DevicesNew MaterialsRoboticsSanta Barbara, US
Dr. Jonathon Barton(Founder & Leader)
Fathom is a design and data visualization studio that works with domain experts in healthcare, agriculture, and science to build tools for understanding complex information and datasets.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Ben FryMark Schifferli
Seattle, US
Virginia Emery(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsATEL VenturesE8 AngelsInnova Memphis, Inc.Cavallo VenturesLewis & Clark AgriFood
Bridger Photonics develops Gas Mapping LiDAR technology and analytics to detect and measure methane emissions from oil and gas operations, helping operators reduce emissions, cut costs, and meet regulatory requirements.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyBozeman, US
Pete Roos(Co-founder, Chief Innovation Officer)inBen Little(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsNext Frontier CapitalZEISS Ventures
CAMX Power develops and commercializes lithium-ion battery materials, systems, and safety technologies for commercial and government markets.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsBoston, US
Dr. Kenan Sahin(Founder and CEO)
Helping businesses and governments make cryptocurrencies safe and trusted.
Menlo Park, US
David Jevans(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAditya Singh(Director)Stephen Ryan(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesGalaxy VenturesNeotribe VenturesOwl CapitalThird Point Ventures+2 more
DataJoint builds data platforms and infrastructure for scientific operations, enabling researchers and organizations to create reproducible, scalable, and traceable research workflows powered by AI and automation.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureHouston, US
Dimitri Yatsenko(Founder • Chief Science & Technology Officer)inJim Olson(CEO)in
Co-investorsNina CapitalCapital FactoryInoca Capital
De Novo DNA offers computational tools such as the RBS Calculator, RBS Library Calculator, and Operon Calculator to model transcription, translation, and mRNA decay rates and to design synthetic promoters and ribosome binding sites for tuning protein and enzyme expression.
Dynamic Structures manufactures the SUM-40, a compact piezo ultrasonic motor with integrated amplifier, controller, and optical encoder for closed-loop control applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsFranklin, US
Enthought provides scientific computing services, enterprise scientific software development, and digital transformation for science, applying Python, AI/machine learning, and simulation to research and R&D problems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Eric Jones(Founder, Chairman & CEO)in
Co-investorsTEL Venture Capital, Inc.
Ferric develops integrated voltage regulators and DC-DC power converters using CMOS-integrated thin-film ferromagnetic power inductor technology, delivering high current density and efficiency in compact single-chip packages.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsNew York, US
Noah Sturcken(Executive Officer, Director)inKenneth Shepard(Director)inMaurizio Arienzo(President and Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardSomu Subramaniam(Director)inYi Chen(Director)inAlex Kalnitsky(Director)
Co-investorsNew Science Ventures
Inflammatix develops host-response-based molecular diagnostics tests to identify acute infections and sepsis in emergency and critical care settings.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesBurlingame, US
Tim Sweeney(Co-Founder and CEO)inPurvesh Khatri(Co-Founder and Chief Scientist)inJONATHAN ROMANOWSKY(Co-Founder)in
BoardKENNETH BAHK(Director)MICHAEL RUBIN(Director)DAVID PERSING(Director)
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesNorthpond VenturesInitiate Venture PartnersMarram VenturesOSF VenturesDFJ
Inkbit operates an additive manufacturing platform built on Vision-Controlled Jetting, which combines real-time 3D machine vision with closed-loop feedback and a custom material portfolio to produce dimensionally accurate, multi-material parts.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsMedford, US
Davide Marini(Co-founder & CEO)inJavier Ramos(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Wojciech Matusik(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Steffi Kochbeck(VP Market Development)Guy Menchik(Director)Jason Weber(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesiGlobe PartnersMassVenturesPhoenix Venture Partners
MaxPower develops and manufactures special-purpose lithium-ion and other batteries, including primary, secondary, and reserve types, handling everything from R&D to mid-scale production.
Deep TechEnergyHardware
Dr. David Chua(Founder and President)Dr. Hsu-Ping Lin(Founder and Vice President)
Monterey Technologies applies human-centered systems engineering to the design of complex, critical systems, helping clients improve human and system performance while reducing lifecycle costs.
Deep TechDefense TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPark City, US
Dr. Robert Hennessy(Founder)Dr. Mike McCauley(Founder)Dr. Kirk Conway(Founder)Doug Cherry(Chief Executive Officer)Brian Jeffery(Chief Operating Officer)Brian Shelton(Chief Financial Officer)
optoXense develops photonic (fiber optic) sensing hardware and software, including miniature field-deployable sensing hubs, prognostics and health monitoring systems, and model-based systems engineering tools for synthesizing networked control systems from SysMLv2 models.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSan Ramon, US
Millbrae, US
Edward Liang Yu(Executive Officer, Director)Raymond Choi(Director)Stephen O'Hara(Director)
People Prodigy is a recruitment firm offering permanent, temporary, part-time, and contract staffing services across industries including legal, medical, accounting, technology, and human resources.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechBritish Columbia, CA
Redwire is an integrated aerospace and defense company building space infrastructure, autonomous aircraft, and multi-domain operations technology using digital engineering and AI automation.
Defense TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investorsAE Industrial PartnersIndustrious VenturesSpaceFund
Pembroke, US
Jeffrey Smith(Manager and equity holder of Issuer)
SALSA is a relationship intelligence platform that analyzes multi-source data to uncover associations between people, communications, activities, places, events, and transactions for investigations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSector Agnostic
Sonalysts develops technical solutions for defense and government customers, leveraging a workforce of highly educated professionals with significant military experience.
Deep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechWaterford, US
Dave Hinkle(Founder)Muriel Hinkle(Founder)
Starlab develops a modular security platform designed for embedded and long-lifecycle systems that assumes adversaries may achieve root-level access.
CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechHardwareIoT
Stealth Software Technologies develops privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) that turn cryptographic research into practical software, covering secure multiparty computation, zero-knowledge proofs, searchable encryption, secure cloud storage, and privacy-enhanced blockchain.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeep Tech
Rafail Ostrovsky(Co-founder)
Tau Technologies develops specialized simulation and modeling tools for government applications, including satellite imagery analysis, high-energy laser systems modeling, and pose estimation algorithms.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechAlbuquerque, US
AWS Wickr is an enterprise-grade secure communication platform offering end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice, and video collaboration for organizations handling sensitive information, with compliance certifications including FedRAMP High and DoD IL4/5.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US
Christopher Howell(Executive Officer)inJennifer DeTrani(Executive Officer)Nico Sell(Co-Founder & Chairman)Kara Coppa(Executive Officer)Braden Seely(Executive Officer)York Sell(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersBreyer CapitalDolby Family VenturesGen CapitalIronGate Capital AdvisorsLytical Ventures+1 more
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