Fundraising FoxDepartment of Energy — 2016 Investments
81 investments dated 2016 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Infleqtion builds neutral-atom quantum computers, precision quantum sensors, and related software, and works on integrated photonics to scale quantum systems.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingLouisville, US
Dana Anderson(Founder)inPranav Gokhale(Chief Technology Officer)inPaul Lipman(Chief Revenue Officer)inJason D. Hall(Chief Legal Officer)inIlan Hart(Chief Financial Officer)inMatthew J. Kinsella(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough VictoriaCaruso VenturesForma PrimeGlynn Capital ManagementIn-Q-TelMaverick Ventures+8 more
Advanced Ceramic Fibers (ACF) manufactures high-performance composite fibers made from metal carbides and carbon cores, designed for extreme-temperature and demanding applications in aerospace, nuclear, space, and energy sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew Materials
Dr. John Garnier(Founder & Co-inventor)
ADA Technologies manufactures energy storage products for specialized defense applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareEnglewood, US
Russ Farmer(President & CEO)Nada Farmer(Vice President & Chief Financial Officer)James Dong(Vice President of Research and Development)Sayan Naha(Vice President, Business Development)
Advanced Energy Materials develops catalysts and adsorbents for petroleum refining, including hydrodesulfurization catalysts, catalytic adsorbents for ultra-deep desulfurization, desulfurizers for low-hydrogen applications, and fuel upgrading catalysts.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Co-investorsKeyhorse Capital
American Ecotech provides air quality monitoring systems and related services including instrument design, data acquisition, and system integration for environmental monitoring projects.
CleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTRhode Island, US
Anasphere develops atmospheric instrumentation and sensors for airborne and balloon-based platforms, serving research institutions and government agencies in meteorological and aerospace applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareIoTLogan, US
Dr. John Bognar
Architecture Technology Corporation (ATCorp) develops advanced engineering solutions for complex systems, with expertise in next-generation networking, cybersecurity, airspace traffic modeling, and high-performance computing.
CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechDeveloper ToolsEdTechMinneapolis, US
Ayar Labs develops co-packaged optics (CPO) technology for AI infrastructure, enabling optical connectivity between thousands of GPUs across data center racks.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Mark Wade(Founder)inAlex Wright-Gladstein(Founder)Chen Sun(Founder)Milos Popovic(Founder)Rajeev Ram(Founder)Vladimir Stojanovic(Founder)
Co-investorsNVIDIAAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBerkeley FrontierBlue Bear VenturesCastor Ventures+27 more
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Catalina Scientific manufactures echelle spectrographs (SE and EMU series) used in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, photoluminescence analysis, and optical emission spectroscopy for elemental and chemical analysis applications in research laboratories and industrial settings.
Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardware
CF Technologies (CF Tech) develops supercritical and critical fluid processes and manufactures related processing equipment, including ASME Code Stamped DurOLok pressure vessels, and provides extraction services using solvents such as CO2, ethanol, and propane.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew Materials
John Moses(Founder & President)
Citrine provides an AI platform for product development used across organizations, with expertise in materials discovery and advanced manufacturing optimization.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareNew MaterialsRedwood City, US
Greg Mulholland(Co-founder & CEO)inBryce Meredig(Executive Officer, Director)inRahim Lakhani(Executive Officer)in
BoardScott Brady(Director)inMark Cupta(Director)inAmar Hanspal(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesB&C Innovation InvestmentsCm VentureDCVC (Data Collective)DYDX CapitalEndeavor8+9 more
CreativeC develops high-performance computing instruments and software solutions for science and engineering disciplines including materials science, computational chemistry, molecular dynamics, drug discovery, and bioinformatics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardware
Ecovia produces γ-PGA-based biopolymers as a biobased alternative to polyacrylate polymers, avoiding microplastics and high greenhouse gas emissions through a proprietary lower-cost manufacturing process.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsAnn Arbor, US
Jeremy Minty(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew C Hertig(Executive Officer)Geoff Horst(Director)Xiaoxia Lin(Director)Caroline Drouart(Director)
BoardJames Agley(Director)
Co-investorsID VenturesKeiretsu Forum
Coulometrics provides battery development services including material evaluation, electrode development, prototype and pilot lithium-ion cell assembly, electrochemical performance testing, and safety/abuse validation.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Editekk develops advanced materials, particularly tungsten-based components, for commercial nuclear fusion reactors and other extreme-environment applications including advanced fission reactors, hypersonic vehicles, and drilling technologies.
Deep TechEnergyNew Materials
Zak Koyn(Owner and CTO)
FPoliSolutions develops technology solutions for nuclear energy stakeholders, offering software and engineering services from project conception through implementation.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyEnterprise Software
Cesare Frepoli(Founder and President)
General Engineering and Research develops and manufactures specialty materials and devices, including functionalized silica nanoparticles, magnetocaloric materials, and thermoelectric components.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew Materials
Dr. Robin V. Ihnfeldt(CEO/Owner)
Operator of datasheets.pro, a search and reference site for electronic component datasheets that combines the breadth of open PDF archives with distributor-style parametric filters, deduplicated canonical part pages, and spec-level source provenance.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechHardware
H-Quest develops a process to produce zero-CO₂ hydrogen and carbon materials from domestic natural gas, aimed at securing supply chains for strategic carbon materials.
CleantechClimate TechNew Materials
Co-investorsIcebook Investments Corp.
Handix Scientific develops aerosol instrumentation for atmospheric research, manufacturing lightweight instruments for unmanned aircraft and ground-based systems to enhance understanding of atmospheric composition and dynamics.
AgTechClimate TechDeep TechHardware
Dr. Ping Chen(Founder and CEO)Pat Keady(Co-founder)Dr. Susanne Hering(Co-founder)
iMicrobes uses synthetic biology to develop cost-effective sustainable materials and replace conventional manufacturing processes.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechHealthtechNew MaterialsSan Francisco, US
Derek Greenfield(CEO)inLiz Clarke(CTO)inNoah Helman(CSO)inAnne-Marie Rosche(Office Manager)
Co-investorsCLI VenturesFirst Bight VenturesJude GomilaJuniperPoint Reyes ManagementStartX+9 more
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NovaTech provides engineering and manufacturing services, including mechanical analysis, thermal analysis, design, and welding operations, primarily serving the nuclear, aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechLynchburg, US
Innovative Wireless Technologies designs and manufactures wireless communication solutions for the public sector, including custom-engineered systems and the SENTINEL™ product line.
Enterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTLynchburg, US
Former employees of GE/Ericsson and Motorola
Introspective Systems develops xGraph, an open-source platform and suite of productivity tools for building, optimizing, and deploying complex software systems and systems of systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePortland, US
Dr. Caryl Johnson(Founder, Chief Innovation Officer)Kay Aikin
Lupine Materials & Technology (LMT) develops optical fiber sensing technology for high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets, providing distributed strain and temperature sensing for applications such as magnetic fusion reactors and advanced motors and generators.
Deep TechEnergyNew Materials
Justin Schwartz(Chief Executive Officer)
Machfu offers MachIO, LoRaWAN-enabled edge hardware that connects sensors in remote or harsh environments to an existing LoRaWAN network.
EnergyHardwareIoTRockville, US
Prakash Chakravarthi(Founder & CEO)inTim Winter(CTO)inVinod Mukkamala(VP of Applications and Protocols)inChinmay Shete(VP of Services & Platform)in
BoardAbhinav Jain(Director)inPradeep Kaul(Director)in
Co-investorsMaryland TEDCOTEDCOTexas HALO FundBlu Venture InvestorsTexas Ventures
Maple Materials uses electrolysis to convert carbon dioxide into graphite and oxygen, producing battery-grade anode material at potentially lower cost than conventional graphite.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Drew Reid(CEO)inDavid Deak(Director)Kenneth Reid(Director)
BoardRayyan Islam(Director)in
Co-investorsY Combinator8090 Industries
Microvi is a biotechnology company that develops MicroNiche Engineering (MNE) biocatalyst systems for water and wastewater treatment, including nitrogen, nitrate, phosphorus, and hexavalent chromium removal, as well as industrial bioprocessing applications.
BiotechCleantechClimate TechHayward, US
Fatemeh Shirazi(CEO)inAli Dorri(Executive Officer)
BoardDr. Dirk Brusis(Director)C. Robert Kidder(Director)Hamid Rabie, Ph.D(Director)
ORPC develops marine renewable energy technology and is collaborating on microgrid solutions with industry partners like Schneider Electric.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware
Christopher R. Sauer(Co-founder, CEO and Board Chairman (retired 2020))John R. Cooper(Co-founder)Paul H. Wells(Co-founder)
Optical Engines designs and manufactures photonic and laser-based systems, including fiber combiners, mode adapters, and fiber amplifiers, serving customers across multiple industries.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardware
Don Sipes(CEO)
Packet Digital develops power systems and power management technologies for autonomous systems operating in air, sea, land, and space, including unmanned aircraft and solar products.
Deep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareIoTRoboticsFargo, US
Terri Zimmerman(CEO)inAndrew Paulsen(CTO)inJeff Jonson(Director)Ronald Robson(Executive Officer)John, Dr. Cook(Director)Linda Pancratz(Director)
Co-investorsDakota Venture Group
Chicago, US
Matthew Shaxted(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Wilde(Executive Officer, Director)Michela Wilde(Executive Officer, Director)
Polestar Technologies develops optical sensing and monitoring systems for research, industrial, and commercial applications, serving biopharmaceutical, medical, defense, and food and beverage sectors.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareIoTMedical Devices
PSG provides systems engineering, software development, and data science services focused on complex system-of-systems design, high-volume sensor data management, and analytics for defense and energy sectors.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechEnergy
Joseph Marvin(Chief Value Officer)Robert Reed(President)Michael McGuire(Chief Operating Officer)Marvin Kleine(Chief Technology Officer)Mike Dezember(Chief Strategy Officer)
Mopine develops hardware and software solutions for advanced manufacturing, including its MiniTensile product line.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
RDI designs and manufactures radiation detector arrays and quality assurance instruments for cancer radiotherapy, including proton therapy systems.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesPhoenix, US
Dr. Evgeny Galyaev(Founder and CEO)
Reaction35 develops proprietary chemical processes that recover and reuse valuable components from industrial waste streams, converting low-value waste into higher-value products.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsSanta Barbara, US
Sasya Bio is an animal nutrition and health company that uses fermentation and microbial genetics to produce dietary supplements aimed at improving animal performance and profitability.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechSt. Paul, US
Goutham Vemuri(Executive Officer, Director)
Savengy manufactures water distillers in various capacities (5 and 100 gallons per day) and develops advanced cooling devices using carbon foam enhanced condensers for thermal management applications.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware
SC Solutions provides custom process control, physics-based modeling, and structural engineering services for the semiconductor, advanced materials, energy, aerospace, and defense industries.
Construction TechDeep TechSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US
Gregory Loy(Co-founder & former CEO/President, Chairman of the Board)Chris Larsen(Chief Executive Officer & President)
Sepion develops advanced polymer separator technology for batteries and other applications including water separation and materials recovery.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsSilicon Valley, US
Peter Frischmann(CEO & Co-Founder)inBrett Helms(CSO & Co-Founder)in
BoardRandy Chan(Director)
Co-investorsACVC PartnersAlumni VenturesCreative VenturesDolby Family VenturesFine Structures VenturesFoothill Ventures+4 more
Solution Spray Technologies develops thermal spray coating technologies, specifically solution plasma spray processes for high-temperature materials applications in industrial sectors such as gas turbines.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsStorrs, US
Eric Jordan(COO)
Twelve transforms CO2 into chemicals, fuels, and materials through carbon transformation technology.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHealthtechNew MaterialsMoses Lake, US
Nicholas Flanders(Founder)inEtosha Cave(Founder)inKendra Kuhl(Founder)inAndrew Cleeland(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMarc-Henri Galletti(Director)Nimesh Shah(Director)
Co-investorsBreakout VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Dolby Family VenturesFifth WallAdvantage Partners Inc.Aera VC+37 more
UbiQD develops and manufactures quantum dot materials and products for controlled-environment agriculture, clean energy, and security applications.
AgTechDeep TechNew MaterialsLos Alamos, US
Hunter McDaniel(Founder and CEO)inMatthew Bergren(Executive Officer, Director)inTony Beams(Executive Officer)Mike Burrows(Executive Officer)
BoardBradley Harrison(Director)inColin Cumming(Director)
Co-investorsClimate Impact CapitalDellin InvestmentsE8 AngelsEPIC VENTURESKeiretsu ForumPhoenix Venture Partners+6 more
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.