Embark Ventures
Venture capitalLos Angeles · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
Also known as EMBARK MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Embark Ventures backs pre-seed and seed stage deep tech startups led by ambitious founders. The firm seeks teams building breakthrough proprietary technology that creates a strong, defensible competitive advantage capable of transforming multi-billion dollar industries. Areas of focus include bio-healthcare, material science, software and computing, manufacturing and industrial, robotics and automation, and sensors and semiconductors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 19 of 24 portfolio companiesHardware ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7Robotics ×7Biotech ×5Logistics & Supply Chain ×4Deep Tech ×3Medical Devices ×3AgTech ×2
HQs:United States×14Canada×1
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12022 · 12020 · 14 dated
Builds automated kitchen systems using robotics to produce consistent, affordable meals at scale.
FoodTechHardwareRobotics
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesSV AngelAlpha Square Group+5 more
Attivare develops AI-powered personalized immunotherapy treatments using a proprietary biomaterial scaffold (ATTImmune) that delivers immune agonists directly to tumor microenvironments, aiming to reduce systemic toxicity in cancer and infectious disease treatment.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesNatick, US
Edward Doherty(Executive Officer)Jessica McDonough(Director)Joaquim Trias(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardZeshan Muhammedi(Director)
Co-investorsMBX CapitalUlu VenturesAxial VC
Avro Life Sciences develops platform technology for novel drug delivery through passive transdermal administration.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWaterloo, CA
Shak Lakhani(Founder)inKeean Sarani(Founder)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsGarage CapitalHeuristic Capital PartnersUpHonest CapitalWaterloo Accelerator CentreY Combinator
Irvine, US
Harry Xu(President (CEO),Treasurer/CFO)
Co-investorsUpHonest Capital
CellFE develops a microfluidic-based gene editing technology and a benchtop device for research and process development of cell therapies.
BiotechHardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsCota CapitalDynamk CapitalGreatPoint VenturesM VenturesKhosla Ventures
FieldAI builds foundation models and AI systems for robots operating in unstructured field environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Ali Agha(CEO)inShayegan Omidshafiei(AI and Science Lead)inDavid Fan(Chief Technology Officer)inSebastian Scherer(Director of Fieldable Embodied AI)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersFikaGraph VenturesIntel CapitalKhosla VenturesNearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.+9 more
San Francisco, US
Emmanuel Lamacchia(Founder)Adarsh Kulkarni(President of Issuer)
inVia Robotics provides warehouse automation through a Robotics-as-a-Service subscription model, combining autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), an AI-powered Warehouse Execution System, and monitoring teams.
Logistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaS
Lior Elazary(Founder)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesHitachi VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Point72 VenturesQualcomm VenturesUpfront Ventures+1 more
Izote is a fermentation technology company developing an anaerobic process for industrial biomanufacturing.
BiotechDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsBee PartnersFREEFLOWFTW VenturesJuniperRedstick VenturesCourtyard Ventures+1 more
Jiko provides banking infrastructure for corporate cash management backed by U.S.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Stephane Lintner(Founder & CEO)inRakesh Motwani
Co-investors500 GlobalCore Venture CapitalDigital Currency GroupNycaNyca PartnersRadicle Impact+4 more
Kebotix uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and laboratory automation to discover and develop new materials and molecules.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsCambridge, US
Dennis Sheberla(Executive Officer)Semion Saykin(Executive Officer)Alan Aspuru-Guzik(Executive Officer)inAshish Kulkarni(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTong Hui(Director)Andrew Krowne(Director)in
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesBantam GroupFlybridge Capital PartnersOne Way VenturesPropagator VenturesSafar Partners+3 more
Kula Bio develops bacterial propagation and feeding systems that enhance the nitrogen-fixing capabilities of naturally occurring microbes for agricultural applications.
AgTechBiotechNatick, US
Daniel Nocera(Director)Harrison Yoon(Executive Officer, Director)inWilliam Brady(Director)
BoardJamie Goldstein(Director)inYide Alan Jiang(Director)Russ Wilcox(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesCollaborative FundiSelect FundLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalPillar VC+4 more
Machina Labs builds and operates software-defined factories using AI-guided robotics to manufacture complex metal structures and components from digital designs.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsChatsworth, US
Edward Mehr(Executive Officer, Director)Babak Raeisi Nia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Lee(Director)Scott Brady(Director)inSam Smith-Eppsteiner(Director)in
Co-investorsAIX VenturesAtento CapitalBalerion Space VenturesCadron Capital PartnersCongruent VenturesHelium-3 Ventures+10 more
Optimal Dynamics develops a Transportation Decision System that uses advanced analytics and AI to optimize operations and automate decision-making for enterprise trucking companies and carriers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainPrinceton, US
Daniel Powell(Co-founder and CEO)inWarren Powell(Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer)inTony Adams(Executive Officer)Chris Torrence(Executive Officer)Sam Woodward(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Droesch(Director)in
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSBessemer Venture PartnersFitz Gate VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalFusionKoch Disruptive Technologies+5 more
Parallel manufactures automated, battery-electric rail vehicles to enable railroads to serve shorter routes and lower-density markets traditionally served by trucking.
CleantechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainLos Angeles, US
John Howard(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Soule(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Stabler(Founder)Matt Soule(Founder)
BoardJoshua Posamentier(Director)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesRiot VenturesAnthos CapitalCollaborative Fund
Prophetic manufactures wearable headbands with ultrasonic transmitters designed to enhance lucid dreaming and dream recall.
HardwareWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsEv3 Ventures LlcSpacecadet VenturesEntrada VenturesProgressionSilverCircle
Platform for high-throughput material property simulation based on quantum mechanics.
Cambridge, US
Toru Shiozaki(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGuanhua Chen(Director)Garnet Chan(Director)
Co-investorsAbies VenturesKyoto University Innovation CapitalUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
Rugged Robotics provides an automated construction layout service that prints building layout lines and data directly onto jobsite floors from 3D models, replacing manual chalk-line methods.
Construction TechHardwareRoboticsHouston, US
Derrick J. Morse(Co-founder)Logan Farrell(Co-founder)Derrick Morse(Founder)
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersBrick Mortar VenturesCybernetix VenturesRiot VenturesSoundproof VenturesSuffolk Technologies+1 more
Co-investorsWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Syntiant develops a full-stack edge AI platform combining neural decision processors, MEMS microphones and vibration sensors, and optimized deep learning models to run always-on, low-power intelligence directly on devices.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsIrvine, US
Kurt F. Busch(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jeremiah H. Holleman III(Executive Officer, Director)Pieter Vorenkamp(Founder)Kurt Busch(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Director)Samir Kumar(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAtlantic Bridge VenturesBosch VenturesCarnrite VenturesGroom InvestmentIntel Capital+7 more
Tric Robotics builds autonomous, tractor-scale farm equipment that uses ultraviolet light and an electric bug vacuum for chemical-free pest and disease control, primarily for strawberry farmers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsRedstick VenturesSoundboard Venture FundSpacecadet VenturesUndeterred CapitalGarage CapitalLucas Venture Group+2 more
Via Separations makes industrial membrane filtration systems that cut the energy used in thermal separation processes.
Cambridge, US
Brent Keller(Executive Officer, Director)Shreya Dave(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKatie Rae(Director)inArunas Chesonis(Director)in
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesClimate InvestmentPrime Impact FundSafar PartnersThe Engine Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMachina Labs · businessinsider.com · Aug 17, 2026
Atoms · restauranttechnologynews.com · Aug 1, 2026
Syntiant · valueaddvc.com · Jul 15, 2026
Field AI · newmarketpitch.com · Jul 13, 2026
inVia Robotics · newmarketpitch.com · Jul 13, 2026
Izote · beepartners.vc · Apr 20, 2026
Foundry Robotics · remixreality.com · Apr 10, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Embark Ventures invest at?
- Embark Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Embark Ventures focus on?
- Embark Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Healthtech, New Materials, Robotics, Semiconductors.
- Where is Embark Ventures located?
- Embark Ventures is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Does Embark Ventures lead rounds?
- Embark Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamYipeng Zhao | Embark Ventures: Raising Seed Capital and Building MVP for Scientific Founders
Friday Coffee Meetup presented by Echo-Factory · Yipeng Zhao
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