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Embark Ventures
Venture capitalLos Angeles · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
Also known as Embark · EMBARK MANAGEMENT LLC
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Investment thesis
Embark Ventures backs ambitious teams at the pre-seed and seed stage building deep tech companies with breakthrough proprietary technology that offers a highly defensible competitive advantage. The firm targets startups capable of transforming multi-billion dollar industries. Its investment focus spans bio-healthcare, material science, software and computing, manufacturing and industrial, robotics and automation, and sensors and semiconductors. The firm positions itself as a frontier and deep technology investor, with interests including machine learning, cybersecurity, and robotics.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 23 of 29 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Hardware ×8Robotics ×8Biotech ×6Medical Devices ×5Deep Tech ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×4SaaS ×3
HQs:United States×19Canada×1
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12022 · 32021 · 12020 · 22019 · 12018 · 110 dated
Pasadena, US
Andrew Singletary(Cofounder)Aaron Ames(Director)Thomas Gurriet(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsTenOneTen VenturesFREEFLOW
Builds automated kitchen systems using robotics to produce consistent, affordable meals at scale.
FoodTechHardwareRobotics
Travis Kalanick(Founder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesFifth WallGreycroft+7 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)in
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-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Fifty YearsGarage CapitalHeuristic Capital PartnersJude GomilaUpHonest Capital+2 more
Irvine, US
Harry Xu(President (CEO),Treasurer/CFO)
Co-investorsUpHonest Capital
CellFE develops microfluidics technology and instrumentation for cell therapy manufacturing, serving biotech researchers and clinical teams.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesAtlanta, US
Alla Zamarayeva, PhD(CEO & Co-founder)inTodd Sulchek, PhD(CSO & Co-founder)Alex Alexeev, PhD(Co-founder)Alla Zamarayeva(CEO & Co-founder)inTodd Sulchek(CSO & Co-founder)inAlex Alexeev(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsDynamk CapitalCota CapitalElm Street VenturesGreatPoint VenturesM VenturesKhosla Ventures
Elemind is a wearable neuromodulation headband that uses AI-enhanced technology to help users fall asleep faster and return to sleep during the night without medication.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & Fitness
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)in
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersFikaGraph VenturesIntel CapitalKhosla VenturesNearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.+9 more
Foundry Robotics develops AI-driven, modular robotic cells focused on assembly for domestic U.S. manufacturing.
San Francisco, US
Emmanuel Lamacchia(Founder)inAdarsh Kulkarni(President of Issuer)in
Co-investorsTranspose Platform Management
inVia Robotics builds autonomous mobile robots and AI-driven software to automate order fulfillment and inventory control in warehouses.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaS
Lior Elazary(Co-Founder & CEO)inDan Parks(Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer)inRandolph Voorhies(Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer)inKurt Nantkes(Chief Revenue Officer)inKristen Moore(Chief Marketing Officer)inMike Kleiman(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesHitachi VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Point72 VenturesQualcomm VenturesUpfront Ventures
Izote is a fermentation technology company developing an anaerobic process for industrial biomanufacturing.
BiotechDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsBee PartnersFREEFLOWFTW VenturesJuniperRedstick VenturesCourtyard Ventures+1 more
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Jiko provides T-bill-backed accounts that automatically invest corporate cash in U.S.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Stephane Lintner(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAnthem Venture Management, LlcCore Venture CapitalDigital Currency GroupNycaNyca Partners+10 more
K2io provides intelligent observability and automated issue remediation for modern cloud-native applications, with specialized capabilities for monitoring AI agents, LLMs, and multi-cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsGreatPoint Ventures
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)inSemion Saykin(Executive Officer)Alan Aspuru-Guzik(Executive Officer)inAshish Kulkarni(Chairman and CEO)in
BoardTong Hui(Director)Andrew Krowne(Director)in
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesBantam GroupFlybridge Capital PartnersOne Way VenturesPropagator VenturesSafar Partners+4 more
Kula is an AI-native applicant tracking system that combines sourcing, CRM, screening, scheduling, interview note-taking, and analytics into a single hiring workflow.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Achuthanand Ravi(Founder)inSuman Kumar Dey(Founder)in
Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersSquare Peg CapitalTogether FundAgFunderBoxGroupCollaborative Fund+8 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(CEO / BOD)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)inBabak Raeisi Nia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter Lee(Director)inScott Brady(Director)inSam Smith-Eppsteiner(Director)in
Co-investorsAIX VenturesAlumni VenturesATEL VenturesAtento CapitalBalerion Space VenturesCadron Capital Partners+13 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)inChris Torrence(Executive Officer)inSam 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)inBenjamin Stabler(Founder)inMatt Soule(Founder)in
BoardJoshua Posamentier(Director)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesInterwoven VenturesRiot VenturesAnthos CapitalCollaborative Fund
Prophetic manufactures wearable headbands with ultrasonic transmitters designed to enhance lucid dreaming and dream recall.
HardwareWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsEntrada VenturesEv3 Ventures LlcProgressionSpacecadet VenturesPortal VenturesSilverCircle
Platform for high-throughput material property simulation based on quantum mechanics.
Cambridge, US
Toru Shiozaki(CEO and Co-Founder)
BoardGuanhua Chen(Director)Garnet Chan(Chief Visionary Advisor and Co-founder)
Co-investorsAbies VenturesKyoto University Innovation CapitalUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.2xN
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)inLogan Farrell(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersBrick Mortar VenturesCybernetix VenturesMorpheus VenturesRiot VenturesSoundproof Ventures+1 more
Pronto builds off-road autonomous haulage systems (AHS) designed for rugged industrial environments such as mines and quarries.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Bibhrajit Halder(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAlexei Andreev(Director)in
Co-investorsFoundamentalMonta Vista CapitalAutotech VenturesBain Capital VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesBuilders VC+9 more
Soaring Tech develops autonomous heavy-lift unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for carrying payloads across military and civilian missions such as contested logistics and disaster response.
Defense TechLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
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)inJeremiah H. Holleman III(Executive Officer, Director)Pieter Vorenkamp(Founder)inKurt Busch(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Director)Samir Kumar(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAtlantic Bridge VenturesBosch VenturesCarnrite VenturesGroom InvestmentIntel Capital+8 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
Adam Stager(Founder & CEO)inRyan Berard(Founder)inVishnu Somasundaram(Founder)in
Co-investorsRedstick VenturesSoundboard Venture FundSpacecadet VenturesUndeterred CapitalVersion One VenturesGarage Capital+2 more
Truvian builds an on-site blood diagnostics platform that combines clinical chemistry, immunoassay, and hematology testing in a single compact instrument.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSan Diego, US
Dena Marrinucci(Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer)inMichael J. Mina(Chief Medical and Strategy Officer)in
Co-investorsDns CapitalGreatPoint VenturesWittington VenturesDomain AssociatesMedical Excellence CapitalXB Ventures+1 more
Via Separations makes industrial membrane filtration systems that cut the energy used in thermal separation processes.
Cambridge, US
Brent Keller(Executive Officer, Director)inShreya Dave(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardKatie Rae(Director)inArunas Chesonis(Director)in
Co-investorsATEL VenturesAzolla VenturesCapTableClimate InvestmentPrime Impact FundSafar Partners+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Seqonce
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsSafeAIacq. by Pronto
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMachina Labs · machinalabs.ai · Feb 4, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Embark Ventures made?
- Embark Ventures has 29 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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 teamPeter Lee - Embark Ventures
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Yipeng Zhao | Embark Ventures: Raising Seed Capital and Building MVP for Scientific Founders
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