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Embedded Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingLos Angeles · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Embedded Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage deep-tech, space, and defense startups, including companies with applications serving the Department of Defense.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
Bill joined Embedded Ventures as Partner in 2023, focused on institutional relationships. He previously sourced aerospace and defense venture investments for a family office and worked at Forge Global and IEQ Capital.
Jenna Bryant is the Co-Founder, CEO, and General Partner of Embedded Ventures, a venture firm she launched in 2020 with Jordan Noone that backs pre-seed and seed startups in digital engineering, advanced manufacturing, and space operations. Embedded holds a first-of-its-kind partnership with the U.S. Space Force's SpaceWERX office through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. Before venture capital, she built a career in deep-tech recruiting after moving to Los Angeles from Alabama to pursue dancing, and also appeared on television shows including Sleepy Hollow and The Detour. She is also Co-Founder of Zoo, an Embedded-incubated company applying machine learning to hardware design.
Jordan co-founded Relativity Space at age 22 and served as its CTO for five years, leading technical direction, 3D printing, and launch vehicle design. He has been named to multiple '30 Under 30' lists and holds an aerospace engineering degree from USC.
Mandy is an advocate for integrating commercial space technology into national security missions. An MIT-trained astronautical engineer and former U.S. Air Force program manager, she was the first President of VOX Space at Virgin Orbit and founded GXO, Inc.
Vonni is a senior talent acquisition leader with a decade of recruiting experience at brands including Google, Target, and The Honest Company. She founded V Talent Search and supports early-stage clients on talent strategy with a focus on technology.
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Embedded Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 15 of 23 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Hardware ×5SaaS ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Defense Tech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Deep Tech ×3Space Tech ×3
HQs:United States×10
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 12023 · 12022 · 42021 · 312 dated
Akash Systems develops thermal management technology called Diamond Cooling, which integrates diamond with semiconductors to dissipate heat and improve efficiency in AI servers.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Alex Carter(Founder & CEO)Felix Ejeckam(Co-founder & CEO)inTy Mitchell(Co-Founder & Board Director)inPamit Surana(Chief Commercial Officer)inDaniel Francis(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsFounders FundKhosla VenturesACME CapitalAngel Collective Opportunity FundARC Angel FundBackstage Capital+13 more
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(Founder)inTrae Stephens(Founder)inJoe Chen(Founder)Joseph Chen(Founder)inMatt Grimm(Founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAlephAliya Capital Partners+112 more
Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms at scale for constellation deployment and critical missions.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Ian Cinnamon(Founder)inMax Benassi(Founder)inMaximilian Benassi(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalerion Space VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Glade Brook Capital PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementJ2 Ventures+15 more
Chromatic is a cloud service that tests user interfaces by scanning every possible UI state across browsers to catch visual and functional bugs, with reviewer assignment and discussion resolution for team sign-off.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Dominic Nguyen(Founder)Tom Coleman(Founder)Zoltan Olah(Founder)
Co-investorsDesigner FundGood Friends
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Chromatic is a platform built on Storybook that runs visual, interaction, and accessibility tests to catch UI issues before release and enforce UI standards across teams.
Developer ToolsSaaS
Dominic Nguyen(Founder)in
Co-investorsMango Capital
Danti provides a search engine for location-based and Earth data, allowing users to query geospatial information from multiple sources through a unified interface.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Jesse Kallman(Founder)in
Co-investorsHumba VenturesOverlineRadius Capital VenturesService Provider CapitalTech Square VenturesRaven One Ventures+2 more
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Inversion develops spacecraft and systems to establish Low-Earth Orbit as an on-demand logistics network for rapid global transportation and defense applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Justin Fiaschetti(CEO, co-founder)inAustin Briggs(CTO, co-founder)in
Co-investorsSpark CapitalY CombinatorACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesDas & Co.Dorm Room+26 more
Daniel Roelker(Founder)in
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelOceans VenturesUpfront VenturesLux Capital
A platform for qualitative research that recruits participants from a global panel or accepts brought-in participants and conducts AI-moderated interviews in 50+ languages.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS
Rick Song(Founder & CEO)inCharles Yeh(Founder)in
Co-investorsm]x[v CapitalSound Media VenturesFathom FundFounders FundGOOSE CapitalIBK Capital+5 more
Persona AI develops modular industrial humanoid robots for skilled physical tasks such as welding, grinding, inspection, fabrication, and maintenance.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Nicolaus Radford(Co-Founder and CEO)inJide Akinyode(Co-Founder and COO)inJerry Pratt(Co-Founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsBaseTwoBig Brain HoldingsFelix JahnGOOSE CapitalK50 VenturesOlive Hill Ventures+9 more
Jerry Pratt(Founder)Jide Akinyode(Founder)Nic Radford(Founder)Nicolaus Radford(Founder)
Co-investorsKorea Investment PartnersSouth Park Commons
Pixxel builds hyperspectral satellite systems and software to monitor Earth's ecosystems, resources, and atmosphere for environmental management and climate action.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechSpace TechPalo Alto, US
Awais Ahmed(Founder)inKshitij Khandelwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAditya Birla VenturesAthera Venture PartnersGlade Brook Capital PartnersgrowX VenturesInventus Capital PartnersLightspeed India Partners+18 more
Skyryse develops SkyOS, a flight-control operating system that simplifies aircraft operation through automated maneuvers, emergency management, and optionally piloted or autonomous flight.
Deep TechDefense TechMobility & TransportationEl Segundo, US
Mark Groden(Founder)inStephen Koo(Executive Officer, Director)inBlake Bilstad(Executive Officer)in
BoardLior Susan(Director)inWill Summerlin(Director)Ethan Batraski(Director)in
Co-investorsCantos VenturesCity LightDas & Co.Flucas VenturesFOG VenturesFontinalis Partners+25 more
An AI system that reviews medical records to verify whether diagnoses are substantiated by available clinical evidence, helping patients reduce billing errors and associated costs.
HealthtechSan Francisco, US
Zoe Holderness(Founder)inPranov Duggasani(Founder)inSanil Chawla(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzAnterra CapitalBlast.ClubDorm RoomGoodFin Ventures+4 more
Truewind automates transaction coding, reconciliation, and close management for accounting teams by converting bank statements and workpapers into GL-ready journal entries and audit-ready schedules.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Lee(Founder)inTennison Chan(CTO)inJina Kim(Director of Customer Success)Greg Konush(Founding Engineer)Renato Menegasso(Founding Engineer)Kathy Cardozo(Head of Recruiting)
Co-investorsBeat VenturesFellowsMyAsiaVCPathlight VenturesRho VenturesScrum Ventures+18 more
Zoo builds Zoo Design Studio, AI-native CAD software featuring Zookeeper, a conversational CAD agent that interprets design intent, reasons and iterates, and generates editable B-rep models on a modern geometry engine.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSLos Angeles, US
Jessie Frazelle(Founder)inJordan Noone(Founder)inJenna Bryant(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDuke Capital PartnersGaingelsJude GomilaMK Venture CapitalPreston-Werner Ventures+4 more
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Chromatic 3D Materials Inc.AkashGenesis SystemsInversionUSPC
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Persona AI · runtimewire.com · Sep 14, 2026
Anduril · geekwire.com · Jul 24, 2026
Truewind · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
Apex Space · newmarketpitch.com · Mar 11, 2026
Skyryse Aviation Technology · techcrunch.com · Feb 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Embedded Ventures made?
- Embedded Ventures has 23 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Embedded Ventures invest at?
- Embedded Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Embedded Ventures focus on?
- Embedded Ventures focuses on Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Space Tech.
- Where is Embedded Ventures located?
- Embedded Ventures is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Who does Embedded Ventures co-invest with?
- Embedded Ventures most often shares deals with Upfront Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, CRV (Charles River Ventures), among 51 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJordan Noone, GP at Embedded Ventures, creating 3D printed rockets & AI disrupting hardware design!
LegendsNLeaders · Jordan Noone
A deeptech skunkworks: Jordan Noone on 3D printing, Relativity, KittyCAD, and Embedded Ventures
Payload · Jordan Noone
Space Tech Expo speaker interview, Jordan Noone, Co-founder & General Partner, Embedded Ventures
SpaceTechExpo · Jordan Noone
STEM Origin Story | Jordan Noone | Relativity, USC Rocketry Club, and Embedded Ventures CLIP of #260
Today In Space · Jordan Noone
What's your Favorite Sci Fi? Jordan Noone | Embedded Ventures | People of Science CLIP of TIS#260
Today In Space · Jordan Noone
Jordan Noone | Space "Beyond Launch", Deep Tech, and Embedded Ventures | People of Science
Today In Space · Jordan Noone
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Co-investors · 12
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