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Venture capitalChicago · Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Exposition Ventures focuses on early-stage foundational and frontier technologies it judges to have a high probability of becoming central to the coming industrial age. Its interests include machine learning, quantum computing, robotics, advanced materials, edge and next-generation compute, industrial automation, sensors and IoT, cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, digital twins, and industrial data infrastructure. The firm emphasizes deep technical and operational expertise among its principals, applying an expert eye to assess which innovations are 'probable' rather than merely possible, and then helping to build practical businesses around those technologies across the industrial value chain.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & curatedWhat they invest in
from 14 of 23 portfolio companiesAdvanced Manufacturing ×9AI & Machine Learning ×6Hardware ×6Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×5B2B Marketplaces ×2Cybersecurity ×2Deep Tech ×2
HQs:United States×9Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×63 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
Ursinus College ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×7Business & Management ×3Chemistry ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Kepware Technologies ×3PTC ×3University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ×3IBM ×2Microsoft ×2
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32024 · 25 dated
AMESA builds a platform for developing autonomous AI agents that optimize and control industrial processes, using company data and operator expertise, often trained on digital twins.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
KENCE ANDERSON(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inXAVIER GEERINCK(Director)inKence Anderson(Founder)in
BoardANDREW MCMAHON(Director)MICHAEL DOLBEC(Director)
Co-investorsGS FuturesHannah Grey VenturesMomenta Ventures
Aras provides product lifecycle management (PLM) software for engineering and manufacturing organizations to manage product design, configuration, and data across their operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAndover, US
Peter Schroer(Founder and former CEO)in
BoardRodman E. Van Sciver(Director)Don Dodge(Director)William Nyhan(Director)Harry Ruda(Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupBoston Harbor AngelsGolub GrowthSavano Capital PartnersGI Partners
Azul3D provides a 3D-printing manufacturing platform for producing prescription lenses and other optical parts, using its proprietary HARP continuous printing technology to create layerless polymer parts.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsChicago, US
James Hedrick(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsGS Futures
Carbon provides 3D printing hardware, photopolymer resins, and computational design software that brands use to design, develop, and manufacture high-performance products.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsRedwood City, US
Joseph M. DeSimone(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph DeSimone, PhD(Co-Founder & Board Member)inPhilip DeSimone(Co-founder & Office of the CEO)inSteve Nelson(Launch CEO & Co-founder)inEd Samulski, PhD(Advisor & Co-founder)inAlex Ermoshkin, PhD(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsSequoia CapitalBMW i VenturesEshelman Ventures, LLCFounders Circle CapitalG2 Venture PartnersNext Legacy Partners+1 more
Catalant is a consulting platform that provides capital strategy and investment planning services to enterprises, helping them optimize capital allocation across CapEx, OpEx, and M&A through structured frameworks and AI-enabled intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Pat Petitti(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsJonathan KraftMark CubanScott BelskyGoldfinch PartnersTectonic VenturesGE Ventures+4 more
C-Motive designs electric motors and machines for renewable energy generation, electric mobility, and industrial applications, with a focus on reducing carbon emissions through improved efficiency.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyHardwareMadison, US
DANIEL COLIN LUDOIS(Executive Officer)KATHERINE GERAMITA(Executive Officer)Barbara Ziemer(Executive Officer)in
BoardMATTHEW MAROON(Executive Officer, Director)Justin K. Reed(Executive Officer, Director)JOHANNA WOLFSON(Director)in
Co-investorsAzolla VenturesClean Energy VentureCollaborative FundEvergreen Climate InnovationsPrime Impact FundStarlight Ventures
Frenos builds security solutions for operational technology (OT) environments, drawing on deep industry experience in OT product development and offensive security.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTCharlotte, US
Harry Thomas(Executive Officer)inBrian Proctor(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Profittlich(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Janke(Director)in
Co-investorsDataTribeMomenta VenturesRiptide Ventures
HighByte builds the HighByte Intelligence Hub, an industrial DataOps software product that solves data architecture and integration problems for manufacturing and industrial operations.
Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureIoTPortland, US
Torey Penrod-Cambra(Chief Communications Officer)inJohn Harrington(Chief Product Officer)inTony Paine(CEO)inAron Semle(Chief Technology Officer)inSteven Curtis(Vice President of Sales)in
BoardBen Sampson(Director)in
Co-investorsStandard InvestmentsCEI VenturesMomenta VenturesGE VenturesMaine Venture Fund
MacroFab operates a software platform for contract electronics manufacturing, connecting businesses to a network of manufacturing facilities and generating itemized quotes and production-ready orders from uploaded design files.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesHardwareSaaSHouston, US
Mikhail Govshteyn(Director)Christopher Church(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJason Seats(Director)in
Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersBMW i VenturesCathexis VenturesDentsu VenturesEdison PartnersFoundry+2 more
memQ develops quantum networking technology that entangles matter qubits with light to connect multiple quantum systems, building an extensible quantum network architecture using integrated photonics and advanced materials.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Sean Sullivan(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdenBaseHyde Park Venture PartnersOcean Azul PartnersQuantonationTranspose Platform Management
Colorado maker of custom precision optics using laser-chemical machining, with online instant quoting and days-scale turnaround.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareLongmont, US
Jeremy Goeckeritz(Chief Executive Officer, Founder)in
BoardYoav Lurie(Director)in
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersAccess Ventures
OLOID provides passwordless authentication and identity access management for frontline and deskless workers using shared devices, supporting login via biometrics, badges, NFC, and device-based verification.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESHoneywell VenturesOkta Ventures
Steadi is an AI-driven platform for logistics teams that combines freight rate management, root-cause cost analysis, and automated workflows to identify where operational freight spend is slipping and prevent budget overages.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsConnetic VenturesPropellant VenturesService Provider CapitalHyde Park Angels
Xaba develops xCognition Cognitive Control, a generative AI platform that lets industrial robots, CNCs, and PLC-based systems self-program and adjust control logic without manual coding.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsToronto, CA
Co-investorsHazelview VenturesHitachi VenturesBDC Capital CorporationImpact Venture Capital
Yaletown is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies aiming to modernize industries and support a sustainable future.
Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedUCeed FundsVerdex CapitalBDC Capital Corporation
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Cognitive Industrial Controllers PlatformElectrostatic Motors CompanyIndustrial Autonomous AI PlatformManufacturing AI PlatformOn-demand Business Expertise SoftwareOn-demand OpticsOpsmateaiPLM and Digital Thread Solution
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFrenos · securityweek.com · Jul 28, 2026
Xaba · finsmes.com · Apr 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Exposition Ventures made?
- Exposition Ventures has 23 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Exposition Ventures invest at?
- Exposition Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Exposition Ventures focus on?
- Exposition Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware, IoT, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is Exposition Ventures located?
- Exposition Ventures is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Who does Exposition Ventures co-invest with?
- Exposition Ventures most often shares deals with Momenta Ventures, BMW i Ventures, GS Futures, among 39 tracked co-investors.
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