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First Spark Ventures, Llc — 2023 Investments

4 investments dated 2023 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Inlyteinlyteenergy.comJun 2023 · $8M

Inlyte Energy manufactures iron-sodium battery energy storage systems for utility-scale and industrial applications.

CleantechEnergyHardwareBerkeley, US

Antonio Baclig(Founder & CEO)Will Gent(Cofounder & VP of Engineering)in

BoardRichard Wang(Director)inLaurie Menoud(Director)in

Co-investorsAt One VenturesCollaborative FundTechEnergy VenturesValo VenturesClimate Capital

Normalnormal.aiin𝕏Jun 2023 · $8.5M

Normal is an applied research lab focused on AI for hardware design, providing data and evaluation methods to advance AI capabilities.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US

Anson Yu(CEO)inHudhayfa Nazoordeen(Founder)inAntonio Martinez(Founder)Faris Sbahi(Founder)Matthias Tan(Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorArcTern VenturesBase Case CapitalDrive CapitalGolden VenturesMichael Chen+3 more

Normalnormal.devJun 2023 · $8.5M

Normal builds open, AI-powered building automation software for portfolio managers, replacing siloed legacy systems with unified dashboards and centralized control across multiple properties.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsArcTern VenturesZigg CapitalDrive CapitalLaude VenturesMicron VenturesSamsung Catalyst Fund

Normal Computingnormalcomputing.comin𝕏Jun 2023 · $8.5M

Normal Computing develops software and hardware infrastructure optimizing AI models for physical systems through custom silicon design and advanced EDA tools.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

Faris Sbahi(Executive Officer, Director)inAntonio Martinez(Founder)inMatthias Tan(Founder)inAaron Sisto(Director)inYui-Hong Matthias Tan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSteve Fu(Director)in

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalDrive CapitalMicron VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundSamsung NextView Different

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