Grishin Robotics
Venture capitalSilicon Valley · Seed–Late Stage · 24 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm invests at Seed and Series A stages in startups pursuing large consumer markets, including online entertainment, gaming, food, education, and team productivity and collaboration tools. It focuses on consumer and consumerized enterprise businesses aiming to disrupt large and expanding markets. Drawing on prior experience building, operating, and scaling internet businesses from seed through IPO, the firm positions itself as offering an operator's perspective on the entrepreneurial journey.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 24 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
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Founder mafia
The Grishin Robotics mafia →7 people who came through Grishin Robotics went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 20 of 28 portfolio companiesHardware ×6Robotics ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4EdTech ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×4SaaS ×4Enterprise Software ×3Gaming ×3
HQs:United States×14
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Babson College ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
Harvard Business School ×2Harvard University ×2McKinsey & Company ×2NASA Ames Research Center ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12015 · 15 dated
Kadama is a mobile app and social platform that connects students with peer tutors for on-demand homework and essay help across high school and college subjects like math and English.
ConsumerEdTechMarketplacesRedmond, US
Amin Shaykho(Executive Officer, Director)Marwan El-Rukby(Director)
Board seatDmitry Grishin· per SEC Form D
West Hills, US
Matt Casamassina(Executive Officer, Director)Mike DeLaet(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Williams(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDmitry Grishin· per SEC Form D · $1.3M raise · filed Mar 2019
Co-investorsRuna Capital
North Vancouver
Jernej Barbic(Executive Officer)James Francis Jacobs(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Doran Godsall(Executive Officer)
Board seatDmitry Grishin· per SEC Form D · $6.3M raise · filed Mar 2020
Co-investorsMillennium New Horizons
Apaluma builds a data platform for government regulatory agencies that ingests decades of scanned permits, filings, violations, and monitoring feeds and turns them into searchable, structured intelligence mapped to physical locations.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS
Alicia J. Keyes(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalKickstartOverwater Ventures Llc
San Francisco, US
Lief Storer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSean Sullivan(Director)Lawrence Marcus(Director)John Ziesler(Director)
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesBaselineWalden Venture Capital
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsChamaeleon
Club Feast provides corporate catering, office meal programs, and managed office pantry and snack services, sourcing food from local restaurants and delivering to workplaces, events, and conferences.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Ghazi Atallah(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlucas Ventures
Double Robotics manufactures Double 3, a self-driving two-wheeled robot for remote workers and students to participate in hybrid offices and classrooms with physical presence.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
David Cann(Founder/CEO)inMarc DeVidts(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
eero designs and manufactures Wi-Fi mesh networking systems for homes and businesses.
HardwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Nicholas S. Weaver(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Weaver(Founder)inNate Hardison(Founder)in
BoardRobert Coneybeer(Director)inRobert Hayes(Director)in
Co-investorsHomebrewMenlo VenturesQualcomm VenturesFirst Round CapitalIndex VenturesPlayground Global+2 more
A robotics and AI company creating state-of-the-art companion robots to revolutionize human-centric care.
Pasadena, US
Maja Mataric(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Lee(Director)Paolo Pirjanian(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsJAZZ Venture PartnersSony Ventures CorporationCalibrate VenturesIntel Capital
Noise is a platform that connects brands with pay-as-you-go user-generated content (UGC) creators to produce and distribute video and image content across social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Co-investorsService Provider CapitalCapitalize VCFigment CapitalGSRParadigm
Occipital's Twindo turns iPhone/iPad scans, floor plans, and point clouds into accurate, editable CAD and BIM files for architecture, design, and construction professionals.
Construction TechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsK9 VenturesFoundryIntel CapitalShea Ventures, LLC
Ring provides video doorbells and security cameras that allow homeowners to monitor their property and enhance security across indoor and outdoor spaces.
HardwareIoT
Jamie Siminoff(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Energy Impact PartnersFelicis VenturesFlagship PioneeringGreen Meadow Ventures+8 more
RobotLAB is America's largest commercial robotics and AI integrator that sells, deploys, trains, and services robots across hospitality, healthcare, retail, education, warehouse, and office environments.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Elad Inbar(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsTechstars
Co-investorsBantam GroupFoundry
Co-investorsThe Fund
Spin operates shared electric scooter and micromobility programs for cities, downtown areas, and college campuses, serving over 25 U.S. universities as well as cities worldwide.
HardwareImpact & Social GoodMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsChamaeleon
Spire operates a constellation of nanosatellites that collect granular Earth and environmental data from orbit, providing analytics for climate, logistics, and community protection.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechVienna, Virginia, US
Peter Platzer(Founder)inJeroen Cappaert(Founder)inJoel Spark(Founder)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEvolution VC PartnersExpon CapitalFresco CapitalGPO FundKluz Ventures+6 more
Montreal VR game studio building DigiGods, a social mixed-reality sandbox, after its debut title No More Rainbows.
Co-investorsHartmann CapitalTriptyq Capital
Starship develops autonomous robots for last-mile delivery of groceries, food, and packages to customers.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Ahti Heinla(Co-founder)inJanus Friis(Co-founder)Lex Bayer(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Dyne(Director)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalCoefficient CapitalHOF CapitalK2 GlobalKarma VenturesMetaplanet+6 more
The company offers a product or service called M2 focused on helping organizations achieve "coherence" across training, programs, and academics, with references to education settings such as schools and faculty.
EdTech
Co-investorsFresco CapitalJunipero
Taskade Genesis is a workspace platform that allows users to create live applications with integrated memory, intelligence, and execution capabilities through natural language prompts.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Stan Chang(Founder)inJohn Xie(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAltaIR CapitalChamaeleonTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)
Zipline operates a drone delivery service for rapid order fulfillment, with a focus on maintaining product temperature integrity during transit.
CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Keller Rinaudo Cliffton(Founder & CEO)inKeenan Wyrobek(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inRyan Oksenhorn(Co-Founder)inWill Hetzler(Co-Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBallistic VenturesBoxGroupCrunchFundEvolution VC PartnersFelicis Ventures+25 more
Developer ToolsGamingSaaS
Co-investorsChamaeleonMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value PartnersTIMIA Capital
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioby Online video coursesacq. by SportsEngine (NBC Sports Next)Zivaacq. by Unity
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Noise · thecyberwire.com · Aug 12, 2026
Apaluma · parsers.substack.com · Jul 21, 2026
Starship Technologies · qz.com · Jul 17, 2026
Zipline · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 16, 2026
Spire · ca.investing.com · Jun 30, 2026
Ring · nationalobserver.com · Jun 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Grishin Robotics made?
- Grishin Robotics has 24 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Grishin Robotics invest at?
- Grishin Robotics invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is Grishin Robotics's typical check size?
- Grishin Robotics typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
- What sectors does Grishin Robotics focus on?
- Grishin Robotics focuses on Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Future of Work, Gaming, Hardware, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
- Where is Grishin Robotics located?
- Grishin Robotics is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
- Does Grishin Robotics lead rounds?
- Grishin Robotics typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Grishin Robotics co-invest with?
- Grishin Robotics most often shares deals with Chamaeleon, Techstars, Felicis Ventures, among 72 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamChat with Dmitry Grishin, Founder, CEO of Grishin Robotics #Hardwarecon #Interview #Robotics
Geekazine · Dmitry Grishin
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