Paris · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Also known as Hardware Club
Investment thesis
Hardware Club backs founders industrializing scientific and technological progress. The firm invests across deep technology domains including advanced manufacturing, robotics, biotech, and space applications. Portfolio companies span precision glycan engineering for therapeutics, autonomous systems and robotics platforms, solar deployment automation, chip design, drone navigation, food production robotics, and fusion energy technology, indicating a thesis focused on solving complex technical challenges through hardware and software innovation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 69 of 96 portfolio companiesHardware ×32Deep Tech ×25AI & Machine Learning ×20Healthtech ×12IoT ×12Robotics ×11Advanced Manufacturing ×9Biotech ×9
HQs:United States×26France×6Germany×3Canada×1Estonia×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 37 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×182 founders×123 founders×54+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with education data
University of Pennsylvania ×3HEC Paris ×2UC San Diego ×2UCLA ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
SpaceX ×3Instacart ×2NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 96 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 52024 · 12023 · 22022 · 12021 · 12016 · 12015 · 113 dated
Affirm provides a point-of-sale financing platform that allows consumers to make purchases and pay over time, available online and in-store through its Affirm Card and browser extension integrations.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Max Levchin(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesCaffeinated CapitalClocktower VenturesCraft VenturesFelicis Ventures+13 more
kyron.bio develops protein and antibody therapeutics using a glycan-engineering platform that controls glycosylation patterns.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechParis, FR
Emilia McLaughlin(Cofounder)inDr. Emilia McLaughlin(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstSARAS CAPITALVerve VenturesGSV Ventures
New York, US
Jaclyn Pascocello(Executive Officer, Director)Alexandre Jais(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRomain Afflelou(Director)Marc Menas?(Director)
Board seatAlexis Houssou· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed May 2021
Alcatraz develops facial recognition technology for access control systems.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMountain View, US
Vince Gaydarzhiev(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Macomber(Director)Raymond Stata(Director)Tina DAgostin(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBlackPeak CapitalCogito Capital PartnersGolden SeedsHemi Ventures, LlcRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Almaz Capital
Alpine Eagle develops Sentinel, an airborne counter-UAS (c-UAS) system that integrates multi-sensor detection, fire control, and strike into a single networked platform for air-to-air defence against autonomous drone threats.
Defense TechHardwareRobotics
Co-investorsExpeditionsGeneral CatalystIQ Capital
AmberBox develops gunshot detection systems that automatically identify and report shootings to first responders in real time.
CybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsY Combinator
iskn builds tools that connect physical drawing and writing to digital workflows using its proprietary magnetic sensing technology (GMS).
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkHardware
Co-investorsBezos ExpeditionsBpifranceCathay InnovationGreycroftHiro CapitalHV Capital+3 more
ANELLO Photonics develops silicon photonics-based inertial navigation systems, specifically its SiPhOG platform, which delivers optical gyroscope performance in a chip-scale form factor for GPS-denied environments.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Dr. Mario Paniccia(Co-Founder and CEO)Avi Feshali(Founder)
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesIronGate Capital AdvisorsLockheed Martin VenturesMana VenturesIn-Q-TelMESH+1 more
Arch builds agentic AI that acts as a virtual factory expert, analyzing manufacturing data to identify root causes and give operators, engineers, and shift leaders prescriptive next steps in real time.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTPalo Alto, US
Timothy Burke(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Scheuermann(CEO & Co-founder)Tim Burke(CTO & Co-founder)Jennifer Davis(Chief Operating Officer)Ben Freeman(SVP of Engineering)Gus Shahin(Director)
Co-investorsComet LabsMerus CapitalNeotribe VenturesTwo Bear CapitalUlu VenturesUncork Capital
Ark applies machine learning and AI to bioprocessing, replacing trial-and-error methods with hybrid predictive models to accelerate drug development and scale biotherapeutic manufacturing.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechSaaSNew York, US
Zheng Huang(Co-Founder)Yossi Quint(Co-Founder & CEO)Yosef A Quint(Executive Officer, Director)Irving Fain(Director)
Co-investorsHAWKTAILPrimary Venture PartnersSiddhi Capital
Aryballe builds silicon photonics-based olfactory sensors that capture and analyze the "fingerprint" of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for odor detection and quality control.
Deep TechHardwareIoTGrenoble, FR
Co-investorsInnovacomSamsung Venture Investment CorporationSEB Alliance
Atmio provides hardware and software for emission monitoring across gas infrastructure including pipelines, distribution networks, and storage facilities.
Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFrankfurt, DE
Marius Krüger(Founder)in
Co-investorsNotion CapitalRobin CapitalSquareOneNucleus Capital
Co-investorsMarathon Venture Capital
Automata provides lab automation and data management tools, enabling researchers and technicians to generate accurate data at scale through intuitive workflow creation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechLegalTechRoboticsSaaSLondon, GB
Mostafa ElSayed(CEO and Co-Founder)inSuryansh Chandra(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBlue Wire CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHummingbird VenturesIn-Q-TelIsomer Capital+6 more
BallerTV is a live and on-demand streaming service for youth and amateur sports, recording full-length games to capture footage for families and give student-athletes exposure for recruitment.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Robert Angarita(Co-CEO, Co-Founder, Board Member)inAaron Hawkey(Co-CEO, Co-Founder, Board Member)Sandeep Hingorani(EVP & Founding Team Member)
Co-investorsAlbum VCBessemer Venture PartnersIndex VenturesAurumCerity Partners VenturesChaac Ventures+2 more
Bellwether Coffee makes an all-electric, ventless countertop coffee roaster along with a curated green coffee marketplace, roast profiles, and retail packaging for cafés and businesses to roast and sell coffee in-house.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechHardwareRetail TechBerkeley, US
Ricardo Lopez(Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary)Nathan Gilliland(President and Chief Executive Officer)Rolph Decker(Director)Mathieu Brown(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKenneth Hood(Director)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesDBL PartnersFusionX VenturesRSE VenturesTandem CapitalTrousdale Ventures+1 more
Bodyport develops an FDA-cleared cardiac scale that non-invasively measures hemodynamic biomarkers through a patient's feet to detect early signs of worsening heart failure in a home setting.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Corey Centen(Founder/CEO)inSarah Smith(Founder)in
Co-investorsPlayground GlobalSGH CapitalY Combinator
Flex is a global manufacturing and supply chain company providing design and engineering, advanced manufacturing, logistics, fulfillment, and aftermarket services to businesses, including power and cooling solutions for AI data centers.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Revathi Advaithiin
Co-investorsRaptor Group
Caper builds AI-powered smart shopping carts equipped with GPS and computer vision for grocery stores.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRetail Tech
Lindon Gao(Founder/CEO)inAhmed Beshry(Founder)inYilin Huang(Founder)
Co-investorsFundersClubLux CapitalY Combinator
Chef provides a platform for automating infrastructure operations and DevOps workflows across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBattery VenturesMillennium Technology Value PartnersThreshold VenturesWebb Investment NetworkBloomberg Beta+6 more
Food assembly robotics and AI platform for food production scaling
Co-investorsAvataar Venture Partners
Chef Robotics builds AI-powered robots for automated meal assembly and food preparation, designed to handle the natural variability of food ingredients and high-mix production.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRobotics
Rajat Bhageria(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBold Capital PartnersConstruct CapitalCross Culture VenturesKleiner Perkins+12 more
Chiral develops electron spin alignment technologies and applications based on the CISS effect to reduce resistivity and overpotential waste, enabling sustainable and higher-performance solutions.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew Materials
Andre Butzerin(Founder)in
Co-investorsLool VenturesQuantonationSC Net Zero Tech VenturesCrane Venture PartnersFounderful
Chiral develops an automated nanomaterial integration process that assembles 1D and 2D nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, TMDs, and hBN onto chips to produce high-performance electronic transistors.
Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductors
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersQuantonation
Compology provides waste metering technology, referenced alongside RoadRunner waste management.
Circular EconomyCleantechIoT
Co-investorsAugust CapitalKombo VenturesLaunchCapitalWinklevoss Capital
Cosmic Robotics develops autonomous construction equipment for critical infrastructure projects, starting with solar installations.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
James Emerick(Co-founder, CEO)inLewis Jones(Founder)in
Co-investorsGiant Ventures Global LlpMaC Venture CapitalY Combinator
Cowboy makes electric bikes featuring its AdaptivePower technology, which senses incline, wind, and weight to adjust motor power in real time for the rider.
ConsumerHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsFuture Positive CapitalIndex VenturesTrousdale VenturesWind Venture
Delian develops Osiris, an alternative navigation system for UAVs that emulates GNSS and provides a jam- and spoof-resistant navigation feed to MAVLink-capable flight controllers.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareAthens, GR
Dimitrios Kottas(Founder)
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalEntropy Industrial CapitalMarathon Venture Capital
Dyna develops general-purpose robots powered by foundation models that adapt across environments and learn new skills rapidly, with deployment across a fleet that continuously improves.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Lindon Gao(Founder)Jason Ma(Founder)inYork Yang(Founder)in
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsCRV (Charles River Ventures)INCE CapitalLG Technology VenturesSamsung NextSancus Ventures+4 more
Eight Sleep manufactures a smart bed system called the Pod that provides personalized temperature control, elevation adjustment, and integrated sound for sleep optimization.
ConsumerHardwareIoTWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Matteo Franceschetti(Founder/CEO)inMassimo Andreasi Bassi(Founder/CTO)inAlexandra Zatarain(Founder/CMO)in
BoardNG YiPin(Director)
Co-investorsAltra VentureAntiAzure Capital PartnersBlue Scorpion InvestmentsComcast VenturesCota Capital+25 more
Elroy Air develops autonomous hybrid-electric aircraft for heavy-payload cargo delivery, serving commercial logistics, defense, and humanitarian customers.
Deep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsCalifornia, US
Dave Merrill(Executive Officer, Director)Clint Cope(Director)Andrew Clare(CEO)
BoardDarren Liccardo(Director)in
Co-investorsShield CapitalSnowpointAster CapitalCatapult VenturesCity LightHemisphere Ventures LLC+11 more
Co-investorsFontinalis Partners
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesDiaspora VenturesKima VenturesSerena
Fuse Vectors develops a cell-free viral vector manufacturing technology that produces AAVs outside of cells for use in gene therapy.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Gideon builds autonomous mobile robots and self-driving forklifts (such as TREY) that automate manual material-handling tasks like trailer loading and unloading.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsDover, US
Matija Kopic(Director, Promoter)Josip Cesic(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Annat Patel(Director)Todd Lewis(Director)Klaudija Sarkanj(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBeyond1435 GmbHKoch Disruptive TechnologiesPrologis Ventures
Giraffe360 sells a subscription 360° camera and AI software that turn one property scan into a full real estate listing media kit.
Mikus Opelts(Founder)in
Co-investorsBADideas.fundChange VenturesCipio PartnersHoxton VenturesMetaplanetShrug Capital+2 more
HCVC is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building scientific and technological progress through hardware, robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing innovations.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Co-investorsCowles VenturesIsomer Capital
Hivebrite offers a community engagement platform that lets organizations build, manage, and grow branded member communities, with tools for groups, events, member directories, a no-code page builder, AI matching, and a white-label mobile app.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsInsight PartnersQuadrille Capital
inne makes the Minilab, a CE-certified saliva-based fertility and cycle tracker that measures progesterone from a daily saliva sample to identify fertile days as a hormone-free contraceptive and conception aid.
Digital HealthFemTechHardwareBerlin, DE
Eirini Rapti(Founder)in
Co-investorsAuxxoBlossom CapitalCalm/Storm VCBorski Fund
Invoke Bio develops fully custom immunotherapies for cancer patients using proprietary AI and machine learning that models tumor-immune interactions to predict immunogenic targets.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
JD.com is a technology and services enterprise built around supply chain operations, with businesses spanning retail, logistics, technology, health, industrials, property development, and international operations.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Co-investorsDCP Capital
Karavela builds a foundation model of the human brain using magnetic resonance imaging and develops AI tools to enhance clinical trials in psychiatry and neurology.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Alexis Thual(CEO)Bertrand Thirion(CSO)
Co-investorsAgoranovDaphniFirst Momentum
Karman+ mines asteroids for raw materials to supply affordable resources for use in space and orbital manufacturing, eliminating the cost and environmental impact of launching materials from Earth.
CleantechDeep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Teun van den DriesDaynan Crull
Co-investorsHummingbird VenturesPlural
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesStout Street CapitalXplorer Capital
Leia Inc. develops Immersity, a platform combining Spatial AI software and switchable-display hardware that lets people view movies, images, and social media as holographic, immersive 3D content on existing phones, tablets, monitors, and laptops.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMenlo Park, US
David Fattal(Founder)
Co-investorsBOMR7 Partners
Lendurai develops computer vision and machine learning software that lets unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operate without GNSS or radio control.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsTallinn, EE
Siim Maivel(Founder)
Co-investorsExpeditions
Luko (now Allianz Direct) offers online insurance products including home and auto coverage for consumers in France, with transparent pricing and rapid digital subscriptions.
InsurTech
Raphaël Vullierme(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelMundi VenturesYabeoEQT VenturesKima Ventures
Nanit makes an AI-powered smart baby monitor that tracks infant sleep, breathing motion and development for parents.
Anushka Salinasin
Co-investors645 VenturesEastward Capital PartnersGV (Google Ventures)RRE VenturesSpringcoast Capital PartnersStory Ventures+1 more
Nanoleaf designs and sells smart lighting products, including customizable LED panels, lightstrips, and outdoor lighting, along with gaming and desktop accessories, home intelligence devices, and light therapy wellness products for consumers.
ConsumerHardwareIoT
Co-investorsHorizons Ventures
Agent-driven engineering platform automating CAD-to-simulation workflows
Navier provides cloud-based engineering agents that automate simulation setup and workflows for hardware engineers in aerospace and defense, enabling faster design iterations without manual configuration overhead.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Cameron Flannery(Founder)inEvan Kay(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGV (Google Ventures)
Houston, US
David Eagleman(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Novich(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJon Callaghan(Director)in
Co-investorsWestern Technology InvestmentDigiTx Partners LLCExcel Venture ManagementTrue Ventures
Niterra (NGK/NTK brands) manufactures automotive ignition and sensor components, including spark plugs, glow plugs, ignition coils, oxygen/lambda sensors, exhaust gas temperature sensors, MAP/MAF sensors, EGR valves, and throttle bodies for cars, motorcycles, marine, and small engines.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMobility & Transportation
Norbert Health develops an autonomous, contactless health-monitoring system that captures vitals such as pulse and respiratory rate, conducts guided patient check-ins and cognitive, behavioral, and gait assessments, and writes clinical notes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investorsLDV CapitalSerena
Nūmi uses cell culture technology to produce a new form of nutrition, aiming to replicate the benefits of breast milk as an alternative for parents and infants, with potential applications across other age groups.
BiotechFoodTechHealthtech
Co-investorsHeartcore CapitalKost CapitalSistaFinancière Saint JamesKima Ventures
Orakl Oncology, a spin-off from Gustave Roussy, builds an AI-and-biology platform that grows patient-derived tumor organoids and enriches them with genomic, transcriptomic, phenotypic, and clinical data to predict drug response and clinical trial outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Diane-Laure Pagès(Founder)in
Co-investorsSistaVerve VenturesBpifranceSingularSpeedinvest
Bitly provides a unified platform for URL shortening, QR code generation, and landing page creation with advanced analytics and tracking capabilities.
FintechMarketing TechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Co-investorsASEBAt One VenturesAUGE-UCRBerkley Center for EntrepreneurshipBethnal Green VenturesBioHealth Innovation, Inc.+21 more
Oura Ring is a wearable smart ring that collects and analyzes 50+ personal health metrics to provide insights on sleep, fitness, and wellness for individual users.
HardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Ashley Colley(Founder)Virpi Tuomivaara(Founder)Tom Hale(CEO)in
Co-investors125 VenturesA-Rod CorpAble PartnersAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBold Capital Partners+24 more
ProGlove makes wearable barcode-scanning devices paired with its INSIGHT analytics software (including Warehouse 360 and ActivityAI) that turn frontline worker motion data into real-time workflow guidance and operational insights.
HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsSummit PartnersTechFoundersNordic Capital
Pulsa builds telemetry hardware and software for physical inventory management, offering wireless sensors and a platform with web dashboard and iOS/Android apps for real-time consumption and inventory monitoring.
HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainOakland, US
Kenneth Wu(Founder & Head of Manufacturing)Dean Dorrell(Director)David Wiens(Founder & CEO)Vijay Nagappan(Director)Jordan Hurwich(Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsCocoon Capital
QUiCKR develops rapid genetic modification quantification kits for cell and gene therapy R&D programs, analyzing structural variants, edits, and genome integrity to accelerate development timelines and reduce costs.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Charles Blanluet(Founder)in
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcLexi Ventures
Radian Aerospace is developing fully reusable spaceflight vehicles, including Radian One, a single-stage-to-orbit mission platform for routine access to Low Earth Orbit, and R3V, a reusable reentry capsule for hypersonic testing and rocket cargo.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechRenton, US
Curtis Gifford(Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, & Co-Founder)inRichard Humphrey(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)inLivingston Holder(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inJeff Feige(Chief Revenue Officer & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvection Growth CapitalBalerion Space VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFine Structures VenturesHelios CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLC+4 more
Remedee Labs is a French company that developed a medical device using neuromodulation to act on the central nervous system, aiming to reduce pain and improve associated symptoms such as those linked to fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, sleep, and fatigue.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsSupernova InvestC4 Ventures
Renaissance Fusion builds stellarators—magnetic-confinement fusion machines—using High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) magnets and liquid metal shields to enable clean energy generation.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsExcellis HoldingJuniperPositron VenturesSommet ABUnruly CapitalLowercarbon Capital
Sarcura develops an automated cell processing platform that uses semiconductor chip technology and microfluidics to perform processing and product control at the individual cell level.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Daniela Buchmayr(CEO)
Co-investorsNovaCapitalxista science venturesNina Capital
Flic makes smart buttons, dials (Flic Twist), and hubs that control connected home devices and services via Bluetooth, letting users trigger lights, music, appliances, and automations with a push, twist, or gesture.
ConsumerHardwareIoT
Amir SharifatJoacim WestlundPranav Kosuri
Co-investors500 GlobalRound2 Capital Partners
Siren develops technology for early detection of diabetic foot ulcers to reduce injury risk.
Deep TechDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Ran Ma(Co-Founder, CEO)Henk-Jan Scholten(Co-Founder, COO)Jie Fu(Co-Founder, CTO)Henk Jan Scholten(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAloft VCBeni Venture CapitalDCM VenturesFlucas VenturesManta Ray Ventures+3 more
SoftBank is a Japanese telecommunications and technology company that provides mobile network services, AI products, and connectivity infrastructure, including satellite-based mobile service and next-generation AI data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Co-investorsSoftBank Group
SPAN develops smart electrical panels that provide real-time home energy monitoring and control, enabling homeowners to track and optimize energy consumption at the room and appliance level to reduce energy bills.
CleantechHardwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Arch Rao(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAngeleno GroupArcTern VenturesCollaborative FundCongruent VenturesDesigner FundEarth Foundry+15 more
Spectrohm develops radio-wave imaging technology that simultaneously images the interior of objects and identifies their material composition while they move on high-speed conveyors.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMclean, US
Tim Cargol(Founder)inTimothy Cargol(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAymerik Renard(Director)inJoseph Murray(Director)Constantine Saab(Director)
Co-investorsGood Growth CapitalREFASHIOND Ventures
Stanley Robotics develops autonomous mobile robots that lift and move cars, paired with intelligent storage management software, to automate outdoor logistics and parking.
Deep TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsParis, FR
Co-investorsYOBE Ventures
Hexxen is a full-service agency offering web design, full-stack development, SEO, and marketing services.
AdTechAdvanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnergyMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Leila Madrone(Founder/CEO)inGLEN DAVIS(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)SAUL GRIFFITH(Director)
BoardVEERY MAXWELL(Director)BEN KORTLANG(Director)BRUCE SOHN(Director)
Co-investorsY Combinator
Surge.care develops a biomarker discovery platform (Stabl) that uses multiomics, systems biology, and machine learning to extract interpretable biological signatures from complex datasets for diagnostics, precision prevention, and therapeutic development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsTeampact.ventures
tacterion develops flexible tactile sensor technology (plyon® flex) that combines resistive and capacitive sensing to measure proximity, touch and force in a single layer, offering end-to-end smart surface solutions.
Deep TechHardwareRobotics
Co-investorsFuture Positive Capital
Co-investorsUpfront Ventures
Transmutex develops accelerator-powered technology that converts nuclear waste into clean energy and produces medical radioisotopes.
Deep TechEnergyMedical Devices
Co-investors4see VenturesAlleyCorpAt One VenturesSteel AtlasUnion Square Ventures (USV)Verve Ventures+4 more
Valispace provides a systems engineering platform for managing product specifications, requirements, system design, verifications, and reviews in one place with real-time collaboration.
Enterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS
Co-investorsJoin Capital
Shared electric scooters across Europe.
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalCreandumJam FundVNV Global75 & Sunny
WayRay develops holographic augmented reality head-up displays that project 3D imagery onto transparent surfaces such as car windshields without eyewear, using holographic optical elements.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Vitaly Ponomarev(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlibaba GroupChina Merchants CapitalJapan Investment FundGenerationS
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 · 3
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has HCVC made?
- HCVC has 94 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does HCVC invest at?
- HCVC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is HCVC's typical check size?
- HCVC typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does HCVC focus on?
- HCVC focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Hardware, Medical Devices, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is HCVC located?
- HCVC is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Does HCVC lead rounds?
- Yes, HCVC leads investment rounds.
- Who does HCVC co-invest with?
- HCVC most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Catapult Ventures, Entrepreneur First, among 262 tracked co-investors.
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Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
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Winklevoss Capital is an investment firm that backs founders working on hard problems in critical, frontier technology domains.
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