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Innovation Endeavors — 2025 Investments

17 investments dated 2025 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Vicarious Surgicalvicarioussurgical.comin𝕏OTC: RBOTOct 2025

Vicarious Surgical develops a surgical robot for minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures, providing surgeons with 3D visualization and precise control.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsCambridge, US

Adam Sachs(Founder)inSammy Khalifa(Founder)inStephen From(Chief Executive Officer)inSarah Romano(Chief Financial Officer)inBarry Greene(Founder)

BoardNeil Devani(Director)in

Co-investorsAME Cloud VenturesFlucas VenturesK5 GlobalNecessary VenturesAbenteuer.VenturesHOF Capital+1 more

Character Biocharacterbio.cominSeries A · Mar 2025 · $18M✓ verified

Character Bio is a patient-driven therapeutics company that combines genomics, longitudinal clinical and imaging data, and machine learning to identify genetic drivers of disease progression and develop new treatments, with a focus on polygenic diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthJersey City, US

Cheng Zhang(CEO, Co-Founder)inMarcel van der Brug(Scientific Advisor, Co-Founder)inNick Johnson(Technology Advisor, Co-Founder)inDaniel Elgort(Chief Data and Analytics Officer)inLaura Carter(Chief Scientific Officer)inRobert Kim(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investorsaMoonLuma GroupSanofi VenturesCantos VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPDuke Capital Partners+5 more

Bioloomicsbioloomics.cominSeed · Aug 2025 · $8.7M

Boulder-based preclinical biotech using human-cell directed evolution to create target-degrading antibodies and next-generation ADCs.

Boulder, US

Doug Chapnick(Founder)in

BoardNicholas Saccomano(Director)

Board seatJoel Dudley· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBoxOne VenturesHorizons VenturesBoom Capital VenturesTechU Ventures

AlphaXivalphaxiv.orgin𝕏Seed · Nov 2025 · $7M

alphaXiv is a platform that connects academic papers, researchers, and organizations, providing AI-grounded answers based on underlying research work.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & Entertainment

Rehaan Ahmad(Founder)inLino Le Van(Founder)inDaniel J. Kim(Founder)inRaj Palleti(Founder)

Co-investorsSHAKTIThe Westly GroupUpfront VenturesHaystackMenlo Ventures

Bauplanbauplanlabs.comin𝕏Seed · Apr 2025 · $8M

Bauplan is an execution layer that lets AI agents and engineers build, validate, and ship data pipelines on production data using isolated branches, atomic publishes, and rollback.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Jacopo Tagliabue(Co-founder & CTO)inMattia Pavoni(Co-founder & COO)inCiro Greco(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsMaterialized View CapitalPruVen Capital PartnersAditya AgarwalSouth Park Commons

Chai Discoverychaidiscovery.comAug 2025

Chai Discovery builds a computer-aided design suite using artificial intelligence to design new molecules and drugs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US

Joshua Meier(Founder)inJack Dent(Founder)inJosh Meier(CEO)Jacques Boitreaud(Founder)Jacques Boutreau(Founder)Joshua Meier Jack Dent(Founder)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAvenir Growth CapitalavraBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)+30 more

Flaiuseflai.cominSeed · Oct 2025 · $4.5M

Flai is an AI communications platform that handles incoming calls, SMS, and email for automotive dealerships, answering customer inquiries, scheduling appointments, and qualifying leads 24/7.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Ari Polakof(Founder)inJuan Alzugaray(Founder)inAlen Polakof(Founder)inLuka Rojs(Founder)Nejc Dougan(Founder)

Co-investorsAntigravity CapitalBeat VenturesFirst Round CapitalPioneerY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitz+7 more

Gradiumgradium.aiin𝕏Seed · Dec 2025 · $70M

Gradium builds infrastructure and models for voice applications, including real-time voice interaction systems for developers and enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Neil Zeghidour(Founder)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersFirstMark CapitalDST GlobalEurazeoNVIDIA

Luminalluminal.comin𝕏Nov 2025

Luminal provides AI model compilation and inference optimization software that compiles models into optimized native code for GPUs and ASICs, delivering 2-3x faster inference performance compared to traditional runtime inference engines.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Joe Fioti(CEO)inMatthew Gunton(CTO)inJake Stevens(Founder)inJacob Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesSaga VenturesSpot VCSterling RoadY CombinatorA.Capital Ventures+19 more

Parspecparspec.ioinJul 2025 · $20M

Parspec is an AI-native platform for quoting, submittals, O&M packages, and project management used by MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) distributors and rep agencies.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS

Forest Flager(Founder)inPratyush Havelia(Founder)in

Co-investorsHeartland VenturesHeartland Ventures S7HomeTeam VenturesThreshold VenturesBuilding VenturesGreat Wave Ventures

Slingshot AIslingshotai.comJul 2025

Slingshot AI develops a foundation model for psychology designed to provide personalized mental health support using large language models that adapt to individual needs and respect user autonomy across multiple therapeutic approaches.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental HealthNew York City, US

Neil Parikh(Founder)inDaniel Cahn(Founder)Daniel Reid Cahn(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalBoxGroupFelicis VenturesMenlo VenturesPicks and Shovels (Picks & Shovels)+10 more

Trunk Toolstrunktools.cominSeed · Jul 2025 · $40M

Trunk Tools provides software solutions for construction workers to improve their job site effectiveness.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS

Dr. Sarah Buchner(Founder)Grace Buchner(Founder)Sarah Buchner(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesPrudencePruVen Capital PartnersRedpoint VenturesSuffolk TechnologiesInsight Partners+3 more

Weave Bioweave.bioin𝕏Oct 2025 · $20M

Weave Bio builds AI-assisted software for regulatory teams in drug development to author, organize, and manage eCTD submission content across the regulatory lifecycle, covering documents from investigator's brochures and clinical study reports through IND, NDA, and BLA development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ari Caroline(Chief Strategy Officer)inBrandon Rice(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsFirsthandVCGround Up VenturesMagnetic VenturesRaptor GroupTMVUS Venture Partners+1 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Capsule.Video, Inc.Electron Exchange HoldingsSB TechnologyIntuigence AI

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.