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Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms at scale for constellation deployment and critical missions.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US

ICIan Cinnamon(Founder)inMBMax Benassi(Founder)inMaximilian Benassi(Founder)

PartnerEDEric del Balso· solo GP

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzBABalerion Space VenturesCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)EMEmbedded VenturesGLGlade Brook Capital PartnersGLGlynn Capital Management+15 more

AstroForge is a space mining company that extracts platinum group metals and other valuable materials from asteroids to integrate into Earth's supply chains.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsRoboticsSpace TechLos Angeles, US

JAJose Acain(Founder)inMGMatt Gialich(Founder)inMatthew Gialich(Founder)

BoardJustin Hamilton(Director)

PartnerEDEric del Balso· solo GP

Co-investorsAEAera VCAMAmbush CapitalBBBBQ CapitalEAEarthrise VenturesINIndustrious VenturesINInitialized Capital+22 more

Booment develops gaming products for the casino and gaming industry, with expertise in game design and digital gaming platforms.

GamingSaaSLos Angeles, US

RRRoss Richie(Executive Officer, Director)inStephen A. Murphy(Co-founder and CEO)Phil Barbaro(VP Finance)Dan Peate(Director)Paul Levitz(Director)Beth Goss(Director)

Co-investorsBEBettor CapitalDEDefy PartnersVEVelo PartnersBEBetter CollectiveDRDreamcraftIGIGT+1 more

Embrace is a user-focused observability platform built on OpenTelemetry that provides real user monitoring (RUM) for mobile and web applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLos Angeles, US

EFEric Futoran(Founder)inFNFredric Newberg(Founder)inMaggie Shih(Founder)

PartnerEDEric del Balso· solo GP

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorAVAV8 VenturesBABaroda VenturesBOBonfire VenturesBOBoxGroupDUDuke Capital Partners+20 more

Epsilon3 provides a software platform for creating, reviewing, and executing operational procedures, serving teams that need to develop and iterate processes at scale.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US

LCLaura Crabtree(Founder)inMMMax Mednik(Founder)inASAaron Sullivan(Executive Officer)in

PartnerEDEric del Balso· solo GP

Co-investorsBRBroom VenturesBVBVVCICIceNineLULux CapitalMAMaC Venture CapitalPIPioneer+6 more

Glowing provides a messaging platform that allows brands to communicate with customers through popular mobile messaging services, targeting users who prefer text-based communication over traditional channels.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSLas Vegas, US

JLJasen Lew(Founder)in

Co-investorsBRBrighter CapitalG G VenturesMIMindset VenturePOPoint Reyes ManagementSCScrum VenturesY Y Combinator+5 more

Great Question is a UX research platform that combines participant recruitment, study management, mixed-method research capabilities, and AI-powered analysis in a single system.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

NDNed Dwyer(Founder)inPMPJ Murray(Founder)in

Co-investorsFUFundersClubIMImmeasurableINInovia CapitalNONOMO VenturesY Y CombinatorAMAmplify.LA+18 more

Inversion develops spacecraft and systems to establish Low-Earth Orbit as an on-demand logistics network for rapid global transportation and defense applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSpace TechLos Angeles, US

JFJustin Fiaschetti(Founder)inABAustin Briggs(Founder)in

PartnerEDEric del Balso· solo GP

Co-investorsSPSpark CapitalY Y CombinatorACACADEMY INVESTORAIAIN VenturesDADas & Co.DODorm Room+23 more

Modern Meadow develops animal-free, bio-fabricated leather alternatives using synthetic biology and material science for the fashion, interiors, and automotive industries.

BiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsPine Brook, US

GFGabor Forgacs(Founder)inFrancoise Marga(Founder)inKaroly Jakab(Founder)inABAnna Bakst(Executive Officer, Director)inRex Liu(Executive Officer)DWDavid Williamson(CEO)in

PartnerEDEric del Balso· solo GP

Co-investorsARArtis VenturesASAstanor VenturesBRBreakout LabsBRBreakout VenturesCOCollaborative FundHOHorizons Ventures+7 more

Narrative builds a data infrastructure platform that enables interoperability across systems and teams through a shared semantic layer, with built-in data quality validation and compliance.

AdTechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticNew York, US

NJNick Jordan(Founder)inDAMON CRONKEY(Director)

PartnerEDEric del Balso· solo GP

Co-investorsG2G20 VenturesGLGlasswing VenturesPRProgress VenturesEAEarl Grey CapitalGEGeneration VenturesSTStartFast Ventures+2 more

REGENT designs and manufactures Seaglider wing-in-ground-effect aircraft for regional coastal transportation and defense logistics, offering high-speed zero-emission travel between coastal cities and military applications.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDefense TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace TechNorth Kingstown, US

BTBilly Thalheimer(Founder)inMKMichael Klinker(Founder)inMike Klinker(Founder)

PartnerEDEric del Balso· solo GP

Co-investorsFOFounders FundAUAurum Venture PartnersDADarco CapitalDODolby Family VenturesFUFuture Planet CapitalGLGlobal Brain+31 more

Computer vision and machine learning AI for security and surveillance threat detection.

Co-investorsDGDG Daiwa VenturesSCScout VenturesSCScout Ventures

PartnerEDEric del Balso· solo GP

Windfall is a people intelligence and AI company that provides access to people data along with propensity modeling and machine learning to help go-to-market teams prioritize resources and engage the right prospects.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSSales Tech

ABArup Banerjee(Founder)inDSDaniel Stevens(Founder)in

Co-investorsBUBullpen CapitalBOBonfire VenturesCACALIFORNIA INNOVATIONGRGreat Oaks Venture CapitalVAValuestream VenturesFOFortress Investment Group