Lam Capital
Corporate VCPre-Seed–Late Stage · 11 people tracked
Investment thesis
Lam Capital invests in and partners with disruptive companies across the semiconductor ecosystem, digital/advanced manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 industrial automation, as well as technology extensions that leverage its core expertise to open new products and markets. It focuses on young companies developing transformative deep technologies and backs the teams building them. The firm invests at all stages and co-invests alongside both financial and corporate investors that share its interests. Beyond capital, Lam Capital adds value through operational expertise, access to a network of technology experts, and its global supply-chain infrastructure, aiming to help portfolio companies grow and scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 11 of 20 portfolio companiesHardware ×8Semiconductors ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×6Deep Tech ×5AI & Machine Learning ×2Biotech ×1Cleantech ×1Medical Devices ×1
HQs:United States×8Germany×1Italy×1
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 22015 · 13 dated
Velo3D manufactures metal additive manufacturing systems using laser powder bed fusion technology for industrial production.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSanta Clara, US
Strohband Sven(Director)Benyamin Buller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Erel Milshtein(Executive Officer)Ofer Shochet(Director)
Fabric8Labs develops Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM), a metal 3D printing technology used to produce high-performance components at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSemiconductorsSan Diego, US
Jeffrey Herman(Executive Officer, Director)David Pain(Director)
BoardCyril Vancura(Director)Greg Papadopoulos(Director)Jennifer Ard(Director)
Fourier Optics builds Fourier AR, an angular and wavelength-selective metasurface optical combiner embedded invisibly inside ophthalmic lenses that reflects RGB light from a µLED projector to the eye for all-day augmented-reality glasses.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Dr. Omri Barlev(Founder & CEO)Shoam Shwartz(Founder & CTO)Asaf Carmel(Founder & VP R&D)Joe O'keeffe(Chairman)
Metasurface flat optics technology using wafer-scale semiconductor manufacturing for imaging, sensing, communication, and computing.
Deep-tech power electronics startup building compact, high-density high-voltage power conversion units.
Redwood City, US
Luke Raymond(Executive Officer, Director)Johan Andreasson(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Gottscho(Director)
Antheia manufactures biosynthetic active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials for essential medicines using advanced fermentation-based biosynthesis, replacing traditional agricultural sourcing to improve pharmaceutical supply chain reliability.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US
Ram Shriram(Director)Catherine Thodey(Director)Christina D. Smolke(Executive Officer, Director)
Avicena develops microLED-based interconnect technology for chip-to-chip and data communication, including ASIC development and fabrication.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLos Angeles, US
Ken Charhut(Director)Morteza Gharib(Director)Sean Brady(Executive Officer)Henry Wolf(Director)Matthew Tasooji(Director)Marco Chisari(CEO)
Generative AI-native enterprise intelligence platform for structured and unstructured data.
Phoenix, US
Lara Bathurst(Executive Officer, Director)Arno Merkle(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mariana Bertoni(Executive Officer, Director)
d-Matrix develops AI compute hardware and platforms optimized for generative AI inference, designed to be faster, more energy-efficient, and more accessible than existing solutions.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Lidrotec manufactures laser dicing machines for cutting microchips and wafers with precision and minimal damage using controlled liquid cooling and particle binding technology.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSemiconductorsBochum, DE
Jannis Koehler(Executive Officer)Jan Hoppius(Executive Officer)Alexander Kanitz(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Igelmann(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardThorsten Reuter(Director)Ashok Rao(Director)
Membrion develops electrochemical disinfection (ECD) solutions for wastewater treatment in critical industries, enabling water reuse and mineral recovery.
CleantechSeattle, US
Greg Newbloom(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Mitchell(Executive Officer)Wayne Byrne(Executive Officer, Director)John Plaza(Executive Officer, Director)Phillip Pickett(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNic Pannekeet(Director)
Maskless multi-column e-beam lithography platform for cost-effective leading-edge semiconductor patterning.
Proprietary DNA sequencing platform focused on sequencing accuracy for clinical sequencing.
Silicon photonics platform for heterogeneous integration of III-V materials.
RF matching systems, power generators, and flow subsystems for semiconductor process control.
Silicon Box develops semiconductor integration technology and chiplet solutions for manufacturers and semiconductor companies.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsNovara, IT
In-memory computing technology for edge applications.
xLight develops free-electron laser (FEL) technology and advanced accelerator systems.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Nicholas Kelez(Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer)
BoardPat Gelsinger(General Partner at Playground Global (investor/advisor))
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioVelo 3DNASDAQ: VELO
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAntheia · fiercepharma.com · Jan 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Lam Capital invest at?
- Lam Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Lam Capital focus on?
- Lam Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Semiconductors.
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Co-investors · 9
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.
Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporates to help transform the global economy toward a more sustainable future.
Giant Ventures is a venture capital firm investing across sectors including AI, climate, health, energy and fintech, and also incubates some of its own companies. Its portfolio spans roughly 48+ companies across the US and Europe.
Prelude Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports early-stage startups with the potential to mitigate climate change.
Sentiero Ventures is an early-stage investor backing transformative software companies that bring AI to the enterprise, combining machine and human intelligence in an approach it calls knowledge convergence.
SkyRiver Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology investments spanning North America and Asia, leveraging market insights from global tech companies to identify and invest in startups addressing key industry challenges.
Firms observed investing alongside Lam Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Lam Capital's recorded portfolio.
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