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Investment thesis

Lingotto Innovation seeks to support once-in-a-generation management teams building the next $100bn+ companies at the convergence point of technological and business model innovation. Its investment focus spans three themes: AI & Technology, Healthcare, and The Physical Economy.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.

Stage
Seed
Tracked investments
34
Unicorns
7
IPOs
7
Acquisitions
1

Team · 1 people

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What they invest in

from 24 of 34 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×11Biotech ×8Deep Tech ×8Advanced Manufacturing ×5Medical Devices ×5Robotics ×5Cleantech ×4Healthtech ×4

HQs:United States×19Germany×2Mexico×1Netherlands×1Sweden×1Singapore×1

Investments · 34 tracked

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Duolingoduolingo.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DUOL

Duolingo offers app-based language learning through short, game-like lessons that teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using AI and language science to personalize the experience.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechPittsburgh, US

Severin Hacker(Co-founder and CTO)inLuis von Ahn(Co-founder and CEO)inMatt Skaruppa(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardBrad Burnham(Director)inAndrew Moore(Director)

Co-investorsCapitalGDrive CapitalFelicis VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcK2 GlobalKleiner Perkins+9 more

MercadoLibremercadolibre.comNASDAQ: MELI

MercadoLibre operates an online marketplace and related commerce services across Latin American countries, connecting buyers and sellers.

E-commerceFintechMarketplaces

Marcos GalperininAriel Szarfsztejn(Chief Executive Officer)Martín de los Santos(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)Daniel Rabinovich(President of Technology and Operations)Marcelo Melamud(Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer)in

Co-investorsSands Capital VenturesDragoneer Investment GroupEbayPayPal Ventures

Recursion Pharmaceuticalsrecursion.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RXRX

Recursion applies computational and data-driven approaches to biological science, aiming to accelerate drug discovery and develop new treatments.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

Chris Gibson(Co-founder and Chairman of the Board)inBlake C. Borgeson(Executive Officer, Director)inDean Y. Yi(Executive Officer, Director)Najat Khan(Chief Executive Officer)inNajat Khan, Ph.D.(CEO and President)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Lux CapitalBaillie GiffordAdvantage Capital PartnersAir Street CapitalAmplify Partners+20 more

ServiceNowservicenow.cominNYSE: NOW

ServiceNow provides a cloud-based platform that combines AI, data management, and workflow orchestration to help enterprises automate and govern their business processes across IT, customer service, human resources, finance, and other operational areas.

Santa Clara, US

Frederic B Luddy(Founder)Paul Fipps(Executive Officer)inGina Mastantuono(President and Chief Financial Officer)inJacqueline Canney(Executive Officer)William R McDermott(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)Amit Zavery(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsJMI EquitySequoia Capital

Tempustempus.comNASDAQ: TEM

Tempus AI develops artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic tests that integrate genomic, clinical, and imaging data to guide personalized treatment decisions in oncology and other disease areas.

Chicago, US

Eric Lefkofsky(Founder)inErik Phelps(Executive Officer)Ryan Fukushima(Executive Officer)in

BoardBrad Keywell(Director)Peter Barris(Director)in

Co-investorsCaesar VenturesCompoundFPVKhosla VenturesLightbankNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more

Teslatesla.cominNASDAQ: TSLA

Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.

Palo Alto, US

Elon Musk(Co-founder, CEO and Product Architect)inJeffrey B Straubel(Co-founder; CTO until 2019, Director since 2023)Martin Eberhard(Co-founder; CEO until 2007)inMarc Tarpenning(Co-founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersDraper AssociatesFuture VenturesInfinite CapitalKluz Ventures+11 more

Aerskaaerska.comin

Aerska develops RNA interference (RNAi) medicines designed for targeted delivery across the blood-brain barrier to treat, delay, and prevent central nervous system and neurological diseases.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Stuart Milstein(Co-Founder)inJack O’Meara(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsage1BackedBlueYard CapitalEntrepreneur FirstGlobal Health Investment CorporationIaso Ventures+6 more

Airaairahome.comin

Aira provides clean energy solutions centered on heat pumps, making renewable heating technology accessible and affordable for residential homes across Europe.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsAltorCollaborative FundKinnevikTemasek

Airwallexairwallex.comin𝕏

Airwallex operates a global banking platform that provides cross-border payments, financial infrastructure, and AI-powered financial software for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Jack Zhang(CEO)inMax Li(Co-Founder and Head of Design)inLucy Yueting Liu(Co-Founder and President)inXijing Dai (Jacob Dai)(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inKi-Lok Wong(Co-Founder and Principal Architect)inJacob Dai(Founder)in

Co-investors20VCActivant CapitalAEF Greater Bay Area FundAirTree VenturesAthletic VenturesBlackbird Foundry+25 more

Aixtronaixtron.com
Andromeda Surgicalandromedasurgical.comin𝕏

Andromeda Surgical develops an AI-guided surgical platform that provides GPS-like navigation and autonomous task capabilities to surgeons, starting with endourology procedures.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Nick Damiano(Founder)inKartik Tiwari(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAttack CapitalBBQ CapitalEarl Grey CapitalNorth South VenturesNZVC+27 more

ASMLasml.com

Veldhoven, NL

Bydbyd.com
Cloudflarecloudflare.comin𝕏

Cloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Matthew Prince(Co-founder and CEO)inMichelle Zatlyn(Co-founder and President)inLee Holloway(Co-founder)Dane Knecht(Chief Technology Officer)inThomas Seifert(Chief Financial Officer)inAlissa Starzak(Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)in

Co-investorsApposite CapitalCapitalGEQT VenturesFlagship PioneeringIcon VenturesKhosla Ventures+15 more

Enveda Biosciencesenveda.comin𝕏

Enveda operates a drug-discovery platform that analyzes natural samples—primarily plant-derived molecules—using mass spectrometry, AI foundation models, and automated high-throughput labs to identify their chemical structures and therapeutic properties.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBoulder, US

Viswa Colluru, PhD(Founder)inViswa Colluru(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Wee(Executive Officer)

BoardRohit Sharma(Director)Zavain Dar(Director)inBruce Beutel(Director)

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBoulder VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPCox EnterprisesFPVHummingbird Ventures+18 more

Indigoindigoag.comin𝕏

Indigo is an agricultural company that develops technologies to help farmers achieve sustainable farming practices while improving profitability and environmental outcomes.

AgTechBiotechClimate TechFoodTechCharleston, US

Co-investorsActivant CapitalAllied Venture PartnersInvestXOlive Tree CapitalTimon CapitalHyperplane Venture Capital

Intuitiveintuitive.comin𝕏

Intuitive develops robotic-assisted surgical systems, including the da Vinci systems for minimally invasive surgery and the Ion system for bronchoscopy.

HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Vivek Vyas(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsSFU VentureLabsSierra VenturesUnion Tech Ventures

Inversion Semiconductorinversionsemi.comin𝕏Seed

Inversion Semiconductor develops next-generation semiconductor lithography equipment based on miniaturized particle accelerators that increase transistor density and improve chip manufacturing precision.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

Rohan Karthik(CEO)inDaniel Vega(CTO)inRohan Shishir Karthik(CEO)inDaniel Ricardo Vega Bermudez(CTO)in

Co-investorsAnorak VenturesEntrepreneur FirstLobster CapitalMoonfire VenturesMyAsiaVCOlive Tree Capital+17 more

Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY)jobyaviation.comin𝕏

Joby develops electric aircraft for urban air mobility and air taxi services.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationSanta Cruz, US

JoeBen Bevirt(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Architect and Director)inPaul Sciarra(Director)inMatthew Field(Chief Financial Officer)Justin Lang(Head of Partnerships and Corporate Strategy)Bonny Simi(Head of Air Operations and People)inKate DeHoff(General Counsel and Corporate Secretary)in

Co-investors8VCA*Kluz VenturesManta Ray VenturesMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value Partners+7 more

Kavakkavak.com

Kavak is an e-commerce platform and marketplace that buys, finances, and sells certified pre-owned cars through digital and physical channels across Latin America and Turkey.

E-commerceFintechMarketplacesMexico City, MX

Carlos Garcia Ottati(Founder)inRoger Laughlin C(Founder)in

Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementBridge LatamFounders FundGeneral Catalyst+14 more

Mighty AIaurora.techin𝕏Acquired

Aurora develops self-driving technology for autonomous vehicles.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationPittsburgh, US

Chris Urmson(CEO)inDrew BagnellinSterling AndersoninRandy R. Reibel(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inStephen Crouch(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inTrenton Berg(Senior Hardware Engineer (listed as a founder on Crunchbase))in

Co-investorsGeodesic CapitalGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)Index VenturesK9 VenturesKhosla Ventures+13 more

Modernamodernatx.comin𝕏

Moderna develops mRNA-based medicines for infectious and serious diseases using its proprietary mRNA platform and design technology.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

Robert Langer(Director)Noubar Afeyan, Ph.D.(Co-founder and Chairman, Moderna; CEO, Flagship Pioneering)Lorence Kim(Executive Officer)inJames R. Kasinger(Executive Officer)inStephen Hoge(Executive Officer)in

BoardStephane Bancel(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesBlackstone Life SciencesFlagship PioneeringFPVKhosla VenturesPremji Invest+1 more

Multiply Labsmultiplylabs.comin𝕏

Multiply Labs builds robotic systems that automate biologics manufacturing for pharmaceutical companies.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Fred Parietti(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlice Melocchi(Co-Founder & CSO)in

BoardShaun Rodriguez(Director)inMichael Doherty(Director)

Co-investorsFifty YearsGarage CapitalJude GomilaP101 VenturesStrange VenturesY Combinator+14 more

Nebiusnebius.comin𝕏

Nebius operates an AI-focused cloud platform offering GPU infrastructure, MLOps tooling, and managed and serverless inference for AI training and deployment.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Roman Chernin(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelGaldana VenturesIntel CapitalKluz VenturesTectonic VenturesNVIDIA

Pathospathos.comin

Pathos applies AI, biological modeling, and a large collection of multimodal oncology patient data to develop cancer drugs and accelerate clinical development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechChicago, US

Eric Lefkofky(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Lefkofsky(Co-founder)inRyan Fukushima(Co-founder)inAndrew Heinlein(Executive Officer)Alex Dolan(Executive Officer)inIker Huerga(Chief Executive Officer and Board Member)in

Co-investorsCota CapitalLightbankNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Protonproton.aiin

Proton AI builds an industry cloud platform for distributors that uses AI to automate sales and business operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, US

Benj Cohen(Founder & CEO)Benjamin Cohen(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFelicis VenturesBattery Ventures

RobCorobco.dein𝕏

RobCo provides modular, software-defined robotics with no-code workflow programming and digital simulation for configuring and validating industrial automation setups.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsMunich, DE

Co-investorsCrew CapitalFreigeist CapitalGreenfield PartnersKindred CapitalLeitmotifLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more

Stegrastegra.comin

Stegra produces green steel using green hydrogen and green iron, targeting a 95% reduction in emissions compared to conventional steel production.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechStockholm, SE

Henrik Henriksson(CEO)in

Co-investorsAltorBurda Principal InvestmentsKinnevikTemasek

The Bot Companybot.co

A later venture from the Cruise founding team that Spark partnered on again.

San Francisco, US

Kyle Vogt(Founder)inParil Jain(Founder)in

Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementDaft CapitalFactorial FundsFifty YearsMaven VenturesMVP Ventures+6 more

Tokamak Energytokamakenergy.com

Tokamak Energy develops fusion energy technology, working toward commercial fusion power as part of the transition to net zero.

CleantechDeep TechEnergy

Co-investorsAnjostUK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Trade Republictraderepublic.comin𝕏

Berlin, DE

Christian Hecker(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelFounders FundGaldana VenturesProject A VenturesSequoia CapitalTCV+1 more

Tsmctsmc.com
Vivodynevivodyne.comin𝕏

Vivodyne is a bio-AI company that develops lab-grown human tissues and robotic systems to generate causal biological data for therapeutic development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBrisbane, US

Andrei Georgescu(Executive Officer, Director)inDongeun Huh(Executive Officer, Director)Andrei Georgescu, Ph.D.(Founder)in

BoardQuinten Stevens(Director)Alex Andrianopolous(Director)Alex Morgan(Director)in

Co-investorsBison VenturesKairos Venture Investments, LlcKhosla VenturesScribble VenturesExor SeedsFortius Ventures+1 more

Exits · 8

7 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 6

DuolingoNASDAQ: DUOLMercadoLibreNASDAQ: MELIRecursion PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: RXRXServiceNowNYSE: NOWTempusNASDAQ: TEMTeslaNASDAQ: TSLA

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Lingotto made?
Lingotto has 34 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited.
What stage does Lingotto invest at?
Lingotto invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does Lingotto focus on?
Lingotto focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Healthtech.

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