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Monte Carlo Capital
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Monte Carlo Capital backs founders turning frontier science into industry-defining companies, focusing on deep tech across areas from AI to space technology. The firm favors startups using technology to drive roughly 10x efficiency gains by digitizing, automating, and optimizing industrial and service sectors. Having built a decade of experience as a lead angel investor with 50+ lead investments across Europe and the US, MCC now operates as a value-added co-investor, investing alongside top-tier VCs at pre-seed, seed, and Series A. It frequently uses SPVs to increase exposure and continues backing companies across multiple rounds, providing founders with access, introductions, and help securing future funding.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 17 of 54 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×5Enterprise Software ×4Healthtech ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Deep Tech ×3Defense Tech ×3Digital Health ×3
HQs:United States×12France×2Switzerland×1Germany×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×33 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Pine View School ×2Stanford University ×2Università Bocconi ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×5Computer Science ×3Business & Management ×2Economics ×2Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
SpaceX ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 54 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 22023 · 32019 · 19 dated
Cognovi Labs is a technology company developing "Psychological AI" grounded in behavioral science to model the human element for decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechDigital HealthDayton, US
Ben-Ami Gradwohl(Chief Executive Officer)James Mainord(Chief Operating Officer)Amit Sheth(Director)
BoardFlavio Lobato(Director)David Moritz(Director)
Board seatIan Sosso· per SEC Form D · $7M raise · filed Apr 2026
Co-investorsBreak Trail Ventures
Columbus, US
Jed Johnson(Chief Technology Officer; Member of Board of Managers)Ross Kayuha(Chief Executive Officer; Member of Board of Managers)Ronald Bracken(Chief Operating Officer)in
BoardFlavio Lobato(Member of Board of Managers)Rodolfo Bellesi(Member of Board of Managers)
Board seatIan Sosso· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Nov 2021
1849 bio engineers microorganisms to make metal extraction from low-grade copper and gold ores economically viable for mining operations.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Jai Padmakumar(Founder)inYongjin Park(Founder)in
PartnerIan Sosso· solo GP
Co-investorsFuturePlayPositive VenturesSBXiSunna VenturesY Combinator
AssetWatch provides cloud-based asset monitoring software and sensor technology to help manufacturing and industrial facilities prevent unplanned equipment downtime.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSWesterville, US
William Zell(Executive Officer, Director)William Ruff(Executive Officer)inRobert Lee(Director)inTad Dritz(VP of Development)inJeff Haskett(COO)inBrian Graham(Executive Officer, Director)in
PartnerIan Sosso· solo GP
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesG2 Venture PartnersHarmonic Growth PartnersJobsOhio VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)Triangle Peak Partners+4 more
Auriga Partners is a venture capital management firm founded in 1998 that invests in and supports entrepreneurs from company creation through development to exit via M&A or IPO.
Co-investorsLuxury Tech FundPossible VenturesDnx VenturesOTB VenturesSeraphim SpaceSyndicate 708+1 more
Auriga develops electromagnetic launch technology used for ground-based hypersonic testing, deployment of unmanned systems and effectors, missile defense interceptors without rocket motors, and responsive launch to low Earth orbit.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Winnie Lai(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAtas VCAutomotive Ventures MobilityKern Venture GroupNew North VenturesOTB VenturesSeraphim Space+6 more
Borderless AI is an Employer of Record platform that helps companies onboard talent, run real-time payroll, and manage compliance across more than 170 countries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
PartnerIan Sosso· solo GP
Co-investorsBreakwater VenturesSeaChangeTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Transpose Platform ManagementAglae Ventures
Chaiz operates an online comparison marketplace where drivers research, compare and buy extended car warranties.
Austin, US
Philippe Koenig(Founder)inRyan Hartman(Executive Officer, Director)inReto Bolliger(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTahira Dosani(Director)in
Co-investorsAutomotive Ventures MobilityEverywhere VenturesInsurTechResilienceVCSpringTime VenturesCFV Ventures+2 more
Copper Health is a full-service remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) partner for physical therapy practices that handles patient enrollment, monitoring via SMS, clinical documentation, and billing support.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Joanne Wang(Founder)inTommy Guo(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Jeevy Fabrication operates a software platform that matches custom welded component orders with qualified fabricators in its network, using automated drawing analysis to generate bills of materials and production schedules.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareCleburne, US
Jeevesh Konuru(Founder)inVinay Konuru(Founder)in
PartnerIan Sosso· solo GP
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator
LEASETEQ develops a car financing platform and aims to build a vehicle financing ecosystem in Europe.
FintechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Anna Rosenbauer(Founder)in
PartnerIan Sosso· solo GP
Co-investorsArmada Investment AGDaniel GutenbergSICTICVI Partners
Metreecs provides data science and AI-driven insights to businesses, leveraging client data, external factors, and business trends to help companies operate more efficiently and profitably.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR
Martin Dimitrov(Founder)inElie Dufeu(Founder)inThibaut Pellegrin(Founder)in
Co-investorsSonorcapSterling RoadY CombinatorBpifranceFounders FutureKima Ventures
MOWOOT is a non-invasive medical device that delivers Intermittent Colonic Exoperistalsis (ICE), applying gentle sequential abdominal pressure inspired by clinical abdominal massage to support bowel movement in people with chronic constipation.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Immaculada Herrero Fresneda, PhD.(Founder)in
PartnerIan Sosso· solo GP
Co-investorsCapital CellShip2B
RenovoDerm is a life sciences company developing wound care and tissue technology platforms within the medtech and biotech sectors.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsColumbus, US
Ronald Bracken(Chief Executive Officer)inHilary Dixon(Chief Commercial Officer)Rodolfo Bellesi(Director)Flavio Lobato(Director)Ross Kayuha(Director)Mario Longhi(Director)
PartnerIan Sosso· solo GP
Samara Aerospace designs and builds high-performance satellite platforms featuring the Hummingbird satellite bus, which combines pointing stability, agility, and power generation in a compact form for commercial, civil, and national security missions.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechSuperior, US
Patrick Haddox(Founder)inVedant(Founder)
Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesElm Street VenturesIllinois VenturesTamiami AngelTechstarsTenon Ventures+2 more
Scout develops Fury, a multimodal foundation model for defense robotics that lets operators command fleets of heterogeneous ground, air, sea, and space robots via natural language and coordinate them autonomously.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSilicon Valley, US
Colby Adcock(Founder)inCollin Otis(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlign VenturesBooz Allen VenturesBVVCDecisive PointDraper AssociatesEvolution VC Partners+6 more
Simba sells sleep products such as its adjustable Hybrid pillow, which uses removable foam Nanocubes, thermoregulating Stratos fabric technology, and recycled Simba Renew fibres to control height, firmness, and temperature.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Steve Reid(Founder)inKym Brammin
PartnerIan Sosso· solo GP
Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeMiroma VenturesElevate VenturesValley Capital Partners
Starcloud is a deep-tech company building large-scale data center infrastructure designed to operate in space.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechSemiconductorsSpace TechRedmond, US
Philip Johnston(Founder/CEO)inEzra Feilden(Founder)inAdi Oltean(Founder)inPaul Adrian Oltean(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)in
PartnerIan Sosso· solo GP
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalDnx VenturesDragon CapitalFUSEGround Up VenturesHarpoon Ventures+28 more
TastyUrban (Tasty Urban GmbH) is a multi-brand, delivery-first food franchise that develops restaurant concepts and brands (such as Birdie Birdie, Pacific Wings, Urban Burger Club, Kickin Korean, and Bowl Supreme) which partner restaurants prepare in their existing kitchens.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechSaaSBerlin, DE
Felix Chrobog(Founder)inMarc Hansell(Founder)in
Co-investorsFulcrum Global Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Acceler8AlgorizedAtreon OrthopedicsBontiBornCaptureCognoviCorflowDirectbioDireto TechGaiaGetasap AsiaHiveZoxImmersive FoxJeevyKahoonaKlayKreplingOhmRatiotechRollstackSamaraShipsiSOMSom BiotechSourcererStreetbeatTasty UrbanTegosensTriverVenueserveVeycoreVisemoXyb
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Starcloud · techcrunch.com · Aug 21, 2026
Scout AI · finsmes.com · Apr 29, 2026
Asset Watch · assetwatch.com · Mar 2, 2026
Auriga Space · finsmes.com · Jul 15, 2025
Jeevy Fabrication · ycombinator.com · May 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Monte Carlo Capital made?
- Monte Carlo Capital has 54 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Monte Carlo Capital invest at?
- Monte Carlo Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Monte Carlo Capital's typical check size?
- Monte Carlo Capital typically writes checks of $350K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Monte Carlo Capital focus on?
- Monte Carlo Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, InsurTech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
- Does Monte Carlo Capital lead rounds?
- Monte Carlo Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Monte Carlo Capital co-invest with?
- Monte Carlo Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Sterling Road, TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital), among 51 tracked co-investors.
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