NASA — 2016 Investments

ASIR designs and manufactures borehole seismic instrumentation—including posthole geophones, broadband optical accelerometers, and hybrid six-component systems—for earthquake monitoring, induced seismicity, geothermal projects, mining, CO₂ storage, and scientific research.

Deep TechEnergyHardware

Aeris Technologies builds compact laser-based gas analyzers using tunable diode laser spectroscopy and mid-infrared absorption to detect trace gases down to parts-per-trillion.

CleantechDeep TechHardware

AirSpeQ develops affordable air pollution sensors that detect and monitor fine and ultrafine airborne particulate matter using patented MEMS thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) technology.

Climate TechDeep TechHardware

Anaconda provides Python package management, governed environments, and AI workflow orchestration tools for data science and machine learning teams moving projects from experimentation to production.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

AUR designs and manufactures laser-Doppler velocimetry instruments, including the SM3LDV sub-miniature three-component sensor for high-resolution flow measurements in aerodynamic and hydrodynamic models.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US

Jeff Cardenas(CEO)Jeffery Lee Cardenas(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)George Samuel Rose(Director)

BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)

Aqwest develops and commercializes photonics, thermal management, and energy-efficiency technologies, including high pulse energy and ultra-fast lasers, magneto-caloric refrigeration engines, and high-performance heat exchangers.

Deep TechEnergyHardware

Aviana Molecular Technologies develops an RF sensor platform that combines radiofrequency sensor technology with a biological sensing element to capture health data through mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

AvMet provides aviation weather impact mitigation products and services, including weather and airspace operations analytics, weather translation products, data solutions, and modeling and simulation.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechMobility & Transportation

DexMat produces high-performance carbon nanomaterials and carbon nanotube fibers for industrial applications.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsHouston, US

Matteo Pasquali(Director)Bryan Guido Hassin(CEO & Board Director)Dmitri Tsentalovich(Co-Founder / CTO)

BoardKent Lucas(Director)

Freight Farms designs and operates hydroponic container farms that enable local food production in urban and rural areas worldwide.

AgTechFoodTechHardwareBoston, US

Brad McNamara(Co-founder)Jon Friedman(Co-founder)Steven Warren(Executive Officer)Reenie McCarthy(Director)

Global Technology Enterprises (GTE) develops advanced materials such as Copper-Diamond composites and high thermal conductivity base plates and heat sinks for thermal management of electronics.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Helicity Technologies develops anti-icing coatings, including customized formulations and a consumer spray-on product called IceShield, that protect treated surfaces from ice, corrosion, UV, and extreme temperatures.

CleantechDeep TechNew Materials

Higher Ground makes the SatPaq, a compact satellite communicator that pairs with Android devices over Bluetooth and works with the SpaceLinq messaging app to send and receive encrypted messages via satellite where cellular and internet coverage is unavailable.

CybersecurityHardwareSpace TechPalo Alto, US

Rob Reis(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Goldberg(Executive Officer)

Mango Materials develops biopolymers and biocomposites as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics for consumer and industrial applications.

BiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechNew MaterialsVacaville, US

METECS provides engineering and technology services including robotics, controls and analysis, multibody dynamics, hardware/software integration, simulation, virtual and augmented reality, digital twins, and visual creative services.

Deep TechRoboticsSpace Tech

Metis Technology Solutions provides software engineering, aerospace engineering, and systems development services to address challenges in aviation and space applications.

Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech

MKF Interests provides advisory services to businesses and start-ups operating in highly regulated industries, helping them innovate, grow, maintain regulatory compliance, and manage risk.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTech

Morningbird Space develops space technologies including additive manufacturing, materials engineering, advanced propulsion, and autonomous in-space construction (its ASCENT drone-based 3D printing initiative), and also makes 3D-printable educational robots (AppBot, AppDog) for STEM learning.

EdTechRoboticsSpace Tech

Optical Coating Solutions, Inc. develops optical coatings such as UV reflectors and broadband anti-reflection coatings for next-generation multi-junction and flexible IMM solar cells.

CleantechNew MaterialsSpace Tech

Carol MartinezSamuel PellicoriMichael Fulton

Dallas Quantum Devices and its subsidiary Photon Sciences design custom photonic and VCSEL laser solutions for demanding applications, using a network of outsource manufacturing partners.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsDallas, US

QuickSilver Analytics manufactures chemical, biological, radiological, and explosive sampling kits, including a self-contained CBRE sampling kit and single-use biological sampling kits, for use by the armed forces and first responders.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardware

R Cubed Engineering is an engineering services firm specializing in miniaturized avionics, including Mode 5 IFF integration, with a focus on low Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) hardware for mission-critical programs.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwarePalmetto, US

Resonon designs and builds integrated hardware and software hyperspectral imaging systems used in factories, laboratories, underwater, on the ground, in the air, and in low Earth orbit.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Ricardo is an engineering company specializing in complex propulsion, driveline, and energy systems, providing design and innovation services for the mobility and transport sector.

Deep TechEnergyMobility & Transportation

STF Technologies is a materials testing and consulting company specializing in rheology and soft matter, offering product development support, formulation optimization, and specialized instrumentation for industries including personal care, textile coatings, and polymers/composites.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Supercool Metals makes lightweight, high-strength, geometrically complex hardware components and subsystems using a patented manufacturing process, offering end-to-end capabilities from material science to finished assemblies.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials

Tendeg designs, tests, and manufactures deployable mesh antennas and structures—including Ka-band systems and large-aperture mesh reflectors—for satellite and space missions across LEO, GEO, and cislunar orbits.

Defense TechHardwareSpace TechLouisville, US

Twelve transforms CO2 into chemicals, fuels, and materials through carbon transformation technology.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHealthtechNew MaterialsMoses Lake, US

Nicholas Flanders(Founder & CEO)inEtosha Cave(Founder)Kendra Kuhl(Founder)inMarc-Henri Galletti(Director)Nimesh Shah(Director)Charles Warden(Director)

Windhover Labs builds autonomous UAV platforms with in-house airframes, flight computers (Ravenity avionics), and flight software drawing on spaceflight engineering heritage.

Defense TechHardwareRoboticsHouston, US

Mathew Benson(Founder & CEO / Chief Engineer)Nate Uitenbroek(Co-Founder, Business Development)

Verus Research is a team of scientists and research engineers providing advanced electromagnetic simulation and analysis, microwave system modeling and design, nuclear systems analysis, radiation effects, and multidisciplinary systems integration.

Deep TechDefense Tech