National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — 2015 Investments

AdSem develops semiconductor materials and devices, including temperature sensors and X-ray/neutron optics for scientific instrumentation.

Deep TechHardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

Arcnano is a specialty contract manufacturer operating a MEMs-level thin film wafer fabrication facility and precision engineering machine shop, serving customers in defense, aerospace, semiconductor, and scientific instrument industries.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechSemiconductorsWhite Bear Lake, US

Matt Dugas(Founder)Judy Oscislowski(Chief Financial Officer)

Amethyst Research designs and manufactures infrared detectors and emitters for government and commercial applications, offering custom solutions from materials growth through device prototyping.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductorsNot specified, US

AI-Fire is an AI-powered software tool for real-time detection and analysis of fire ignition events from high-impact collisions, capturing the complete fire lifecycle and measuring projectile impact orientation, flash angles, and extents.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise Software

Dr. Bin Xie(Founder)

Management Sciences, Inc. develops defense and aerospace software products for secure communications, health monitoring, and condition-based maintenance on mobile and embedded systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareAlbuquerque, US

Kay Blemel(Founder)Marlene K. Blemel(Founder)

Nodexus manufactures flow cytometry and particle sorting instruments for life sciences research and cell analysis workflows.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical Devices

Karthik Balakrishnan(Founder)inHany Nassefin

Co-investorsPLPlug and Play Ventures

Nuvotronics designs and manufactures RF filters (lowpass, bandpass, and highpass) for satellite, aerospace, defense, and advanced wireless systems using advanced microfabrication technology.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSemiconductorsDurham, US

SMScott Meller(Executive Officer)inNANoel A. Heiks(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid W. Sherrer(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJerry M. Gladstone(Director)Mike Farley(Director)Ronald G. Flanary, Jr.(Director)

ObjectSecurity develops high-assurance security technology for defense and critical infrastructure, specializing in binary analysis, AI/ML assurance, and mission-critical software security.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense Tech

Seacoast Science manufactures the SC-214 μLogger, a compact remote chemical vapor detection system equipped with chemicapacitive and chemiresistive sensors for autonomous monitoring of chemical gases in ambient air.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechDefense TechHardwareIoTCarlsbad, US

Louis Haerle(President, Founder)Todd E. Mlsna(Chairman of the Board, Founder)Sanjay Patel(VP of Research and CTO)

North Besthesda, US

Irving Weinberg(Executive Officer, Director)

XSB provides AI-powered data intelligence solutions that convert unstructured data into actionable knowledge for engineering, procurement, and supply chain teams.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Rupert Hopkins(Founder & CEO)David Warren(Co-Founder & Vice President of Sciences)