National Science Foundation — 2021 Investments

TreeCo applies CRISPR genome editing and tree genetics to enhance wood traits for the forestry industry, serving forestry businesses and tree breeders.

AgTechBiotechClimate Tech

Rodolphe Barrangou(Co-founder)Jack Wang(Co-founder)

TruSpin develops an AC electrospinning platform for producing nanofibers, including inorganic and organic compositions with controllable diameter, alignment, and porosity.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechFemTechHealthtechNew MaterialsBirmingham, US

Robert Thurman Agnew(Co-founder and CEO)

Co-investorsTechstars

Ubiros builds all-electric soft-touch robotic grippers, including two-finger parallel, spherical-grasp, and adaptive-finger models, for industrial pick-and-place lines and humanoid robots.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRobotics

Ulendo builds software that improves the speed and accuracy of advanced manufacturing machines such as 3D printers and industrial robots.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRoboticsSaaSAnn Arbor, US

Chinedum Okwudire(Director)Oumar Barry(Director)Brenda Jones(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsID Ventures

Uncaged Innovations is a biomaterials company that makes grain- and plant-based leather alternatives using its proprietary BioFuze platform, which replicates the collagen structure of animal leather.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsWhite Plains, US

Stephanie Downs(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesStray Dog CapitalFall Line CapitalGolden Seeds

Vapor Cell Technologies manufactures vapor cells and laser wavelength standards using semiconductor manufacturing processes, producing thin-film functionalized cells with nanometer-level precision.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Vectech develops AI-powered vector identification and surveillance technologies to support public health interventions and targeted mosquito control during disease outbreaks.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureGovTechHealthtechBaltimore, US

Tristan Ford(Co-founder + CEO)Meg Glancey(Co-founder + Advisor)Autumn Goodwin(Co-founder + Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsTechstars

VeriSIM uses machine learning and computational simulation to accelerate drug development, replacing traditional trial-and-error experimentation with computational prediction to improve success rates and reduce animal testing.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Dr. Jo VarshneyJo Varshney(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersCerity Partners VenturesIntel CapitalLoup VenturesOCA VenturesTwin Ventures+3 more

Vertiq designs high-performance propulsion systems for commercial and defense unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), combining a lightweight integrated motor and ESC with an embedded position sensor and motor control software.

Defense TechHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsMonozukuri VenturesRed & Blue VenturesRobin Hood VenturesGabriel Investments

VIATechnik is a construction technology consultancy that helps owners, general contractors, trade contractors, and material suppliers implement and optimize Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes.

Construction TechPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsPartnership Fund for NYC

Socialroots is collaboration software that coordinates communications across groups, departments, and organizations, helping communities and networks organize, connect with aligned groups, and track next steps.

Future of WorkSaaSSocial

WPM builds a patented remote wildlife vaccine delivery system that dispenses vaccines and contraceptives, implants RFID chips, monitors health, and tracks locations of wild and feral animals to manage populations humanely.

AgTechHardwareIoT

Winter Innovations develops a patented two-part surgical needle and stitching technology for orthopedic surgery.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsBoston Harbor AngelsLaunch Tennessee

Workers First develops PFAS-free personal protective equipment, spill-neutralizing floor mats, spill kits, and coatings built on its Polyreact and Neutralmat technologies to prevent acid and chemical spill incidents.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials

Xheme develops technology to protect cells from oxidative stress, aiming to increase cell density and productivity in manufacturing, improve viability and therapeutic outcomes in cell therapeutics, and extend the shelf life of biological fluids such as blood and milk.

BiotechHealthtechNew MaterialsNewton, US

Kumar Challa(Founder, President and Chief Technology officer)Nambula Venugopal(CFO)Pamela Burton(Founder and Director Business Development)

Brooklyn, US

Joshua Yankowitz(Executive Officer, Director)

Zeteo Tech develops mass spectrometry and detection technologies for biomedical, defense, and security applications, including bioaerosol detection and breath analysis.

BiotechDeep TechDefense TechMedical DevicesSykesville, US

Charles J. Call(Executive Officer, Director)Wayne A. Bryden(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas P. McCreery(Director)R. David Edelman(Director)Wayne Bryden(President and CEO)Tom McCreery(VP, Innovation / Chief Innovation Officer)

Co-investorsAnzu PartnersCottonwood Technology Fund

Zymosense develops the Nanoassay, a label-free enzyme-measurement technology that coats single-walled carbon nanotubes with target substrate and reads catalytic activity through fluctuations in near-infrared light emissions, replacing traditional mix-and-measure assays with a Dilute-Add-Scan workflow.

BiotechDeep TechNew Materials

Nigel Reuel(Co-founder)Nathaniel Kallmyer(Co-founder)