National Science Foundation — 2013 Investments

Solid Power develops all-solid-state battery technology for automotive applications.

EnergyHardwareNew MaterialsLouisville, US

Douglas Campbell(Executive Officer, Director)Alexandra Gold(Executive Officer)Brandon Kelly(Executive Officer)Steve Furhman(Executive Officer)Joshua Buettner-Garrett(Executive Officer)David Jansen(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBMW i VenturesSnatched Ventures

Shoelace Wireless develops mobile networking technology that combines multiple connections (Wi-Fi, cellular, Bluetooth) across single or nearby devices to speed up internet and video streaming on Android.

Deep TechIoTMobility & TransportationIrvine, US

Two EECS professors and two graduate students from UC Irvine and EPFL

Co-investorsBoston Harbor Angels

Actuated Medical develops NeuralGlider, a precision brain access platform that uses electronically controlled ultrasonic motion to maintain trajectory during insertion through brain tissue and improve delivery of brain-directed therapies such as gene therapies to deep brain targets.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBellefonte, US

Paul Frankhouser(Director)Robert Emert(Director)Maureen Mulvihill(Executive Officer, Director)

Adeptrix develops the exoBAMS platform, using antibody-based immunoaffinity capture of extracellular vesicles combined with MALDI mass spectrometry to profile proteins, lipids, metabolites and other molecules from a single blood sample.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices

Co-investorsFormation Venture Engineering

Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing produces water soluble mandrels, tooling, composite parts, and ceramic components for aerospace, defense, racing, research, and university applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechNew MaterialsTucson, US

ALT LLC engineers materials, structures, and on-device AI for robots, prosthetics, drones, and autonomous systems, combining synthetic tissues, high-strength composites, additive manufacturing, and edge machine learning.

AI & Machine LearningNew MaterialsRoboticsSanta Barbara, US

Agnitron Technology designs and manufactures MOCVD equipment, control software, and in-situ monitoring tools for growing wide-bandgap and ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor materials such as gallium oxide and AlGaO alloys.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsChanhassen, US

American Energy Technologies Co.

EnergyHardwareNew MaterialsGlenview, US

AOSense designs and manufactures atom-optic quantum sensors, including atomic clocks, gyroscopes, accelerometers, gravimeters, and gravity gradiometers, using cold-atom and atomic spectroscopy techniques.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Brenton YoungMark KasevichJim Spilker(Chairman)

Aruna Bio develops a proprietary neural exosome platform and a lead therapeutic neural cell-derived exosome, AB126, designed to cross the blood-brain barrier.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsEshelman Ventures, LLCEvolution VC PartnersGRA Venture

Autonomous Healthcare develops algorithms and closed-loop control systems for intensive care units, including automated fluid and vasopressor management, patient surveillance, and virtual patient models for validation.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

BiotechFarmington, US

Maxim Budyansky(Executive Officer, Director)Neil Shah(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPatrick O'Neill(Director)Paul Higham(Director)Terrence Coffey(Director)

Co-investorsConnecticut Innovations

Element 84 (formerly Azavea) develops cloud-native geospatial data processing pipelines, distributed systems, and Earth Observation software for public, private, and non-profit sector clients.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Bascom Hunter develops defense and communications systems, including airborne, ground, expeditionary, and maritime platforms, along with RF components and SATCOM conversion/interface modules.

Defense TechHardwareSemiconductors

BCL Technologies develops document processing tools, including SEC Publisher for creating SEC-compliant filings (EDGAR, HTML, XBRL) and PDF conversion/SDK products.

Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Jose, US

Durham, US

Matthew B Crisp(Executive Officer, Director)Lee Palles(Executive Officer)Nadine Carozzi(Executive Officer)Todd C Mockler(Executive Officer)Thomas Brutnell(Executive Officer)

BoardDaniel J Broderick(Director)

Co-investorsPrelude Ventures

Blackrock Neurotech develops a neurotechnology platform, including brain-computer interface systems, aimed at improving patient lives and treating neurological conditions.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Florian Solzbacher(Co-Founder & CSO)Marcus Gerhardt(Co-Founder & CEO)Thomas Thiele(CFO)

BoardChristian Angermayer(Co-Chairman)Tim Sievers(Co-Chairman)

Co-investors2050 CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LPForepont Capital Partners

Co-investorsMatchstick Ventures

Boston Micromachines develops MEMS deformable mirrors, MEMS grating modulators, and adaptive optics software for controlling and shaping light.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Co-investorsBantam Group

San Francisco, US

Reese Jones(Director)Austen Heinz(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsMI Ventures

Co-investorsHatteras Venture Partners

CueThink is an application and pedagogy for teaching math problem-solving through a four-phase approach, capturing student voice and whiteboard work to make thinking visible and enable classroom discussion.

EdTech

Cutting Edge Superconductors, Inc. develops superconductor materials, including CES-2023, a patent-pending room temperature ambient pressure superconductor, and MgB2 wires for applications such as power delivery, semiconductor components, PCBs, and cryogen-free MRI systems.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsMayaguez, US

Yong-Jihn Kim(Dr.)

Co-investorsIDEA NC

Dynepic operates a skills-based platform offering on-demand learning, mentorship, and credentialing tools for individuals and creators in a knowledge-based economy.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEdTechFuture of WorkIoTFolly Beach, US

Krissa Watry(Executive Officer, Director)inJacqueline Arn(Executive Officer)in

BoardDavid Wyman(Director)Christine Osborne(Director)Lenna MacDonald(Director)

Co-investorsCapital A PartnersGood Growth CapitalJohnson Venture PartnersMatchstick VenturesTechstars

ePaint manufactures and sells copper-free marine coatings, including water-based and solvent-based antifouling boat paints, release coatings, primers, and thinners for boat owners.

CleantechE-commerceNew MaterialsStuart, US

EC Power develops battery technology, including high-energy fast-charging batteries and battery modeling software aimed at electric vehicle applications.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Coulometrics provides battery development services including material evaluation, electrode development, prototype and pilot lithium-ion cell assembly, electrochemical performance testing, and safety/abuse validation.

CleantechEnergyNew Materials

Ekso Bionics develops wearable exoskeleton technology for medical rehabilitation and personal mobility, including EksoNR for clinical rehabilitation and Ekso Indego Personal for at-home use.

HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics

BiotechCambridge, US

Jay Konieczka(Executive Officer, Director)Marco Farsheed(Executive Officer, Director)Ron Meeusen(Director)Farren Isaacs(Executive Officer, Director)

Fibralign is a commercial-stage Stanford spinout that develops therapeutic biomedical devices using its Nanoweave scaffolding platform, which prints 3D collagen scaffolds mimicking human tissue structure.

BiotechHardwareMedical Devices

HealthtechBrighton, US

Shorya Awtar(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Davison(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory Bowles(Executive Officer)James Geiger(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJeffery Ansted(Director)Richard Hylant(Director)

Co-investorsAlmeda Ventures

Fluid Synchrony develops FluidSync, a MEMS-based miniaturized microinfusion pump that can be implanted in animals to deliver programmable, refillable, on-demand drug dosing.

BiotechHardwareMedical Devices

GridBridge develops software, hardware, and data-driven power delivery solutions for the electric distribution grid, targeting substation and downstream challenges.

CleantechEnergyHardwareRaleigh, US

Douglas P. Haensel(Director)Chad Eckhardt(Executive Officer, Director)

BiotechMarlborough, US

Alon Singer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Larry Pearson(Director)Sheppard Mollick(Director)

Hospi develops medical devices aimed at improving patient comfort and reducing caregiver burden, including the Macy Catheter, a soft silicone rectal catheter for administering medication and fluids to patients with a compromised oral route.

HealthtechMedical DevicesSan Mateo, US

iBeam Materials develops flexible LED and MicroLED devices built on metal foil, using a proprietary crystal-alignment (IBAD) process that enables roll-to-roll manufacturing.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Co-investorsSamsung Ventures

Vipo develops, manufactures, and installs high-performance polymer solutions for corrosion, fire protection, and thermal insulation used in demanding environments.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyNew Materials

Infinite Composites designs, manufactures and analyzes composite pressure vessels for aerospace, aviation, defense, bulk gas transport and vehicular transportation applications.

CleantechDefense TechEnergyNew MaterialsSpace TechTulsa, US

Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkIrishAngelsTechstars

Infinity Physics develops physical technology aimed at turning physicists' concepts into real-world inventions.

Deep Tech

Cogent Education develops interactive online STEM Cases, part of the Gizmos platform, in which K-12 students take on the role of scientists to investigate and solve real-world problems through guided-inquiry activities and data analysis.

AdTechEdTech

BiotechSalt Lake City

Dinesh Patel(Director)Mary Jane Rafii(Executive Officer, Director)Randall Olson(Director)Barbara Wirostko(Executive Officer, Director)Arthur Klausner(Executive Officer, Director)

Omnity is a document discovery platform that uses natural language processing, machine learning, and graph analysis to find semantic connections between documents by detecting shared patterns of rare words.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Lucerna develops RNA-based research reagents and fluorescent tools, including proprietary dyes and aptamer tags (based on the Spinach technology) for imaging and studying RNA in living cells.

BiotechDeep TechBrooklyn, US

Lumiode develops wafer-level μLED technology for ultra high-brightness, low-cost micro-displays used in wearable, automotive, and industrial products.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsNew York, US

Nena Golubovic(Director)Vincent Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Ioannis Kymissis(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Halfman(Director)

BoardMichael Burychka(Director)in

Co-investorsAnzu PartnersM Ventures

MaxPower develops and manufactures special-purpose lithium-ion and other batteries, including primary, secondary, and reserve types, handling everything from R&D to mid-scale production.

Deep TechEnergyHardware

MedShape develops foot and ankle surgical implants and instruments, including total ankle replacement systems, plating, screws, staples, biologics, and NiTiNOL-based dynamic compression devices such as the DynaNail family.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesAtlanta, US

Niles Noblitt(Director)Paul F. Hills(Director)

Molecular Vista builds nano-IR microscopes (the Vista series/VistaScope) using photo-induced force microscopy (PiFM) and photo-induced force IR spectroscopy (PiF-IR) for nanoscale chemical analysis.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSaratoga, US

Sung I. Park(Executive Officer, Director)

Round Rock, US

Kevin Matocha(Executive Officer, Director)Sujit Banerjee(Executive Officer, Director)Kiran Chatty(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChad Marak(Director)

Montana Molecular develops fluorescent biosensors and reporters used to observe and measure cellular processes in living cells for drug discovery and research.

BiotechDeep Tech

MTI Biotech develops research-backed products aimed at maintaining healthy, active lifestyles, with products tested at academic institutions.

BiotechWellness & Fitness

NBD Nano develops advanced coatings, additives, and adhesives using nanotechnology to enhance product surfaces across various industries.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsBoston, US

Deckard Sorensen(CEO & Co-Founder)Miguel Galvez(President & Co-founder)

BoardJOHN CHEN, PH.D.(Director)NOBI KAMBE, PH.D.(Director)DAVID ANDERSON, PH.D(Director)

Co-investorsBantam GroupBetter Ventures Central LlcTechstarsBoston Seed CapitalPhoenix Venture Partners

NextInput builds silicon-based MEMS force-sensing technology and turnkey human-machine interface (HMI) solutions, spanning hardware and software, for a range of applications including mobile phones.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Ali Foughi(Executive Officer, Director)Ian Campbell(Executive Officer)Ryan Diestelhorst(Director)

BoardSteven Nasiri(Director)Ben Yu(Director)in

Co-investorsBand of AngelsSierra Ventures

Norwich Solar develops, designs, and builds distributed generation, community, and utility-scale solar projects (500 kW–5 MW), along with EV charging infrastructure, battery storage, microgrids, and virtual power plants.

Numat develops metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and manufactures them at industrial scale through an integrated campus with ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsIllinois, US

Ben Hernandez(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)Dr. Omar Farha(Founder and Chief Scientific Officer)

BoardT. Jay Collins(Director)Bill Kroll(Director)Luka Erceg(Director)Jeff Klunzinger(Director)

Co-investorsGlobal BrainRapha Capital Management, LLCTEL Venture Capital, Inc.Universal Materials Incubator

Co-investorsCadron Capital Partners

Packet Digital develops power systems and power management technologies for autonomous systems operating in air, sea, land, and space, including unmanned aircraft and solar products.

Deep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareIoTRoboticsFargo, US

Terri Zimmerman(CEO)Jeff Jonson(Director)Ronald Robson(Executive Officer)John, Dr. Cook(Director)Linda Pancratz(Director)Andrew Paulsen(CTO)

Co-investorsDakota Venture Group

Phi Optics develops quantitative phase imaging (QPI) technology that upgrades existing microscopes to enable non-invasive, real-time 3D imaging of live cells, tissues, organoids, and small organisms without labels or specimen damage.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedical DevicesChampaign, US

Catalin Chiritescu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Gabriel Popescu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardTimothy Hoerr(Director)inJed Taylor(Director)

Co-investorsIllinois VenturesSerra Ventures

An online store selling piezoelectric PVDF films, sensors, copolymer resins, and high-voltage piezo driver amplifiers for applications such as energy harvesting, elongation sensing, and ultrasound fingerprint sensing.

E-commerceHardwareNew Materials

Prolynx develops ultra-long-acting therapeutics for obesity and metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, using a hydrogel-based microsphere platform with tunable release linker chemistry to control drug release over extended dosing intervals.

BiotechDeep Tech

Gary Ashley(Co-Founder)Daniel Santi(Co-Founder)Chris Boulton(CEO)Simon Harnest(Chief Financial Officer)Amer Mirza(Chief Scientific Officer)Christian Weyer(Chief Medical Officer)

Co-investorsMonograph Capital PartnersOrbiMed

Pyro-E develops solid-state vibrational energy harvesting technology, marketed as AMPS (Auto-Modulating Power Source), that converts machine, vehicle, wind, and water vibrations into electricity to power wireless sensors and other devices without wires or batteries.

CleantechEnergyHardware

Kevin Lu(Founder & CEO)

QuakeWrap develops and applies patented fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) systems to repair and strengthen infrastructure such as seawalls, piles, pipelines, bridges, storage tanks, and industrial structures, including underwater and seismic retrofit work.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechNew MaterialsTucson, US

Mo Ehsani(Founder)

Quantum Semiconductor develops CMOS-compatible metamaterials for classical and quantum photonics applications in computing.

Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductors

Carlos Augusto(CTO)

Rubitection develops the Rubitect Assessment System for early detection and management of pressure injuries (bedsores) in healthcare settings.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRochester, US

Sanna Gaspard(CEO)

BoardJosh Ghaims(Technology Advisor)in

Co-investorsD3VCTechstars

SenSigma develops a Smart Optical Monitoring System (SOMS) that uses spectroscopy and machine-learning software to provide real-time sensing, defect detection, and quality control for arc and laser welding and additive manufacturing processes.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareAnn Arbor, US

Sepragen Corporation manufactures chromatography columns, including large-scale units ranging from 10 to 200 liters, along with related startup and maintenance support for purification processes.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHardwareUnion City, US

Vinit Saxena(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel Network

Madison, US

Mikko Lipasti, Ph.D(Director, Promoter)Atif G. Hashmi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andrew Nere, Ph.D.(Director, Promoter)

Triad Interactive Media provides federal R&D and immersive learning engineering, and offers H-OS, a framework for helping organizations adopt novel technologies like AI, automation, and robotics by addressing workforce friction and driving operational adoption.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work

TriboTEX makes a nanotechnology oil additive that forms a diamond-like carbon coating on metal bearing surfaces to reduce engine and transmission wear, boost performance, and improve fuel economy.

Deep TechMobility & TransportationNew Materials

Urban Electric Power manufactures modular, rechargeable zinc-based battery energy storage systems for commercial, industrial, and off-grid applications.

CleantechEnergyHardwarePearl River, US

Alexander Couzis(Executive Officer, Director)Sanjoy Banerjee(Director)Ann Marie Scuderi(Executive Officer)

BoardDavid Elliman(Director)Jamshyd Godrej(Director)Thomas Baruch(Director)in

Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesCycad Group LLC

Wocester, US

Adam Collette(Manager and member)Harry Wotton(Manager and member)William Edelman(Manager and member)Glenn Guadette(Manager and member)George Pins(Manager and member)

Wasatch Molecular Incorporated develops materials modeling and simulation tools spanning ab initio quantum chemistry to continuum engineering, specializing in molecular and continuum simulations of polymers, energetic materials, electrolytes and ionic liquids, with emphasis on lithium ion and lithium metal batteries.

Deep TechEnergyNew MaterialsSalt Lake City, US

North Besthesda, US

Irving Weinberg(Executive Officer, Director)

Whova is an all-in-one event management software platform for in-person, hybrid, and virtual events, offering registration, agenda management, speaker management, name badge generation, self check-in, attendee networking, and sponsor/exhibitor lead generation tools.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsAmino Capital

ZeroK builds high-performance focused ion beam (FIB) systems, including its FIB:ZERO platform offering smaller spot sizes at lower beam energy and a range of beam currents, positioned as a next-generation replacement for Ga+, He+, or Ne+ based FIBs.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

BiotechPhiladelphia, US

Daniel Mazzucco(Executive Officer, Director)Rugart Eric(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardLouis Berardi(Director)

Los Gatos, US

Smita Bakshi(Executive Officer, Director)