National Science Foundation — 2017 Investments

Activated Research Company (ARC), founded in 2014, develops chemical analysis detection technologies such as gas chromatography add-ons (Polyarc and Jetanizer) that improve data accuracy and sample throughput.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Develops agricultural biological products, including a biofungicide targeting Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, and Pythium and a bionematicide, along with nutrient- and water-use-efficiency bionutrition solutions for farmers.

AgTechCleantech

Aerosol Devices builds instruments that collect, count, and size-classify airborne particles from 5 nanometers to 10 microns, including gentle capture of viruses, bacteria, and microbes while preserving viability and DNA/RNA.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Aira offers remote, on-demand visual and American Sign Language interpreting through video, connecting blind, low-vision, Deaf, and hard-of-hearing users to professional interpreters via its Aira Explorer and Aira ASL apps.

Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsBose Ventures

AlchLight is a technology firm specializing in ultrafast laser material fabrication, using lasers to create micro- and nano-structures on metals and glass at industrial scale for applications such as black/colored metals and superhydrophobic surfaces.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsRochester, US

Ares Materials develops advanced polymer substrates using Thiol-click chemistry combined with a machine learning platform to design materials with tunable mechanical properties while preserving optical performance.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsDallas, US

Adrian Avendano(Chief Operations Officer)David Arreaga(Chief Executive Officer)Hyun Joong Kim(Chief Marketing Officer)

Co-investorsL'ATTITUDE VenturesMoneta VenturesSV Latam Fund

Aural Analytics develops a cloud-based, mobile-first speech analytics platform that extracts clinical neuro-biomarkers from the speech signal to monitor brain health non-invasively.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsTamarisc Ventures

Azimuth1 is a data analytics and computer science consultancy that builds specialty data analysis applications, using computer vision, deep neural networks, geospatial/GIS modeling, and interactive data visualization.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense Tech

Jason Dalton(Founder)

Bakman Technologies builds portable, turn-key frequency domain terahertz (THz) spectrometers in single and dual channel configurations, along with its own packaged photomixers.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Berkeley Yeast develops engineered brewing yeast strains that produce specific flavor and aroma compounds and keep diacetyl low, aimed at craft breweries.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechOakland, US

Charles Denby(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Austin(Director)

Braket Technologies combines scientific research with new business models to address environmental and sustainability challenges, positioning itself around building a cleaner economy.

CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech

Chromatic 3D Materials is a 3D printing technology company that uses reactive extrusion additive manufacturing (RX-AM) to print industrial-strength thermoset elastomeric parts, starting with printable polyurethanes.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsGolden Valley, US

Cora Leibig(CEO & Founder)

Co-investorsDas & Co.Excelestar VenturesGolden SeedsSafar Partners

Co-investorsSilicon Valley

CrossLife Tech develops molecular diagnostic products that analyze genetic material to detect biomarkers for infectious diseases and tumors.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Culture Robotics provides a bioreactor platform and cloud-native software for bioprocess development, letting users design, monitor, and analyze experiments remotely.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCloud Computing

Cyclopure develops DEXSORB, a renewable adsorbent that removes PFAS ("forever chemicals") from water to make it safe for individuals and communities.

CleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Dimensional Energy develops catalyst and service technology for producing sustainable fuels, licensed to project partners through a recurring, capital-light licensing model.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsIthaca, US

Tobias Hanrath(Director)David Erickson(Director)Jason Salfi(Executive Officer, Director)Clayton Poppe(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalChloe CapitalLaunch NYNew Climate VenturesEnvisioning PartnersGolden Gate Ventures+1 more

Multimer is a location analytics platform that collects, visualizes, and analyzes geolocated indoor and outdoor biosensor data from common wearables such as smartwatches, heart rate straps, and brainwave bands.

Data & InfrastructureIoTPropTech

Electronic BioSciences (EBS) develops low-noise electronic instrumentation combined with biologically based platforms for nanopore and ion channel measurements.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

ESal provides an enhanced oil recovery service using its patented RightWater formulation technology, which modifies injection water salinity to increase oil production from mature fields without chemicals or new infrastructure.

CleantechDeep TechEnergy

Flora Surfaces (Flora Coatings) develops single-component, ready-to-use biobased sustainable coatings and surface treatments, including anticorrosion, antimicrobial, oleophobic, and high-temperature-resistant products.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHealthtechNew MaterialsWellness & FitnessPhoenix, US

Co-investorsTechstars

Geopipe uses AI and machine learning to process sensor data such as photos and laser scans to create digital twins of cities at multiple levels of detail.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Co-investorsGENIUS NYGreat Oaks Venture Capital

Hydronalix builds man-portable unmanned surface vessels for the U.S. military, with mission capabilities including real-time sonar and bathymetry mapping, autonomous patient transfer and cargo logistics, and maritime domain awareness.

Defense TechHardwareRobotics

Inkbit operates an additive manufacturing platform built on Vision-Controlled Jetting, which combines real-time 3D machine vision with closed-loop feedback and a custom material portfolio to produce dimensionally accurate, multi-material parts.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsMedford, US

Davide Marini(Co-founder & CEO)Javier Ramos(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Wojciech Matusik(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Steffi Kochbeck(VP Market Development)Guy Menchik(Director)Jason Weber(Director)

Co-investorsiGlobe PartnersMassVenturesPhoenix Venture Partners

InkSpace Imaging develops MRI coil technology and patient-centered diagnostic imaging solutions, drawing on expertise in MRI coil design, medical device manufacturing, and regulatory compliance.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesPleasanton, US

Peter Fischer(Executive Officer, Director)George Rehm(Director)Jacques Coumans(Director)Shimon Michael Lustig(Director)Scott Gorton(Executive Officer)

InsightFinder AI uses patented unsupervised machine learning for AI Observability and IT Observability, providing real-time anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and incident prediction across logs, metrics, and traces.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US

Xiaohui Gu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Helen Gu(Founder)in

Co-investorsEastlink Capital PartnersEight Roads VenturesIDEA Fund Partners

iSono Health develops an automated ultrasound system combined with artificial intelligence for breast imaging at the point of care, enabling standardized and accessible imaging across different healthcare settings.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Shadi Saberi(Founder/CTO)inNeda Razavi(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMichael Jin(Director)in

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesTransform Capital ManagementY CombinatorDraper Associates

iVeena Delivery Systems is a clinical-stage ophthalmology company developing pharmacologic eye-drop therapies for refractive eye diseases, including IVMED-80 for keratoconus and IVMED-85 for pediatric myopia.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

Balamurali Ambati(Executive Officer, Director)Gerald Simmons(Executive Officer)Ned Weinshenker(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Robinson(Director)James Jensen(Director)Greg Jones(Director)

Zulip is open-source team chat software that supports both self-hosting for data sovereignty and a cloud-hosted option, with tools to migrate from Slack, Teams, and other chat tools.

Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSaaS

KelaHealth develops data-driven solutions that apply insights from millions of patient records to personalize and improve medical decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Bora Chang(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDennis McWilliams(Director)

Co-investorsBlue Hour VenturesIDEA NCIntuitive VenturesNueterra CapitalTechstars

Lextrum develops patented full-duplex RF transceiver technology that transmits and receives simultaneously on a single channel, using beam-steering antennas and self-interference cancellation to double spectral efficiency.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Lotic Labs provides software solutions to help businesses discover, track, and manage weather-related financial risks across their supply chains, assets, and operations.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechChicago, US

Co-investorsEvergreen Climate InnovationsTechstars

Lunewave develops cutting-edge antenna and sensor technology for automotive advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, wireless communications, robotics, and drones.

AI & Machine LearningHardware

Co-investorsblue 9 capitalBMW i VenturesFoothill VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalProeza VenturesThird Sphere

MAA Laboratories is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing reformulated and next-generation therapies using its NanoCont nanoparticle-based drug development and continuous manufacturing platform.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesResearch Triangle Park, US

MotionScientific develops MotionReach, an e-rehabilitation device that provides semi-automated, personalized arm motor training to help stroke patients recover upper extremity function.

Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices

Daniel Proulx(Ph.D.)Nicolas Schweighofer(Ph.D.)Behrad Moeinzadeh(Ph.D.)Ted Dobson(J.D.)

MouSensor is an early-stage biotech company that engineers "super sniffer" mice to express functional human odorant receptors, using them to build a human-nose-on-a-chip for detecting and digitizing scents.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareNew York City, US

Paul Feinstein(Co-founder)Charlotte D'Hulst(Co-founder)

Multi3D develops copper-based conductive polymer composites and filaments for additive manufacturing, enabling functional 3D-printed parts with metal-like electrical conductivity on standard FFF systems.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials

Nanochon develops Chondrograft, a 3D-printed, off-the-shelf orthopedic implant that is press-fit into damaged knee cartilage to support the body's natural tissue healing.

BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesWashington, US

Benjamin Holmes(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Castro(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Holmes(CEO & Co-founder)

BoardNick Pachuda(Director)Kurt Jacobus(Director)Robert Creeden(Director)

Co-investorsAsimov VenturesGenesis Innovation GroupWealthing VC Club

Navipoint Genomics offers a genomics data analytics workbench with a curated library of ready-to-use applications, algorithms, and workflows for genetic testing.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & Infrastructure

Palo Alto, US

Eric Chehab(Founder)inRadu Cautis(Director)Eric Fayez Chehab(Executive Officer, Director)James Wall(Director)

Co-investorsMedical Technology Venture Partners

NutraMaize develops and sells Non-GMO Orange Corn bred for higher carotenoid levels, offering milled corn products under the "Professor Torbert's Orange Corn" brand for home cooks and food manufacturers.

AgTechBiotechFoodTech

Professor Torbert(Founder / Developer of Orange Corn)

datma builds a federated real-world data platform (datma.FED) that connects health system and molecular labs with pharmaceutical companies and researchers, letting labs monetize de-identified lab and biomarker data while retaining control over patient-level information.

BiotechData & InfrastructureDigital Health

OtoNexus Medical Technologies is developing an ultrasound-based otoscope (Novoscope) that uses a miniaturized sensor in a single-use ear speculum tip to give clinicians objective, point-of-care data on middle-ear fluid and infection type.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Caitlin Cameron(Chair & CEO)

Co-investorsGolden SeedsDellin InvestmentsFarvatn VentureKeiretsu ForumMindshift CapitalPortfolia+3 more

EnergyHub provides an edge-based distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) that lets utilities build and operate virtual power plants (VPPs) to control loads and distributed energy resources for grid flexibility.

CleantechEnergySaaS

BiotechHealthtechHouston, US

Sindead Miller(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Wieseler(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardEhsan Jabbarzadeh(Director)Jeffrey Burbank(Director)

Co-investorsHouston Angel NetworkInnova Memphis, Inc.Texas HALO FundTMC Venture FundFitz Gate Ventures

Physcient develops Differential Dissection, a powered blunt surgical dissector that separates soft tissues connecting other tissues without cutting or burning, leaving blood vessels, organ capsules, and nerve sheaths intact.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesDurham, US

CHARLES A. PELL(Executive Officer, Director)HUGH C. CRENSHAW(Executive Officer, Director)ERIC T. ESPENHAHN(Executive Officer)

BoardCHRIS DUNN(Director)KEVIN SCHIMELFENIG(Director)R. FREDERICK MCCOY, JR.(Director)

Co-investorsElevate Innovation PartnersIDEA NCLaunchCapital

TelosAir (Potsdam Sensors) builds patent-pending air quality sensors and a cloud analytics platform that provide real-time indoor air quality monitoring, automated analysis, and HVAC control integration.

CleantechHardwareIoT

Prenosis develops AI-powered precision medicine diagnostics for acute care, built on its Immunix platform and a biobank of clinical data for infection.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsPACE Healthcare Capital

QATCH Technologies is a life-science instrumentation startup commercializing a sensor technology from Duke University to measure viscosity using small samples (about 5 microliters).

BiotechDeep TechHardwareDurham, US

QC Ware operates a quantum computing business organized into three units — Quantum Services, the Q2B conference, and Promethium — serving enterprise and research customers exploring quantum applications.

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingPalo Alto, US

Kin-Joe Sham(Executive Officer, Director)William Hartnett(Director)Luka Tomljenovic(Director)Gordon Eubanks(Director)Souyma Rajamani(Director)Matthew C. Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsKoch Disruptive Technologies

RHK Technology designs and manufactures ultra-high vacuum scanning probe microscopy (SPM) instruments and control systems, including scanners, controllers, and ambient systems for atomic-scale imaging, manipulation, and nanofabrication.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Hingham, US

W. Lenore Rasmussen(Executive Officer)Eric Sandberg(Executive Officer)

Reduced Energy Microsystems designs silicon chips optimized for low power consumption that enable embedded computer vision and neural network inference on devices such as augmented reality systems, wearable cameras, and autonomous robots.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

eleazar .(Founder/Head of Software)inDylan Hand(Founder/Lead Hardware Engineer)inWilliam Koven(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Round Rock, US

Bongsu Kim(Executive Officer, Director)inSeonhwa Shin(Executive Officer, Director)

SafelyYou provides an ambient AI platform for senior living communities that delivers 24/7 fall detection, predictive analytics, resident wellness monitoring, and staffing insights, supported by a clinical team of RNs, OTs, and PTs.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsAnorak VenturesPathbreaker VenturesQualcomm VenturesSamsung NextSwift VenturesTouring Capital+6 more

sciartsoft is a technical research and writing site covering topology optimization, generative design, and multi-objective optimization for engineers, researchers, and design teams.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentMadison, US

Yadav Praveen(Executive Officer, Director)Karen E Caswelch(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsTechstars

Secure Food Solutions (SFS) develops technology to detect and remove dangerous pathogens from global food supply chains, including a UV-based imaging device that lets farm families screen maize for aflatoxin contamination.

AgTechFoodTechHardwareImpact & Social GoodMartin, US

Chris Ramezanpour(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Jordan(Executive Officer, Director)John Cole(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDean Didato(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAgLaunch AcceleratorInnova Memphis, Inc.

Syght develops threat detection and screening technology aimed at security screening in high-risk environments.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Tactile Analogics develops "wixel" technology, a device that uses a grid of valves to render digital and analog information as tactile output.

Deep TechHardwareHealthtech

TangiTek, LLC develops carbon fiber composite technologies (CleanSignal and MF-RAM) that reduce RF interference and provide radar-absorbing and EMI/RFI shielding for antennas, circuit boards, cables, and enclosures.

Deep TechDefense TechNew Materials

Teaching It Right offers "We are Friends," an NSF-backed program that teaches children social skills through short daily lessons of about 10 minutes, using research-based methods for families and children who need social skills support.

Digital HealthEdTech

Andrea Johnson(Founder)

TeraProbes builds a non-contact, high-frequency test system for on-wafer characterization of high-speed electronic devices and integrated circuits, using focused high-frequency beams and on-wafer antennas instead of physical contact probes.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Brain.fm offers a subscription app that streams functional music engineered with patented audio modulation to influence brainwave activity for focus, sleep, relaxation, and meditation.

ConsumerMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Unspun develops 3D weaving technology and software for apparel and textile manufacturing, enabling fast, automated, and low-waste garment production for brands and manufacturers.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEmeryville, US

Kevin Peter Martin(Executive Officer, Director)Walden Hoi Ming Lam(Executive Officer, Director)Beth Esponnette(Founder)inARNE ARENS(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMilo Werner(Director)inShuo Yang(Director)in

Co-investorsCity LightDCVC (Data Collective)E12 Venture Capital, LlcEvolution VenturesFifty YearsKyber Knight Capital+8 more

Voxel Healthcare develops AI technology for pediatric imaging and radiation oncology, with a focus on brain cancer.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices