Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Also known as NAUTILUS VENTURES ADVISORS US, LLC
Investment thesis
Nautilus Venture Partners invests in early-stage companies distinguished by unique technology, capable founding teams, and meaningful market potential. Its focus areas include artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and mobile technologies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 17 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Hardware ×6Deep Tech ×5SaaS ×4Semiconductors ×4Cybersecurity ×3Enterprise Software ×3Mobility & Transportation ×3
HQs:United States×14Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×33 founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12018 · 12015 · 13 dated
Cyngn develops and deploys autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations, offering DriveMod solutions (tuggers and forklifts) that bring self-driving capabilities to logistics and material handling operations without substantial upfront costs.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsMountain View, US
Kirt McMaster(Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer)Steve Kondik(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)Lior Tal(CEO)Ben Landen(Vice President of Business Development)Donald Alvarez(Chief Financial Officer and Director)
BoardMitch Lasky(Director)in
Co-investorsAccess IndustriesAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesMouro CapitalPremji InvestQualcomm Ventures+6 more
FiscalNote provides AI-powered software that aggregates and interprets legislative and regulatory data to help organizations track and influence policy outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechSaaSWashington, US
Tim Hwang(Co-founder)inGerald Yao(Co-founder)Jonathan Chen(Co-founder)Paul Donnell(Chief Accounting Officer)Jon Slabaugh(CFO and Senior VP of Corporate Development)Richard Henderson(Executive Officer)
Co-investors645 VenturesChaac VenturesConversion CapitalDorm RoomEastward Capital PartnersFitz Gate Ventures+11 more
WeRide develops autonomous driving technology and operates a portfolio of five core products, including Robotaxi, with vehicles deployed across more than 40 cities in 12 countries.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRobotics
Tony(Founder)Yan(Co-founder)Tony Han(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlliance VenturesK3 VenturesQiming Venture PartnersFoothill VenturesInnoangel
AIRY3D develops depth-sensing technology, including its DepthIQ system integrated onto CMOS image sensors, to give machines 3D perception.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsMontreal, CA
Daniel ButtoninJonathan SaariJi-Ho ChoGuillaume Poirier
Co-investorsIntel CapitalRobert Bosch Venture CapitalTandemLaunchNautilus Venture PartnersR7 PartnersWI Harper Group+3 more
Ayar Labs develops co-packaged optics (CPO) technology for AI infrastructure, enabling optical connectivity between thousands of GPUs across data center racks.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Mark Wade(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsNVIDIAAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBerkeley FrontierBlue Bear VenturesCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)+16 more
Balbix operates the SAFE platform, which uses agentic AI workflows for cyber risk management including third-party risk management, continuous threat exposure management, AI security posture management, and cyber risk quantification.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsEight Roads VenturesTelstra VenturesWTIJC2 VenturesThird Point Ventures
Callsign builds digital identity, authentication, and fraud-prevention technology that verifies users across web, mobile, and physical interactions using behavioral analysis and machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Co-investorsAccelAllegisCyber CapitalProsperity7 VenturesPTB VenturesQBN CapitalSC Ventures+1 more
Cipherome offers COMPASS, an end-to-end healthcare data analysis platform that lets researchers transform biobank, EHR, and EDC data, query cohorts, run statistical tests, and train machine learning models through a graphical interface without writing code.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital Health
Juhan Kim(Founder)
Co-investorsCowles Ventures
d-Matrix develops AI compute hardware and platforms optimized for generative AI inference, designed to be faster, more energy-efficient, and more accessible than existing solutions.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Sid Sheth(Founder)in
Co-investorsPlayground GlobalTemasekAlpha Square GroupAmino CapitalBerkeley FrontierCortado Ventures+10 more
DigiLens develops waveguide optics and holographic display technology using a proprietary material set combined with inkjet printing and a holographic contact copy process.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSunnyvale, US
Jonathan Waldern(Director)Christopher Pickett(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Suel(Director)Robert Young(Director)Thorsten Alexander Kern(Director)
BoardJim Whims(Director)
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersBold Capital PartnersDiamond Edge VenturesSony Ventures CorporationDolby Family VenturesMITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Mountain View, US
Tushar Dave(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ashok Belani(Director)Chung-Kao Hsieh(Director)Parmod Kumar Gupta(Director)Akihiko Maeda(Director)
Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesGENIUS NYReshape
Hiya provides call protection technology that blocks spam and scam calls, verifies caller identity with branded caller ID, and detects deepfake or cloned voices in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSeattle, US
Alexander K Algard(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Algard(Founder and CEO)inKush Parikh(Executive Officer)
BoardLars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen(Director)inBrian Kang(Director)inGeoffrey R Entress(Director)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalLumia CapitalVoyager CapitalAIStudio
Myolex develops a portable, non-invasive muscle assessment device based on electrical impedance myography (EIM) that measures single-muscle composition and structure to aid diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment monitoring of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal diseases such as ALS.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical DevicesBrookline, US
Seward Rutkove(Co-founder)
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment Corporation
Point2 Technology develops interconnect chips and cables that use RF transmission over plastic waveguide ("e-Tube") to move data between servers in AI data centers, targeting 400G/800G and terabit-scale links as an alternative to copper and optical connections.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Jay Jeong(Executive Officer)Jinho Park(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMaverick SiliconNVenturesBosch VenturesRobert Bosch Venture CapitalBoschLB Investment
Rescale provides cloud-based engineering and R&D platform with simulation, modeling, and digital engineering tools for enterprise engineering teams across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joris Poort(Founder/CEO)inAdam McKenzie(Founder/CTO)in
BoardToshiya Otani(Director)Yanev Suissa(Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Flucas VenturesHitachi VenturesKeen Venture PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Prosperity7 Ventures+17 more
Ridecell provides an AI-powered asset intelligence and orchestration platform for automotive leasing and finance companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Aarjav Trivedi(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSBeyond1435 GmbHBMW i VenturesConvergeLG Technology VenturesManiv Mobility+5 more
Volta Charging operates a network of EV chargers located at retail and commercial destinations across the United States, accessible through the JOLT mobile app.
CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Christopher WendelMichael MenendezScott Mercer
Co-investors500 GlobalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSBrighter CapitalEnergize CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersSQN Venture Partners, LLC
WorkSpan provides an AI-powered platform for managing co-selling and partner ecosystems, giving companies and their partners a shared, live view of joint pipeline, revenue plans, and deals synced across both CRMs.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSan Bernardino, US
Mayank Singh Bawa(Founder)inMilind Joshi(Founder)inAmit Sinha(Founder)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Milliways Ventures
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCyngnNasdaq Capital Market: CYNFiscal NoteOTC: NOTEWeRide (文远知行)NASDAQ: WRD
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Point2 Technology · intelligence360.news · Jul 24, 2026
Volta · ghanaiantimes.com.gh · Jul 17, 2026
Fiscal Note · ad-hoc-news.de · Jul 6, 2026
Cyngn · tipranks.com · Mar 17, 2026
Ayar Labs · reuters.com · Mar 3, 2026
Rescale · finance.yahoo.com · Apr 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc made?
- Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc has 29 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc invest at?
- Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc focus on?
- Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, IoT.
- Where is Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc located?
- Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Who does Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc co-invest with?
- Nautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc most often shares deals with M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Sony Ventures Corporation, Insight Partners, among 104 tracked co-investors.
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