Nebular
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Also known as NEBULAR MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Nebular focuses on very early and unexpected opportunities, backing uncommon people, ideas, and technologies where new markets and movements are beginning to form. The firm positions itself as an early-stage lead investor that moves fast and writes lead checks, while remaining hands-off with founders unless support is needed. It embraces founders who chart new paths and claim unmarked territory, favoring rebellious, unconventional bets over obvious, established plays.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 12 of 14 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Advanced Manufacturing ×6Hardware ×5Deep Tech ×4Space Tech ×4Enterprise Software ×3Robotics ×3Climate Tech ×1
HQs:United States×7United Kingdom×4Singapore×1
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 22024 · 18 dated
Efference builds robotic-grade perception and compute hardware and devices for distributed data collection and real-time inference, serving robotics companies and applications at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Gianluca Bencomo(CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAntiY Combinator
Tachyon develops particle accelerator technology and infrastructure at the frontier of applied physics.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechRedwood City, US
Ian BlumenfeldinNiv LevyinBjorn Manuel Hegelichin
BoardFinn Murphyin
Co-investorsCocoaForewordGenius VenturesUncommonScribble VenturesAndreessen Horowitz
Amperos automates and manages insurance claim recovery for healthcare providers, reducing denials and processing backlogs through a combination of automation and expert oversight.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York, US
Michal Miernowski(Founder)inWilson Wang(Founder)inAlvin Wu(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersNeoNeoUncork Capital
Crewline sells a retrofit autonomy kit that converts existing construction machines—starting with vibratory drum rollers, with dozers, rock trucks and excavators in development—into self-driving equipment backed by remote operators and 24/7 monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRoboticsLondon, GB
Frederik Filz-Reiterdank(CEO)inMohamed Sadek(CTO)in
Co-investorsBegin CapitalEntrepreneur FirstInitialized CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementCocoaFord Street Ventures
Exosat designs and builds low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations for sovereign operators, offering direct-to-cell, IoT, and broadband connectivity.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSpace TechSingapore, SG
Co-investorsRedbud Trail GroupTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorZero Index007 Venture Partners57O Investments+33 more
Frontier Computing grows lab-cultured biological neural networks at large scale to serve as a training substrate for machine learning, colocating memory and compute to support training of large-parameter models.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareLondon, GB
Michael Domarkas(CEO)in
Co-investorsLocalGlobePioneerWSSY CombinatorAcephale VenturesAmino Collective+18 more
Icarus designs and manufactures solar-powered autonomous aircraft that fly for months at the edge of space.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Henry Kwan(Founder)inCameron HargisinZach 'Jerry' WilliamsinHenry K.(CEO)
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)HAWKTAILPioneerPredictive VC+24 more
Oratomic builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using ultra-efficient error correction with light and atoms.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing
Dolev Bluvstein(Founder)inMadelyn CaininManuel Endres(Founder)
BoardJohn Preskill
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesGeneral CatalystIndex VenturesKhosla VenturesSpark CapitalARCH Venture Partners+3 more
Project Eleven builds post-quantum cryptography and migration tooling for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital asset networks.
Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesCoinbase VenturesFin CapitalLattice CapitalQuantonationVariant Fund+1 more
Salesform automates the qualification and routing of inbound leads while integrating with a company's existing sales tools, using lead enrichment data to improve response and demo-booking processes.
Enterprise SoftwareSales TechNew York City, US
Uday Singh(Founder)Kwasi Oppong-BaduMichael MacKayTom Rutten(Engineer)
Co-investorsGeek VenturesY CombinatorAnamcaraCraft VenturesForewordNomad Capital VC+4 more
Seamflow builds AI software for the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) industry, automating certification processes for certification companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB
Konstantin Klingler(CEO)inYusufhan Kırçova(CTO)inYusufhan Kircova(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstInitialized CapitalNorthzoneTranspose Platform ManagementCharlie SonghurstTreeo VC
Starcloud is a deep-tech company building large-scale data center infrastructure designed to operate in space.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechSemiconductorsSpace TechRedmond, US
Philip Johnston(CEO)inEzra Feilden(CTO)inAdi Oltean(Founder)inPaul Adrian Oltean(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Johnston Ezra Feilden(Founder)
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)in
Co-investorsAb Capital Holding BVAmbush CapitalCisco InvestmentsDnx VenturesDragon CapitalFUSE+60 more
Tekton Dynamics develops AI and robotics software to automate manufacturing tasks that are hazardous, repetitive, or undesirable for human workers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsLondon, GB
Max Ahrens(CEO)inEduardo Candela(CTO)
Co-investorsPioneerSciFi VCUrban InnovationY Combinator2100 VenturesAccel+8 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFrontier Computing · en.wowtale.net · Sep 1, 2026

Starcloud · techcrunch.com · Aug 21, 2026
Exosat · ycombinator.com · Aug 10, 2026
Amperos · thesaasnews.com · Apr 23, 2026
Crewline AI · finsmes.com · Apr 22, 2026
Seamflow · finsmes.com · Feb 11, 2026
Project Eleven · securityweek.com · Jan 16, 2026
Efference · ycombinator.com · Nov 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Nebular made?
- Nebular has 14 tracked investments, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Nebular invest at?
- Nebular invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Nebular focus on?
- Nebular focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is Nebular located?
- Nebular is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Nebular lead rounds?
- Yes, Nebular leads investment rounds.
- Who does Nebular co-invest with?
- Nebular most often shares deals with Dnx Ventures, In-Q-Tel, NVIDIA, among 28 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Slice Podcast · Finn Murphy
Spotting the Future Before It Happens – with Finn Murphy from Nebular
Unicorn Bakery - Der Gründer Podcast · Finn Murphy
The New Way of Building a Venture Capital Firm (with Nebular General Partner Finn Murphy)
Unicorn Bakery by Fabian Tausch · Finn Murphy
Finn Murphy, Nebular GP: The Harsh Truth About Europe’s Innovation Problem
EUVC · Finn Murphy
Assessing what's real and what's fake at pre-seed (Finn Murphy, GP @ Nebular)
ConfluenceVC: The VC Operating Playbook · Finn Murphy
E46: Investing Outside the Bubble with Finn Murphy (Nebular)
Partner Path · Finn Murphy
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