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Pillar VC — 2023 Investments

6 investments dated 2023 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Acelabacelabusa.cominJul 2023

Acelab provides a platform for architects and construction professionals to research, select, and document building materials.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US

Vardhan Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)inDRIES CARMELIET(Executive Officer, Director)inDave Lemont(Executive Chairman)inEmily Farirbairn(Director)

BoardMatthew Hayes(Director)inParker McKee(Director)in

Board seatRuss Wilcox· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesDesignXDraper AssociatesJLL Spark Global VenturesNavitas Capital+2 more

Fluent Metalfluentmetal.cominMay 2023

Fluent Metal makes a metal 3D printer that uses a single-step wire-to-drop process to print metal parts directly, without post-sintering, laser, or powder.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsCambridge, US

Peter Schmitt, PhD(Founder)in

BoardTheodore Frederick Lee(Director)

Board seatJamie Goldstein· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCoalitionE15

Cimulatecimulate.aiJan 2023

Cimulate is an LLM-based operating system for e-commerce that uses natural language understanding to model customer intent in real-time and drive conversion.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaS

Vivek Farias(Founder)John Andrews(Founder)

Co-investorsLFX Venture PartnersSierra VenturesCommerce VenturesSpark Capital

Range Biotechnologiesrange.bioinJun 2023 · $5.2M

Range Bio (Range Biotechnologies) develops next-generation diagnostics using translational proteomics for applications in human health.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Brandon Wilson, Ph.D.(Co-founder & CEO)Brandon Wilson(Founder)inNicolo Maganzini(Founder)Tom Soh(Founder)

Co-investorsArtis VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcFifty YearsHAWKTAILPage One VenturesPear VC

Verve Motionvervemotion.comin𝕏Dec 2023 · $20M

Verve Motion develops the SafeLift exosuit, a wearable device designed to reduce workplace injuries and increase productivity for physically demanding jobs.

Future of WorkHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsCambridge, US

Ignacio Galiana(Founder)in

Co-investors515 VenturesConstruct CapitalCybernetix VenturesFounder CollectiveOUP (Osage University Partners)Safar Partners

Yardstickuseyardstick.comin𝕏Aug 2023

Yardstick develops soil carbon measurement technologies to reduce the cost of measuring soil organic carbon and enable evidence-based climate-positive agriculture practices.

AgTechCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDover, US

Christopher Tolles(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Meissner(Founder)Chris Tolles(Founder)Evan Arnold(Founder)

BoardLisa Coca(Director)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCultivian Sandbox VenturesLowercarbon CapitalPetriWorkshop Venture PartnersExtantia Capital+1 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.