What stage does Propagator Ventures invest at?

Propagator Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

What sectors does Propagator Ventures focus on?

Propagator Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, New Materials, Robotics, SaaS.

Where is Propagator Ventures located?

Propagator Ventures is headquartered in Oslo, NO.

Propagator Ventures

Venture capital

Oslo · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Propagator Ventures backs early-stage deep tech companies rooted in groundbreaking scientific or engineering innovation with the potential to penetrate large markets or create new ones. The firm draws on an international network of leading scientific experts to source and support startups at the forefront of their domains, positioning itself as a first point of contact for these founders. Its strategy is guided by major technological and social trends shaping the future economy, and it concentrates on four investment areas driving the growth of emerging advanced technologies. The firm aims to fund technologies with transformative potential to reshape industries and address pressing global challenges.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Biotech Deep Tech Hardware New Materials Robotics SaaSCanadaDenmarkGlobalJapanNorwayOsloUnited KingdomUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Oslo, NO

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2018

Tracked investments

Team · 7 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Anders Frøseth· General Partner

Founding Partner of Propagator Ventures with a PhD in condensed matter physics (NTNU), postdoc at Paul Scherrer Institute and an MBA from NHH. Has 15 years of international investment experience across private and public markets and mentors at the Creative Destruction Lab.

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Andreas Emblem· General Partner· Oslo, Oslo, Norwayin

General Partner with an MPhil/BSc in economics from Oxford and LSE and 20+ years of international management experience in technology-disrupted, knowledge-based firms focused on strategy, innovation and investments, including building a SaaS business area.

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Eirik Talleraas· General Partner· Oslo, Oslo, Norwayin

General Partner with an MSc/BSc from LSE and 14 years of international experience with the UN Secretariat and UNDP, working on fundraising, advocacy and aligning private sector investment with the SDGs, following an earlier career in business consulting.

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Alán Aspuru-Guzik· Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science· Toronto, Ontario, Canadain

Professor of chemistry and computer science at the University of Toronto, CIFAR AI Chair and director of the Acceleration Consortium; co-founder of Kebotix, Intrepid Labs and Axiomatic, with expertise in quantum computing, machine learning and materials chemistry.

David Duvenaud· Professor of Computer Science and Statistics· Toronto, Ontario, Canadain

Professor of computer science and statistics at the University of Toronto and founding member of the Vector Institute; previously at Anthropic, Cohere and Google Brain, and co-founder of Fable Therapeutics and Invenia, specialising in machine learning methods.

Florian Shkurti· Professor of Computer Science and Robotics

Professor of computer science and robotics at the University of Toronto, director of the Robot Vision and Learning Lab and a Vector Institute affiliate, with expertise in mobile robotics and applying machine learning, vision and control to robotics.

Vijay Pande· General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz· San Francisco Bay Areain 𝕏

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and founder of a16z Bio+Health; former Stanford professor of structural biology and computer science and founder of Folding@Home and Globavir Biosciences, with expertise in computational biology and ML applications in health.

What they invest in

from 2 of 12 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×2Deep Tech ×2New Materials ×1Quantum Computing ×1

HQs:United States×2

Investments · 12 tracked

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Axiomatic_AIaxiomatic-ai.comin

An MIT spinoff developing AI systems for logical reasoning and prototype development, focusing on semiconductor-based hardware with a goal to achieve tenfold productivity gains by 2030.

Genesis Molecular AI

Intrepid Labs

Kebotixkebotix.comin 𝕏

Kebotix uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and laboratory automation to discover and develop new materials and molecules.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsCambridge, US

Dennis Sheberla(Executive Officer)Semion Saykin(Executive Officer)Ashish Kulkarni(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Aspuru-Guzik(Executive Officer)

BoardTong Hui(Director)Andrew Krowne(Director)

Koala Tech

Metalmark

Modl Ai

Saga Robotics

Sanctuary AI

Developer of industrial-grade humanoid robots combining embodied AI and dexterous manipulation.

SiC Systems

Universal Quantum

Zapata Computing in

Zapata Quantum is a publicly traded company (OTCQB: ZPTA) that develops quantum algorithms and applies agentic AI to automate quantum resource estimation workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum ComputingCambridge, US

Christopher Savoie(Executive Officer, Director)Al?n Aspuru-Guzik(Director)Russ Wilcox(Director)

BoardReed Sturtevant(Director)

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Propagator Ventures invest at?: Propagator Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Propagator Ventures focus on?: Propagator Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, New Materials, Robotics, SaaS.
Where is Propagator Ventures located?: Propagator Ventures is headquartered in Oslo, NO.

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