Ravelin Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingSausalito · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Also known as RAVELIN CAPITAL, LLC
Investment thesis
Ravelin invests at the early stage in technology companies serving critical industries — infrastructure, manufacturing, defense, and other 'hard' sectors — either by building software solutions for them or by verticalizing them with software at the core. The firm's thesis is grounded in the belief that decaying infrastructure, weakening institutions, and shifting geopolitics are defining challenges, and that founders tackling these problems will build both important and highly valuable companies. Ravelin backs mission-driven founders obsessed with real-world impact who treat company-building as a means of reindustrialization and reform.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 16 of 19 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Advanced Manufacturing ×7Hardware ×5AgTech ×3Defense Tech ×3Robotics ×3Cleantech ×2Deep Tech ×2
HQs:United States×11
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×43 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
University of Southern California ×3Stanford University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
SpaceX ×3Apple ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22024 · 12022 · 25 dated
Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms at scale for constellation deployment and critical missions.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Ian Cinnamon(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMax Benassi(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalerion Space VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Embedded VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementJ2 Ventures+11 more
Base Power provides residential battery systems and retail electric provider services to customers in Texas.
CleantechEnergyHardwareTexas, US
Zach Dell(CEO)inJustin Lopas(Co-founder)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCapitalGCongruent VenturesContrary+20 more
Chariot develops transportable power systems and high-voltage power distribution equipment for military and tactical operations in field conditions.
Defense TechHardwareSan Bruno, US
Adam Warmoth(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardErin Price-Wright(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundBrave CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)LMNT VenturesNEW VISTA CAPITAL+7 more
Cowboy Space builds a satellite constellation system that provides power and compute infrastructure in low Earth orbit to serve artificial intelligence applications.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySpace TechSan Carlos, US
Baiju Bhatt(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Gallagher(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlack FlagBlossom CapitalBrave CapitalBreakthrough Energy VenturesConstruct Capital+8 more
Epsilon3 provides a software platform for creating, reviewing, and executing operational procedures, serving teams that need to develop and iterate processes at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLos Angeles, US
Laura Crabtree(Founder)inMax Mednik(Founder)inAaron Sullivan(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBroom VenturesBVVCIceNineKohala VenturesLux CapitalMaC Venture Capital+2 more
Eyebot develops technology solutions for vision care, serving retailers, patients, and eye doctors to improve vision care delivery and access.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRetail Tech
Matthias Hofmann(Co-founder, CEO)inJack Moldave(Co-founder, CTO)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBaukunstHumba VenturesSpacecadet VenturesUbiquity VenturesVillage Global+2 more
Galvanick is a behavioral threat detection system for operational technology (OT) environments that correlates endpoint, network, infrastructure, and application data to identify attackers before they disrupt industrial operations.
Advanced ManufacturingCybersecurityIoT
Co-investorsChampion Hill VenturesLoup VenturesMaC Venture CapitalShrug CapitalWinklevoss Capital8090 Industries+4 more
Hadrian operates AI-powered precision manufacturing factories for the aerospace and defense industrial base, producing precision components and offering manufacturing capacity as a service.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsTorrance, US
Christopher Power(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Thomas Cobbs(Founder)
BoardDelian Asparouhov(Director)inBrandon Reeves(Director)inKatherine Boyle(Director)inDayna Grayson(Director)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCapitalGConstruct CapitalFloodgateFounders Fund+8 more
Orchard builds hardware and software systems that collect and process farm data to enable autonomous decision-making for fruit and specialty crop growers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardware
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersContraryHumba VenturesMythos Ventures Management, LlcShine CapitalVU Venture Partners+2 more
Integrate is a cross-organizational program management and scheduling platform that keeps distributed teams working from one real-time, permission-controlled schedule with granular task-level access.
Co-investorsFUSERiot VenturesHyperplane Venture Capital
Pylon provides an API-based mortgage origination platform that automates and digitizes the mortgage lending process.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Trent Hedge
Co-investors500 GlobalVillage GlobalMontage VenturesSocially FinancedY Combinator
A company that builds voice technology products, including Spoketack and Tasted, and is developing a new product called Worbler AI, currently in beta.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBain Capital VenturesGeneral CatalystY Combinator
Realm is an AI platform for mining operations that connects to existing infrastructure — CCTV cameras, SCADA, drones, ERP, and document stores — to monitor safety, asset health, plant optimization, and regulatory compliance.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Co-investorsConversion CapitalNarya Capital
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Bibhrajit Halder(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlexei Andreev(Director)in
Co-investorsFoundamentalMonta Vista CapitalAutotech VenturesBain Capital VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesBuilders VC+7 more
Shinkei deploys robotics and computer vision hardware on commercial fishing vessels to process seafood at sea, improving quality and traceability while reducing America's seafood import reliance.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechHardwareRoboticsLos Angeles, US
Saif Khawaja(Founder)in
Co-investorsCantos VenturesDorm RoomGlobal BrainHumba VenturesImpatient VenturesMantis Capital+10 more
TLM builds and operates a network of regional sawmills that process timber and strengthen the domestic lumber supply chain.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechCleantechConstruction Tech
Andrew Arsht(Founder)in
Co-investorsCantos VenturesConvective CapitalHumba VenturesLevel VenturesSlow Ventures
Traba is a staffing platform that connects businesses with vetted light industrial workers while providing an AI-powered operations intelligence layer called Neo for workforce and supply chain optimization.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMiami, US
Mike Shebat(Cofounder)inMichael Shebat(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Akshay Buddiga(Executive Officer, Director)inAnuj Dhiren Shah(Executive Officer, Director)Terrence Wesley Cummings(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSamir Kaul(Director)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFounders FundOn DeckVillage GlobalKhosla Ventures
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSafeAIacq. by Pronto
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBase Power · toflow.ai · Aug 4, 2026
Hadrian · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 15, 2026
Pylon · natlawreview.com · Jul 15, 2026
SafeAI · technologies.org · Jul 15, 2026
Shinkei Systems · venture5.com · Jun 27, 2026
Apex Space · satellitetoday.com · Jun 23, 2026
Cowboy Space Corporation · datacenterdynamics.com · Jun 8, 2026
The Lumber Manufactory · techcrunch.com · May 21, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ravelin Capital made?
- Ravelin Capital has 18 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ravelin Capital invest at?
- Ravelin Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Ravelin Capital focus on?
- Ravelin Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Hardware, Space Tech.
- Where is Ravelin Capital located?
- Ravelin Capital is headquartered in Sausalito, US.
- Who does Ravelin Capital co-invest with?
- Ravelin Capital most often shares deals with Village Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Humba Ventures, among 86 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 59
Village Global is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders and connects them with a network of experienced operators, angels, and prominent tech LPs.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.
Saga Ventures is a $125M seed fund led by a trio combining career investor, GTM operator, and ML/fintech founder backgrounds, positioning itself as a return to traditional venture with a small partnership focused on deep company building. The firm backs hard problems in infrastructure-like categories including defense tech, space manufacturing, industrial automation, and AI infrastructure, emphasizing fundamentals-driven investing over hype cycles with $2-4M checks at pre-seed and seed stages.
MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that partners closely with founders, offering a multidisciplinary team, an extensive network spanning Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Washington DC, and emerging markets, and hands-on growth support.
XYZ Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders from the earliest stages, supporting portfolio companies across fundraising, go-to-market, product, and sales.
Kohala Ventures is a seed focused venture firm focused on accelerating transformative ideas that will help shape our future
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on technology, mobile, and clean energy sectors, including biotechnology applications. The firm provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs developing breakthrough technologies across multiple markets.
Slow Ventures is a generalist early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011, with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York, investing in the earliest rounds of companies across many sectors.
Floodgate is a venture capital fund that backs founders at the earliest stages, positioning itself as their first true believers.
▶47 more co-investors
Shrug CapitalConvective CapitalConversion CapitalUbiquity VenturesBaukunstCountdown CapitalSequoia CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Craft VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersLong Journey VenturesEverywhere VenturesKrakenCanaan PartnersSusa VenturesBling CapitalC2 InvestmentsFifth WallSignalFireAfore CapitalTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundQED InvestorsNot Boring CapitalGustoVibe CapitalAltaIR CapitalTq Ventures LlcChemistryBetter Tomorrow VenturesJavelin Venture PartnersCoelius CapitalBasementClocktower VenturesSweet CapitalImmeasurableFlucas VenturesPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSTet VenturesRuna CapitalAvalanche VCInvariantes FundJLL SparkFeenix Venture Partners LLCFundamental VenturesGrit VenturesMAYA Capital VenturesHTwenty
Firms observed investing alongside Ravelin Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ravelin Capital's recorded portfolio.
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