Fundraising FoxRock Yard Ventures
Venture capitalBuena Park · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Rock Yard Ventures is a seed-stage firm that invests in founders redefining critical industries across the industrial base, including construction, supply chain, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, healthcare, and frontier technologies such as quantum computing, chip design, and occasionally cybersecurity. It invests exclusively in US-based companies, typically writing $50k–$100k checks in pre-seed and seed rounds, and occasionally smaller $10k–$25k exploratory checks. The firm generally does not lead rounds but is willing to commit before a lead is set. It emphasizes hands-on support in the early stages, helping founders land their first major customers, refine go-to-market and sales motions, build top-of-funnel, and raise capital.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 15 of 15 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Enterprise Software ×9SaaS ×6Developer Tools ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Hardware ×3Healthtech ×3Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×12United Kingdom×2
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 25 dated
Apollo Atomics develops compact nuclear power systems designed for rapid deployment.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechEnergyBoston, US
Assil Halimi(CEO)inDrew Walker(COO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAngel Operator Partners (aop)Cliff CapitalFifty YearsKima VenturesKoru Capital+43 more
Artifact is a collaborative ECAD (electrical CAD) design tool for managing complex electrical systems.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareNew York City, US
Antony Samuel(CEO)inCorbin Klett(CTO)in
Co-investorsFloodgateMoonfire VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBoost VC+3 more
Artifact provides AI-powered automation for accounting and professional services firms, handling bookkeeping, reconciliations, ledger posting, reporting, and close workflows.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Carter Springall(Founder)in
Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunMotive PartnersAngel InvestFloodgateInsight PartnersTCV+1 more
Belvedir provides a platform for training and deploying custom AI models with private hosting and continual learning capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Zachary Yu(CEO)in
Co-investorsEight CapitalVela PartnersY CombinatorBlast.ClubBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcFjor Founders+4 more
Bluevia Health provides an AI system that automates pre-admission (pre-op) workflows for surgical teams, placing patient calls in multiple languages, pulling data from EMRs, flagging clinical risks, and preparing charts for clinician review and sign-off.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechLondon, GB
Ali Mahomed(CEO)inAbhyuday Roychowdhury(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstTranspose Platform ManagementAI SeedOverlook Ventures
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Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Sohrab Haghighat(CEO)inKevin Chu(CTO)inRecruiter Hestus(Recruiter)
Co-investorsY CombinatorCapitalize VCGarage CapitalLiquid VenturesOpensense IncOurCrowd+2 more
Interface provides a platform that ingests, audits, and operationalizes procedures, standards, and compliance records for industrial operators, giving field crews mobile step-by-step workflows with AI verification and giving leadership real-time visibility.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Thomas Lee Young(ceo)inAaryan Mehta(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstTranspose Platform ManagementDefy PartnersPrecursor Ventures
TrustAI provides workflow automation software that captures and distributes organizational knowledge and instincts through AI-driven suggestions, with transparency and human oversight.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Hannah Chung(CEO)inMedha Venkatapathy(CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBig Wok VenturesFAST — by GETTYLABLyra Capital Pty LtdSnow Leopard Technology Ventures
Permitify reviews architectural and engineering plans against city ordinances, building codes, and project requirements to identify likely code violations or missing items before official municipal review.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Adam Chandler(CEO)inAlexander Densley
Co-investorsY CombinatorPelion Venture PartnersPeterson Venture PartnersPhilo VenturesUnpopular Ventures
Photonium develops AI-assisted optical design software and consulting services for engineers designing lenses and optical systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareNew York City, US
Jennifer Song(CEO)inAdam Mhatre(CTO)inPhilip Johnston(Founder, CEO)
Co-investorsY CombinatorTranspose Platform Management468 CapitalAmino CapitalBOND STExit Ventures+3 more
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Radley is an AI-native radiology group that reads imaging studies for hospitals and imaging centers, using AI to draft reports that its radiologists review, correct, and sign in the client's format.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Maryam Jahed(CEO)inSeak Meng Lay(CTO)in
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAurora ForgeBlast.ClubGaard VenturesMultifaceted Capital+3 more
Raycaster is an AI workspace that reviews and revises regulatory and clinical documents (protocols, reports, modules, quality documentation) for biopharma companies to keep submissions aligned with scientific changes.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Levi Lian(CEO)inAnthony HumayDiem Linh Dang(Growth)Una Siu(Growth)Yifan Zhou(Tech Lead)team raycaster(Recruiter)
Co-investorsMaxitechY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzPhoenix FundSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)
Semble AI develops AI agents customized to a company's specific operations and integrated with its existing software and tools, targeting trades businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Tyshler(CEO)inEthan Boyers(CTO)inSemble Team(Founder)
Co-investorsEight CapitalMana VenturesY CombinatorCRV (Charles River Ventures)Great Wave VenturesSandwith Ventures, LLC+2 more
Sygaldry develops quantum-accelerated AI servers that combine multiple qubit modalities to speed up training and inference for AI models.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareQuantum ComputingAnn Arbor, US
Chad Rigetti(CEO)inIdalia Friedson(Founder)inMeghan Hudson(Head of HR)
BoardChristian Garcia(Director)inAndrew Sather(Director)inMichael Keiser(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBloomberg BetaCollaborative FundDetroit Venture PartnersEarth Venture CapitalEight Capital+51 more
Veria AI is an autonomous pentesting platform that identifies and exploits security vulnerabilities across code repositories, then generates fix recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Cayden Liao(Founder)inJayden Sarveshkumar(Founder)inStephen Xu(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAntigravity CapitalEight CapitalSeaplane VenturesAmino CapitalBBQ Capital+12 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRadley · ycombinator.com · Aug 18, 2026
Apollo Atomics, Inc. · ycombinator.com · May 27, 2026
Sygaldry Technologies · finsmes.com · Apr 14, 2026
Raycaster · raycaster.ai · Apr 10, 2026
Hestus, Inc. · ycombinator.com · Nov 5, 2025
Veria Labs · ycombinator.com · Oct 1, 2025
Artifact · artifact.engineer · Aug 8, 2025
Photonium · ycombinator.com · May 28, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rock Yard Ventures made?
- Rock Yard Ventures has 15 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Rock Yard Ventures invest at?
- Rock Yard Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Rock Yard Ventures's typical check size?
- Rock Yard Ventures typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.
- What sectors does Rock Yard Ventures focus on?
- Rock Yard Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Construction Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, PropTech, Quantum Computing, Retail Tech, Robotics, Semiconductors.
- Where is Rock Yard Ventures located?
- Rock Yard Ventures is headquartered in Buena Park, US.
- Does Rock Yard Ventures lead rounds?
- Rock Yard Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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