SHOR
Venture capitalSeed · 1 people tracked
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SHOR is an early-stage venture fund that also runs a syndicate, writing checks before a company reaches broad market consensus. It concentrates on founders with a highly iterative working style and does not invest outside its home market.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 3 of 3 portfolio companiesAdvanced Manufacturing ×2Defense Tech ×2Space Tech ×2Developer Tools ×1Enterprise Software ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAres Industries designs and manufactures precision missiles (Maverick and Goose) for military defense, built at volume with five-figure unit costs for use by the U.S. and allied forces.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Alex Tseng(Founder)inDevan Plantamura(Founder)
Co-investorsY Combinator468 CapitalAgrolimen VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCapitalize VCCoastCap+11 more
Bracket provides bidirectional data synchronization between business applications like Salesforce and Airtable and backend databases, ensuring that updates made in either system are reflected across both.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Vinesh Arun(Founder)inKunal Garg(Founder)inIan Yanusko(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCornerstone VCPareto HoldingsThe MBA Fund
Wardstone designs and plans to deploy a constellation of satellites equipped with sensors and kinetic interceptors to detect, predict, and counter hypersonic and ballistic missiles for U.S. military defense agencies.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechSpace TechEl Segundo, US
Sebastian Fischer(Founder and CEO)inTobias Fischer(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorALLEGIS CAPITALB5 CapitalBow CapitalEcosystem Ventures LLC+6 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesWardstone · ycombinator.com · Nov 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does SHOR invest at?
- SHOR invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does SHOR focus on?
- SHOR focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Enterprise Software.
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