Stanley Ventures
Corporate VCAtlanta · Seed–Series B
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Investment thesis
Stanley Ventures invests in disruptive technologies that are poised for commercialization. As a strategic corporate investor tied to Stanley Black & Decker, it offers portfolio companies industry expertise, supplier relationships, access to a large customer base, and the parent company's broad network of brands to help scale and grow their businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 26 of 36 portfolio companiesHardware ×11IoT ×11AI & Machine Learning ×10Enterprise Software ×7SaaS ×7Cybersecurity ×6Deep Tech ×6Robotics ×6
HQs:United States×21Spain×1United Kingdom×1Italy×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×33 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
MIT Sloan School of Management ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×4Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 22021 · 12018 · 12016 · 12014 · 16 dated
SafeCore develops patented lithium-ion battery safety technology that prevents thermal runaway, fires, and explosions caused by overcharge, internal short circuits, or external heat.
CleantechEnergyHardware
ARIX combines robotics and data analytics to inspect and manage critical industrial assets.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyIoTRoboticsJackson, US
Dianna Liu(President and CEO)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpContour Venture PartnersDorm RoomEnergy Transition VenturesInnovation Catalystkineo finance+4 more
Developer ToolsLa Jolla, US
Daniel ArroyoinDrew TaylorinJoshua Whitein
Co-investors500 GlobalTechstars
Bartesian creates an appliance that automatically produces bar-quality cocktails at home on demand.
ConsumerHardware
Ryan Close(Founder, CEO)in
Co-investorsChannel 4 VenturesCleveland AvenueConvivialité Ventures
Boxologic develops packaging optimization software for e-commerce companies to reduce void space in shipped boxes, lowering cardboard usage, filler material, and transportation costs.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyClimate TechE-commerceIoTLogistics & Supply ChainWatertown, US
Co-investorsTechstars
ConnectMyEV develops an automated wireless charging system for electric vehicles that enables park-and-walk convenience and dynamic pricing-based charging.
CleantechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationSilicon Valley, US
DeepHow creates video-based training and AI-powered standard operating procedure (SOP) verification for frontline operations workers in manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York City, US
Sam Zheng(Founder)inQiannan "Channing" Cai(Founder)inSivakumar Lakshmanan(Chief Executive Officer)Siva LakshmananinXianjun Zheng(Director)Patrik Matos da Silva(Director)
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesID VenturesLG Technology VenturesOwl VenturesQualcomm VenturesSierra Ventures+3 more
DreamHammer develops a platform for autonomous vehicles and data analytics, delivering actionable insights integrated into customer business systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechGovTechRoboticsSaaSAustin, US
Minnetonka, US
Brad Kruchten(Director)Shane Glenn(Executive Officer)Henriette Engagard Aalbaek(Director)Lilach Payorski(Director)Steve Chillscyzn(Executive Officer, Director)
Fabric8Labs develops Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM), a room-temperature metal 3D printing technology that produces dense, high-purity metal parts with micron-scale resolution and no post-processing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Diego, US
Jeffrey Herman(Executive Officer, Director)David Pain(Director)in
BoardCyril Vancura(Director)inGreg Papadopoulos(Director)inJennifer Ard(Director)in
Co-investorsIntel CapitalLam CapitalMarunouchi Innovation PartnersSE VenturesEricsson VenturesTDK Ventures+5 more
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Maryland Heights, US
Dina Routhie(Director)Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes(Executive Officer, Director)George Chronis(Executive Officer, Director)
FORT provides a distributed control platform that enables autonomous systems and robots to operate safely and securely alongside people across industries including warehousing, construction, defense, agriculture, and transportation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTRobotics
Samuel Reeves(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvant LabsCompoundCreative VenturesFundersClubGRIDS CapitalLemnos VC+3 more
Android for EV charging - software solution that works with any 3rd party hardware
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSan Leandro, US
Arcady Sosinov(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChad Bown(Director)Michael Mahan(Director)Richard Steele(Director)Gary Moskovitz(Director)
Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital PartnersCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONFoothill VenturesMomenta VenturesStrawberry Creek VenturesTRIREC+7 more
Nickel provides a payments, banking, and capital platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses in the real economy (construction, manufacturing, trades).
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Ray Fu(CEO)
Co-investorsConversion CapitalStage 2 CapitalWischoff Ventures
Nexkey provides a cloud-based access control system for gyms and fitness studios, enabling 24/7 door access, scheduled entry for trainers and vendors, remote unlocking, and tracking of occupancy and space utilization.
CybersecurityHardwareIoTPropTechSaaSAddison, US
Co-investorsK9 VenturesUpfront Ventures
Pervasid develops RFID technology for retail operations, providing real-time item-level inventory visibility in stores.
HardwareIoTRetail Tech
Co-investorsEMV CapitalMartlet Capital
Ermit designs and manufactures connected hardware devices with embedded software and AI capabilities, serving companies building IoT and field-operated products.
CybersecurityHardwareIoT
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcHikma VenturesSamsung Ventures
Fort Collins, US
Amy Prieto(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Rosenberg(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMike Mahan(Director)Dennis Weinman(Director)Joseph Perl(Director)Mark Wdowik(Director)
Co-investorsStout Street Capital
RailPod builds small, portable inspection vehicles paired with web-based GIS software that collect track and wayside data—including track geometry, rail wear, clearances, overhead catenary, asset mapping, and broken rail detection—for railroad operators.
HardwareIoTRoboticsBoston, US
Brendan English(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph F. McKenney(Director)Keith Heller(Director)Emiliano Ara?jo de Matos(Director)Joseph Ryan(Director)
BoardThomas Rissman(Director)
Rain is a marketing agency that combines brand strategy, media buying, creative, and analytics to drive customer acquisition and growth for consumer brands.
AdTechMarketing Tech
Michelle Cardinal(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsValor Capital GroupBessemer Venture PartnersDragonflyEndeavor CatalystFirstMark CapitalGalaxy Ventures+5 more
Redpoint Positioning provides real-time location system (RTLS) technology delivering location services for industrial and mission-critical operations in harsh environments such as warehouses, chemical plants, and tunnels.
Deep TechHardwareIoTCambridge, US
Antti Korhonen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chunjie Duan(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Berman(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Horne(Executive Officer, Promoter)inGeorgiy Pekhteryev(Executive Officer)in
BoardJun Zhang(Director)
Soloinsight provides security workflow automation and integrated physical and digital identity access management solutions through its CloudGate platform, serving enterprises across multiple industries to manage employee, vendor, and visitor access across locations.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCharleston, US
Farhan Masood(President and Founder)inCarter Kennedy(CEO and CO-Founder)in
Sunflower Labs builds the Beehive, an autonomous drone security system where a self-charging drone ("the Bee") launches from a base station ("the Hive") to patrol and record activity on residential and industrial properties.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHardwareRoboticsSan Carlos, US
Christian Eheim(Director)Alexander Pachikov(Executive Officer, Director)NickAlex
BoardPhil Libin(Director)Elian Kool(Director)
Co-investorsAll TurtlesDaybreak PartnersDRONE FUNDWakestream VenturesDaybreak VenturesGeneral Catalyst+1 more
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Triditive develops the AMCELL platform, an automated 3D printing industrial machine that produces products with polymers and metals to address supply chain challenges.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareIoTRoboticsMeres Siero, ES
Co-investorsTechstars
Tulip offers a no-code way to connect IIoT devices, sensors, smart tools, scales, cameras, and machines to its apps, letting manufacturers use device inputs and outputs to build triggers and workflows.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Natan Linder(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Oceans VenturesThe E14 FundMitsubishi Electric Corporation
Viakoo offers an enterprise OT/IoT security platform that discovers, monitors, updates, and autonomously remediates distributed OT/IoT devices—managing firmware, passwords, and SSL certificates—across any vendor from a single browser-based console.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTMountain View, US
Rodgers Carr Broomhead(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bud Broomhead(Founder, CEO)inDr. Manqing Liu(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)Venkata Nambula(CTO & CISO)inTImothy Connors(Director)Joseph Nuccio(Director)
Co-investorsKeiretsu ForumShasta Ventures
VitalTech develops solutions for virtual care delivery that optimize performance across the healthcare continuum for clients and their patients.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsBayMed Venture Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
EatoccoEvolveadditiveRAIN TechnologySkysense
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFreeWire Technologies · stocktitan.net · Aug 19, 2026
Rain · theblock.co · Aug 19, 2026
Viakoo · viakoo.com · Aug 3, 2026
DeepHow · automotiveworld.com · Jul 17, 2026
Tulip · trysignalbase.com · Jun 16, 2026
Fabric8Labs · sdbj.com · Dec 3, 2025
Sunflower Labs Inc. · resiliencemedia.co · Nov 14, 2025
Prieto Battery · legis1.com · Sep 19, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Stanley Ventures made?
- Stanley Ventures has 36 tracked investments.
- What stage does Stanley Ventures invest at?
- Stanley Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Stanley Ventures focus on?
- Stanley Ventures focuses on Construction Tech, Hardware, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Stanley Ventures located?
- Stanley Ventures is headquartered in Atlanta, US.
- Who does Stanley Ventures co-invest with?
- Stanley Ventures most often shares deals with Techstars, Foothill Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), among 52 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 4
K9 Ventures is a technology-focused pre-seed fund based in Palo Alto, California, aiming to be the first institutional capital in the companies it backs.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
Northzone is a technology-focused venture capital firm investing across AI and deep tech on both sides of the Atlantic, backing companies from early stage through growth.
EQT Life Sciences, formerly LSP, is one of Europe's largest and most experienced life sciences investors, backing companies developing therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and healthtech globally. It is part of EQT Group.
Firms observed investing alongside Stanley Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Stanley Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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