Tyche Partners
Venture capitalLos Altos · Pre-Seed–Growth · 3 people tracked
Also known as Tyche Partners AL · Tyche Partners Strategic
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Investment thesis
Tyche Partners invests in transformational HardTech companies at the early and early-growth stages. Founded by experienced entrepreneurs and technologists, the firm supports visionary founders building breakthrough technologies that are foundational, transformative, and capable of redefining entire industries. Its focus areas include cloud and enterprise infrastructure, 3D printing and advanced manufacturing, robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, and semiconductors and high-performance computing. The firm positions itself as a hands-on partner to ambitious founders aiming to build world-class companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 23 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14Hardware ×13Deep Tech ×10Advanced Manufacturing ×5Semiconductors ×5Enterprise Software ×4Robotics ×4IoT ×3
HQs:United States×16Belgium×1Ghana×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×63 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3The University of Texas at Austin ×3MIT Sloan School of Management ×2Reichman University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×13Computer Science ×5Business & Management ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
MIT Media Lab ×3MIT ×2University of California, San Francisco ×2University of Michigan ×2
8 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · showing 26 of 27
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22023 · 24 dated
AEye designs and sells active lidar sensors and software-defined sensing systems for autonomous vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems, and non-automotive applications including rail, aerospace, defense, and industrial automation.
Pleasanton, US
Luis Dussan(Director)inLuis C. Dussan(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Fisch(Executive Officer, Director)Conor B. Tierney(Executive Officer)inAndrew S. Hughes(Executive Officer)inRansom P. Wuller(Executive Officer)
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Co-investorsBand of AngelsHBS Alumni AngelsTri-Valley VenturesTrucks VCVektor PartnersBootstrapLabs+1 more
Ambiq develops ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions and edge AI platforms for IoT and healthcare applications.
AI & Machine LearningIoTSemiconductorsAustin, US
Scott Hanson(Executive Officer, Director)inDennis Sylvester(Director)inFumihide Esaka(CEO)inScott Goodwin(Executive Officer)inJoseph A. Tautges(Director)Paul Rolls(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsConductive VenturesKleiner PerkinsMatter Venture PartnersMercury FundMichigan Capital Network+5 more
TenaFe develops storage semiconductor controllers for PCIe NVMe SSDs without DRAM, serving customers in gaming, AI infrastructure, data centers, and mission-critical computing applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsSource Code Capital
VEIR manufactures low- and medium-voltage superconducting systems that deliver electricity for high-performance AI data centers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyHardwareWoburn, US
Tim Heidel(CEO & Co-Founder)in
BoardDoug Stewart(Director)Adam Wallen(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCongruent VenturesPiva CapitalNational Grid PartnersVXI CapitalBaruch Future Ventures+5 more
AIMATX operates an AI platform for materials discovery that predicts material properties and guides targeted experimentation to shorten research cycles.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsBerkeley FrontierBow Capital
Ayar Labs develops co-packaged optics (CPO) technology for AI infrastructure, enabling optical connectivity between thousands of GPUs across data center racks.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Co-investorsNVIDIAAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBerkeley FrontierBlue Bear VenturesCastor Ventures+16 more
The page describes Photonic Fabric, an optical interconnect technology platform for the scale-up interconnect market that enables high-bandwidth, power-efficient links for AI data center infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSector AgnosticSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Preetinder Virk(Chief Operating Officer)David Lazovsky(President and Chief Executive Officer)inKelyn Brannon(Chief Financial Officer)Philip Winterbottom(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)Alonso Galvan(Director)
Co-investorsFitz Gate VenturesIAG Capital PartnersKoch Disruptive TechnologiesM VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundThe Engine Ventures+10 more
CrossBar develops ReRAM-based semiconductor technology and secure silicon architectures, including its DARIC secure processing unit that integrates compute, cryptographic acceleration, and ReRAM memory on a single chip.
Crypto & Web3HardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
George Minassian(Executive Officer, Director)inHagop Nazarian(Executive Officer)inSung Hyun Jo(Founder & CTO)inAnne Dorman(Executive Officer)inMark Davis(CEO)inElaine Wang(CBO)in
Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesKleiner PerkinsMatter Venture Partners
Cyclone Labs builds ultra-maneuverable autonomous underwater robotic systems capable of rapid three-dimensional movement for maritime operations.
Deep TechDefense TechRobotics
Co-investorsCatapult Ventures
Desktop Metal develops additive manufacturing (3D printing) platforms and materials for production-volume manufacturing, targeting engineers, designers, manufacturers, and medical professionals.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareBurlington, US
Ric Fulop(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDayna Grayson(Director)in
Co-investorsBaukunstBMW i VenturesConductive VenturesConstruct CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Founder Collective+8 more
GuRu Wireless builds a long-range wireless power platform that recharges drone batteries in-flight, enabling persistent aerial ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) without battery swaps or downtime.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareRoboticsPasadena, US
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersBOLD CapitalLockheed Martin Ventures
LatticeWork develops privacy-focused cloud infrastructure and consumer products that enable people to protect their digital data without relying on centralized cloud services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerCybersecurityHardwareSan Jose, US
Dr. Pantas Sutardja(Founder)
LightForce develops generative braces using artificial intelligence and 3D printing technology to create individualized orthodontic appliances tailored to each patient.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Alfred Griffin, DMD, PhD(Chief Product Officer / Founder)Dr. Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS(Co-founder)Erica Rogers(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsAlly Bridge GroupAM VenturesDIAMatrixMatter Venture Partners+2 more
Lumafield builds industrial X-ray CT scanning hardware and cloud-connected analysis software that let engineering, R&D, and production teams inspect the interior of manufactured parts for defects and dimensional accuracy.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
Eduardo Torrealba(Founder)inAndreas Bastian(Founder)inJonathan Aharon(Founder)inScott Johnston(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundDCVC (Data Collective)G2 Venture PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kleiner Perkins+3 more
Charles Fan(Founder)in
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsFoothill VenturesIntel CapitalKairos Venture Investments, LlcLightspeed Venture Partners
ElastixAI co-designs reconfigurable FPGA-based hardware, system software, and model-level optimization as a unified stack to run AI inference workloads at lower cost and power.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSeattle, US
Mahyar Najibi(Founder)
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesFUSEUbiquity Ventures
Plus One Robotics develops intelligent parcel handling robotics systems that combine computer vision, AI, and supervised autonomy for logistics and ecommerce organizations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Antonio, US
Erik Nieves(CEO & Co-founder)inShaun Edwards(CTO & Co-founder)inPaul Hvass(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardWhitney Rockley(Director)inChris Girgenti(Director)inToshiya Otani(Director)
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesDynamo VenturesFf Venture CapitalFirst Star VenturesKensington Capital Partners LimitedKhosla Ventures+7 more
Qumulo develops unstructured data management and storage infrastructure serving organizations managing petabyte-scale data workloads in AI, media, genomics, and financial services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Co-investorsAmity VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Kleiner PerkinsMadrona Venture GroupNorthern Light Venture CapitalSGH Capital+1 more
Ripcord uses robotics and AI to digitize paper documents and extract data, transforming unstructured information into accessible, structured digital files for enterprise use.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRobotics
Alex Fielding(Director & Ripcord Co-Founder)inSam Fahmy(President and CEO)in
Co-investorsIcon VenturesKleiner Perkins15th RockCatapult VenturesComet LabsHemisphere Ventures LLC+9 more
Formlabs designs and manufactures professional desktop 3D printers using stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) technologies, along with proprietary materials and software.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSomerville, US
Natan Linder(Director)inMaxim Lobovsky(Founder)inMax Lobovsky(Co-founder & CEO)Shirley Paley(Executive Officer)inDávid Lakatos(Chief Product Officer)inNick Graham(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)C4 VenturesFounder CollectiveFoundryKapor CapitalKima Ventures+5 more
Tacta provides custom-built technology solutions to address complex business challenges for enterprise clients.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBrussels, BE
Co-investorsProvectus Capital PartnersAmerica's Frontier FundB CapitalMatter Venture PartnersSBVASoftBank Group+2 more
Tendo operates a mobile platform connecting African merchants with wholesale suppliers, allowing them to source and resell products through social messaging apps without purchasing inventory upfront.
ConsumerFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSocialAccra, GH
Felix Manford(Founder)inEvans Darbo Boateng(Founder)inPrimerose Katena(Founder)inDerrick Mungai(Founder)in
Co-investorsLoftyInc CapitalLux CapitalY CombinatorGeneral CatalystRhapsody Venture PartnersVistara Growth
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Tendo develops an intelligent sensor that measures gas fill levels in industrial cylinders using resonance-based physics, enabling real-time inventory visibility and automated replenishment across the industrial gas supply chain.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsFitz Gate VenturesRhapsody Venture Partners
Vence provides a virtual fencing system for livestock management, using GPS/RF collars and base stations to control cattle movement, set adjustable grazing boundaries, and monitor animal location.
AgTechHardwareIoTKey Largo, US
FRANK WOOTEN(Executive Officer, Director)inJASPER HOLDSWORTH(APPOINTMENT EFFECTIVE UPON CONSUMMATION OF THIS FINANCING.)SKY KURTZ(Director)
BoardDHIRAJ SINGH(APPOINTMENT EFFECTIVE UPON CONSUMMATION OF THIS FINANCING.)CURT ROBERT(APPOINTMENT EFFECTIVE UPON CONSUMMATION OF THIS FINANCING.)
Co-investorsiSelect FundSilverstrand Capital
Voio develops AI tools for radiologists to enhance clinical care and patient outcomes in medical imaging.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Adam Yala(Founder)inMaggie Chung, MD(Founder)in
Co-investorsVine VenturesHouseLaude Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Playnitride
Exits · 2
2 IPOsPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSomerville, MA · 3dprintingjournal.com · Aug 18, 2026
AEye · investing.com · Aug 14, 2026
Ambiq · simplywall.st · Jul 17, 2026
VEIR · newmarketpitch.com · Jul 13, 2026
Voio · vctavern.com · Apr 19, 2026
Desktop Metal · elevenflo.com · Mar 19, 2026
Ayar Labs · reuters.com · Mar 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Tyche Partners made?
- Tyche Partners has 27 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Tyche Partners invest at?
- Tyche Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Tyche Partners's typical check size?
- Tyche Partners typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What sectors does Tyche Partners focus on?
- Tyche Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Robotics, Semiconductors.
- Where is Tyche Partners located?
- Tyche Partners is headquartered in Los Altos, US.
- Who does Tyche Partners co-invest with?
- Tyche Partners most often shares deals with Kleiner Perkins, Catapult Ventures, DCVC (Data Collective), among 110 tracked co-investors.
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