Led · Seed · Aug 2026

Hypercubic develops a platform intended to make mainframe modernization a repeatable, software-driven process rather than a bespoke human undertaking. The company says it has made several breakthroughs over the past year aimed at enabling its platform to understand, rebuild, and verify critical legacy systems at higher velocity. Early customer engagements reportedly show dramatic compression of parts of the modernization lifecycle. Hypercubic was founded by Sai Gurrapu and Aayush Naik and is actively hiring across the team. Financially, the company recently raised a $5.3 million seed round led by CIV, with a broad group of angel and operator investors participating. No revenue, user, or valuation metrics were disclosed in the announcement.

Participated · Seed · Aug 2026

AGent Energy uses an AI-based platform to aggregate, orchestrate, and monetize distributed generation assets at commercial, industrial, and mission-critical facilities. The platform turns existing behind-the-meter backup generation into rapidly dispatchable capacity that can be bid into wholesale markets, with no cost to the asset owner and new revenue earned by owners. AGent reports it is already dispatching and has delivered capacity in three major North American wholesale markets: PJM, MISO, and ERCOT. Financially, the company has raised $17 million in its first 12 months, including an $11 million Series Seed co-led by Spero Ventures and MassMutual Ventures. AGent plans to use the capital to aggressively scale its team and pursue a target of unlocking over 200 GW of behind-the-meter generation across commercial, industrial, and MUSH sectors. The company emphasizes rapid deployment and reliability benefits versus new-build capacity as core differentiators.

Participated · Series B · Jul 2026

Senra builds and scales wire harness production while providing a proprietary software platform, Amp, that standardizes inputs and produces a digital twin to guide technicians. The company combines software, standardized processes, technician training (including what it calls a federally certified wire harness training program), and incremental automation rather than eliminating human craftsmen. Senra was founded in 2023 by Jordan Black and Benjamin Shanahan; Black previously worked at SpaceX scaling wire-harness production for Starship. The company currently manufactures roughly 1,000 harnesses per month across two factories and reports customers across sectors including submarines, maritime vehicles, land defense systems, launch vehicles, and satellites. Senra plans to scale production to 10,000 harnesses per month by 2027 and is investing in further standardization, software capabilities, and automation as it grows.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

1001 AI develops AI systems that sit above existing operator software to construct live models of all assets, processes, dependencies and constraints across an operation. Its platform is pitched at high-stakes sectors including aviation, ports and logistics, energy, and manufacturing. The company emphasizes local ownership and governance so clients retain control of critical infrastructure. 1001 AI was founded in 2025 and is based between London and the GCC. Financially, it recently raised a $30M Series A led by Lux Capital after a $9M seed round in October backed by CIV, General Catalyst and Lux; existing investors increased their commitments and several angels participated. The articles do not report revenue, users, or other operating metrics.

Led · Seed · May 2026

Calibre develops AI agents designed to streamline certification and audit workflows by automating the document-review burden that currently occupies most auditors' time. The company was founded by two ex-Palantir employees and is headquartered in London. Calibre intends to deploy its agents across the certification industry to shift auditors' work toward higher-value tasks. The startup has stated its immediate plan is product deployment and scaling within that vertical. Financially, Calibre has raised $3.3 million in a pre-seed round from Vicus Ventures and CIV to support these efforts. The articles did not disclose revenue, users, or a valuation.