Led · Series C · Aug 2026

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Mountain View, Muon Space builds end-to-end satellite constellations by integrating spacecraft, payloads, software, operations, and data into a single Mission Foundry platform. In the first half of 2026 the company launched seven satellites, bringing its total to 11 satellites deployed across six launches with a 100% mission success record. Muon recently opened an advanced manufacturing facility in San Jose designed to produce up to 500 satellites annually by 2027 and currently has over 50 satellites in development, including 13 already manifested for launch over the next year. The company serves commercial, government, and international sovereign customers and is bringing multiple customer constellations into operation in 2026, including Vindlér® 2.0 for SNC and FireSat developed with Earth Fire Alliance and Google.org. Muon is also investing in on-orbit AI compute, advanced payloads, and real-time ultra-high-bandwidth connectivity partnerships to expand its mission capabilities.

Participated · Series D · Aug 2026

Also was launched as an independent company by Rivian in early 2025, transferring key engineers and Rivian’s electric skateboard platform technology to the new venture. The company is focused on autonomous last-mile delivery and pursuing commercial partnerships with customers such as DoorDash. With the latest $200 million investment led by DoorDash and Greenoaks Capital, Also’s total funding has surpassed $500 million. The spinoff structure was intended to let Rivian concentrate on consumer vehicles while allowing Also to develop and commercialize delivery robotics independently. The strategic backing from DoorDash positions Also to pilot and scale deployments aimed at reducing delivery labor costs, though the article does not disclose revenue or user metrics.

Led · Series C · Jul 2026

Antora Energy develops and deploys factory-built thermal batteries that store low-cost electricity as heat in insulated solid-carbon blocks and deliver that energy as heat or power on demand. The company says its systems can store energy for multiple days, avoid supply-constrained critical minerals, and be deployed faster than conventional multi-year projects. Antora recently brought one of the largest battery storage projects online—a 5 gigawatt-hour system in South Dakota that moved from construction to energy delivery in under 12 months—and expanded its San Jose factory into a three-building manufacturing campus. The company reports a growing pipeline of signed agreements with hyperscalers and industrial customers and states its deployments have created and supported hundreds of U.S. manufacturing and construction jobs. With the $550 million Series C, Antora plans to expand production capacity, establish a second U.S. manufacturing hub, and strengthen its domestic supply chain. The company positions its technology as a tool to deliver affordable, reliable energy at scale to industry, data centers, and the grid.

Led · Series B · Jul 2026

Founded in 2024 and based in Bellevue, Wash., Auger builds an operating layer that sits on top of ERP, warehouse management, transportation management, and demand planning systems to unify data and automate decision-making. The platform combines AI agents and traditional optimization models to autonomously handle routine supply chain decisions while flagging exceptions for human review. Auger counts major customers including Meta’s VR/AR division, Fanatics, and Kimberly-Clark, and has another eight to ten companies in pilots or contract negotiations. The company has about 130 employees and was named a premier supply chain partner on Microsoft Fabric; its product is built on Azure. Leadership includes CEO Dave Clark, an ex-Amazon operations chief, and co-founder/president Leigh Anne Clark; the company assembled a C-suite with senior talent from Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, and Salesforce. Auger has not disclosed revenue but aims to route half of U.S. GDP through its platform by 2030 and targets more than $1 billion in revenue.

Participated · Equity · May 2026

Founded in 2025 out of a project initially known as “Project Synapse,” Mind Robotics is building industrial robots designed to perform human-like skills and further automate factory operations. The company was spun out of Rivian with RJ Scaringe, Rivian’s CEO, serving as chairman. Mind Robotics has raised over $1 billion to date, including a recent $400 million round led by Kleiner Perkins and a $500 million raise two months earlier, plus a prior $115 million from Eclipse. The latest financing values the company at more than $3 billion. Investors include strategic corporate venture arms such as Volkswagen’s and major investors like Salesforce. The company is using the new capital to continue development and scaling of its industrial robotics technology.