Led · Seed · Jun 2025

CubeNexus builds AI-powered infrastructure that structures 3D, spatiotemporal sensor data through its CubeNexus Decision Intelligence Suite, enabling users to query multi-modal sensor datasets with LLMs and visualize results via digital twin interfaces. The flagship software unifies surface, subsurface, and aerial data into a single 4D view for analysts and operations engineers. Co‑founded by CEO Steven Brandt and CTO Adam Gobbo, the team emphasizes reliable, deterministic spatial interactions between datasets. CubeNexus is also testing an all-sensor navigation system for GPS-independent 3D positioning in partnership with Skyway 36 and the Choctaw Nation to support advanced air mobility use cases. The company completed Techstars Build in Tulsa and the Rose Rock Bridge accelerator, and will use new funding to grow its technical team, expand integrations, and drive adoption across energy, aviation, and defense sectors.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2024

Raven Space Systems has developed a patented Microwave Assisted Deposition (MAD) 3D printing process that cures thermoset composites during printing, enabling the first scalable production of off-the-shelf thermoset composite parts. The cofounders, Blake Herren and Ryan Cowdrey, began the work as graduate students at the University of Oklahoma and the company is based in Kansas City, Missouri. Raven has received about $1M in SBIR grants and, since 2020, roughly $4.5M in non-dilutive contracts and awards from the Air Force, NASA, the National Science Foundation and others. The startup recently closed a $2M pre-seed round to fund its first full-scale manufacturing lines — production-scale 3D printers, mixing systems and machining. Raven plans to move from its 3,000-square-foot facility into a larger, aerospace-certified factory by Q2 next year and to begin manufacturing customer components, starting with smaller parts and scaling up. Initial go-to-market targets are thermal protection components for solid rocket motors and hypersonic vessels, and the company is also engaged with autonomous systems providers, satellite manufacturers and space propulsion firms; it announced a partnership with SpaceWorks to develop 3D-printed reentry vehicle aeroshells.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2024

Empathy Health Technologies is the company behind Sober Sidekick, a free mobile application that connects individuals battling substance-use disorders with a 24/7 peer community, daily motivation, professional help and on-demand AA meetings. The app encourages users to both give and receive supportive messages and leverages an “empathy algorithm” that analyzes behavioral and language patterns to predict relapse risk, automatically triggering outreach when danger signs surface. Sober Sidekick has been downloaded nearly 1.1 million times, serves more than 145,000 monthly active users and has facilitated over 2 million peer interactions; an independent analysis found that five interactions on the platform correlate with a 68 % lower likelihood of relapse. While anyone can download the app for free, the company also signs value-based contracts with commercial and public payers. Revenue details were not disclosed, but Empathy Health intends to build a continuous-care infrastructure that shifts reimbursement from crisis response to relapse prevention. With its newest capital, the firm plans to deepen payer partnerships, enhance its predictive technology, and expand member-support operations, including data-science capacity and care-navigation infrastructure. Founded by CEO Chris Thompson, who drew on his own recovery experience, the company ultimately aims to redefine success in substance-use care by measuring sustained relapse prevention rather than episodic treatment.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2024

Sober Sidekick is a sobriety and recovery smartphone app launched in January 2019 by founder and CEO Chris Thompson. The platform leverages a mobile-first AI-driven approach, gamified peer-to-peer support and an "empathy algorithm" to deliver immediate peer responses and predictive analytics aimed at preventing relapses. The company reports a community of over 500,000 members and cites a 68% relapse reduction rate alongside high-accuracy relapse prediction. Its revenue model aligns payments with user recovery success, and the startup currently holds a contract with AmeriHealth Caritas while negotiating with three additional national health plans and state Medicaid programs. Sober Sidekick operates within the $43 billion U.S. addiction recovery market and has four full-time employees. The company was the subject of a 2023 Harvard Business School case study and was recently featured in Fortune and by Google Play.

Led · Seed · Feb 2024

Boat Planet is a St. Louis, MO–based marketplace that connects boat owners with marine professionals to streamline boat repair and maintenance. Led by Michael Kiel, the platform helps users find marine services, obtain quotes, and make secure payments. The company reports a community of over 35,000 professionals nationwide. Boat Planet raised $1.2M in seed funding to continue enhancing the platform’s features and expand its reach across the nation. The service aims to simplify the process of finding marine services and to be the go-to platform for boat enthusiasts.