Participated · Seed · Aug 2026

Malachyte was founded by former Spotify engineers who helped build Spotify’s behavioral intelligence and have been developing the company’s technology since 2024. The company’s core product is a "two-headed Vector AI" that predicts a shopper’s next desired product and learns both long-term preferences and real-time intent, starting before the first click and refining continuously within a session. Malachyte emphasizes using contextual signals (device, time, referral) and in-session actions (hovers, clicks, scrolls, add-to-cart) to update recommendations in real time without requiring an account or purchase history. Before concentrating on e-commerce, the startup worked with more than 20 enterprise customers across travel, grocery and retail and first launched its platform with Fun.com in fall 2025. Since June 2026 it has been generally available to Shopify merchants and offers API integrations for larger retailers. The company says its approach aims to align merchandising and marketing around a unified understanding of customer behavior.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

Singularity Defense develops air-defense and counter-weapon systems designed to defeat proliferating low-cost drones and munitions. The company emphasizes rapid iterative testing and vertical integration to deliver capabilities at the speed, scale, and cost the threat demands. Its leadership includes founders Jack Oswald and shail giroux and a team with engineers from SpaceX, Tesla and Anduril alongside operators who have frontline experience. Singularity emerged from stealth concurrent with an oversubscribed $80 million Series A announced by AE Ventures. The company frames its mission around protecting people on the battlefield and at home and is positioning to scale development and deployment rapidly. Public communications highlight urgency and a focus on engineering counter-weapon systems at scale.

Participated · Series A · Jun 2026

Alta Ares produces AI-equipped interceptor ammunition designed to detect and destroy drones, missiles and glide bombs. Its systems are reported to be deployed in Ukraine, the Middle East and Asia. The company aims to expand its activities into Poland, Germany and the United States. Alta Ares raised €50 million in a second funding round and had completed a €2 million financing in May 2025. CEO Hadrien Canter said the new capital will be used to expand production to meet rising demand for air-defence systems.

Participated · Series A · Mar 2026

Starcloud is building a network of data centers in space, starting at kilowatts and scaling to gigawatt capacity. Falling launch costs allow us to take advantage of the abundant energy, radiative cooling techniques, and ability to rapidly scale in space. Join our team, push the boundaries of the space economy, and be part of this pioneering effort to redefine the future of energy.

Participated · Series C · Feb 2026

Encord builds a universal data layer for AI, concentrating on physical AI applications such as robots, autonomous vehicles, and drones. Its cloud platform ingests and organizes multimodal data—including audio, video, sensor feeds, and 3D point clouds—so teams can curate, annotate, and align datasets across the model lifecycle. The company serves more than 300 customers worldwide, among them Woven by Toyota, Zipline, Skydio, and AXA Financial. Over the last twelve months, data stored on Encord’s platform expanded from 1 PB to over 5 PB, while revenue from physical AI customers grew ten-fold. Analysts project an explosion in physical AI deployments, and Encord positions itself as the infrastructure that readies proprietary data for these systems. The newly raised funds will accelerate product development and support entry into additional markets. With the latest round, Encord’s total funding stands at $110 million.