Led · Series A · Jul 2026

Elio develops sensors that prioritize AI-driven capture rather than human-visible imagery, using dynamic optical layers of micromirrors and on-optics computation so AI can decide what to capture in real time. Its approach treats sensing like software: modules can gain new capabilities after shipping as AI learns to correct and interpret the optics' behavior. The company describes applications across microscopy, semiconductor inspection, robotics and defense, including label-free live-cell observation, seeing through stacked chip layers to find buried defects, multi-sensing robotic modules, and long-range detection of small fast-moving threats. Elio is led by founder and CEO Nadav Grossinger and CTO Nitay Romano, who previously co-built Pebbles Interfaces (acquired by Meta) and led the physical-sensing stack for Meta’s AR/VR headsets. The firm emphasizes its core technology’s basis in diffractive optics and prior commercial and research experience of its leadership. Elio is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Led · Series A · Jun 2026

Tetrix provides an AI-native investment platform that combines agentic workflows, AI-powered data normalization, and real-time analytics to transform unstructured fund documents into actionable insights. The product is designed for institutional allocators—LPs such as endowments, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, fund of funds, and family offices—and aims to replace manual, document-driven workflows. Since commercial launch in September 2024, Tetrix says it serves dozens of institutional clients across multiple regions and that more than $100 billion in AUM is managed on its platform. The company was founded by Olivier Babin and Naunidh Singh Bhalla, who met at Stanford GSB, and positions itself as a vertically integrated, industry-specific data and orchestration layer for private markets. Tetrix plans to use the Series A proceeds to accelerate product development, hire and grow its team, and expand globally. Management touts operational benefits such as collapsing 45-day analyst diligence workflows into a single day and saving customers thousands of manual hours per investment.

Led · Seed · Jun 2026

Soffi builds a collaborative development environment that creates a live version of a customer’s product connected to their codebase, design system, and data. Teams can open any branch as a one-click preview with no local setup, collaborate directly on running interfaces, and ship changes back as production-ready code. Under the hood, Soffi reads the codebase to build a working knowledge base of the product, design system, and architecture so changes are grounded in what is actually shipping and how the product is used. The company emerged from stealth and over the past eight months has partnered with product organizations ranging from AI startups to large enterprises. Led by founder and CEO Cris Dobbins, Soffi plans to use its newly raised capital to accelerate product development, expand enterprise adoption, and grow its team. The announcement did not disclose revenue, users, or a valuation.

Led · Series A · May 2026

LightTable develops an AI-powered platform that performs peer review of real estate development documents. Its system processes PDFs including architectural plans and engineering specifications and delivers coordinated reviews covering constructability, mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), accessibility, and fire and life safety. The platform generates a list of potential issues that could lead to change orders or construction delays. LightTable serves developers, architects, engineers, and general contractors. The company raised $6M in seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to expand operations and broaden its business reach. LightTable was founded in October 2024.

Led · Seed · Feb 2026

Jest has built a distribution platform that embeds HTML5-style games inside Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging threads, allowing players to launch titles from a simple link without downloading an app. The model gives developers a 90/10 revenue split—dramatically better than the 70/30 norm in Apple and Google app stores—and even shares economics between the studio that acquires a user and the studio that monetizes that user. Four months into beta (through January 2026), players had logged more than 1 million game sessions and exchanged 300,000 in-chat messages, with Jest reporting 3–4× higher retention and 30–60 % lower user-acquisition costs than typical mobile games. Early partners include teams behind Episode, Puppy Mansion, and Kingdom Maker. The company is currently live in the U.S. and plans to expand to 14 additional countries by Q3 2026. To further seed content, Jest has created an internal Games Fund that will invest $1 million in flagship titles, $200 k in mid-stage games, and $40 k in experimental concepts. Proceeds from its recent seed round will be used to scale the platform and onboard additional studios.