Participated · Equity · Aug 2026

Founded in 2022 by CEO Ryan Urban, COO Maricor Resente and Head of Marketing Megan Kresinske, Queen One builds AI-driven software that analyzes shopper behavior to personalize timing, frequency and content of marketing across channels. The platform targets consumer brands—primarily apparel, retail, beauty and home—and the company says it can serve any brand with more than $500,000 in commerce. Queen One reports that its technology has doubled email-generated revenue for some early customers, though it did not disclose customer names or overall revenue. The company employs just under 100 people and has assembled commerce executives and technologists, including veterans from Wunderkind; it raised $5.5 million in early 2025 and has roughly $37.5 million in committed capital, financing and incentives. Queen One has pledged major expansion in Brooklyn—a 30,000-square-foot headquarters backed by up to $6 million in state tax credits and commitments to create 600 jobs by 2030—and says it plans to go public in 2028 under the ticker HEXY.

Participated · Series B · Jun 2026

Allen Control Systems develops autonomous precision weapon systems that combine AI, computer vision, and precision robotics to modernize legacy and modern weapon platforms, with its flagship product Bullfrog designed to counter unmanned threats. Bullfrog is an AI-powered robotic weapon station that the company says executes the full kill chain up to Group 3 UAS and demonstrated a 100% success rate at T-REX 26-1. ACS has secured contracts through Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and reports deployments with the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. The company is expanding advanced manufacturing in Austin, Texas and has offices in Alexandria, Virginia and an innovation lab in Huntsville, Alabama. Financially, ACS recently raised $200 million in a Series B at a $2.2 billion post-money valuation to scale production and accelerate deployments while advancing new product development.

Led · Seed · Apr 2026

Windmill began with an AI-driven performance reviews product launched in November 2025 that integrates with Slack, GitHub, Google Workspace and 30+ other work tools to surface cited evidence for reviews. The company’s core offering is a continuously updated context graph capturing who people are, what they did, what good looks like, and perspectives, accessible via Windy (an AI agent), the Windmill web app, and APIs. Windmill reports over 100 customers, including Kalshi, Rho and Merge, and offers a free tier for up to 10 users. The product claims reviews complete 90% faster with 93% employee satisfaction, positioning the platform as infrastructure for HR to manage workforce change driven by AI. The company is building beyond reviews toward making workforce context available wherever companies need it; no revenue or funding history beyond the disclosed seed round is provided in the articles.

Led · Seed · Apr 2026

Sora Fuel develops an integrated electrolyzer system that captures ambient CO2 and converts it directly into syngas, enabling production of drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The company reports captured carbon costs below $50 per ton and a realistic pathway to SAF production under $5 per gallon, and describes its fuel as carbon-negative. Sora Fuel plans to use the newly raised capital to build and operate a pilot production facility aimed at scaling daily unit production from gallons to barrels and achieving a demonstration milestone within 18 to 24 months. Founded roughly two years ago and headquartered in Boston, the company has attracted interest and potential offtake discussions from major energy companies, airlines, and aviation OEMs. Sora Fuel is backed by climate and infrastructure investors including Spero Ventures, Inspired Capital, Engine Ventures, and Wireframe Ventures.

Participated · Series A · Mar 2026

Deeptune builds high-fidelity digital "sandbox" environments where AI agents can practice complex tasks via reinforcement learning. Its platform creates simulated worlds intended to let agents convert raw model capability into reliable task performance, with example tasks including managing financial books or inboxes. The company emphasizes a sandbox architecture to give agents experiential training in controlled settings. Deeptune is led by a team with backgrounds at Anthropic, Scale AI, Palantir and Glean. Following the Series A, the company has $43 million in new funding to expand engineering and operations and to accelerate development of its simulation infrastructure. The article does not disclose revenue, user counts, founding year, or valuation.