Participated · Series B · May 2026

ANELLO Photonics develops the ANELLO SiPhOG™ (Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope), an integrated photonic system-on-chip designed to deliver fiber‑optic–class gyroscope performance in a chip-scale form factor. The company combines its silicon photonics platform with an AI-based sensor fusion engine and holds a portfolio of over 80 issued or pending patents. ANELLO positions its products for deployment across land, air, and sea to enable resilient navigation where GNSS signals are unavailable or contested. The firm emphasizes manufacturability and scale, aiming to provide lower-cost, continuous high-precision positioning compared with legacy systems. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The recent Series B-2 financing is intended to scale production, accelerate innovation, and expand customer deliveries.

Led · Seed · May 2025

Kovr.ai provides an AI-native cyber compliance automation platform built for cloud and hybrid systems that automates complex frameworks such as FedRAMP and CMMC. The platform delivers real-time, code-driven intelligence, automated SSP generation, an AI assistant chat interface, audit-ready documentation, and integrations with DevOps tools like GitHub, Splunk, and Snyk. Its proprietary architecture is built on NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, and OSCAL and targets government agencies, banks, energy firms and other highly regulated organizations. Kovr.ai emerged from stealth with $3.6 million in seed funding and plans to use the proceeds to expand go-to-market, AI engineering, and product development teams. The company says its product can reduce compliance work that can take up to 1,000 hours to as little as minutes, and it cites customers including Obviant, Pellonium, and ConductorAI. Founders Andrew Black and Sri Iyer are former AWS, Gartner, and PwC executives, and the company lists advisors such as Bryan Ware and Matt Devost. The company is presented from Reston, Va., and emphasizes turning compliance from a bottleneck into a competitive advantage.

Participated · Series B · Apr 2024

OROS Labs builds Solarcore®, a polymer aerogel–based insulation material that the company says is the world’s lowest thermally conductive solid and is designed for durability and versatility across many product categories. Solarcore® targets applications from cold-weather apparel to structures, packaging, and aerospace/space thermal management, claiming benefits in heat retention, reduced weight, and improved transport and setup efficiencies. The company highlights dual-use demand and strategic partnerships with consumer footwear brands (Merrell, L.L. Bean) and the U.S. Department of Defense, including work to upgrade Army cold-weather tactical shelters. OROS emphasizes commercialization through expanded manufacturing, scaled product offerings, and continued research and development. The company has also recruited an experienced leadership and advisory team from industry and defense backgrounds to support growth.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2024

Firestorm develops xCell, a shipping-container mobile manufacturing platform that uses an industrial-grade HP 3D printer to produce drone bodies and shells and assemble configurable drone systems in under 24 hours. The company sells hardware and secures government contracts across U.S. military branches, and currently has two xCell units deployed domestically (with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Special Operations Command) and additional operational use in the Indo-Pacific. Firestorm holds a five-year global exclusive with HP for use of its industrial 3D printing technology in mobile units, and noted an Air Force contract with a $100 million ceiling and $27 million obligated to date. The startup’s founders bring defense and additive-manufacturing expertise: CEO Dan Magy is a serial defense tech entrepreneur, Chad McCoy is a career special operations veteran, and CTO Ian Muceus holds multiple 3D-printing patents. Firestorm has stated plans to scale deployment and reach full operational deployment in the Indo-Pacific within roughly two years. The company has raised $153 million to date following the Series B.

Participated · Series B · Jun 2023

Red 6 develops outdoor-capable augmented reality systems for synthetic training, notably ATARS (Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System) and ARCADE (Augmented Reality Command and Analytic Data Environment). ATARS is a multi-node, all-domain AR system that creates a complete outdoor synthetic training environment for multiple users, enabling pilots to experience the cognitive loads of real flight while using scalable simulated training. ARCADE defines, builds, briefs, and debriefs training environments and combines biometrics, flight data, and user inputs to improve post-flight replay and analysis. The company says its technology aims to address U.S. and allied military pilot shortages and reduce the resource burden of training by making preparation quicker, cheaper, safer, and cleaner. Red 6 is led by founder and CEO Daniel Robinson and is based in Orlando, FL. The company intends to use the new funding to continue investing in the proprietary technology that supports ATARS. Red 6 develops the Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS), a wide field-of-view, full-color AR solution proven to work outdoors in dynamic, high-speed environments. ATARS enables pilots and ground operators to see synthetic threats and virtual and constructive assets in real time. The company plans to use the new funding to continue expanding operations and broaden its business reach. Red 6 closed a $30M Series A at a $130M post-money valuation. The company was founded in 2018 by Daniel Robinson, Glenn Snyder and Nick Bicanic and is based in Santa Monica, California. The article does not disclose revenue or user metrics. Red 6 is a Santa Monica-based company developing augmented reality air combat training systems. Its core products include the Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) and the Combined Augmented Reality Battlespace Operational Network (CARBON). The company is led by founder and CEO Daniel Robinson. Red 6 announced it raised $7M in a funding round. The financing was arranged as a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) and will fund continued development of ATARS and CARBON. Investors in the round include Red Cell, Snowpoint Ventures, Octave, Moonshots Capital, Irongate, TR Aeroventures, and Marlinspike. Red 6 develops ATARS (Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System), which lets real pilots in real aircraft fly and visually maneuver against synthetically generated enemies in real time. The company focuses on synthetic training for military aviation and has worked with the U.S. Air Force through AFWERX for the past two years. Red 6 intends to accelerate development and commercialization of ATARS using recent funding. The firm received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures; the amount was not disclosed. Previous investors include Moonshots Capital, Starburst Accelerator and Irongate Capital Partners. Founded in 2018 and based in Santa Monica, Calif., Red 6 positions its technology for operational training use.