Participated · Seed · Aug 2026

idler develops datasets, evals, benchmarks, and reinforcement learning environments aimed at frontier AI labs. The company released ShelfLife, a public benchmark built as a digital twin seeded with operational data from a live, profitable multi-brand retailer (9 stores, 3 commerce platforms, and multi-supplier sourcing). idler plans to use its recently raised $9M seed to expand those evaluation and training assets and to hire additional staff. The team positions its benchmarks and environments as tools used by leading frontier labs to train and measure models. No revenue, user, or other operating metrics were disclosed in the announcement.

Led · Seed · Aug 2026

London Quantum Group emerged from stealth with the stated goal of tackling a major challenge in healthcare AI. The company was co-founded by Chris Whittle and Slovak entrepreneur Sebastian Kot. It is UK-based and launched publicly in conjunction with its pre-seed fundraising. The business announced more than $1.2M in pre-seed backing from Long Journey Ventures and a group of healthcare-focused angel investors. Publicly named individuals involved in the round include Arvind Madan, Dr Christopher Whittle, Shaurya Dasari and Arielle Zuckerberg. Beyond its launch and fundraising, no additional operating metrics or product details were disclosed in the provided coverage.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

Andrenam develops PEARL, a network of passive acoustic buoys, and OBSIDIAN, an AI-native software platform that converts underwater sound into real-time maritime awareness. The company positions its technology to provide persistent awareness of undersea activity as the domain becomes more contested and autonomous. Andrenam argues legacy systems are expensive, slow to field, and depend on a small pool of specialists, and aims to offer a more scalable solution. The recent Series A financing is intended to expand deployments and grow the team to meet rising demand. The announcement did not disclose revenue, users, or prior funding details.

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 B · Jun 2026

Forage builds modern payment infrastructure to enable retailers and platforms to accept government benefits such as SNAP, WIC, HSA, and FSA, and operates a consumer app that lets low-income families check EBT balances, discover savings, and earn rewards. Its payments technology is live at over 100,000 stores across all 50 states and is used by national retailers like Dollar General, Gopuff, and Save A Lot, as well as online platforms including DoorDash and Uber Eats. The company says it has facilitated tens of millions of grocery orders for millions of American families and grew payments volume 13x over the last year. Forage launched its consumer app in late 2025, which has been downloaded over 100,000 times, and the company aims to reach one million low-income families via the app by the end of 2026. The firm positions itself as the only USDA-approved third-party payment processor that combines modern software with dedicated service to help retailers through authorization and launch. Forage is based in San Francisco.