Never Lift Ventures
New York, NY, United States
Overview
Never Lift is an early stage venture fund Investing in logistics, mobility and infrastructure.
- Total investments
- 7
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 3
- Active investors
- 0
Investment portfolio
- Cambridge Aerospace
Participated · Series C · Aug 2026
Cambridge Aerospace develops defence systems including the drone interceptor Skyhammer, the missile interceptor Starhammer (planned to come to market next year) and the radar system Looking Glass. Founded in 2024 and led by CEO Steven Barrett, the company has secured multiple contracts with the UK Ministry of Defence, including a multi-million-pound contract to supply Skyhammer to the UK Armed Forces. The startup has expanded presence into Germany, Poland, Norway, Ukraine and Australia. Financially, it recently raised $300M in a Series C at a $3.4B valuation following a $200M Series B at a $1.3B valuation in April. Cambridge Aerospace plans to use the new capital to scale manufacturing to meet contract delivery requirements and to continue investing in development and commercialization of its products. Starhammer is slated to come to market next year, while the company continues to develop and bring additional products to market.
- Traysar
Participated · Seed · Jun 2026
Traysar develops autonomous 'subterra' platforms for penetrating, mapping, and securing underground networks and creating precision subterranean access points. The company is fielding an excavator-class autonomous tunnel breaching and tactical exploration platform and a high-speed rapid-burrowing autonomous platform for precision access and payload delivery. Its engineering team includes early engineers from SpaceX and The Boring Company, and the company says it is also pioneering doctrine for subterranean military operations. Traysar publicly launched at the 2026 Reindustrialize Summit and has raised $25M in a seed round led by Silent Ventures with several strategic and institutional investors. The company was co-founded by Yadin Soffer, Asher Katz, and Gilad Adin and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The funding is positioned to support development and fielding of its platforms and expansion of its capabilities in the subterranean domain.
- SolveAI
Participated · Series A · Feb 2026
Founded in July 2025 by former Palantir engineer Steve Basher, SolveAI targets the gap between consumer-grade no-code tools and the stringent requirements of large enterprises. Its platform enables non-technical employees across operations, sales, finance, and frontline roles to describe desired apps in natural language, after which specialised AI agents generate a detailed proposal, technical specification, and full-stack application that integrates with existing IT infrastructure. The system emphasises security, governance, and compatibility with legacy systems so that finished products meet enterprise compliance standards. Early interest is coming from manufacturing, retail, and financial-services companies aiming to speed internal development while reducing dependence on costly custom software. By putting software creation in the hands of those closest to business problems, SolveAI hopes to relieve pressure on over-burdened developer teams and foster faster innovation. With fresh capital, the company plans to expand platform capabilities and scale adoption across more enterprise customers. No revenue or user figures were disclosed in the article.
- Nevoya
Participated · Seed · Jul 2025
Nevoya purchases electric trucks and provides carrier services to shippers, using AI to optimize routes, match and balance loads, and manage charging and batteries. The company says it is hauling freight for 10 different Fortune 500 companies and has achieved cost parity with similar-sized diesel trucks in California. Nevoya applies automation to dispatching and fleet orchestration to reduce cost per mile and maintenance. It is expanding beyond California into states like Texas, already hauling freight in Houston and Dallas. To enter markets with less charging infrastructure the company uses interim solutions such as passenger vehicle charging stations and school bus depots and plans to invest in dedicated charging infrastructure. Nevoya is also hiring general managers to run local operations like startups to accelerate growth. Nevoya operates a zero-emissions technology and trucking platform that exclusively fields electric trucks (currently Freightliner eCascadias) to carry goods for shippers. The company pairs its fleet with AI-driven software to optimize routing, truck usage, and charging to lower costs versus diesel. Nevoya says it already moves freight for undisclosed Fortune 500 customers in the Los Angeles area. The startup plans to build its own charging infrastructure over time and eventually expand into smaller-class trucks and new U.S. markets, beginning with Texas. Nevoya’s leadership combines automotive, autonomous-vehicle partnerships, and supply-chain analytics experience. The company is still working toward cost parity with diesel, and some customers currently pay a premium to decarbonize their Scope 3 emissions.
- Isembard
Participated · Seed · Apr 2025
Founded in 2024 by Alexander Fitzgerald, Isembard operates and franchises factories powered by its proprietary MasonOS platform, which unifies quoting, scheduling, supply-chain, manufacturing, quality control and delivery into a single intelligent operating layer. By automating these processes, the company aims to revive British manufacturing and provide rapid, high-quality component production for sectors including space, defence and robotics. Isembard plans to deploy dozens of software-enabled factories across the UK and expand into Germany, France and Ukraine. The firm targets the opening of 25 factories by the end of 2026 and is actively recruiting engineers across Europe and the United States to support this growth. Its franchise model allows external operators to leverage MasonOS while benefitting from Isembard’s centralized supply-chain and quality systems. Financially, the company closed a $9 million seed round less than a year ago and has now secured a substantial Series A to accelerate expansion. Although revenue figures were not disclosed, the fresh capital underscores strong investor confidence in Isembard’s industrial automation vision.
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