Led · Seed · Jun 2026

Emphere builds tools that automatically find and fix security vulnerabilities in widely used open-source platforms. The company emerged from the AI2 Incubator and targets software companies that sell to regulated industries. Emphere’s offering focuses on automating patching and remediation workflows for open-source security issues. The startup recently raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed round to advance its work. The article does not report revenue, user counts, or other operating metrics.

Participated · Series B · Mar 2026

Slide provides a FinOps platform designed to give organizations detailed insights, cost allocation, and optimization opportunities for cloud spending. The company positions itself to help teams implement FinOps practices—inform, optimize, and operate—to make cloud costs predictable and accountable across technology, finance, and business stakeholders. Slide’s offerings target challenges such as opaque cloud provider billing and the cost-allocation difficulties introduced by containerized and Kubernetes-based environments. Following its $70 million Series B, Slide plans to expand into the EMEA region and accelerate product development to enhance its capabilities. The financing reflects growing market demand for tools that bridge technical operations and financial accountability in the cloud.

Led · Series A · Mar 2026

Flux is a San Francisco–based platform that bills itself as the world’s first AI hardware engineer. Trained on hundreds of thousands of real-world designs, its AI agent helps users plan circuit board layouts, source components, run tests, and generate manufacturing files—all from a web browser. The system can also recommend ways to cut costs and mitigate supply-chain risk, positioning it as an alternative to hiring electrical engineers or buying off-the-shelf OEM parts. More than 1 million makers, designers, and entrepreneurs have used Flux to create nearly 6.5 million devices, spanning wearables, robots, smart-home controllers, drone navigation systems, and IoT-enabled organ-on-chip platforms. By bringing the cost of design near zero, Flux hopes to let non-experts tackle niche or personal hardware projects previously reserved for large manufacturers. The newly raised capital will be directed toward expanding the AI to handle more complex electronic use cases and to further democratize hardware design.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

Mobius Materials, founded in 2021 and based in Virginia, runs a certified B2B exchange billed as the first “stock market for semiconductors.” The platform connects OEMs and contract manufacturers, bringing liquidity, quality control and price transparency to the $25 billion secondary chip market. Already used by hundreds of manufacturers, Mobius promises 10–70 % cost savings, access to rare components, and fully authenticated parts delivered in under two weeks. The company is developing an e-auction feature to let sellers reach thousands of qualified buyers and close deals in weeks instead of months. It has also filed a patent for a machine-learning system that authenticates component quality. Future plans include expanding global operations across Asia, Europe and the Americas and growing the leadership team, including a search for a Head of Operations. By reducing waste and supply-chain shocks amid volatile tariffs, Mobius targets industries ranging from consumer electronics to automotive and healthcare.

Led · Series A · Aug 2025

Heave connects construction companies to certified, vetted mobile mechanics for on-site multi-brand heavy equipment repairs. The platform operates an on-demand model that delivers technicians to job sites in under 24 hours and supports a fully 1099 mechanic network. Heave currently services more than 600 machines per month and has over 300 active mechanics in a nationwide pool of 850. The company is dominant in Florida and Texas and is expanding into Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville to capture dense construction markets. Heave reports some technicians seeing up to a 600% increase in earnings and emphasizes reducing costly equipment downtime. The new capital will be used for market expansion, customer acquisition, and team growth.