Participated · Series B · Aug 2026

Smack Technologies develops military AI systems, including Omega, a decision-support platform that uses reinforcement learning and real-time computer vision to accelerate targeting and repair disrupted battle plans. The company is also building Alpha, a forearm-mounted AI display intended to replace improvised field whiteboards, and is targeting 10–20 prototype units in the next six months. Smack has secured prototyping contracts from the Joint Fires Network and the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, jointly worth more than seven figures. It operates an Austin, Texas office focused on hardware development and has scaled headcount from 19 in April to 51, aiming for about 85 by year-end. Recent funding (a $61M Series B) is being used to expand Omega production, advance Alpha development and grow the team.

Participated · Series A · Oct 2022

Adyton, founded in 2019 by former non‑commissioned officers and U.S. Special Forces operators and led by CEO James Boyd, is a Dallas, Texas-based public benefit corporation. Its core product, the Adyton Operations Kit (AOK), digitizes and automates operational processes such as equipment and inventory management and personnel availability and readiness. The technology provides individual-level data to command to inform deployment decisions across missions from kinetic action to humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery. On May 15, 2025 the company raised $11M in funding in a round led by Venrock with participation from Khosla Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Initialized Capital, Kindred Ventures and Leblon Capital. Adyton intends to use the funds to expand operations and advance its development efforts. The article does not disclose operating metrics or specific financing instrument details. Adyton develops a mobile-first software platform, Mustr, that helps defense organizations manage personnel through secure communication and structured data collection. Mustr, launched in October 2021, is deployed across all branches of the U.S. military and is used to save administrative time, identify service members in distress, and enable real-time, data-driven readiness decisions. The company is a veteran-owned American Public Benefit Corporation founded by James Boyd and JJ Wilson. Adyton plans to use new funding to accelerate adoption of its platform across U.S. and allied defense organizations. The business emphasizes operational impact for large enterprise military networks and the needs of service members. Financially, the company has raised over $16 million to date following its latest round.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2021

Metaview is a UK HRtech platform that records and analyses hiring conversations to close the loop between what hiring managers look for and what candidates actually say. Its AI tools capture, structure and surface interview context in real time so recruiters and hiring managers operate from the same information. The product suite includes AI Notetaker, AI Reports, AI Answers and AI Job Posts to standardise notes, generate reports, answer process questions and create job descriptions. Teams using Metaview can compare what candidates actually said with role scorecards to add objectivity, consistency and insight to hiring decisions. The company has recorded more than three million interviews to date, which it uses as the basis for its analytics and agents. Financially, Metaview has just completed a $35M Series B round led by GV. Metaview provides an AI note-taker built specifically for the hiring process, capturing, analyzing and summarizing interview conversations so recruiters and hiring managers can be more present. The platform integrates with phone systems, videoconferencing platforms and scheduling tools like Calendly and GoodTime, and enriches conversation data with applicant tracking systems. Metaview stores conversation data for two years by default and its founders say the models are trained on diverse data to perform on recruitment workflows. The company reports 500 client companies, including Brex, Quora, Pleo and Improbable, and says it has grown 2,000% year-over-year. Founders Siadhal Magos and Shahriar Tajbakhsh previously worked at Uber and Palantir and launched the product to reduce interviewing toil and surface relevant moments from conversations. The startup plans to use new funding to expand product and engineering, triple those teams, fine-tune its conversation synthesis engine and build systems to detect inconsistencies and candidate disengagement. Metaview is a London-based interview-intelligence startup founded in 2018 that offers transcripts, analytics, and automated training tools to make interviewing more objective and consistent. The product targets interviewers and hiring teams, aiming to reduce bias and improve hiring quality. Early adopters include Robinhood, Anduril, AngelList, and Hudl. The company says standardised, data-driven interview processes lead to better hires and fewer lost candidates. Metaview will use new capital to further develop the product, triple its team in 2022, and support expansion across Europe and the US. Since founding, Metaview has raised $7.6 million in total.