• Rilian

  Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

  Rilian develops Caspian, an AI-native agentic security orchestration platform that provides a single command layer to integrate, operate, and automate cyber and defense capabilities. Its pre-trained AI agents are designed to amplify analyst productivity, capture institutional knowledge, and operate in private/sovereign cloud, on-premise, air-gapped, and compliance-constrained environments. The company emphasizes rapid deployment timelines and sovereign-friendly architectures for governments, critical infrastructure operators, and commercial customers. Rilian was founded by Christian Schnedler, Nick Pompeo, and Dan Fischer and is based in McLean, Va. It has announced strategic partnerships with vendors such as SentinelOne, Censys, and SimSpace and in July 2025 signed a contract with the UAE Cybersecurity Council to implement Caspian at the UAE National Security Operations Center. The company positions itself to accelerate adoption of agentic AI across U.S. and allied defense and security programs.

• Scout AI

  Participated · Seed · Apr 2025

  Scout AI develops vision-language-action-based AI models and command-and-control software for military autonomous vehicles and drones. Its flagship model effort, "Fury," is being trained to operate and command assets for logistical missions and, in time, weaponized systems; the company also projects a command product called "Ox" for soldier-facing orchestration of multiple platforms. Scout conducts real-world training at a range it calls Foundry on a U.S. military base, using ATVs and drones to generate reinforcement learning data and to test agents in challenging off-road conditions. The startup participates in Army experiments—its technology is among vendors used by the 1st Cavalry Division—and has active contracts with DARPA and the Army Applications Laboratory. Scout says it currently builds on pretrained models from major hyperscalers while planning to invest its capital in training and compute to develop its own foundation models.

• Worlds

  Participated · Series A · Jan 2023

  Worlds Enterprises has created a 4D infrastructure and AI platform for the Industrial Metaverse that brings AI-based automation into ground-floor operations of large industrial companies. The platform integrates IoT sensors, people, and processes into live digital twins organizations use to measure, analyze, and reimagine operations. Worlds focuses on supply-chain sectors including manufacturing, distribution and logistics, transportation, energy, and national defense. The company launched its market offering in August 2021 and counts clients such as Chevron, PETRONAS, and Hillwood Development Company. Worlds reported remarkable growth in 2022, increasing ARR by more than 400% year over year and initiating multiple client expansions that will continue through 2023. The company plans to use new funding to continue investing in its AI platform, expand key go-to-market partnerships, and drive broader adoption of its technology among industrial customers. Worlds provides a Spatial AI Platform that combines deep learning and IoT inside of a 4D environment to allow organizations to observe their physical space and analyze and learn from their surroundings. The company was spun out of Hypergiant Sensory Sciences and is based in Dallas, TX. Worlds is led by CEO Dave Copps and COO Chris Rohde. In June 2020 the company raised $10M in a Series A funding round. Worlds intends to use the funds to continue to advance its development efforts. The platform-focus and recent Series A suggest the company is prioritizing further product development and engineering.

• Apptronik

  Participated · Seed · Jun 2022

  Apptronik develops the Apollo humanoid robot and emphasizes human-centered design for collaboration in industries like manufacturing and logistics. The company emerged from the Human Centered Robotics Lab at the University of Texas at Austin and cites nearly a decade of development experience built on about 15 prior robots, including work tied to NASA’s Valkyrie. Apptronik has roughly 350 employees working on advancing its Apollo platform. Management positions the robot to address labor-intensive tasks and reduce repetitive-motion injuries while improving productivity and safety. The company says Apollo could expand into healthcare, the home, and other markets beyond its initial industrial focus. Recent secondary share activity—an approximately $4.2 million transaction—provided liquidity for existing shareholders and is portrayed as helping bridge development toward mass production.

• REPOWR

  Participated · Seed · Mar 2022

  REPOWR is a Birmingham, AL-based collaborative logistics marketplace and digital-leasing platform that helps transportation companies share and manage underutilized over-the-road equipment. Its technology provides a connected, collaborative asset-sharing platform that enables logistics companies to share and manage assets across locations, teams, and networks. The company currently works with large truckload fleets in America. Among upcoming products is the Universal Trailer Network (UTN), which will let users set rules and permissions to share smart-trailer capacity with minimal human interaction. REPOWR is led by CEO Patrick Visintainer and COO Spencer Ware. It raised $4.2M in Seed funding led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Perot Jain Alliance, Plug and Play Venture Group and strategic angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach.

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