Led · Seed · Jul 2026

Walden Robotics develops and deploys general-purpose robots powered by Large Behavior Models and other Physical AI advances to perform useful work in manufacturing, logistics, and other industries. Founded in 2026 and launched out of Toyota Research Institute, the company combines foundational robotics research with in-house operations teams to bring robots into production environments. Walden reports that its robots have been operating in production at a Toyota plant in North America since February, progressing from pilot to real work in under two months. The company has strategic partnerships across automotive, aerospace, semiconductors, electronics, logistics, and life sciences and emphasizes human-centered deployment where robots work side-by-side with people. Walden’s stated plans center on scaling commercial deployments and continuous on-the-job learning to improve capabilities over time. Financially, the company announced a $300 million seed round at a $1.1 billion valuation led by Toyota and Deviation Capital, providing capital to support its launch and customer expansion.

Participated · Series A · Apr 2026

Artemis builds an AI-driven security platform that continuously monitors logins, cloud activity, and applications to learn organization-specific baselines, connect events into coherent incident narratives, and automatically respond to attacks. The company was founded by CEO Shachar Hirshberg and CTO Dan Shiebler and emerged from stealth after roughly six months of operation. Artemis reports early commercial traction with customers including Mercury, Wix, Lemonade and Abnormal AI and has closed several seven-figure deals. It expects to achieve multi-million dollar ARR before the end of 2026. The startup raised a $70 million Series A to scale its business, though the company did not disclose valuation or a detailed use-of-funds plan in the articles. Artemis is entering a competitive market where many vendors are rapidly adding AI capabilities to security products.

Led · Series A · Mar 2026

Founded in 2022, Swarm Aero builds large, multimission UAVs that combine sense-and-strike capabilities with Legion, its command-and-control software that lets a single operator direct dozens—and ultimately thousands—of autonomous systems across air, land, and sea. The company positions its mass-produced aircraft as a cost-effective alternative to traditional manned combat planes, aiming to provide the U.S. military with scalable deterrence through swarming tactics. Swarm Aero has opened an 80,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas to ramp production and intends to double its aircraft team in 2026. Its engineering leadership has designed more than 30 novel aircraft and brought software supporting 4.6 billion users to market, with experience spanning SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and other aerospace leaders. Headquartered in Oxnard, California, the company also maintains locations in Spokane, Washington; Fayetteville, Arkansas; and Washington, D.C. Swarm has raised a total of $59 million to date, capital it is using to accelerate development and deployment of what it calls the largest swarming aircraft ever built.

Participated · Series B · Feb 2026

Founded in 2018 by former SpaceX engineers Erik Palitsch and Thomas Ronacher, Freeform has built a proprietary metal additive-manufacturing system that fuses powdered metals with arrays of high-power lasers. Its current GoldenEye machine uses 18 lasers, while the forthcoming Skyfall platform will deploy hundreds of lasers to print thousands of kilograms of parts per day. The system is deeply integrated with real-time physics simulations and sensor feedback, leveraging on-premise Nvidia H200 GPU clusters to optimize every print layer and gather extensive process data. This AI-native approach is intended to raise throughput and part quality while lowering cost, enabling manufacturing-as-a-service for aerospace, defense and other mission-critical sectors. Although specific customers are undisclosed, the company says it is already shipping hundreds of certified parts and holds a sizable contract backlog. With fresh capital, Freeform plans to expand its facility, upgrade to Skyfall, and hire roughly 100 employees. PitchBook pegs the post-financing valuation at $179 million, though the company has not confirmed that figure.

Led · Series B · Feb 2026

Osmo is a digital scent design company that combines proprietary molecular data, machine learning, and human artistry to create and reproduce fragrances through its core platform, Olfactory Intelligence. Founded in 2022 by olfactory neuroscientist Alex Wiltschko as a spin-off from Google Brain, the firm has built the world’s largest structured scent data library and in 2024 demonstrated “Scent Teleportation,” the first full digitization of scent without human intervention. Its technology covers the entire product lifecycle—from formula creation to manufacturing and packaging—helping global consumer-product companies cut fragrance costs and speed time-to-market while giving emerging brands affordable access to custom scents. Beyond fragrance, Osmo plans to extend its olfaction capabilities into healthcare diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and other public-safety use cases. Recent executive hires from Unilever, Clorox, Givaudan, Tesla, and other majors signal a push to scale commercial, operational, and financial functions. The company has raised $130 million to date, providing the capital base to accelerate product development and market expansion.